South Asian & Tibetan Studies, Leiden University

VVIK Book presentation by Dr. Victor A. van Bijlert
Title: Nyāya Sūtra: On Philosophical Method: Sanskrit Text, Translation, and Commentary
Date: Wed 18 Sept 2024
Time: 15:30-18:00
Venue: Lipsius 1.48 [followed by drinks at LIAS common room (first floor) of the Herta Mohr Building]
More info:
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2024/09/book-presentation-by-victor-a.-van-bijlert

On Coming Friday 5th July 2024 at 12:15, Prof. Peter Bisschop will give a lunchtalk (in Dutch) on the importance of Sanskrit studies at BplusC as part of the campaign against the new cabinet’s plans of cuts in higher education:
Venue: BplusC, Nieuwstraat 4, 2312KB
More information here -
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/campaign/humanities/protest

Without our research, the Netherlands is in danger The new cabinet threatens to cut nearly a billion euros from higher education. This not only endangers academic work, it is a disaster for the Netherlands itself. The proposed penalty on study extensions and other financial measures will heavily impact students and will reduce education accessibilit...

🗣️Roundtable Discussion🗣️
Telling Stories: Narrative Traditions from South and Southeast Asia
Date: 14 May 2024
Time: 11Am to 1 Pm
Venue: International Institute for Asian Studies, Rapenburg 59, 2311 GJ , Leiden.
Register here -
https://www.iias.asia/events/telling-stories-narrative-traditions-south-and-southeast-asia

VVIK Book Presentation: Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas - by Dominik Haas (IIAS, Leiden)
Date: Thursday 25 April 2024
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
Place: Vrieshof 2/0.04
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Book Presentation: Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas In this lecture, Dominik A. Haas will present the results of his recently published book, titled: ‘Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas’ (Austrian Academy Sciences Press, 2023), see also: https://doi.org/10.1553/978OEAW93906 The mantra known as Gāyatrī or Sāvitrī (Ṛgveda III 62.10) is...

Catch the incredible Varun Grover live in Amsterdam!
Varun Grover brings his most irreverent and personal standup solo to Amsterdam for the first time. Satirical observational comedy interspersed with personal stories of growing up in the India of 90s and 2000s, NOTHING MAKES SENSE is a standup special you don’t want to miss.

Serious Time Pass Films - An Event Management Company from Europe Varun Grover brings his most irreverent and personal standup solo to your city for the first time. Satirical observational comedy interspersed with personal stories of growing up in the India of 90s and 2000s, NOTHING MAKES SENSE is a standup special you don’t want to miss.

VVIK Lecture by Dr. Dmitrii Komissarov (HSE University, Russia)
Title: The dohada Motif in Ancient Biographies of the Buddha
Date and Time: 26 Feb at 15:30 PM.
Venue - Verbarium (1.04)
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2024/02/vvik-lecture-the-dohada-motif-in-ancient-biographies-of-the-buddha

India, land van de toekomst?
Indiase cultuur, geschiedenis, filosofie, muziek en films in Sijthoff Cultuur.
https://sijthoff-leiden.nl/seizoensthema/

🚨 Vacancy 🚨
The ERC PURANA project based at Leiden University has an open call for a 3-year postdoctoral position on Material/Visual Cultures of Southeast Asia (deadline 1 March 2024). More information on this position and how to apply can be found here:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024/q1/14478-postdoctoral-position-on-material-visual-cultures-of-southeast-asia
Purana Project website:
https://purana.pubpub.org/

VVIK Lecture by Dr. Carmen Sylvia Spiers
Woodworkers and farmers 3000 years ago: transitions from the Rigveda to the Atharvaveda
Date: Thursday 18 January 2024
Time: 15:30
Venue: Vrieshof 4, Room - 0.05
More information-
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2024/01/woodworkers-and-farmers-3000-years-ago-transitions-from-the-rgveda-to-the-atharvaveda

🚨Vacancy alert 🚨
Two vacancies in Sri Lankan history are now open for the new project on the long history of Colombo at the University of Cambridge:
A post-doc in Sri Lankan history for three years (pre 1800):
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43770/
And an International Phd studentship (post 1800):
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43785/

30th Gonda Lecture by Charlotte Schmid: The Aśokan Breakthrough
Date: 1 December 2023
Time - 16:00 - 17:30
Venue - KNAW Trippenhuis - Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam
Registration -
https://www.knaw.nl/en/events/30th-gonda-lecture-charlotte-schmid-asokan-breakthrough

Three of our Hindi Language students from BA International Studies of Leiden University (From L to R - Jort, Francesca and Miriam) are currently studying at Symbiosis International University (Pune, India) for their semester abroad 😍. Here are some photos from their colorful life in India.
#हिन्दी

DesiYup is organizing Eindeloos India on 26-19 October. Eindeloos India is a commemorative Festival for 150 Years of Hindustani Immigration in collaboration with Rotterdam Cultural Centers & Partners.
More info:

Eindeloos India EN - DesiYUP | Sharing Meaningful Music Eindeloos India 26-29 October Rotterdam Commemorative Festival for 150 Years of Hindustani Immigration in collaboration with Rotterdam Cultural Centers & Partners. Dutch English 26 October Arminius Panel Discussion:150 years Hindustani Immigration     Tickets 27 October Kunsthal Expo x Storytellin...

Dubbellezing door Peter Bisschop en Tijmen Pronk [Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden]
Tijdens de Week van het oude schrift (14 t/m 21 september 2023) geven experts lezingen over allerlei soorten schrift uit de oudheid. Vandaag vertellen hoogleraar Peter Bisschop en universitair docent Tijmen Pronk over de ontwikkeling en bestudering van twee schriftsoorten in het oude India: het Brahmi- en het Indusschrift.
datum: donderdag 21 september 2023
tijd: 17.00 – 18.00 uur (aanmelden verplicht)
locatie: Tempelzaal, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (er is geen livestream-uitzending)
entree: gratis

Lezing: Schrift in het oude India - Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Week van het oude schrift: Peter Bisschop houdt een lezing over de ontwikkeling en verspreiding van het schrift in het oude India.

De Indiase overheid heeft plannen om de landsnaam te veranderen in Bharat. Deze discussie is al eeuwenoud en ligt gevoelig. Maar waarom zou de Indiase overheid de naam willen veranderen? En waar staan ‘India’ en ‘Bharat’ voor? Carolien Stolte, India-kenner aan de Universiteit Leiden, geeft uitleg.
https://www.vpro.nl/speel~PREPR_RA1_17347024~india-wil-naamsverandering~.html?fbclid=IwAR0buoghf84Vr6_og4TU37T2ExcYgATXZsjDU3YYA4gIZyrEZY930h20zFc

India wil naamsverandering De Indiase overheid heeft plannen om de landsnaam te veranderen in Bharat. Deze discussie is al eeuwenoud en ligt gevoelig. Maar waarom zou de Indiase overheid de naam willen veranderen? En waar staan ‘India’ en ‘Bharat’ voor? Carolien Stolte, India-kenner aan de Universiteit Leiden, geeft u...

A Leidener in India
Our third year student of BA South and South-East Asian studies at Leiden University, Mansi Madhawan, is in Hyderabad (India) for her semester abroad studies in India for the academic year 2023-24.
Look at the fabulous photos she has shared with us from her life in India. 🙌🙌🙌🙌⭐️⚡️⚡️🌺🌺🌹🌹

More on the Leiden2India blog 👉
https://leiden2india.wordpress.com/blog/

Vacancy: Asistant Professor in Southeast Asia (History) at Brown University
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Dhivehi 🇲🇻, Vedda 🇱🇰, Sri Lankan Telugu, Sri Lanka Malay, and Nagpuri of Sundarbans 🇧🇩 : read about the enchanting world of the languages of the islanders 🌊🚣‍♀️ in this second installment of the 2-part series.

Language of the islanders in Southasia: Part 2 Languages spoken in the islands of the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh demonstrate language contact and convergence, and offer insights into the histories, cultures and linguistic diversity of the region.

Happy to share this welcome news about the release of 882 fonts for 14 scripts from Indian subcontinent by Typotheque a type foundry and design studio from the Netherlands.
It took four years, and tens of thousands of hours of work to complete this project, creating 882 fonts, involving 40 designers, experts, language consultants, and reviewers.

November—the most comprehensive type system for South Asia Typotheque tackled the unprecedented task of designing a set of fonts for the South Asia supporting hundreds of languages of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and…

Stage bij de Nederlandse Ambassade te New Delhi
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/stage-bij-de-nederlandse-ambassade-te-new-delhi-BZ-2023-0243

Our very own Prof. Peter Biscchop talks about his Sanskrit journey in this interview with Tattvam.
https://youtu.be/nlfZcyFqIhU

VVIK Lecture by Dr. Chiara Livio (IIAS).
Title: Uncovering the Manuscript History of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita: Tracing and Reconstruction
Date: 25 May 2023
Time: 04 PM
Venue: University Leiden, Matthias de Vrieshof 3, room 104 (Verbarium).
More info: https://www.instituutkern.nl/agenda/vvik-lecture-dr-chiara-livio/?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR1bk1u2kZmAoTaCZ4ZQ_93J0DlP0Q2quaM_4r2jZKK4i3ABzS4mAq1jcAA

Welcome to BA SSEAS Alumni Event

💐💐 ALUMNI EVENT 💐💐
All BA south and southeast Asian studies / Indology studies / India studies / Indonesian studies alumni and current students are welcome to our alumni event on Saturday 13 May for a fun filled meeting to interact and share our experiences. Event is followed by Indian food, drinks and games. Register here
https://elinkeu.clickdimensions.com/m/1/44515411/p1-b23104-1fe696726d4649ec96fd137346ed4a51/1/195/9ac84a48-5fe6-45e4-bf59-335f0da23068

💐💐 ALUMNI EVENT 💐💐
All BA south and southeast Asian studies / Indology studies / India studies / Indonesian studies alumni and current students are welcome to our alumni event on Saturday 13 May for a fun filled meeting to interact and share our experiences. Event is followed by Indian food, drinks and games. Register here
https://elinkeu.clickdimensions.com/m/1/44515411/p1-b23104-1fe696726d4649ec96fd137346ed4a51/1/195/9ac84a48-5fe6-45e4-bf59-335f0da23068

Vacancy:
University Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Islam in Southeast and South Asia (1,00 FTE) at South Asian & Tibetan Studies, Leiden University
Deadline : 4th May 2023
More info:

University Lecturer in Islam in Southeast and South Asia The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) is looking for a: University Lecturer in Islam in Southeast and South Asia (1,00 FTE) Leiden University invites applications for a full-time University Lecturer in Islam in Southeast and South Asia, to begin 1 August 2023 or as soon...

VVIK Lecture by Dr. Lennart Bes (Institute for History, Leiden University)
Title: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states
Date: Thursday 20 April 2023
Time: 16:15 - 17:00
Place: Matthias de Vrieshof 2 (room 0.04)

VVIK Lecture: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states This talk discusses court politics in several successor states of the south Indian Vijayanagara empire, which flourished between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. The central question is whether these royal courts should be seen as static, harmonious, and hierarchic pyramids (as historiography...

Discussions on languages of Southasia are often limited to languages spoken in mainland Southasia. Rarely mentioned are the lesser-known languages spoken on the numerous islands of the region. These languages of the islanders, many endangered and vulnerable, are not only treasure troves for linguists but also an integral part of these speech communities’ identity, history, knowledge and culture.

Languages of the islanders in Southasia: Part 1 - Himal Southasian Linguistic diversity and study of endangered languages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Southasia can help our understanding of human history, cognition and the natural world

🚨 Job alert 🚨 --- details below
The ERC PURANA project based at Leiden University has two open calls for postdoctoral positions (3 years each; application deadline 15 April 2023).
The first one 🔴 is on the influence of the Purāṇas on literary and material cultures in Southeast Asia:
http://bit.ly/42eAETo

The second one 🟢 is on the translation of Purāṇas into Persian:

Postdoctoral researcher on Persian translations from Sanskrit The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to focus on translations of Sanskrit Purāṇas into Persian for the ERC Advanced Grant project “PURANA – Mythical Discourse and Religious Agency in the Puranic Ecumene” (grant number 1...

New Photo Blog alert
Four South Asian & Tibetan Studies, Leiden University students in Hyderabad (2022)

Leiden University Students in Hyderabad (India) Four of Leiden University Students (Julia, Mieke, Thirza and Yanoah) were in Hyderabad (India) for their semester abroad studies in India (Hyderabad). Some photos of Leiden University students in H…

IIAS Lecture in Leiden by Lola Guyot
"From Sri Lanka to the international arena: the moral geography of the Tamil cause"
Date and time: 28 Feb 2022 at 12 pm
Venue: International Institute for Asian Studies
Rapenburg 59, 2311GJ Leiden
Register here -
https://www.iias.asia/events/sri-lanka-international-arena-moral-geography-tamil-cause