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Mark your calendars to attend the following events. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested in attending South Asia Studies events. Events are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise.
Alexander von Rospott, Berkeley
"The Ritual of Renunciation in Newar Buddhism"
(Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council, supported by the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation and the Department of Religious Studies Hixon Fund.)
Franck Bernede, Chinese Culture University
"Musical Strategies in the Context of Ritual Healing Performance Trance Music in Uttaranchal-Himalayas"
(Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council, supported by the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, and the Department of Religious Studies Hixon fund)
Dhrupad (Indian classical music)
Wasifuddin Dagar, accompanied by Mohan Shyam Sharma (Pakhawaj)Dhrupad is the most ancient form of Indian classical music. It evolved from recitations of the Sam Veda – the Sam gaan – prayer chants that also transmitted holy texts to the next generation.
(Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council, The MacMillan Center)
SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Details of some events will be sent at a later date
Romila Thapar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Recognizing Early Indian Historical Traditions
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME AND LOCATION
(Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council, supported by the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation)
A Pantheon Rediscovered:
Changing Perceptions of Early Historic India?Keynote speaker
Naman Ahuja, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityAn international conference at Yale University
(Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council, the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund, and the Neil Kreitman Foundation.)
An evening in Concert with Shanno Khurana
Accompanists, vocalist Maitreyi Majumdar, Tabla, Akhtar Hasan and Sarangi, Bharat Bhushan Goswami.Free and open to the public
(Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council, supported by The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale)
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