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BORI Receives Government Funds
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On Feb 28 Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced that city-based Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) of Pune was among the four institutes in the country to receive funds from a Rs 30 crore corpus.
I want to express my happiness for this outcome, and I want to congratulate the secretary of the BORI Prof. Dhadphale on this.
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Nepalese Handicraft in Milan
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15 Marzo 2007, Palazzo Turati via Meravigli 9/b, 20123 Milano ore 9.00
A conference organized by Formaper - the agency of Milan Chamber of Commerce - dedicated to Nepal and its interesting handicraft sector for to present the project co-financed by the European Commission in the framework of the AsiaInvest Programme and to know the business opportunities offered by direct contacts with Nepalese producers.
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IJTS Vol. 7, No. 2
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The 2nd part of the paper by Dr. Peter Flügel (SOAS) "Beyond The Hindu Frontier Jaina-Vaiṣṇava Syncretism In The Gujarātī Daspora" has been published in the IJTS. The article deals with the Akram Vijñān movement and is based on Peter Flügel's intermittent fieldwork between 1997-2004 in Amadāvād/Ahmedabad, London, Mumbaī/Bombay, Surat, and Vaḍodarā/Baroda. The paper also offers original Gujarātī ritual texts. Most of the texts have been published in the pamphlet literature of the Akram Vijñān Mārg.
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International Journal of Jaina Studies
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From Dr. Peter Flügel: The Centre of Jaina Studies at SOAS established the International Journal of Jaina Studies to facilitate academic communication. The main objective of the journal is to publish research papers, monographs, and reviews in the field of Jain Studies in a form that makes them quickly and easily
accessible to the international academic community, and to the general public. The journal draws on the research and the symposia conducted at the Centre of Jaina Studies at the University of London and on the global network of Jaina scholarship.
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IJTS Vol. 7, No. 1
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We want to inaugurate the 11th year of the IJTS publications with the 1st part of the paper by Dr. Peter Flügel (SOAS) "Beyond The Hindu Frontier
Jaina-Vaiṣṇava Syncretism In The Gujarātī Daspora". The article deals with the Akram Vijñān movement and is based on Peter Flügel's intermittent fieldwork between 1997-2004 in Amadāvād/Ahmedabad, London, Mumbaī/Bombay, Surat, and Vaḍodarā/Baroda. The paper also offers original Gujarātī ritual texts. Most of the texts have been published in the pamphlet literature of the Akram Vijñān Mārg.
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Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet
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Fourth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet to be Held in Edinbirgh, Scotland on 18-19/10/2005. H.H. the Dalai Lama will attend this meeting...(read the latest news on Tibet)
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MPSA Conference: Call for Papers
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MPSA Conference: Call for Papers. We have experienced significant growth in the number of papers that examine politics in different areas of the world and we encourage submissions on: Asian Politics, African Politics, Canadian Politics, European Politics, Latin American Politics. Deadline to Submit Proposals: 10/10/2005.
Conference Dates: April 20-23, 2006 in Chicago.
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Burmese Women working to Expose Rapes by Military Regime Win an International Award
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Burmese female activists working to expose the military regime's systematic violence against women, including rape as a tool of counter-insurgency, won an international women's rights award last week from the Gruber foundation. Read the full article.
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How Does Change Happen?
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The 10th AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development. October 27-30, 2005 | Shangri-La Hotel | Bangkok, Thailand. AWID Forum website: www.awid.org/forum.
Email inquiries: awidforum@awid.org. Ph. inquiries: +1.416.594.3773
Fax inquiries: +1.416.594.0330
Inquiries by Post: AWID, 215 Spadina Ave., Suite 150
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7 CANADA
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Agenda journal: Call for abstracts/papers
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The second 2006 issue of the Agenda journal will focus on Women and Culture. It is intended that in placing a gendered lens on culture, contributions to the issue will concern a rethinking and reclaiming of what culture means to women. Submissions are accepted in the following formats: Full paper; Abstract; Overview/summary of intent; Deadline: 18 October 2005. More info: Christine Davis, Writing Programme Co-ordinator. Agenda Feminist Media Project. Tel: 031 304 7001, fax: 031 304 7018; editorial@agenda.org.za
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Asiatica Association ONLUS
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via V. Bellini, 4
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20122 Milano, Italy
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tel. +39 02 76011736
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fax +39 02 700511864
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| IJTS Editors |
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Enrica Garzilli (Editor in Chief, Italy) |
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Michael Witzel (Managing Editor, USA) |
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Roberto Donatoni (Italy) |
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Minoru Hara (Japan) |
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Karel van Kooij (The Nederlands) |
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David N. Lorenzen (Mexico) |
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Benjamin Prejado (Mexico) |
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Michael Rabe (USA) |
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Debabrata Sensharma (India) |
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| JSAWS Editors |
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Enrica Garzilli (Editor in Chief, Italy) |
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Jayaraj Acharya (Nepal) |
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Gregory Bailey (Australia) |
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Oscar Botto (Italy) |
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Geraldine Forbes (USA) |
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Himendra Thakur (USA) |
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Kapila Vatsyayan (India) |
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Albrecht Wezler (Germany) |
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Carolyne Wright (USA) |
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