Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

We are pleased to invite your participation in the Third Annual Workshop in Indian Epigraphy, covering inscriptions from the fourth to the eleventh centuries. The course will offer an introduction to the palaeography and language of the inscriptions as well as a discussion of their place in social, political, and literary history. Sessions will take place over two weeks, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from June 14^th to June 26^th. The workshop will be held virtually over Zoom, hosted by the University of Toronto. It is open to both students and faculty with an intermediate knowledge of Sanskrit.

This international workshop will introduce participants to the skills necessary for reading and interpreting inscriptions of the Maitraka, Kadamba, Calukya, Rastrakuta and Silahara dynasties. Daily sessions on the palaeography, grammar, and interpretation of stone and copper plate inscriptions will be led by the project organizers. We will learn to use estampages and photographs, consult text editions and digital tools, and contextualize our readings in light of archaeological and historical evidence. Featured instructors will include Dr. Annette Schmiedchen (Humboldt University, Berlin), Dr. Elizabeth Cecil (Florida State University), Dr. Mekhola Gomes (Durham University), Dr. Jason Neelis (Wilfrid Laurier University), Dr. Daud Ali (University of Pennsylvania), and Dr. Luther Obrock (University of Toronto, Mississauga). The workshop will also a feature a lecture by Ranabir Chakrabarti (Jawaharlal Nehru University).

To register please send a 2-3 sentence expression of interest detailing your Sanskrit training  and your interest in the topic as well as a current CV to Luther Obrock at luther.obrock@utoronto.ca

Please share widely and do not hesitate to reach out if you have further questions,

Sincerely,

Luther Obrock