Welcome to CHiTra at University of Florida
The University of Florida (UF) has created the nation’s first Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) to encourage the research, teaching, and public understanding of Hindu culture and traditions. Housed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, our center emphasizes interdisciplinary work and the study of Global Hindu traditions.
News
- A Book Launch and Discussion on Stories of Shiva’s Saints: Selections from Harihara’s Ragales By Gil Ben-Herut and R. V. S. Sundaram
October 13, 2025
Read more "A Book Launch and Discussion on Stories of Shiva’s Saints: Selections from Harihara’s Ragales By Gil Ben-Herut and ... - A book launch and a discussion of “Transformed by India”
September 5, 2025
A book launch and a discussion of “Transformed by India” by Dr. Stephen Huyler. Read more "A book launch and a ... - Virtual Book Launch – Krishna’s Mahabharata’s: Devotional Retellings Of An Epic Narrative
April 13, 2024
How does an Indian classical dance form that traces its origins to Bharata’s Treatise on Dance, (c. first century CE), ...