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The Asha Archives (Āśā Saphū Kuthi), a digitized collection of 7.025 manuscripts and more than 1.100 palmleaf landgrant documents on 54 DVD Roms, are now accessible at the library of the South Asia Institute.The manuscripts are mainly written in Sanskrit (ca. 70%) or Newari (ca. 20%).The collection covers a vast variety of subjects starting from literary works, dictionaries, medical and astrological texts to religious manuals and ritual texts. Access to the collection is possible via three catalogues. Find more information at

http://www.savifa.uni-hd.de/de/recherche/asha_archives.html

Praxisforum for Students

Internships are an integral part of the BA Southasian Studies at the SAI. In order to further deepen the connection to practical experiences of the students there are four lectures offered on Friday, June 26th, 10-15h at SAI, Room Z10 namely:

10-11 am
Wilma Strothenke, FIAN (Food First Informations- und Aktions-Netzwerk) in charge for public relations
Topic“Working for Human Rights”

11-12 am
Isabel Werle, SAI Alumna (Political Science and Economics), Foreign Office, Berlin:
Topic „Foreign Service“

13-14 pm
Alexander Haentzschel, Cultural Studies, Cluster „Asia and Europe in a Gobal Context“:
Topic „Media“

14-15 pm
Thomas Lennartz, Dipl. Geograph, Department for Geography, SAI
Topic: „Cooperations in Development Policies“

The lectures of the Praxis Forum are designed for all students at SAI and everybody is most welcome. The organisation was taken over by the Studiensekretariat B.A. Südasienstudien

Please feel invited to attend a series of events on „Mind, Music and Ritual in India & Europe“ between June 24th and 26th both at Heidelberg Old Town and SAI:

24 June 17:15 - 16:45, Ethnologisches Institute Sandgasse 7 Room 1910
Ritual as a Therapeutic Resource in Transcultural Psychiatry Lecture by Prof. Dr. Marine Carrin (Toulouse)

25 June 10:15 - 11:45, Ethnologisches Institute Sandgasse 7 Room 1910
Drugs and Prayers
A film by Prof. Dr. Helene Basu (Muenster)
This film deals with the incorporation of psychiatrists into a famous Muslim Healing Dargah in Gujarat. The filmmaker will be present for discussion.

Friday 25 June, 2010, 7-9 pm, South Asia Institute, rooftop
Indian Classical Music Concert (admission free)
Vocal Music: Rupi Mahindroo
Sitar: Yuvaraj Chopra
Tabla: Farid Bannerjee

Saturday 26 June, 10 am -4 pm, South Asia Institute, Room 316
Classical Indian Ragas: Coloring the Mind

For more details and to sign up for the workshop contact lokeshohri.reach@gmail.com

INVITATION

Project Presentation Sambhali, June 14th Juni 2010, 18.00h, SAI, Room Z10
                                             
In India Dalit-Women - so called untouchables - belong to the most disadvantaged persons. Since two years now the Sambhali-Trust tries to improve their situation. The Sambhali-Trust (a grassroots-NGO) and its founder Govind Rathore are in Germany for the first time. It is their aim to introduce the situation of Dalit-women and present concrete examples how to improve their lives.

Presentation

* Introduction by Govind Rathore, Founder of Sambhali-Trust
* Short Documentary on the Sambhali-Trust
* Beispiele von Dalit-Schicksalen
* Presentation of Projects
* Chances for Voluntary Services
* Q & A

The presentation is in English.
Further Information: www.sambhali-trust.org

 

Starting from today the opening hours of the library will be extended to: Monday-Friday, 10-18h