Duke India Initiative

🌍✨Devin Creed, a history PhD candidate at Duke, shares his journey in Kolkata, India. 🍲🏛️ Read more
https://duke.is/r/hhx7

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐛𝐢𝐭.𝐥𝐲/𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞

Join us for a fireside chat with Dr. George Abraham, the visionary founder and principal of Shanti Bhavan, the subject of the award-winning Netflix documentary film, Daughters of Destiny.

Details here.

𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥.𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞.𝐞𝐝𝐮/𝐝𝐢𝐢-𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

Join us on Wednesday, October 11th, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Rubenstein Library Breedlove Room 349 for an insightful discussion!

Manoj Kumar, the Founder of Social Alpha, will explore innovative solutions to make healthcare more affordable and improve access to quality resources for those near the poverty line. Learn how breakthrough technologies and entrepreneurial risk-taking can pave the way for sustainable development.

Sponsored by the India Initiative.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage in a vital conversation. Save the date! 🗓️

The Duke India Initiative has granted awards to 14 graduate students this year to support their scholarly pursuits in connection with India. These grants are aimed at fostering research, collaboration, and knowledge exchange in various fields of study. From investigating the effects of online pharmacy entry on markups in India's pharmaceutical industry to exploring the social and cultural factors underpinning gambling in North-East India, our awardees are conducting diverse and impactful research. Through the Duke India Initiative, we aim to promote understanding and engagement with India's rich history, culture, and society. Congratulations to all the recipients for their dedication and commitment to advancing knowledge and fostering global connections. We look forward to the exciting contributions they will make to their respective fields and to the wider academic community.

The brief descriptions of their respective projects can be found on our website

https://igs.duke.edu/initiatives-duke-india-initiative-student-opportunities/dii-graduate-travel-student-grantees-2023

The Duke India Initiative (DII) is opening a call for applications to fund full-time Ph.D. and graduate student travel for scholarly activities related to India. Travel can be to present a paper at a conference, attend a workshop, conduct field research or other relevant activity. We envision supporting proposals in the $500-$2000 range subject to the following guidelines:

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
https://igs.duke.edu/initiatives-duke-india-initiative/student-opportunities

📢 Virtual Policy Dialogue: Planning for Universal Health Coverage Amidst the 4Ds of Health Transitions

Do not miss this discussion on how Sri Lanka can better plan to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) while navigating several local & global health transitions in its pathway.
📅: 25 August 2021
⏰: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
More details here: https://bit.ly/3iZiRLl
Register here: https://bit.ly/3y64zNc

📢 Virtual Policy Dialogue: Planning for Universal Health Coverage Amidst the 4Ds of Health Transitions

Join us at a discussion on how Sri Lanka can better plan to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) while navigating several local & global health transitions in its pathway.

📅: 25 August 2021
⏰: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

More details here: https://bit.ly/3iZiRLl
Register here: https://bit.ly/3y64zNc

CALL FOR PROPOSALS! The John Hope Franklin Center, in conjunction with Duke University Center for International and Global Studies, is now accepting applications for Wednesdays at the Center lectures for the fall 2021 semester series. Events will be held in a virtual, hybrid, or in-person format according to university guidelines at the time of the program.

We accept applications on a wide range of topics that are of both local and global interest. Inspired by Dr. Franklin's legacy, and in line with past series, we look forward to submissions that promote conversations on racial equity, social justice, and community engagement.

All applications are due by July 30, 2021.

The Wednesdays at the Center Series is hosted by the John Hope Franklin Center and organized by DUCIGS and other partners. For questions or more information, please reach out to Meredith Watkins

Learn more and apply: https://igs.duke.edu/series/wednesdays-center-series

Do check out several Hindi language and literature courses which will be offered at Duke university in Fall 2021. 🇮🇳

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𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝟏𝟎𝟏.𝟎𝟎𝟏/𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝟏𝟎𝟏.𝟎𝟏𝐃 (𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲) - 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤
Lec: WF 3:30pm - 4:45pm; Disc: TuTh 3:30pm - 4:20pm
Gray 319

𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝐃.𝟎𝟎𝟏/𝟐𝟎𝟑𝐃.𝟎𝟏𝐃 (𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞) - 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤
Lec: WF 1:45pm - 3:00pm; Disc: TuTh 1:45pm - 2:35pm Gray 319

𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝟑𝟎𝟓 (𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝) - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚
W 7:00PM - 9:30PM Perkins LINK 065 (Classroom 2)

🚌𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝟒𝟎𝟕𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚
Tu 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Perkins LINK 070 (Seminar 4)

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: How do writers in Hindi describe the parts of India they travel to as they range far from home? How much of their attention goes into rendering the world that enters their senses, how much of their attention stays with their own subjectivity? The class will be organized around three classics of Hindi travel literature: Phanishwarnath Renu, Rinjal Dhanjal; Mohan Rakesh, Aakhiri Chattan Tak; Rahul Sankrityayan, Meri Tibbat Yatra. There will also be weekly viewing of documentary and fiction films that focus on travel, such as Awtar Kaul’s 27 Down and Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 (𝐬𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚@𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞.𝐞𝐝𝐮)

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲
AMES Majors and Minors:
Kusum Knapczyk (Hindi Program in AMES) will teach this new Fall 21 course on Indian Literature.

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: Students will explore such questions as what are the most pressing issues that these marginalized groups face? How are they treated by other groups? How does this literature represent the lives and experiences of women, Dalit, and the LGBTQ community? A community-engaged component includes interaction with authors and experts on these topics. All readings will be in English translation.

Curriculum codes: CCI, ALP, CZ
W/F 5:15-6:30PM | Allen 226

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤 (𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦.𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤@𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞.𝐞𝐝𝐮)
Asian Students Association (Duke University)
Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University
Hindi at Duke University
Duke Dhamaka

Do check out this new course which will be offered in Fall 2021 at Duke University!

A New Duke AMES course. Curriculum Codes: CCI, ALP, CZ

Indian Literature of Marginalized Society.

𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎 𝐚𝐦

𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭

This event will celebrate the launch of Professor Sumathi Ramaswamy’s new book, Gandhi in the Gallery: the Art of Disobedience, with a roundtable of prominent art historians, museum curators, textual scholars & historians on visual cultures and their importance in History.

Speakers:

Monica Juneja is Professor of Global Art History at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies: Asia & Europe, University of Heidelberg.

Sumathi Ramaswamy is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of History, Duke University, and the author of Gandhi in the Gallery: The Art of Disobedience (2020).

Tridip Suhrud is Provost of CEPT University (formerly Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology), Ahmedabad, where he is also Professor & Director of the CEPT Archives, and is author of the globally acclaimed critical edition of Gandhi's An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth (2018).

Moderator:

Anselm Franke is Head of Visual Arts & Film at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin where he curated 'Love & Ethnology: The Colonial Dialectic of Sensitivity (after Hubert Fichte)' in 2019-20.

Chair:

Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gandhi-disobedience-and-its-art-tickets-152674426319

Gandhi: Disobedience and its Art Roundtable between art historians, museum curators, textual scholars & historians on visual cultures and their importance in History.

Duke Hindu Students Association is conducting a survey for Baccalaureate Service (during the graduation ceremony). This service, which will be hosted virtually at the end of the year, features a small pooja and Bhagavad Gita dissemination (mailed) to wish students well on their post-graduation journeys.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9GkprWmoERB-Xtkhdn_W9yGMoBv2xn6UZ_SjE9ns64QYlZw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2HGsZeeW07eB5Zbb6yjLieZXwgUALlwFaYKk-aPo3nwQ5Jeb_yVnXg80k

Hindu Baccalaureate Service 2021 This will take place during commencement weekend TBD, virtually.

Join us in congratulating Duke's AMES Faculty Dr. Kusum Knapczyk and Dr. Peter Knapczyk for receiving 2021 Association of Asian Studies - Franklin R. Buchanan Prize for Asia Curriculum Materials for their book ‘Reading Hindi: Novice to Intermediate’.
https://www.asianstudies.org/aas-2021-prizes/

AAS 2021 Prizes - Association for Asian Studies The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s prize competitions and offer congratulations to all honorees. Please join us at 5:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 24 to celebrate all winners during the AAS 2021 Virtual Annual Conference Award Ceremony. Book Prizes Joseph Levenson Pr...