Śaivism and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Śaivism and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Early Modern Hindu Theology SeminarsDr Anand Venkatkrishnan16 May 2016The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (BhP) is primarily considered... Read more
9 Dec 2018
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41mins
Nath Siddhas and Hatha Yoga Practices in South India
Nath Siddhas and Hatha Yoga Practices in South India
Shivadasani SeminarDr Prabhavati Reddy9 Jun 2016By the fifteenth century, the Nath lineage of Siddhas had emerged as inf... Read more
9 Nov 2018
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1hr 6mins
Myth-History Conundrums in the Hagiographies of Satya Pīr: Hindu God and Muslim Holy Man
Myth-History Conundrums in the Hagiographies of Satya Pīr: Hindu God and Muslim Holy Man
J.P. And Beena Khaitan Visiting Fellows lectureProf. Tony K. Stewart27 Oct 2016Satya Pīr has been for scholars one of th... Read more
9 Oct 2018
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51mins
The monastic/ascetic tradition of India and its ramification towards the west
The monastic/ascetic tradition of India and its ramification towards the west
Shivdasani lectureProf. G. C. Tripathi3 Nov 2016The lecture would shed light on the Indian phenomenon of monasticism (sh... Read more
9 Sep 2018
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1hr 21mins
Subjunctive Explorations of Fictive Vaiṣṇav-Sufi Discourse
Subjunctive Explorations of Fictive Vaiṣṇav-Sufi Discourse
J.P. And Beena Khaitan Visiting Fellows lectureProf. Tony K. Stewart10 Nov 2016The early modern Bangla tales of the lege... Read more
9 Aug 2018
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46mins
Influence of Kashmir on the Tantric traditions of Orissa
Influence of Kashmir on the Tantric traditions of Orissa
Shivdasani lectureProf. G. C. Tripathi24 Nov 2016The paper shall try to trace the close relationship of the Orissan Tant... Read more
9 Jul 2018
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1hr 5mins
The Colloquy between Muhammad and Saytān: The 18th century Bangla Iblichnāmā of Garībullā
The Colloquy between Muhammad and Saytān: The 18th century Bangla Iblichnāmā of Garībullā
Lectures of the J.P. And Beena Khaitan Visiting FellowProf. Tony K. Stewart31 Jan 2017In 1287 bs [=1879/80 ce] a short B... Read more
9 Jun 2018
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49mins
When Muslim and Hindu Worlds Meet in Fiction: Mapping the Bengali Imaginaire
When Muslim and Hindu Worlds Meet in Fiction: Mapping the Bengali Imaginaire
Lectures of the J.P. And Beena Khaitan Visiting FellowProf. Tony K. Stewart16 Feb 2017A number of Bangla tales dedicated... Read more
9 May 2018
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50mins
‘The lotus in the mire’: the Indian reception of Tājika astrology
‘The lotus in the mire’: the Indian reception of Tājika astrology
Dr. Martin Gansten3 May 2017Tājika is the designation of the Sanskritized Perso-Arabic astrology that arose as an indepe... Read more
9 Apr 2018
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42mins
Rādhā Tantra and the agonies and ecstasies of studying obscure texts
Rādhā Tantra and the agonies and ecstasies of studying obscure texts
The Rādhā Tantra (RT), also known as Vāsudevarahasya (Vāsudeva’s secret), is a fairly extensive, anonymous Tantric work ... Read more
9 Mar 2018
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45mins