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Svāgata.eu - Experience Europe as an IndianThe European Commission has agreed to fund a four year Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project for Indian students and staff coming to Europe. From September 2013 onwards, 116 Indian students and staff members will be able to come to 8 European universities. For more information, please click on the...Sun, July 15th 2012

Project: Towards a research network in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Karnataka (2012-2014) The Flemish Interuniversity Counsil (VLIR-UOS) has awarded a project (South Initiative 2012) to the Research Center Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap from Ghent University. This project will enable the creation of a research network in Karnataka, building on the experience of the Centre for...Sat, December 1st 2012

India Lecture Café: Asia and the Challenges for Social Sciences and HumanitiesThe Lecture Cafés are a joint initiative of the Ghent University China platform, the India platform and the International Office of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. The lectures are held in English, in an interactive way open for discussion, and are open to anyone with an interest in...Gent – Tue, May 28th 2013

Long term collaborations

Caste, Community and Traditions in Karnataka, India (2006 - ongoing) - Research project A project of the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap & CSLC (under construction)

Close reading seminars and research workshops at Kuvempu University (2005-2007) - project of the Research Centre Vergelijkence Cultuurwetenschapunder construction

MOU with Kuvempu Universtiy - KarnatakaStart: 18/6/2006 - Duration: 3 years + 5 years - End: 17/6/2014

New Documentary on Colonial Consciousness and Indian cultureThe Educators’ Society for the Heritage of India (ESHI) and Hindu Students Council (HSC) are releasing ‘Beware of God’: an educational documentary series concerning Indian culture. Based on the work of the acclaimed thinker Professor S.N. Balagangadhara (Ghent University, Belgium), this...

PAST EVENTS

Lectures Sunita NarainSunita Narain is director of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in India , where she has been working for more than 30 years on the relation between ecology and development. She is one of the most authoritative voices from the Global South when it comes to global debates about...Thu, May 23rd 2013

India-EU Cooperation & Development Policyby Christophe Masson European Commission, DG DEVCO, Geo-coordinator for India Wednesday 15 May 2013, 6-8pm Monseigneur Sencie Institute (MSI), 01.16 Ravenstraat / Erasmusplein 3000 Leuven Participation is free, but prior registration is required at conference@ggs.kuleuven.be (before...Leuven – Wed, May 15th 2013

Lecture: The Bengal RenaissanceBy Dr. Abhishek Dutta (Group-T, Leuven) Chair: Prof. Dr. Idesbald Goddeeris (KU Leuven) Participation is free, but prior registration is required at conference@ggs.kuleuven.be.Leuven – Wed, April 24th 2013

Lecture Cafés: Health care in IndiaThe Lecture Cafés are a joint initiative of the Ghent University China platform, the India platform and the International Office of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. The lectures are held in English, in an interactive way open for discussion, and are open to anyone with an interest in...Gent – Tue, March 19th 2013

Cultural training for Tom Tom GhentTom Tom in Ghent (Belgium) works with an international team and is facing cultural differences and challenges. In this training the India Platform team will guide a group of Tom Tom employees through some problems faced and suggest some innovative solutions.Ghent – Wed, February 27th 2013

"Belgium, Europe and India: International Relations in Globalized World"DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES "Belgium, Europe and India: International Relations in a Globalized World" by HE Mr. Pierre Vaesen, Ambassador of Belgium to IndiaBangalore – Thu, February 7th 2013

Workshop: Let globalization work for usWorkshop, following the talk on 13 December by Dr. S.N. Balagangadhara, “Collaboration with India in the 21st Century: A Vision” Dr. Shankara Prasad, “India is Booming: What About the Villages?” How do we see collaboration with India? What can young people do? Does collaboration ...Ghent – Sat, December 15th 2012

Brussels Book Launch "Reconceptualizing India Studies" S.N. BalagangadharaOxford University Press 2012, 288 pages | 978-0-19-808296-5 | Hardback “Balagangadhara's work presents both a dare and an invitation to venture outside our comfort zones of accepted ideas about "religions", politics, and culture. His sustained and profound immersion in the intellectual...Brussels – Fri, December 14th 2012

Let globalization work for us - Two lectures about 21st century IndiaAsian companies buy Western companies and become their employers; the West has a shortage of highly-skilled youngsters while Asia has plenty of them; the welfare of the people in the West is decreasing while in Asia it seems to increase... Two Indians will give their vision on these...Gent – Thu, December 13th 2012

London Book Launch "Reconceptualizing India Studies" S.N. BalagangadharaThe School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London, is delighted to present a special lecture hosted by GLOCUL: Centre for Culture and Law: Professor S.N. Balagangadhara on his book "Reconceptualizing India Studies". The Centre for Culture and Law’s research agenda links legal pluralism,...London – Tue, December 11th 2012

Dharma and Ethics VII - The Travails of “Modernity"In the last six years, the Dharma and Ethics meet has emerged as a forum where important issues, problematics and texts that have shaped the Kannanda and the Indian intellectual traditions are taken up for serious theoretical scrutiny and tested for their soundness, coherence, validity and...Sat, December 1st 2012

Rethinking Religion in India IV: Secularism, Religion and LawThe fourth edition of the 5-year conference cluster Rethinking Religion in India: Secularism, Religion and Law took place from 24 to 27 November in Mangalore, India. Hubli – Sat, November 24th 2012

Lecture by Dr. Sarah Claerhout: Gandhi Jayanti - Gandhi’s Lessons in Leadership: Life as a site of learningAcademic session in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, with Assisant Professor Dr. Sarah Claerhout of the Ghent University Department of Comparative Sciences and Culture as key note speaker (Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration and a site of learning). Other speakers: Marc A. Huybrechts (Honorary Consul...Antwerp – Tue, October 2nd 2012

Conference (EASR) contribution: 'A critical assessment of recent theories of religious evolution'Jakob De Roover will present a paper and Sarah Claerhout will chair 2 sessions at the annual conference of the European Association for the study of Religion in Stockholm. Conference team 'Ends and Beginnings'. For more information on the contribution of Jakob De Roover, see presentations.Fri, August 24th 2012

Lecture by Prof. Balu and by J. De Roover in GroningenContribution by members of the Research Centre to the 'Wetenschapsdag' ('Science Day'), organised by the Medical Faculty of the University of Groningen. Groningen – Thu, June 28th 2012

Lecture by Prof. Balu 'Who needs a worldview?'Lecture given in the context of the 8th ECCO Seminar Series (2011-2012)Brussels – Fri, June 8th 2012

Workshop “We shall not cease from exploration” – the Distance Covered"The research group has been operating in at least three different locations and has now produced several PhD theses from these locations – in Ghent, CSLC and CSCS. In this workshop the researchers will present their research results. Shimoga – Fri, May 4th 2012

Lecture by Prof. Balu: 'Culture as a lever for development'CAMPUSTALKS is a series of lunch presentations for and by VUB researchers, VUB alumni, artists and architects to exchange local and international research projects within the VUB community. The {20*20} or Pecha Kucha format guarantees a dynamic and inspiring succession of up-tempo talks.Brussels – Tue, March 20th 2012

Visit to the University of Aveiro (Portugal), by the UGent Rector a.o.Visit by: * Prof. Paul Van Cauwenberge, Vice-Chancellor (Rector) * Prof. Koen Goethals, Chief Academic Administrator * Prof. Renaat Peleman, Chief Medical Officer of the University Hospital, * Prof. Geert De Soete, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and Member of the...Mon, February 20th 2012

Lecture by Prof. Balu at Sahyadri College of Engineering & ManagementIn the framework of the Workshop on Transformation of Sudents into Industry Workforce, Prof. Balu gave a lecture on the future and tasks of engineering students in India.Mangalore – Tue, January 31st 2012

Dharma and Ethics VI: Tradition, Religion and LawThe 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 Cultuurwetenschap at Ghent University, Belgium. The conferences are part of a larger project to...Sat, January 28th 2012

Lecture by Dr. De Roover: ' On the Cultural Migration of Ideas'What happens to ideas like, say, those of democracy, freedom or secularism, when they travel from one cultural setting to another? Do such normative political ideas just take ‹multiple forms› as some postmodern thinkers have suggested? Or is something more at stake?Zurich – Mon, November 21st 2011

Rethinking Religion in India III: European Representations and Indian ResponsesThe third conference of the five-year conference cluster Rethinking Religion in India III: European Representations and Indian Responses, took place from 11 to 14 October 2011 at the University of Pardubice in Czech Republic. Tue, October 11th 2011

MO*debat: De relevantie van Gandhi’s maatschappijbeeld voor hedendaags IndiaDebat met Winand Callewaert (Prof. Dr. Em. Sanskriet en Hindoeïsme KUL), Sarah Claerhout (onderzoekerster Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap UG), Marc Colpaert (oprichter CIMIC en India-kenner) en Jonas Slaats (Gandhi-kenner). Moderator is MO*hoofdredacteur Gie Goris. Het debat staat op het...Antwerpen – Sun, October 2nd 2011

CA with Kuvempu University - Shankaraghatta (Shimoga) - KarnatakaStart: 01/10/2007 - Duration: 4 years - End: 30/09/2011Sun, September 30th 2007

Conference (EASR) Panel: 'Rethinking Religion in India: European Representations and Indian Responses'Conference: 2011 EASR Conference in Budapest The Hungarian Association for the Academic Study of Religions is host to the tenth EASR conference from 18 to 22 September 2011 The theme of the conference is "New Movements in Religions. Theories and Trends" Researchers from Ghent are...Budapest – Mon, September 19th 2011

Lecture series (10) by Prof. Balu in Karnataka - July-August 2011Series 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 2011Wed, July 13th 2011

'Social Sciences and Humanities': Pilot course at BMS College of Engineering- Bangalore (2011) - 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 an experimental course on 'Social Sciences and Humanities' at the BMS College of Engineering. Tue, July 12th 2011

Symposium: 'Theology of Religions and Comparative Theology'A Conversation with Professor Francis Clooney. An International Symposium. Both professor Balagangadhara and researcher Sarah Claerhout give a lecture in this symposium.Wed, June 22nd 2011

Workshop on Intercultural ManagementThe India Platform gave a workshop about the impact of culture on management.Pardubice – Fri, June 17th 2011

Visit to Pardubice (Czech Republic) by the research group of Ghent - June 2011Visit by Prof Balgangadhara, Sarah Claerhout, Jakob De Roover and Nele De Gersem to the University of Pardubice (Czech Republic). During this visit several meetings with students and faculty members were organised. Mon, June 13th 2011

Pecha Kucha Night Brussels Prof Balu presents the story of the research program in the format of 'Pecha Kucha': a talk of 6 minutes and 40 seconds, illustrated with 20 slides (20 seconds each).Brussel – Thu, May 26th 2011

Seminar on: Social Sciences and Our CultureSharada 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 Sadanada Presence : Prof Narahari Rao Presidential Remarks : Prof Chanrdraprabha R HegdeKundapura – Sat, April 9th 2011

Workshop on the research of CSLC-studentsDiscussion on the progress of the research. Perspectives for further work.Shankaraghatta - Karnataka – Sun, January 30th 2011

Lecture by Prof. Balu on 'The Heathen in his blindness'Shimoga – Thu, January 27th 2011

Lecture by Prof Balu: Decolonising Social Sciences (Bangalore, 2011)Prof Balagangadhara addressed the participants about the project of decolonising social sciences. The special guest of this lecture was Prof. S.A. Bari, Bangalore – Mon, January 24th 2011

Dharma and Ethics V: De-colonising the Social SciencesOrganised by the Centre for the Study of Local Cultures Kuvempu University, Shivamogga in collaboration with the Research Center Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap Gent University, Belgium. and Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies, Mysore. Dates: 22nd and 23rd January 2011 Venue:...Sat, January 22nd 2011

Lecture by Prof. Balu: Dharma is not 'Religion'Title in Kannada: Dharmavallada Religion Siddapura – Mon, January 17th 2011

Lecture by Prof. Balu on 'The Heathen in his blindness'Title in Kannada: Smriti-Vismriti: Bharatiya SamskritiBelgaum – Sun, January 16th 2011

Lecture by Prof Balu: 'Decolonizing India studies' (Mangalore)Kannada titel:: Bharatiya Samaja Vijnanagala Nirvasahatikarana From the organisers the following people were present: Prof. William Robert Da Silva, G. Rajashekhar, Pattabhi Somayaji, Parinita,, Prof. Rajaram Tolpadi, B. Shivaram Shetty, Nityananda Shetty,Sun, January 9th 2011

Lecture by Prof. Balu: 'Religion that led dharma astray'Special guests: Sri,Sri. Gangadharendra Saraswati Swamiji, Swarnavalli Samasthana, Sirsi – Tue, January 4th 2011

Seminar: Yukti: A Dialogue - "False Consciousness and the Nature of Experience"This seminar focuses specifically on what notion of 'experience' underlies the Marxist conception of 'false consciousness' and questions whether the impact of colonisation may be characterised as producing a 'false consciousness'. In addition we explore alternative notions of experience found in...Mon, December 20th 2010

Lecture by Dr. De Roover on 'Liberalism, Secularism and the Cultural Migration of Ideas' Lecture given by Jakob Deroover, in a workshop, organised by Centrum Pieter Gillis - University of Antwerp & UCSIA Antwerpen – Tue, December 7th 2010

Workshop: Can we rethink Sanskritization?Two days workshop is organised by CSLC. Prof G. Sivaramakrishnan will moderate the entire workshop. Scholars will discuss and debate about the subject. Date 13-11-2010 to 14-11-2010 Venue : Kuvempu UniversityShankaraghatta - Karnataka – Sat, November 13th 2010

Interview by Portuguese television SICFor its series 'Europa XXI' about universities in Europe, SIC interviewed Prof. Balu. The interview was used in 2 editions of the programme: one edition about Ghent University (emitted on 13 November 2010), and one edition devoted entirely to Prof. Balagangadhara's India Platform vision (emitted...Ghent – Tue, November 9th 2010

CSLC Workshop series: A new hypothesis on ToposShankaraghatta - Karnataka – Mon, September 27th 2010

CSLC Workshop series: Discussions on ongoing researchCLSC students present there ongoing research to each other. These presentations happened under supervision of Prof. Balagangadhara. Researchers from Ghent University were also present at these presentations. Tue, September 14th 2010

Meeting with Center for Policy Research President Dr. Pratap Bhanu MehtaDiscussion about the status of higher education and the social sciences and humanities in India.New Delhi – Wed, September 8th 2010

Book Release. Smrithi Vismrithi: Bharatiya SamskrithiRelease 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 represented CSLC. 140 members have taken part in this memorable event. Bangalore – Sun, August 29th 2010

Conference (AAS) Panel: 'Is there a religious-secular divide in the Indian traditions?'Conference: Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 25-28 March 2010. The Research Centre organizes a panel 'Is there a religious-secular divide in the Indian traditions?' Philadelphia – Thu, March 25th 2010

Conference (EASR) Panel: 'The European Experience and the Concept of Religion'The Research Centre organizes a panel 'The European Experience and the Concept of Religion' at the 9th annual conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), Messina, Italy, 14-17 September 2009. The session is held on 15 September, at 9 a.m. Papers and...Tue, September 15th 2009

Workshop 'India Intensive: Business Development'The India Platform led a workshop for the chamber of commerce VOKA Oost-Vlaanderen. Moderating experts were Mathias Bogaert (First Secretary Economic Affairs, Belgian embassy, New Delhi) and Mathieu Jouve-Villard (Expert in Indian Business Solutions, member of the Larive International network).Gent – Tue, May 19th 2009

Higher education and the study of India in the 21st century (in Tartu - Estonia)Meeting (in Tartu) about higher education and the study of India in the 21st century with representatives of the University of Pardubice (Czech Rep) and of TartuTartu – Thu, May 14th 2009

Dharma and Ethics IV: Rethinking Political Thought in Modern IndiaThe 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 Phule, Dadabhai Navroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Aurobindo, Maulana Maududi, Maulana Azad, M.K. Gandhi,...Sun, January 18th 2009

Rethinking Religion in India II: Rethinking SecularismThe second conference, which took place from 10 till 13 January in New Delhi, proceeded from the questions raised in the first: If the theoretical framework of religious studies is inadequate in the Indian context, then how should we understand certain conflicts and problems in India that are...New Delhi – Sat, January 10th 2009

MOU with Bangalore University - KarnatakaStart: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011Tue, November 11th 2008

MOU with Gulbarga University - KarnatakaStart: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011Tue, November 11th 2008

MOU with VTU Belgaum - KarnatakaStart: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011 (VTU = Visvesvaraya Technical University - Belgaum) Tue, November 11th 2008

MOU with Mangalore University - KarnatakaStart: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 11/11/2011Tue, November 11th 2008

MOU with Tumkur University - KarnatakaStart: 11/11/2008 - Duration: 3 years - End: 10/11/2011Tue, November 11th 2008

Building a Reasearch Centre at Kuvempu University (Karnataka) - project of the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap (2007-2012)Project title : Development of a Centre for the Study of Local Cultures at Kuvempu University Local partner: Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka The project aims to reinvigorate social scientific research and education at a rural university located in a remote region of South...Mon, October 1st 2007

India Platform meeting at UGent: India related projects at UGentRepresentatives from many different faculties and departments were present. It was surprising to see how many, often small-scale, projects the UGent already had with India. Besides an overview of some of the existing projects, suggestions were made for the development of new projects such as a...Ghent – Fri, September 26th 2008

Arivu lectures 2008-2010 (Outreach programme - 5 lectures)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.Thirthahalli – Fri, April 11th 2008

Dharma and Ethics III: Representation of Caste in Kannada Literature, Social Scientists’ PerspectivePapers were presented by the scholars like Raghavendrarao, Dharma, Ashok Settar, Rajaram Hegde, Sarah Clarhout, , Balgangadhar, Vijaya Poonachcha. The discussants were Rajaram Tolpadi, Harish, Shanmukha, Nele Gersem, Sadanand, and Marianne Keppens. Sat, February 2nd 2008

Rethinking Religion in India IThe first conference of the five-year conference cluster took place in New Delhi, in January 2008. During the first conference, we realised that the need and urgency to develop an alternative theoretical framework for the study of the Indian traditions is acknowledged by many scholars of...Mon, January 21st 2008

CSLC Workshop series: Ambedkar and SrinivasDiscussion on texts written by those authorsShankaraghatta - Karnataka – Wed, December 26th 2007

Conference Panel: 'Studying the West through its Experience of Asia'.The International Convention of Asia Scholars; August 2-5 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia S.N. Balagangadhara was chair of the panel 'India and Europe revisited: Studying the West through its Experience of Asia'. Thu, August 2nd 2007

Contribution of Prof. Balu in ColloquiumColloquium: 'Boeddha praat met Abraham: Is Vlaanderen rijp voor interlevensbeschouwelijke dialoog? (in Dutch) (Buddha talks with Abraham: Is Flanders ready for dialogue between world visions?)Wed, April 25th 2007

Lecture by Prof. Balu: "Inter-Religious Dialogue"Leuven – Tue, March 27th 2007

Lecture by Prof. Balu on Early ChristianityTue, March 13th 2007

Dharma and Ethics II: Caste Discrimination: Hinduism, Buddhism or Liberalism? 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 of Canada was present on the occasion. Dr. Jacob D Roover Ghent University Belgium and Vivek...Wed, December 6th 2006

DEVHAS (2006-2008) - Asia-Link Project of the Research Centre Vergelijkende CultuurwetenschapTitle of the project: Development of Human Resources and Strategies for Education on the Stereotypical Images and Cultural Differences Between Europe and South Asia. Background: Stereotypes create a variety of problems in the interactions between Europe and South Asia, in the business world,...Thu, June 1st 2006

Dharma and Ethics I: The Indian Traditions at the Dawn of the 21st Century 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 within the framework of the Indian traditions, which can compete with—or complement—the various forms of...Mon, December 12th 2005

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