Sangamani: A Conference for India Studies at Harvard University
Sangamani: A Conference for India Studies
December 7, 2002
Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sponsored by The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies & The Infinity Foundation.
Presentation Schedule
| 9:00-9:10 a.m.: Welcoming remarks. | Professor Leonard van der Kuijp, Chair, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. |
| 9:10-9:30 a.m.: “Why Indian studies is important.” | Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, President, Infinity Foundation. |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m.: “Indian thinking on language.” | Professor George Cardona, Department of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania. |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m.: Tea/coffee break | |
| 11:00-11:15 a.m.: “How sangamana can take place.” | Professor Ashok Aklujkar, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, currently Infinity Foundation Visiting Professor in the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. |
| 11:15-11:30 a.m.: A short Sanskrit play, “kasya aparaadha.h? Who is the culprit?” | |
| 11:30-12:00 p.m.: “From the Mauryas to the Guptas: Reactions to Buddhism, Social Change, and Foreign Influences.” | Professor Michael Witzel, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. |
| 12:00-12-20 p.m.: “Indecent proposals: a cross-cultural study.” | Dr. Vidyut Aklujkar, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, currently Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. |
| 12:20-1:30 p.m.: Buffet Lunch, Ticknor Lounge. | |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m.: “India Studies for the 21st Century: Toward a Model of University-Community Partnership.” | Professor S.N. Sridhar, Department of Linguistics and Center for India Studies, State University of New York, Stony Brook. |
| 2:30-3:00 p.m.: “Professor Daniel H.H. Ingalls Memorial Fellowship.” | Professor Ashok Aklujkar. |
| 3:00-3:30 p.m.: Tea/coffee break | |
| 3:30-4:00 p.m.: “The Religious Career of a Late Indian Buddhist Master.” | Dr. Kurtis Shaeffer, Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama. |
| 4:00-4:30 p.m.: “Why it was and still is important to think about Isvara (God).” | Dr. Parimal Patil. Committee on the Study of Religon; Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. |
| 4:30-5:00 p.m.: Closing remarks. | Professor Leonard van der Kuijp. |