13-16 January 1997
Pune, India
It has been said by W. Halbfass (India and Europe, First edition,
Delhi: MLBD, 1990, p. 44) that "In the modern planetary situation
Eastern and Western "cultures" can no longer meet one another as
equal partners. They meet in a westernized world, under
conditions shaped by western ways of thinking."
If this is true, is "European" or "Western" discourse the destiny
of Indology? Will the Neo-Hindu attempts to actualize ancient
Indian teachings for the present succeed in establishing a
stronger alternative? Will there be an Indian discourse in
Indology? Will it serve as the best solution for the present
predicament? Indologists today have to address themselves to many
questions of the kind mentioned above. It is proposed to offer
a forum for Indologists to discuss these and many other issues
related to Indology.
This is the first announcement of the International Seminar of
Indology: Past, Present, and Future. Presentations dealing with
the state of the art in Indology in different countries along
with some major issues connected with it are invited from
Indologists all over the world.
The proposed Seminar will be organized by the department of
Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages (University of Pune) from the 13th
to the 16th January 1997.
Papers are invited in areas such as: (1) The state of Indology
in different countries with reference to areas such as philology,
religion, philosophy, arts, architecture, technology, sociology,
and anthropology; (2) Challenges of contemporary Indology; (3)
New horizons of Indology; (4) Any other topic from related areas.
For further information:
Saroja Bhate
Head, Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages,
University of Pune,
Pune - 411007
India