[INDOLOGY] The Ludo and Rosane Rocher Foundation

Fri Nov 19 04:49:03 UTC 2021

Many congratulations to Sonam and Sam, and to the Rocher Foundation, for
this wonderful initiative. An auspicious beginning, indeed. Very best
wishes to all. AV.

On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:54 AM Robert P. GOLDMAN <rpg at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> This is of course absolutely wonderful news for younger scholars and the
> field in general, especially since the funding for the South Asia Across
> the Disciplines  series , which also published first books on the region
> (not just indology) was finally exhausted.
>
> Rosane, Patrick et al  at the  Foundation are doing great work for the
> field.
>
> Best wishes to all for a pleasant and productive holiday season.
> Dr. R. P.  Goldman
> William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor Emeritus and
> Professor in the Graduate School
> Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies MC # 2540
> The University of California at Berkeley
> Berkeley, CA 94720-2540
> Tel: 510-642-4089
> Fax: 510-642-2409
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 18, 2021, at 5:09 PM, Jesse Knutson <jknutson at hawaii.edu> wrote:
>
> Wow these both sound extraordinary. Such an auspicious beginning for the
> initiative and for both authors. Congratulations to everyone!
>
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 10:22 AM Rosane Rocher via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Patrick Olivelle has difficulty posting this message on our Indology
>> list. Let's hope that this does not bounce.
>>
>> Greetings to all,
>> Rosane Rocher
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: FW: [RISA-L LIST] The Ludo and Rosane Rocher Foundation
>> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:12:49 +0000
>> From: Olivelle, J P <jpo at austin.utexas.edu> <jpo at austin.utexas.edu>
>> To: Rosane Rocher <rrocher at sas.upenn.edu> <rrocher at sas.upenn.edu>
>>
>> Here is the post
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"Olivelle, J P" <jpo at austin.utexas.edu> <jpo at austin.utexas.edu>
>> *Reply-To: *"Religion in South Asia (RISA) Academic Discussion List"
>> <risa-l at lists.sandiego.edu> <risa-l at lists.sandiego.edu>
>> *Date: *Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 10:52 AM
>> *To: *INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info>
>> <indology-bounces at list.indology.info>, "Religion in South Asia (RISA)
>> Academic Discussion List" <risa-l at lists.sandiego.edu>
>> <risa-l at lists.sandiego.edu>
>> *Subject: *[RISA-L LIST] The Ludo and Rosane Rocher Foundation
>>
>>
>>
>> Friends:
>>
>>
>>
>> It gives me great pleasure to inform you of the first two books published
>> under the “First Books” initiative of the Rocher Foundation. They are:
>>
>>
>>
>> (1) Sonam Kachru, *Other Lives. Mind and World in Indian Buddhism*,
>> Columbia University Press, 2021.
>> http://cup.columbia.edu/book/other-lives/9780231200011
>>
>>
>>
>> (2) Samuel Wright, *A Time of Novelty: Logic, Emotion, and Intellectual
>> Life in Early India, 1500-1700 CE*., Oxford University Press, 2021.
>> https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780197568163.001.0001/oso-9780197568163
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780197568163.001.0001/oso-9780197568163__;!!IBzWLUs!HQlHJ7wmSOtrS-_xr7PpSk89MaOAXHwBRKOkKevPNAi9ppWLEuh_iMwacYO9vlza1g$>
>>
>>
>>
>> I want to alert young scholars once again to this great initiative, which
>> hopefully will facilitate the publication of first books.
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick Olivelle
>>
>>
>>
>> *The Ludo and Rosane Rocher Foundation has created a program that
>> provides subventions for the publication of "first books" by young scholars
>> in the field of classical Indology. The scholars are expected to submit a
>> CV, a book title, summary, and table of contents to the Foundation, with a
>> list of potential publishers. These should be academic presses: either US
>> university presses or the US offices of foreign academic presses, such as
>> Oxford University Press. Upon preliminary approval, the author will send
>> the full manuscript for review. The manuscript should be in publishable
>> form, that is, one that the author sends to a publisher, in most cases a
>> thoroughly revised dissertation. Once a book has been approved by the
>> Foundation, it will provide a subvention of $ 5000 to the press that
>> undertakes to publish it. It will be the responsibility of the author to
>> find a suitable press. The published book must carry on the Copyright page
>> the acknowledgment: “Published with the support of The Ludo and Rosane
>> Rocher Foundation.” This program is intended to support young scholars in
>> the early years of their postdoctoral academic life.  *
>>
>>
>>
>> Submissions should be addressed to the Foundation’s General Editor, Prof.
>> J. Patrick Olivelle jpo at austin.utexas.edu
>>
>>
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> Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures
> University of Hawai'i, Mānoa
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