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Lectures
In addition to the conferences, we had the honor to host lectures by the following people:
Lectures 2008-09:
Professor Goswamy in discussion
with graduate students
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November, 2008
Professor B.N. Goswamy
Panjab University
Lecture Title:
"Art as a Source of Sikh History" |
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Lectures 2007-08:
| October 18, 2007 |
Ahmad Salim
a leading Punjabi poet of Pakistan:
"Punjabi language and Literature in West Punjab”
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| November 16, 2007 |
Michel Hawley
Religious Studies, University of Calgary:
"Sikh Studies at the American Academy of Religion”
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| December 3, 2007 |
Mahesh Kumar
History, Panjab University, Chandigarh:
"State Formation in the Punjab Hills”
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| December 3, 2007 |
Daniel Michon
Religion, Claremont McKenna College:
"Punjab Archeology: The State of the Field”
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| April 14, 2008 |
Purnima Dhavan
History, University of Washington:
"Eighteenth Century Sikh History"
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| April 21, 2008 |
Christopher Shackle
Oriental Studies, London University:
Title to be announced
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| April 28, 2008 |
Bruce La Brack
History, University of the Pacific:
"South Asians in the United States"
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| May 12, 2008 |
Michael Nijhawan
Sociology, York University:
“The Dhadhis and the Sikh Militant Singing”
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Lectures 2006-07:
May 31, 2007
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Narendra Parson
Physician and Indian Art Collector
Narendra Parson, a major collector of Sikh and Jain art in the United States, spoke on the history of Jain art and the important items in his personal collection.
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April 17 , 2007
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Dr. Shinder Thandi
Head of Department of Economics,
Finance and Accounting
Coventry University, United Kingdom
Dr. Shinder Thandi, of Coventry University, gave a lecture on South Asians in the United States.
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April 11, 2007
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Dr. Judith Brown
Beit Professor of the History of the
British Commonwealth
Oxford University
Professor Brown shared stories about her early years in the Punjab.
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March 5, 2007
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Inderjit Kaur
Music Department
University of California, Santa Cruz
Professor Kaur spoke on the role of music in Sikh devotion and how Sikh music relates to the other traditions of Indian music.
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February 17, 2007
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Gurpal Singh Bhuller
Collector of Sikh Art
Dr. Bhuller shared his experiences of migration from Malaysia to the United States and the inspiration that went into the building of his art collection.
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February 15, 2007
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Dr. Farina Mir
Assistant Professor
Columbia University
Dr. Farina Mir, of the History Department at the University of Michigan, made a presentation on the British policy towards Punjab in the 1850's. |
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