President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first ever World Indology Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. A three-day conference is organised in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. On the occasion, Mr Mukherjee will present a Distinguished Indologist Award to Prof. Heinrich Freiherr Von Stietencron from Germany.<br/><br/>An official release said, the conference is a unique platform which will bring the best scholars from across the world, including India, to discuss the present state of Indology, its relevance and also the challenges faced by them in India and abroad. The conference will witness detailed discussions on topics such as Indological Studies in Historical Perspective, Sanskrit Literature-Past and Present, Sanskrit Drama – Theory and Practice, Indian Philosophical Thought and Indian Art and Architecture.