Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to announce the winners of the inaugural UC Davis dissertation and graduate essay prizes in Jain Studies. The dissertation prize comes with a $1500.00 cash prize and a citation. The winner of the graduate essay prize receives a cash prize of $750.00 and a citation. Congratulations to both the winners.

Best,
Lynna Dhanani
Archana Venkatesan

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The Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Best Dissertation Prize 

Winner: Eric Gurevitch, University of Chicago for his dissertation, "Everyday Sciences in Southwest India" 

The Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Best Graduate Essay Prize 

Winner: Eric Villalobos, for his essay, "The Benefits of Bending the Rules: the Social Functions of Yatis in Mūrtipūjaka Śvetāmbara Jainism (c. 18th century-Present)" 
Eric has just completed his MA from SOAS and will embark on his PhD at Emory. 

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"When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation."  Jorge Luis Borges
                                        
Archana Venkatesan (archana.faculty.ucdavis.edu)
Interim Director of the Davis Humanities Institute
Project Director: The Kampan Translation Project
Professor, Religious Studies and Comparative Literature
Phone: 530-754-2821 (Office)