The Sanskrit and Indian Studies Department Lecture Series

All talks are held at One Bow Street, unless otherwise noted.

Fall 2008

"The Early 'Stages of the Path' Literature in Tibet: on the Transition from Oral Instructions to Written Works"
Dr. Ulrike Roesler, Department of Indology, University of Marburg
Thursday, September 25, 5:00 pm
One Bow Street, Room 317

"The Lost World Heritage:
Fragment of Wanli Kanjur from Berlin"
Dr. Agnieszka Helman-Wazny, Visiting Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
Thursday, October 9, 6PM
One Bow Street, Room 317

"The Self in Advaita"
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, University of Lancaster
Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 pm
Thompson Room, Barker Center

"Divine and Human Persons: Comparative Reflections on Some Hindu and Christian Understandings of Self"
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, University of Lancaster
Wednesday, October 29, 5:15 pm
CSWR Common Room

“Tamil Language and Literature”
Dr. Uma Nellaiappan, Tamil Scholar
Teacher, Shishubharati School, Lexington, MA
November 8, 3:00 PM
Hall A, Science Center

"Performing Compassion: Counter-Hegemonic Strategy in
Tibetan Cinema?"
Dr. Francoise Robin, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)
Monday, November 17, 12:00pm
One Bow Street, Room 317

"An Evening with Sakuntala"
Guy Leavitt, Harvard University
Thursday, November 20, 7:30pm
Kresge Room, Barker Center

"Life Writing as Technology of Enchantment: Image, Inscription, and Consecration in Tibetan Biography" 
Andrew Quintman, Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University
Monday, 24 November, 4:15 PM
Barker Center 114, 12 Quincy Street. 

"'The story went into the forest, the thoughts into one’s own mind': Tactical Moves in Maithil Women’s Storytelling"
Caralynn Davis, Bucknell University and Women's Studies in Religion Program, Harvard University
Thursday, December 4, 5:00pm
CSWR Common Room

"Opening Lines: Religious Poetry and the Verses of Bana"
Gary Tubb, University of Chicago
Thursday, December 11, 7:30 pm
Braun Room, Andover Hall

Sanskrit Workshop
Gary Tubb, University of Chicago
Friday, December 12, 10:00-12:00
Braun Room, Andover Hall

"Kannada Language and Literature"
Dr. R. Balachandra, Kannada Scholar
Member, Harvard University Sanskrit Table
Professor, Northeastern University
December 13, 3:00 PM
Hall A, Science Center

Spring 2009

“Telugu Language and Literature”
Dr. G. V. R. K. Sharma, Telugu Scholar
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
January 10, 3:00 PM
Hall A, Science Center

Emily Hudson, Harvard University
Thursday, February 5, 7:30 pm
Kresge Room, Barker Center

"Buddhism and Buddhist Studies in the Czech Republic between the First World War
and the "Velvet Revolution" of 1989"
Jiri Holba, Professor, Department of South Asia, Oriental Institute AS CR, Prague
Friday, 6 February 2009, 2:15 PM
Barker Center 133

"Malayalam Language and Literature"
Dr. P. M. John, Malayalam Scholar
Retired Professor, Westfield State College, MA
February 14, 3:00 PM
Hall A, Science Center

"Questioning the Paradigm of Socio-Religious Reform, Colonialism, and the Nation in South Asia"
Srilata Raman, University of Toronto
Tuesday, February 17, 7:30 pm
CSWR Common Room, 42 Francis Ave.

"Between Kabul, Tabriz, and Hindustan: The place of Humayun's Patronage in the Persianate World (1530-1556 CE)"
Dr. Laura Parodi, Reserch Officer, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
One Bow Street, Room 317
5pm

Parimal Patil, Harvard University
March 5, 7:30 pm
Kresge Room, Barker Center

"Cremated like a King. The Funeral of the Buddha in the Context of Ancient Indian Culture."
Dr. Oskar von Hinueber, Professor Indology, Emeritus, University of Freiburg
Monday, March 9, 2009
5pm
Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS)
S250 (Porte Room)
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

“Consuming the Nation: Swades and Cultural Studies in Contemporary South Asia”
Richard Delacy, Harvard University
March 19, 2009
7:30pm
Barker Center, Kresge Room

Phyllis Granoff, Yale University
Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 pm
Thompson Room, Barker Center

Sanskrit Workshop
Phyllis Granoff, Yale University
Thursday, April 9, 10:00-12:00
Braun Room, Andover Hall

"Oriya Language and Literature"
Dr. Bijoy Misra
Associate, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies
April 11, 3:00pm
Hall A, Science Center

“Who is the Real Enemy of the Bhakta? Kabir and Hariram Vyas Lash Out”
Heidi Pauwels, University of Washington
April 14, 2009
7:30pm
Rabinowitz Room, Andover Library

"The Gods of the Earth: Understanding Folk Deities in India"
James Ponniah
Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (Pune) and University of California, Berkeley
April 23, 7:30pm
Kresge Room, Barker Center

"Himalayan Languages and Literature"
Dr. Leonard van der Kuijp
Professor and Chair, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies
April 25, 3:00pm
Hall A, Science Center

*12th Annual Indian Poetry Reading
Theme: "My Language"
May 9, 3:00 PM
Hall A, Science Center

*Original Poems and recitations from the classics are invited. Poems and recitaitons may be in any language with a view to the theme topic.

Archived Events Spring 2008 "On the Origin and Development of the Tibetan Buddhist Canons " Professor Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp Professor, Tibetan and Himalayan Studies Harvard University Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University Friday, February 22, 2008 5:00 pm, One Bow Street, Room 317 "The Art of Tabo and its Importance for the History of Tibet" Professor Deborah Klimburg-Salter Institute of Art History, University of Vienna Tuesday, March 4, 2008 5:00 pm, One Bow Street, Room 317 "Sindhi Language and Literature" Dr. Niranjan Dudani Poet and Writer, Swampscott, MA Saturday, March 8, 2008 3:00 pm, Hall A, Science Center Charting Tibetan Biography Professor Kurtis Schaeffer University of Virginia Friday, May 2, 2008 1:00 pm, One Bow Street, Room 330 "Vedic Language and Literature" Dr. Susan Rosenfield Visiting Scholar, Brown University, RI Saturday, May 3, 2008 3:00 pm, Hall A, Science Center "About the Sources of the Mahavyutpatti" Dr. Ulrich Pagel School of Oriental and African Studies, London Monday, April 21, 2008 5:30 pm, One Bow Street, Room 317 12th Annual India Poetry Reading Theme: "My Language" Original poems and recitations from the classics are invited. Saturday, May 10, 2008 3:00 pm, Hall A, Science Center Fall 2007 "Bollywood's India: Hindi cinema as a guide to modern India" PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE Dr. Rachel Dwyer Dept. of the Languages & Cultures of South Asia Centre of South Asian Studies, University of London Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4-6:00 pm, Sever Hall, Room 110 "Bengali Language and The Literature" Mrs. Maya De Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University Saturday, December 8, 2007 3:00 pm, Hall A, Science Center "Punjabi Language and The Literature" Mr. Jaspal Singh Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University Saturday, January 12th, 2007 3:00 pm, Hall A, Science Center

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