Dear Colleagues,

The India Center at FLAME University invites you to join Dr. Leah Lowthorp, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Oregon, for a conversation in our Indian Knowledge Systems series.

Kerala's Kūṭiyāṭṭam Sanskrit Theater: Language, Culture, and Embodied Cosmopolitanism

What can a traditional theater form reveal about the relationship between language, culture, and performance? Kūṭiyāṭṭam, Kerala's temple tradition of staging Sanskrit drama, is among the world's oldest living theater forms and is recognized by UNESCO as part of humanity's intangible cultural heritage. Dr. Lowthorp will explore this tradition's embodied cosmopolitanism and the cultural connections it carries across languages, regions, and centuries.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 8:30 AM IST
(Tuesday, November 3: 10:00 PM EST · 9:00 PM CST · 7:00 PM PST | Wednesday, November 4: 3:00 AM GMT)
Join via Zoom: https://flameuniversity.zoom.us/j/94626820112 Passcode:225166 

All are welcome. Please share with colleagues and students who may be interested.

Warm regards,
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Dr Pankaj Jain, पंकज जैन
Director, The India Center
Professor & Chair of Philosophy
FLAME University
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