Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions

The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) is hosting two talks by Professor Francis Clooney, Parkman Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, and Director, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University. Thursday, 16 February 2017, 3:30-5:00 pm, at 117, Anderson Hall A talk for faculty and students is entitled: “Rāmānuja’s Nityagrantham: A Neglected Key […]

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The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) At The University of Florida Presents A Hindustani Classical Music Concert ON: Saturday, April 30, 2016, 6:00-8:00 pm VENUE: MUB 101, University of Florida (Music Bldg. 435 Newell Drive, next to Century Tower on UF campus) SITAR: Vidushi MITA NAG                   SAROD: Pandit JOYDEEP GHOSH TABLA: […]

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The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida presents a talk by Dr. Christopher Chapple Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University Jaina Yoga / Hindu Yoga: Creative Reciprocity April 1 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in Anderson Hall room 216 Jainism offered early and explicit […]

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Join us for a talk by Gauri Viswanathan Class of 1933 Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University “Conversion and the Idea of the Secret” 12.00-1.30 pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Keene-Flint Hall 05, University of Florida Gauri Viswanathan is Class of 1933 Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. She has published widely on education, […]

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Presenter Biographies Gil Ben-Herut is an assistant professor in the Religious Studies Department, University of South Florida, teaching South Asian Religions with a specific concentration on medieval Hinduism. His research interests include pre-modern religious literature in the Kannada language and South Asian devotional traditions. He has published peer-reviewed articles in leading journals and his forthcoming book […]

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The Gujarat Region Culture Program/The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida presents: The Third Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival March 5-6 (Saturday-Sunday), 2016 Save the Date! We are holding it in Orlando for the first time! Our contact people are: Dr. Dinesh O. Shah, Gainesville, 352-871-4993, <dineshoshah@yahoo.com> Dr. Jitu […]

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November 13 @ 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Dr. Andrea Acri is Visiting Fellow at the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore) and Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Historical Studies, Nalanda University (India). He was trained at Leiden University (PhD 2011, MA 2006) and University of Rome ‘Sapienza’ (Laurea degree, 2005).  He has held postdoctoral/research fellowships in the […]

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November 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Dr. Andrea Acri is Visiting Fellow at the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore) and Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Historical Studies, Nalanda University (India). He was trained at Leiden University (PhD 2011, MA 2006) and University of Rome ‘Sapienza’ (Laurea degree, 2005).  He has held postdoctoral/research fellowships in the Netherlands […]

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A Conversation with Acharya Arumuganathaswami Managing Editor, Hinduism Today Acharya Arumuganathaswami is the Managing Editor of Hinduism Today magazine, Kauai Hindu Monastery’s internationally renowned religious journal. He coordinates dozens of journalists, photographers, and writers around the globe, assigning their quarterly projects and assembling their writings and reports. Since 1993, he has been working to improve the presentation […]

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