Sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Institute, organized by Prof. Liu Zhen (Fudan University; HYI Visiting Scholar)
Workshop Agenda
10:10—Lecture by Prof. P. Marudanayagam (Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai): Poetry of Indirection: Tolkaappiyam and Sangam Classics
11:30—Lecture by Prof. Werner Knobl (Kyoto University): Poetic Techniques of the Rigveda
12:30—Lunch Break
14:00—Lecture by Prof. Eijiro Doyama (Osaka University): Translating Rigvedic India
15:00—Lecture by Dr. Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan, (South Asia Research and Information Institute, Dallas): From Priestess to Performer: Understanding the History of Tamil Temple Women
16:00—Coffee Break & General Discussion
17:00—Workshop conclusion
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