IASS Research Symposium

'The World in Turmoil:  Solutions from the Bhagavadgītā?'

The Interational Association of Sanskrit Studies is pleased to announce that the first Online Research Symposium will be held on Wednesday 3 September. Three leading scholars will engage with the Bhagavadgītā and its relevance from multiple perspectives:

Simon Brodbeck, Professor of Religious Studies at Cardiff University, UK

Richard H. Davis, Research Professor in the Interdisciplinary Study of Religion Program at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Gauri Mahulikar, Academic Director, Chinmaya International Foundation, Adi Sankara Nilayam, Kerala; Professor and HoD, Sanskrit Department, Mumbai University (retired)

With an  introduction and welcome by Professor Dipti Tripathi, President, IASS

The Symposium will be chaird by Amruta Natu, Assistant Curator, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute and Paolo Visigalli, Associate Professor in South Asian Studies and World History, Shanghai Normal University

Time: 6:00am PDT, 9:00am EDT, 1:00pm GMT, 6:30pm IST, 9:00pm CST, 11:00pm AEST (or check your local time here:  https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/)

Zoom:  link will be posted before the symposium.

Inquiries: pvisigalli83@gmail.com

McComas Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit
School of Culture, History and Language
College of Asia and Pacific, Australian National University
Secretary-General, International Assoc. of Sanskrit Studies