Year 2008-2009

SL.

Name of the Student

Dissertation Topic

1.

Part I: Concept of Samskara and Vasanas in Yoga and Spiritual Lore
Part II: Immediate effect of Kapalbhati (high frequency breathing) on Verbal and Spatial Memory in Children

2.

Badve Rashmi Narendra

Part I: Teaching, learning and evaluating methodologies according to ancient Indian education system
Part II: Effect of yoga on logical and analytical thinking abilities in high school students 

3.

Gayathri D

Part I: Concept of a yoga therapist according to ancient Indian scriptures
Part II: Determinants of yoga therapy in a corporate hospital setting

4.

A G Govindaraja Setty

Part I: Study of daivi and asuri qualities and their comparison with panas (positive affect-negative affect schedule)
Part II: Effects of yogasana, pranayama, meditation on emotions measured in terms of positive and negative affect schedule on therapy participants

5.

Heikham Ranjit Singh

Part I: Comparison of ida, pingala, susmna and yin yang according to Indian scriptures and ancient Chinese scripture
Part II: Prana (chi energy) balances in diabetes after integrated approach of yoga therapy (IAYT)

6.

Hyo Rim An

Part I: The concept of cyclic meditation according to yoga and spiritual lore
Part II: Measures of heart rate variability in women following a meditation technique.

7.

Indu N P

Part I: Yoga and upanishads
Part II: Spectral analysis of das santi mantras

8.

Indumathi V Kale

Part I: Mind analysis according to Bhagavadgita
Part II: Effect of yoga on test anxiety in high school children

9.

Lakshmi Narasimhan

Part I: Study of daivisampat & asurisampat characters found in Ramayana
Part II: Effect of integrated yogic practices on positive and negative emotions in healthy adults

10.

Laxmipriya Padhi

Part I: Panini siksa
Part II: Spectral analysis of samskrta consonants

11.

Manish Pathriya

Part I: Visual perception according to the Indian systems of philosophy
Part II: Perception and attention in children after yoga

12.

Meenakshy K B

Part I: Digital meridian imaging tool for yoga research
Part II: Concept of Nada/Meridian and prana/CHI a correlation

13.

K S Padmavathi Pramod

Part I: Concept of trigunas in yoga and ayurveda
Part II: Experimental research on validation of gita inventory questionnaire in children population

14.

Rajesh S K

Part I: Selected basic concepts in psychology – modern and ancient view
Part II: Effect of yoga on visuomotor accuracy based on a dotting task

15.

R K Roshni Raj Lakshmi

Part I: Origin on Vedas
Part II: Spectral analysis of dasa santi mantras

16.

Sandesh R Hiremath

Part I: Motivation according to Indian scriptures
Part II: Standardization of a questionnaire to assess treatment motivation in patients seeking yoga therapy for chronic diseases

17.

Savitha B R

Part I: Concept of Om meditation according to texts of yoga & spiritual lore
Part II: Study of changes in fetal cardiogram during Om chanting in III trimester normal pregnancy

18.

Sudarshan B O

Part I: Surya namaskara as stated in ancient texts and yoga
Part II: Effect of suryanamaskara on stress management – A randomized waitlisted control study on corporate

19.

Surabhi Venugopal

Part I: Effect of pranayamas on concentration according to yoga and spiritual lore
Part II: Effect of three pranayamas on digit letter substation test on healthy volunteers

20.

Suresh Babu

Part I: Concept of Om according to Atharva Veda Upanishad
Part II: Influence of Yogic Relaxation on the Recovery Process following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

21.

Sushrutha S

Part I: A study on gayatri mantra with special reference to its phonetic structure
Part II: Changes in higher brain functions following recitation of gayatri mantra

22.

Swarup Kumar Konar

Part I: Qualities of a good student according to the scriptures
Part II: Assessment of motivation questionnaire of YIC students

23.

M R Usha Rani

Part I: Concept of diabetes and lifestyle according to ayurveda and ancient texts
Part II: Determinants of yoga therapy in a corporate hospital setting

24.

Vijayakrishna Padukone

Part I: Food, Diet & Nutrition according to Yoga Texts
Part II: A Survey of Yoga Practices Amongst Employees of Hotel Industry in Bangalore City, after observing Requisite Protocol.