Long term collaborations
Cooperation agreement with Kuvempu University - Shankaraghatta (Shimoga / Karnataka)Cooperation agreement | Collaborations of UGent Faculty | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 01/10/2007 - Duration: 4 years - End: 30/09/2012
Memorandum of Understanding: UGent and Bangalore University - KarnatakaMemorandum of Understanding | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011
Memorandum of Understanding: UGent and Gulbarga University - KarnatakaMemorandum of Understanding | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011
Memorandum of Understanding: UGent and Kuvempu Universtiy - KarnatakaMemorandum of Understanding | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 18/6/2006 - Duration: 3 years + 5 years - End: 17/6/2014
Memorandum of Understanding: UGent and Mangalore University - KarnatakaMemorandum of Understanding | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 11/11/2011 - Duration: 3 years - End: 11/11/2011
Memorandum of Understanding: UGent and Tumkur University - KarnatakaMemorandum of Understanding | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011
Memorandum of Understanding: UGent and VTU - KarnatakaMemorandum of Understanding | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Start: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011 (VTU = Visvesvaraya Technical University - Belgaum)
PAST EVENTS
Dharma and Ethics VI - Tradition, Religion and LawConference The Dharma and Ethics conferences are organized every year by the Centre for the Study of Local Cultures, established at Kuvempu University in collaboration with the Research Centre Vergelijkende...Sat, January 28th 2012
Who needs a World View?Workshop | Seminar Lecture by Prof. Dr. Balagangadhara at the Workshop "Worldviews and religiosity: a non-theististic perspective on human experience, meaning and purpose" organized by the Free University of...Fri, December 2nd 2011
BAYALU ಬಯಲು III 2011Workshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Wed, October 19th 2011
RETHINKING RELIGION IN INDIA III : EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIONS AND INDIAN RESPONSESBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Conference The third conference of the five-year conference cluster Rethinking Religion in India III: European Representations and Indian Responses, takes place from 11 to 14 October 2011 at the University...Tue, October 11th 2011
BAYALU ಬಯಲು II 2011Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop Forum for the post graduate students in the university campus. This forum meets every fortnight. Students read and discuss the pre-circulated research articles.Wed, September 28th 2011
Lectures (10) by Prof. Balu - Karnataka - July-August 2011Collaborations of UGent Faculty | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Lecture Series of lectures given by Prof. Balu and his team, for a general public in Karnataka: academics, teachers, students, lawyers, generally interested people... Thu, July 21st 2011
Meetings of the research group during visit in Bangalore - July 2011Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Meeting Wed, July 13th 2011
Pilot course 'Social Sciences and Humanities' at BMS College of Engineering- Bangalore (with photos)Project | Education | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop In the course of two weeks (from 12 to 26 July 2011) a group of 5 scholars from Ghent University Belgium, under the leadership of Prof. S.N. Balagangadhara, is teaching a special social sciences...Tue, July 12th 2011
Purvavalokana... Decolonizing Social Sciences... Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop Workshop is being organised by Chintana Vedike Chief Guests: Prof. PV Krishna Bhatt, MLC. K N Tilak Kumar (Editor, Deccan Herald) Speakers: Prof. Rajaram Hegde on “Why Understand Western...Sat, April 23rd 2011
Problems and Challenges of Social SciencesLecture | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Introduction: Dr. Shanmukha A. Speaker: Prof. Sadanada J. Mr. Santhosh, Dr. Dunkin Jalki participate in the discussions Wed, April 20th 2011
Workshop on Learning SkillsBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop Titel in Kannada: Kalika KushalygaLu Two days workshop on Learning Skills Introductory note : Kavitha P N Key Note Address :Prof J S Sadanada President : Prof. Poornesh K Tue, April 12th 2011
CSLC Workshop series: 'The Meaninglessness of Ritual' by Frits StaalWorkshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Sun, April 10th 2011
Social Sciences and Our CultureSeminar | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop Sharada College Basrur and CSLC is jointly organizing a seminar on the topic " Social Sciences and Our Culture". Introducing the subject : Prof Rajarama Hegde Speaker: Dr. J S...Sat, April 9th 2011
Indian Culture and Dharma - Amnesia of Social Sciences Lecture | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Lecture delivered by Prof Rajarama Hegde to the general audience of Chitradurga. The lecture is organised by CSLC and Guest Lecturer's forum ChitradurgaSat, March 26th 2011
Two days Workshop on Reading SkillsBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop Thu, March 10th 2011
Workshop on Research MethodologyBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop Sat, February 26th 2011
Indian Culture and DharmaDebate Dr. Rajaram Hegde : Introducer of the topic Dr. Dunkin Jalki : Initiate the debateSat, February 19th 2011
Rajyapaddati in Precolonial IndiaBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Lecture Dr. Rajarama Hegde addressed the Post graduate students in the Dept of Political Science, Kuvempu universityFri, February 18th 2011
The Heathen in his blindness - a lectureBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Lecture Thu, January 27th 2011
Dharma and Ethics V - De-colonising the Social SciencesConference | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Organised by the Centre for the Study of Local Cultures Kuvempu University, Shivamogga in collaboration with the Research Center Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap Gent University,...Sat, January 22nd 2011
Dharma is not 'Religion'Lecture | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Title in Kannada: Dharmavallada Religion Lecture by Prof. BalagangadharaMon, January 17th 2011
Decolonizing Social Science Seminar | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Sun, January 9th 2011
Religion that led dharma astrayBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Lecture Special guests: Sri,Sri. Gangadharendra Saraswati Swamiji, Swarnavalli Samasthana, Tue, January 4th 2011
Outreach Programme 2011Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Outreach programme Regularly workshops for a non-academic audience in Karnataka, about the research results of the Centre for the Study for Local Cultures.Sat, January 1st 2011
Can we rethink Sanskritization?Workshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Two days workshop is organised by the centre and Prof G. Sivaramakrishnan will moderate the entire workshop. Scholars will discuss and debate about the subject. Date 13-11-2010 to...Sat, November 13th 2010
Workshop on Heathen in his Blindness Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Workshop One day workshop on “ಸ್ಮೃತಿ-ವಿಸ್ಮೃತಿ : ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ” (Kannada version of "The Heathen in his Blindness") in Sirsi, UttaraKannada. Prof. G. Sivaramkrishnan will introduce the book to the...Sat, October 2nd 2010
CSLC Workshop series: A new hypothesis on ToposWorkshop | Research | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Mon, September 27th 2010
Meeting with the Members of the Governing Council of Manipal Press LtdMeeting Prof Balagangadhara, along with the CSLC Director and the Director of ĀSHA, will meet the members of the Governing Council of Manipal Press Limited to talk about possible future collaboration.Thu, September 23rd 2010
Shooting of a documentary film on Balagangadhara's research programmeEducation The documentary film will give an idea of the research programme Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap and the relevance of its outcomes for Indian society. Sat, September 11th 2010
Meeting with Center for Policy Research President Dr. Pratap Bhanu MehtaBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Meeting Discussion about the status of higher education and the social sciences and humanities in India.Wed, September 8th 2010
Meeting with HRD Minister Kapil SibalBuilding the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) | Meeting Discussion about collaborations between Ghent University and Indian universities and the establishment of the Academy of Social Science and Humanities (ĀSHA) in Karnataka.Tue, September 7th 2010
Book Release. Smrithi Vismrithi: Bharatiya SamskrithiBook release | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Release of the Kannada translation of 'The Heathen in His Blindness'. Journalist Ravi Belegere and Prof. Sivaramkrishana were the special guests, Prof. J.S. Sadananda, Prof. Rajaram Hegde...Sun, August 29th 2010
Meeting with HRD Minister Kapil SibalMeeting The minister showed enthusiasm about the new Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities, and even considers taking it up in the Indian Government's twelfth plan (2012-2017). Tue, February 23rd 2010
CSLC Workshop series: Backward Class MovementWorkshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Mon, August 10th 2009
Dharma and Ethics IV - Rethinking Political Thought in Modern IndiaConference | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) The fourth Dharma and Ethics conference will interrogate the contributions of the canonical Indian political thinkers of the modern period: Rammohan Roy, Vivekananda, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Jyotiba...Sun, January 18th 2009
CSLC Workshop series: Major Debates on Secularism in India’ Workshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Tue, July 8th 2008
Arivu lectures 2008-2010 (Outreach programme - 5 lectures)Outreach programme | Lecture | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) A series of open lectures aimed at a broad audience from the local region on the problems of caste/inequality and pluralism/conflict and the traditional ways of coping with these problems.Fri, April 11th 2008
CSLC Workshop series: Caste and InequalityWorkshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Workshop organised as a part of the CSLC project. Fri, March 21st 2008
Dharma and Ethics III - Representation of Caste in Kannada Literature, Social Scientists’ PerspectiveConference | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Papers were presented by the scholars like Raghavendrarao, Dharma, Ashok Settar, Rajaram Hegde, Sarah Clarhout, , Balgangadhar, Vijaya Poonachcha. The discussants were Rajaram Tolpadi, Harish,...Sat, February 2nd 2008
CSLC Workshop series: Ambedkar and SrinivasWorkshop | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Discussion on texts written by those authorsWed, December 26th 2007
Dharma and Ethics II: Caste Discrimination: Hinduism, Buddhism or Liberalism? Conference | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Second Dharma and Ethics Conference was held in Kuvempu University on 6th and 7th December 2006. One of the prominent political scientist and eminent philosophers of our time Prof. Charles Taylor...Wed, December 6th 2006
Dharma and Ethics I: The Indian Traditions at the Dawn of the 21st Century Conference | Building the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (ĀSHA) Conference focused on the following questions: 1. Is western ethical theory able to capture the notion of dharma and its role in the Indian traditions? 2. Can an ethical theory be developed...Mon, December 12th 2005