PreamPran

9th Triennial International Conference & Gathering of Elders

29th January - 2nd February 2027
Surat, Gujarat, India

https://www.iccsglobal.org/events

International Conference on Rethinking Traditions shifting perspectives in cultural interpretation (February 27-28, 2026)
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

https://www.ggu.ac.in/latest-events/a-two-day-international-conference-on-rethinking-t/

https://www.ggu.ac.in/media/news_ticker/ICCS-2026-v26-8pm_compressed.pdf

THE BENGAL READER: The Finest Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Plays from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha

The Bengal Reader is the most expansive anthology of Bengali writing in translation yet published in one volume. Ranging from the nineteenth century to the present, it is edited and translated by one of the most prolific translators of our times, Arunava Sinha. It opens up the wealth of Bengali writing to a wide audience, both Bengali and non-Bengali.

The book is arranged along the axis of time. The first section contains the works of the ‘argumentative Bengali’. These include the likes of Rammohun Roy’s argument against sati, Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s The Slaying of Meghnad, Lalon Fokir’s verse, and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s satire. The second section tips its hat to Rabindranath Tagore, then goes on to reveal an extraordinary line-up of writers who also shaped and expanded the perspectives of their readers and Indian society in general. Here, you will read an excerpt from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Devdas, essays by scientists like Jagadish Chandra Bose and Meghnad Saha, and Sukumar Ray’s humour, among others.

The third section presents a slew of independent voices. It includes seminal works by luminaries like Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Manik Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, and Sukanta Bhattacharya. Sinha attributes the boom of literary genius in this era to a ‘happy concatenation’, where magazines and cheap, widely available books ignited the imagination of both readers and writers. Next comes the era of the ‘revolutionary fires’, work by those who questioned and resisted the status quo— Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Kanu Sanyal, and Ashapurna Devi. The final section presents modern writers dealing with caste hierarchies, body politics, consumerism, and the media—like Manohar Mouli Biswas, Joy Goswami, and Srijato.

The end of the anthology signals the crumbling of existing hierarchies in the publishing world and heralds the coming of new, raw voices. Vast and unparalleled in its scope, The Bengal Reader reflects the literary life of Bengal across two centuries. It will outlast generations & stand the test of time.

EP.11 ของ Jora Podcast เชิญชม Live สนทนาเรื่อง "ความเป็นสิกขีและประชาคมสิกข์ในสังคมไทย" โดย อภิรัฐ คำวัง จากศูนย์ภารตะศึกษา สถาบันวิจัยภาษาและวัฒนธรรมเอเชีย มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ในวันเสาร์ที่ 3 มกราคม 2569

อ่านบทความของอภิรัฐได้จาก
"คุรบานี” จักรวาลในดวงจิต: เรียนรู้ปรัชญาจากสัตว์ในภาพพจน์
https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JLC/article/view/241373

"เซว่า” ใน “ครัวพระศาสดา” กับสังคมวัฒนธรรมของชาวไทยซิกข์: กรณีศึกษาคุรุดวาราศรีคุรุสิงห์สภา (กรุงเทพมหานคร)
https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/human_ubu/article/view/85366

ความเป็นเอกะ สัจจะ และการประสาทพร : อรรถาธิบายว่าด้วยพระองค์เเห่งศาสนาสิกข์
https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/abc/article/view/261315

Jora Podcast กลับมาอีกครั้งเป็น Season 2 ที่เราจะชวนผู้เขียนหนังสือ/บทความมาคุยเกี่ยวกับงานของพวกเขา จะเจอกันทุกวันเสาร์ ช่วงค่ำ 19.00 - 20.00 น. ทางเพจ วารสารมานุษยวิทยาศาสนา คับ
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EP.11 of Jora Podcast invites you to join a Live Discussion on 'Sikhi & Sikh Community in Thai Society' by Aphrat Kamwang, Researcher at the Centre for Bharat Studies, RILCA, Mahidol University, on Saturday, 3 January 2026.

The following are his articles:
1. "Gurbani”, universe in the mind: Learning philosophy from animal figurative language
https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JLC/article/view/241373

2. Sewa (Social Service) in the Guru kaLangar (Free Kitchen) and Socio-cultural Features of Thai Sikhs: A Case Study in Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha (Bangkok)
https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/human_ubu/article/view/85366/67942

3. Oneness, Truth, and Divine Grace: Explanation of One God in Sikhism
https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/abc/article/view/261315

Jora Podcast returns for Season 2, where we invite book and article authors to talk about their work. Join us every Saturday evening, 7:00–8:00 PM, live on the Journal of Religious Anthropology page.

Diasporic State-Building by Oula Kadhum
What role did the Iraqi diaspora play in Iraq's state-building process post-2003, and what has been the legacy of their involvement?
📚 https://cup.org/49arHyO

Next on our wrap-up of most-read articles published in 2025 is Amira Mittermaier's "Toward an Ethnography of God"

https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.28094