Events
Previous events

Defying ethno-nationalism: Multilingualism and creativity in Asia
2 February 2023, 4.00pm–6.00pm
Al Falasi Lecture Theatre, ANU Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (CAIS), 127 Ellery Cr, Acton
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7 October 2022, 3.00pm–4.30pm
Online
Image: Dr Patrick McCartney
Dr Patrick McCartney

2 September 2022, 3.00pm–4.30pm
Online event
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Right hand, Left hand: The flexible politics of yoga
5 August 2022, 3.00pm–4.30pm
On zoom
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The Patchwork Fabric of the Kabir Tradition
3 June 2022, 3:00PM–4:00PM
Online
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The Viṣṇu Purāṇa: Content, Context and Translation of a Sanskrit Classic
6 May 2022, 3.00pm–4.30pm
Online
Image: Artistic image of Visnu Purana
Visnu Purana
Artistic image of Visnu Purana

Annual General Meeting of the ANU South Asia Research Institute
18 March 2022, 2.30pm–3.30pm
Virtual (online)
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In conversation with William Dalrymple
29 October 2019, 6.00 pm–7.00 pm
Cinema Theatre, Kambri Cultural Centre
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The Servants are not Subservient: Secondary Characters in Rūparāma’s Dharmamaṅgala
3 September 2019, 12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Lecture Theatre 2, Hedley Bull Building, Building 130
25 July 2019, 12:30pm–2:30pm
Basham Room, Level 1, Baldessin Precinct Building, 110 Ellery Cres Canberra
11 July — 12 July 2019, 9.00am–4.30pm
Fred Gruen Seminar Room, HW Arndt Building 25A ANU

Call for papers – South Asia: past, present and future – your research
16 April 2019, 9am–5pm
La Trobe Asia, Bundoora Campus, Melbourne
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Musical instrument store

Transformational leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and its relevance in the contemporary world
8 April 2019, 2pm–3pm
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2, Building 130, ANU
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Inspiration and anachronism: the Mahatma and the march of history
28 March 2019, 5.30pm–7.30pm
Weston Theatre, Level 1, JG Crawford Building 132, Lennox Crossing, ANU
Image: Members of the Indian National Congress (foreground left to right) Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869 - 1948), Subhas Chandra Bose (1897 - 1945) and Vallabhai Patel (1875-1950) during the 51st Indian National Congress. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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India Update 2018 – Voices of difference: minority positions in a majoritarian world
15 November — 16 November 2018, 9am–5pm
Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building 130, ANU
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Chai and chats: an undergraduate conversation
16 November 2018, 10am–11am
Hedley Bull 3, Hedley Bull Building 130, ANU
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15 November 2018, 9.30am–11am
Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building 130, ANU
Image: Professor G.N. Devy keynote speaker

A registrar resigns: a micro-history of an institution in Calcutta, 1948
24 October 2018, 1pm–2.30pm
Room 3.27, SDSC Reading Room, Hedley Bull Centre, Building 130, ANU
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Samyama Lab discussion: reflections on the practice life
22 September 2018, 3–4.30pm
Yoga Mandir, 42 Mort St, Braddon ACT 2612
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Film screening: ‘Karam in Jaipur’ by David MacDougall
28 August 2018, 12pm–1pm
The Theatrette, Sir Roland Wilson Building, 120 McCoy Circuit, Acton, Canberra
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Film screening: ‘Arnav at Six’ and ‘Shikahar Singh’ by David MacDougall
21 August 2018, 12pm–1pm
The Theatrette, Sir Roland Wilson Building, 120 McCoy Circuit, Acton, Canberra
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Adda seminar – Intimate colonisation: Christianisation and law creation in British India
14 August 2018, 12pm–1pm
RegNet Meeting Room, Level 3, Coombs Extension, Building 8, ANU
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Yoga, ethics and the care of the body: an experiential workshop
4 August 2018, 9am–12.30pm
Coombs Extension 1.04 , Building 8, Fellows Road, ANU
Image: SARI workshop 4 August

Heal the self, not the system: sexual violence in the global yoga industry
2 August 2018, 5.30pm–7pm
Sir Roland Wilson Building Lecture Theatre 2.02, 120 McCoy Circuit, Acton, Canberra
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Masterclass: capitalism and religion with Andrea R Jain
1 August 2018, 12.30pm–2.30pm
Coombs Extension Regional Institutes Boardroom, Building 8, ANU
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31 July 2018, 11am–12pm
RegNet Meeting Room, Level 3, Coombs Extension, Building 8, ANU
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International Day of Yoga: panel discussion
21 June 2018, 5.15pm–7.15pm
Law Link Theatre, 7 Fellows Road, Acton ACT 2601
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Seminar – The songs of belonging: genealogy, community, livelihood and resistance
24 May 2018, 4.30pm–6pm
Basham Room, Baldessin Precinct Building (110), Ellery Crescent, ANU
Image: Mukesh Kumar

Public lecture – Dangers to democracy in India?
23 May 2018, 4pm–5.45pm
Weston Theatre, JG Crawford Building (132), Lennox Crossing, ANU
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Adda Seminar – Hirashasan: Ruling diamonds in the realm of Gonds
22 May 2018, 12pm–1pm
SDSC Reading Room, Room 3.27, Hedley Bull, Building 130, ANU
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Why the triple talaq must stop: interrogating a slice of contemporary history in India
26 April 2018, 4pm–5.30pm
Barton Theatre, JG Crawford Building 132, ANU
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Adda Seminar – Sacred sites and stories
17 April 2018, 12pm–1pm
Institutes Boardroom, 1.12 H C Coombs Extension, ANU
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Adda Seminar – The Visnupurana: an ancient Indian history of everything and guide to life
27 March 2018, 12pm–1pm
Institutes Boardroom, 1.12 H C Coombs Extension, ANU
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PhD Pre-Submission Seminar – Blasphemy in Pakistan: a spectacle of Piety
23 March 2018, 3pm–4pm
Milgate Room, A.D. Hope Building, ANU
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Seminar – Why is the lotus the primordial symbol of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth in India?
28 February 2018, 9.30am
1.13 Coombs Extension, ANU
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9 February 2018, 12pm–1pm
Institutes Boardroom, 1.12 Coombs Extension, 9 Fellows Road, ANU
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Documentary – Women at the Water’s Edge. Lives of women in a climate changed world
15 December 2017
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5 April 2016, 4.15–5.30
HRC Conference Rm 128, A.D. Hope Bldg 14, ANU
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Conference: Between the plough and the pick: informal mining in the contemporary world
5 November — 6 November 2015, 9.00 am–5.00 pm
Lecture Theatre 1 (APCD Theatre), Ground floor, Hedley Bull Centre, Building 130, Cnr Garran Rd and Liversidge St, ANU
11 September 2015, 3pm–4pm
Milgate Room, A.D. Hope Building
SARI Lecture: Indian Jewish communities
4 September 2015, 11.00am–12:30pm
Hedley Bull Theatre 2, Hedley Bull Centre (130)

Symposium: The great transformation in South Asia: feminisation of agriculture and food security
12 August 2015, 8.30am–5pm
Coombs Extension Room 1.04, Building 8, Fellows Road, ANU
5 August 2015, 5.30 pm–7.00 pm
Sir Ronald Wilson Building Theatrette (Room 2.02) and the 3rd floor foyer area

Soundings and echoes: a seminar on the study of South Asia in honour of Anthony Low
31 July 2015, 1.15–6pm
Sir Roland Wilson Theatrette, Building #120

17 July 2015, 9.3am–5pm
McDonald Room ,R.G. Menzies Library, Building #2, ANU

17 March 2015, 5–6.30pm
SRWB Theatrette (Room 2.02) Sir Roland Wilson Building #120, ANU