The Third Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival
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! The location for this event will be the Hotel Clarion and Tabla …
CHiTra presents a talk by Professor Gauri Viswanathan
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, religion, …
Jaina Yoga / Hindu Yoga: Creative Reciprocity
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 Jainism offered early and explicit theories of karma as well as well delineated instructions on ethics that …
CHiTra Mela
The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra), The Department of Religion, and the Office of the Vice-President for Research at the University of Florida present: CHiTra Mela Research and Pedagogy in South Asia and Global Hindu Traditions: A Symposium for Faculty and Graduate Students in Florida January 21, 2017 9:00AM-4:15PM January 22, 2017 …
Afro-Dravidianism: A Senegalese-South Indian Muslim- Hindu Enchantment
The Center for Global Islamic Studies (CGIS), in cooperation with the Center for Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) and the Center for African Studies, presents: Afro-Dravidianism: A Senegalese-South Indian Muslim-Hindu Enchantment A Baraza by Dr. Shobana Shankar January 19th, 2018 @ 3:30PM 404 Grinter Hall From the collection of Kenneth X. Robbins. Abstract: In 1974, President Léopold Senghor …
CHiTra Mela II
CHiTra Mela I Participants The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra), The Department of Religion, and the Office of the Vice-President for Research at the University of Florida present: CHiTra Mela II Research and Pedagogy in South Asia and Global Hindu Traditions: A Symposium for Faculty and Graduate Students in Florida February …
Tradition and Innovation in Carnatic Music
The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida, is delighted to sponsor a talk by Sudha Ragunathan (recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Awards;, Senior Fulbright Scholar, Nova Southeastern University, Florida). Ms. Ragunathan’s talk, “Tradition and Innovation in Carnatic Music” will be held at Music 101 on …
Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music concert
March 2nd, 7:00 pm Music 101, Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music concert. Dr. M. Narmadha (violin), Vijay Ganesh (percussion/ mridangam), and Chandrasekhara Sharma (percussion/ ghatam)
Two lectures on Gujarati Culture!
March 15, 4:00 -7:00 pm Anderson 107 Two lectures on Gujarati Culture! Venu Mehta, “Kanyā-Keṇavaḷī and Folk-literature: Methods for Girl-child Education in Nineteenth Century Folk-Societies of Gujarat” In this lecture, Venu Mehta will present an account of what alternative methods of education were developed by the folk-societies of Gujarat region where formal schooling for girls …
The Fourth Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival, Orlando, FL.
The Gujarat Region Culture Program/ Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida proudly presents The Fourth Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival. The event will be held at the Rosen Jewish Community Center (11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32836 ) from March 31 – April 1, 2018. The event will …