FLAME University (Pune) and Indian Institute of Advanced Study (Shimla) To Host Indic Studies Conference

FLAME University, along with the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, will jointly host a two-day virtual interdisciplinary conference on ‘New Directions in Indic Studies’ on May 12 & 13, 2021. Set to be LIVE on FLAME University’s Facebook channel, the conference will delve deep into topics such as Sanskrit Buddhism, Victorian Indologists, Indian Music, Natya Shastra, History of Indian Philosophy, Jain Studies in the Global Academy, Jain Contribution to Global Civilization, etc. 

The conference will host speakers such as Professor Robert Thurman, Columbia University; Professor Deven Patel, University of Pennsylvania; Professor Frederick M. Smith, University of Iowa; Professor KTS Sarao, Delhi University; Professor Vinod Vidwans, FLAME University; Professor Bharat Gupt, IGNCA; Professor Balaganapathi Devarakonda, Delhi University; Professor Lavanya Vemsani, Shawnee State University; Professor Chris Chapple, Loyola Marymount University and Professor Jeffery D. Long, Elizabethtown College.

The conference sessions will be chaired by Professor Ankur Barua, Cambridge University; Professor Madhu Khanna, Jamia Millia Islamia; Professor Adarasupally Nataraju, Assam Central University; Professor Viraj Shah, FLAME University and Professor Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, Vivekananda College. The conference will be aired LIVE on FLAME University’s Facebook page.