South Asia Film Series "Fact, Film and Fiction in India's History," presented by Ezra Rashkow (Dept. of History), every Tuesday at 7:00 PM in Cabell 311.
For the full screening schedule
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Thursday, September 17, 4 PM.
"Buddhism: Equating Religion with Ethics," Hari Shankar Prasad, University of Delhi
September 18-19.
Literary History Workshop: Recasting Urdu-Hindi-Braj Literary Histories
Sunday, September 20, 2:30 PM.
Talk given by 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus.
Friday, October 9, 3 PM.
"Perfumed the Axe that Laid it Low: the Endangerment of Sandalwood in South Asian and Global Context," Ezra Rashkow, University of Virginia.
Thursday, October 15, 11:00 AM.
Tea with Brinda Bose, Delhi University
Friday, October 16, 1 PM.
"The Transnational Trials of Taslima Nasrin," Brinda Bose, Delhi University
Friday, October 23, 3 PM.
“Patterns from the Past in Modern Bhutan: Bhutan’s Evolving Presence in the Himalayan Community," John A. Ardussi, Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique
Friday, November 20, 3:00 PM,
"19th-century Lankan Monastic Fascinations with Siam," Anne Blackburn, University of Virginia.
Friday, December 4, 3 PM.
"Sufism and Syncretism in Early Indo-Islamic Literature: Mulla Da'ud's Chandayan as Exemplary Text," Richard Cohen, University of Virginia.
Wednesday, January 27, 6 PM.
Law School Human Rights Program at Reception welcoming Rashida Manjoo--U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and UVA Distinguished International Fellow in Residence and Visiting Research Professor.
Friday, January 29, 3 PM.
"Person, Myth and Icon: The Visual Culture of Charisma in the Transformation of Tamil Nationalism," Preminda Jacob, University of Maryland.
February 25-26.
U.S. Pakistan Relations Conference, for conference details click here
Tuesday, March 2, 5 PM.
"Universal Empire: the state, heterogeneous power and hegemony in the Roman and Mughal worlds," Peter Bang, University of Copenhagen
Thursday, March 18, 6:15 PM. "Contemporary Art in Lhasa, a Visual Introduction," Ian Alsop, MacMillan Dictionary of Art.
Friday, March 19, 3 PM. "Can Changes in Inheritance Legislation Improve Female Asset Ownership? Evidence from India’s Hindu Succession Act," Aparajita Goyal, Development Research Group of the World Bank.
Saturday, April 10.
Tibetan Social Business Symposium.
Thursday, April 15, 4 PM.
"'U.S. - India Economic Relations," Sanjay Puri, U.S.-India Political Action Committee.
Thursday, April 22. 4 PM,
"Permanently Impermanent: Dubai's Migrant Workers," Syed Ali, Long Island University
Saturday, April 24, 7 PM.
Sarod Recital by K. Sridhar in Concert (see flier here)
Saturday, May 1, 6 PM.
Film Screening: PANCHAM UNMIXED : The Life and Work of Rahul Dev Burman, directed by Brahmanand Singh.