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Subjunctive Explorations of Fictive Vaisnava-Sufi Discourse in Bengal

The Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) is pleased to announce a lecture by Professor Tony Stewart, Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Asian Studies and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University. Title: “Subjunctive Explorations of Fictive Vaisnava-Sufi Discourse in Bengal.” Date and Time: September 26th, 4;00 pm Venue: Anderson 216,

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“Reinventing Rajacandra for a Global Indian Devotional Public” with Steven Vose

Monday, February 18th, 4:00 pm Room 117, Anderson Hall, University of Florida Bio: Dr. Steven M. Vose is the Bhagwan Mahavir Assistant Professor of Jain Studies and Director, Jain Studies Program, at the Florida International University.  Dr. Vose's main areas for research and teaching are the religious traditions of South Asia, primarily in Jainism and secondarily

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Bharata Natyam Dance Performance

The Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra), University of Florida, would like to announce a Bharata Natyam Dance Performance by: Viraja and Shyamjith Kiran (Kalakshetra alumni) Saturday, September 7, 2019, 3:00-4:00 pm The Cinema, Hippodrome Theater, 25 SE 2nd Place. Gainesville, FL 32601 Free for UF students with ID. Tickets ($12 each) available

Carnatic-Jazz Duo Fusion Concert

Music Building 101 435 Newell Drive, Gainesville

The Center for the study of Hindu Traditions is pleased to support a concert sponsored by Spicmacay-UF.  Support for this concert comes from CHiTra’s Fund for Classical Indian Music Guitar Prasanna  (Guitar) Ken Anoff (Percussion) Spicmacay-UF (Spring 2020) Carnatic-Jazz Duo fusion Concert  Free Admission MUB 101, UF Music Building, 435 Newell Dr.  UF campus Feb 20, Thursday, 7:00 pm You

Sajda-e-Sufi: An Evening of Bhakti and Sufi Music

Music Building 101 435 Newell Drive, Gainesville

The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) presents Sajda e Sufi: An Evening of Bhakti and Sufi Music By Dr. Shiwani Arora and Dr. Saloni Taneja Accompanying Musicians: Rajesh Bhandari (Tabla); Shawn Bhajman (Keyboard); Zaeem Usmani (Percussion); Tanmaya Mishra (Guitar), Shashank Mayekar, Srivalli Boddupalli, Vaasuki Marupaka, and Vaibhav Sahay (Vocal Support) Venue: Music Building 101; 435

The Fifth Gujarati Poetry Festival

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THE GUJARAT REGION CULTURE PROGRAM/ CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HINDU TRADITIONS (CHITRA) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  PROUDLY PRESENTS THE FIFTH SUVARNA D. SHAH GUJARATI POETRY FESTIVAL Program 11:00am         Dr. Dinesh O. Shah, USA 11:15 am        Ramesh Patel (“Premormi”), India 11:30 am        Dr. Snehlata Pandya,  USA 11:45 am        Dr. Pravin Sedani, USA 12:00 noon 

Translating the Regional, Negotiating Bhakti and Sainthood

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Gil Ben-Herut “Translating the Regional, Negotiating Bhakti and Sainthood.” Dr. Gil Ben-Herut is an Associate Professor in the Religious Studies Department, University of South Florida. His research interests include pre-modern religious literature in the Kannada language, South Asian bhakti (devotional) traditions, translation in South Asia, and programming in Digital Humanities. His book Śiva’s Saints: The