The inaugural session was hosted at the auditorium of Deshbandhu College with Prof. Murlimanohar Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University as the chief guest of the session. The session began with Prof. Sunil Kayesth, Vice Principal of the college welcoming all the guests and participants. Prof. Pathak in his address emphasized on the relevance of the theme of the conference in the present time. Guest of honor, Prof. Matthias Kossler elaborated on the work being done by the Schopenhauer society in Germany and applauded the efforts of the IDSS in the past years. Dr. Vaibhav Aggarwal, Deputy Director, DFG explained how DFG is continually providing assistance to several research collaborations with German faculty and invited more proposals in the coming future. Prof. R.C. Pradhan was the keynote speaker who gave the details regarding the present theme and congratulated the organizers for coming up with such a theme. The session ended with Dr. Arati Barua, Director IDSS and convener of the conference reading a report about the past events organised by IDSS and a formal vote of thanks by Dr. Bharat Kumar Bhartee.

In the first technical session, Prof. Ramesh Chandra Pradhan linked Schopenhauer and the Upanishads by presenting nature as a spiritualized entity rather than a mechanical system, identifying it as the Will and Atman/Brahman where matter is merely a secondary reality. Taking the discussion forward, Prof. Matthias Kossler addressed Schopenhauer’s complex concept of nature, differentiating between internal and external manifestations of the Will while categorizing the natural world through empirical, aesthetic, and ethical perspectives.

During Session 2, Prof. Moria Ben Barak presented on Eco-Pessimism and Ecofeminism, distinguishing between philosophical and universal pessimism within Schopenhauer’s environmental thought. Prof. Balaganapathi Devarakonda bridged the Upanishads and Schopenhauer through the concepts of Avidyā (ignorance), ontological monism, and the ethics of non-duality. Shifting to a Hindu perspective, Prof. Krishna Mani Pathak analyzed the Cosmic Will and integral eco centrism as a Kantian derivation of spiritual integrity. Prof. Ajay Kumar Verma ended the session by exploring the "untoward" Will and its impact on ecological ethics, contrasting Aristotelian axiology and Hegelian thought with the notions of noumena and Śūnyatā.

During session 3, the oral presentations, Hridam Roy synthesised Advaita Vedanta and Schopenhauer into an "eco-logical" mindset, framing the Bishnoi and Chipko movements as lived "Tat Tvam Asi." Anurag Das critiqued consumerism as a destructive manifestation of the "Will-to-live," applying Upaniśadic wisdom to counter anthropocentric greed. Naina Suhani and Darshan Singh linked the "blind will" to Vedantic Avidyā, arguing that recognizing Brahman in all things makes ecological harm impossible. Finally, Ekta Saini advocated for a feminist environmental perspective, replacing market rationality with an "Ethics of Care" rooted in relationality and interdependence. Mr. Arjun Kumar opened the fourth session by analyzing Ahimsa as ecological ethics, conducting a philosophical and psychological inquiry into the foundations of sustainable living. Ms. Astha Jain in her presentation applied traditional Jain principles to the modern challenges of global sustainability, while Ms. Sakshi Khera reframed Ayurveda as an ecological philosophy of prevention, expanding the scope of wellness from the individual body to the biosphere.

Moving onto the fifth technical session, Dr. Thomas Regehly characterized Schopenhauer as a "metaphysical ecologist," utilizing the concept of the "self-knowledge of the will" to establish a non-instrumental foundation for nature and responsibility in the Anthropocene. Complimenting this, Dr. Prashant Shukla explored Schopenhauer’s shift toward a phenomenology of inner life, prioritizing the "experiential datum" of dread and anguish over Hegelian rationalism. He demonstrated how bridging Eastern spiritual intuition with Western discourse restored philosophy’s focus on the "totality of knowledge" and the lived struggle of existence.

Prof. Rakesh Chandra began the sixth session as he explored the intersections of Descriptive Metaphysics and Neo-Pragmatic Ethics within Indian philosophy, leading an interdisciplinary discussion with scholars including Dr. Pradhan and Prof. Lore Hühn. Next, Dr. Ananya Barua presented on behalf of Prof. Archana Barua from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Gauhati contributing furthers to the session's academic exchange. Dr. Rajan analyzed Schopenhauer and Advaita Vedanta through the lenses of Monist Morality and the Emancipation of Nature.

After the technical sessions on the second day, a cultural evening was organised for the guests, which included students of various societies of Deshbandhu College presenting music and dance performances that represented Indian culture. It was followed by a conference dinner that provided an opportunity to all the participants to know each other better.

The seventh session, started with Ms Preeti Kaushik mapping the interconnections between feminism, Schopenhauer, and ecology, followed by Mr. Shivam Upadhyay, who synthesized the "Will to Life" and Dharmaśāstra to frame desire as the root of environmental suffering. Ms. Shreya Sharma utilized Upanishadic philosophy to argue for an ontological oneness with Brahman, emphasizing that internal realization is the key to environmental unity, while Ms. Divya Singh defended eco centrism and the intrinsic value of nature, navigating a challenge regarding the ethical equity of natural entities. The session concluded with Mr. Aryan Kumar Mall’s analysis of anthropocentrism via the principium individuationis and a comparative study of the Upanishads and Schopenhauer’s Will.

Prof. Lore Hühn opened Session 8 by analyzing Schopenhauer’s philosophy of nature within the context of the Anthropocene, drawing critical parallels with the thought of Schelling and Schopenhauer. Continuing the discussion, Dr. Reetu Bhattacharjee presented a paper on ecotourism in India, utilizing Euler and eristic diagrams as a logical framework for environmental arguments. The session concluded with Mr. Lalit Rao, who synthesized ecology, the Upanishads, and Schopenhauer to propose a unified vision for addressing modern environmental challenges.

In the 9th technical session, Dr. Arati Barua positioned Schopenhauer as a pioneer of environmental ethics, drawing on his admiration for the Upanishads to explore the deep similarities between Advaita Vedanta and the Schopenhauerian concept of Will. Additional perspectives was added by Dr. Nayanjeet Chaudhary, who analyzed the conflict between ecology and consumerism, proposing Shri Satya Sai Baba’s synergistic antidote as a remedy for modern stress-induced burnout and environmental crises. Dr. Upendra Kumar helped close our technical session by examining the "Thing-in-Itself" in Kant and Schopenhauer, investigating the potential for applying these metaphysical concepts within Indian philosophy.

The conference concluded with a Valedictory session that was well attended by Shri. Santosh Taneja, Chairman, Governing Body, Deshbandhu College, Principal, Prof. Rajendra Kumar Pandey and Prof. Sachchidanand Mishra, Member Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) as the Chief Guest, among others. Each of the dignitaries congratulated the organising team for the successful conference while emphasing on the need to have more such collaborations in future. Dr. Shilpi Srivastava, TIC Department of Philosophy presented the report and the Vote of Thanks was offered by Dr. Minakshi Singh and Dr. Arati Barua, Convenors of the conference.