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South Asia Center South Asia CenterJANUARY 2007
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Jan 13 - Mar 11, 2007
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Gaur Art Collection exhibits hosted by Ross Gallery
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Venue: Ross Gallery
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Traveling exhibition features 64 modern and contemporary owned by Umesh and Sunanda Gaur, who were featured on the cover of the March 2003 Art and Antiques "Top 100 collectors" issue. In collaboration with Professor Michael Meister, Department of the History of Art and support from the South Asia Center and Art History.		 South Asia Center
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  FEBRUARY 2007
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Feb, 2007
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Classical Indian Dance performance
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Penn Thillana group
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  Thursday, Feb 22, 2007
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Asia Day
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For high school students (by invitation)
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm
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Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania and Center for East Asian Studies, Arthur Ross Gallery
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Saturday, Feb 24, 2007
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Pleasurable Stories: Narrative, Polity, and Performance
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South Asia Forum
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Schedule: http://www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/documents/Feb24-SouthAsiaForum.doc

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Saturday, Mar 17, 2007
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The Built Environment: Ornament, Function, and Historical Transition
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Mehfil Series: South Asian Music
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Uday Bhawalkar: dhrupad vocal recital
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 9am - 3pm
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The Built Environment: Ornament, Function, and Historical Transition
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Venue: To Be Announced
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies of University of Pennsylvania
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Dhrupad Vocal Recital: By Uday Bhawalkar
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Venue: To Be Announced
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies of University of Pennsylvania
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Q&A with Director to follow
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Venue: The Bridge Cinema de Lux Corner of 40th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Time: 7pm
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A FREE ADMISSION EVENT
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Monday, Apr 2, 2007
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Film Screenings and Talk
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IMAGINING THE CITY Two Films on Bombay with Filmmakers Anjali Monteiro and K.P. Jayasankar Film Screenings: Saacha (The Loom) and Naata (The Bond)
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Venue: Room B3, Meyerson Hall, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
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Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Co-sponsored by the South Asia Center, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Center for the Advanced Study of India
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in Iron Gate Theater (3700 Chestnut) on Penn's campus
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Venue: TBA
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Time: 8pm-00pm
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Student Performing Arts Show
"I.", a full-length Spring 2007 theatre production by PenNaatak, the University of Pennsylvania's premier South Asian Theater Group. PenNaatak aims to address issues pertinent to the South Asian community both in the United States and abroad.
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in Iron Gate Theater (3700 Chestnut) on Penn's campus
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Venue: Harrison Heye Sky Lounge
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Time: 7pm-00pm
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THILLANA: Penn's Classical Indian Dance troupe presents 'Shuruvaat: A Beginning'
Free admissions Refreshments will be served.
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Cosponsored by South Asia Center & PAACH
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  April 16, 2007 Monday
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Venue: CASI, 3600 Market St., St.560
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Time: 12pm-1:30pm
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Talk on "Mobilizing India: Women, Music, and Migration Between India and Trinidad"
Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society in Bangalore, India
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Please RSVP in advance by email:
(casi@sas.upenn.edu)or phone (215.746.3159)
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Co-sponsored by Center for the Advanced Study of India
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Afghanistan
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Session For K-12 teachers of the Plymouth School District
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm
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Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania and Center for East Asian Studies, Arthur Ross Gallery
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Date & Time: Thurs. April 19: 5:30PM-8:15PM, Fri. April 20:9:00AM-5:15PM
Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Hall
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First Annual Penn Global Development Initiative Forum presents, THE UNIVERSITY AS AN AGENT OF GLOBAL CHANGE
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Welcoming remarks by President Amy Gutmann, Dean Stanton Wortham, and Dean Richard Gelles
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Keynote speakers:
Timothy Unwin, University of London, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D Wadi Haddad, World Bank, Former Deputy Secretary Vanessa Tobin, UNICEF, Deputy Director of Programs
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*Organized by Penn GDI faculty and students, with funding support from co-sponsors: Office of International Programs, Graduate School of Education, School of Social Policy and Practice, International Literacy Institute, School of Nursing, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, South Asia Center, African Studies Center, Center for East Asian Studies and Middle East Center.
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Saturday, May 19, 2007
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Asian Art, Philosophies & religion: Across Countries and Time
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Session for K-12 teachers
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Michael Linderman, UPenn
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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MY SON THE FANATIC
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Venue: 111 Annenberg School, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Screenings: Tuesdays 6pm – 9pm
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Udayan Prasad,
1997, 88 min
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KHUSH
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Venue: 111 Annenberg School, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Screenings: Tuesdays 6pm – 9pm
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Pratibha Parmar,
1991, 24 min
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SUMMER IN MY VEINS
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Venue: 111 Annenberg School, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Screenings: Tuesdays 6pm – 9pm
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Nish Saran
2000, 41 minutes
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South Asia Center This film series is sponsored by the South Asia Center and Department of South Asia Studies, and co-sponsored by Cinema Studies, at the University of Pennsylvania. Contact haimanti@sas.upenn.edu or majithia@sas.upenn.edu for more information. All films are also screenings for the courses, SAST 306 and CINE 310. For information about the courses and films, see www.southasia.upenn.edu. All films are a part of the South Asia Collection and are located at the Van Pelt Library.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC 6, 2006
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SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
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End of semester sitar and tabla class performance
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Venue: Harnwell House Rooftop Lounge
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Time: 6am – 8:30pm
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GLOBAL SPREAD OF ENGLISH AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL LANGUAGES
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Brief presentations by: Harold Schiffman, Surendra Gambhir, Nancy Hornberger, Aloysius Ngefac, Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl, Francis Hult, Hiroko Sherry
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Venue: 816 Williams Hall
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Time: Reception: 10:30am – 11am ; Presentation & Discussion: 11am – 1:30pm
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Pre-registration by emailing to haimanti@sas.upenn.edu by WEDNESDAY, NOV 29th, will be appreciated. Co-sponsored by Penn Language Center
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MONDAY, NOV 13, 2006
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THE PROVOST'S GLOBAL FORUM PRESENTS: 'THE GREATEST ASIAN CENTURY'
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Mr. Kishore Mahbubani, Former U.N Ambassador and Author
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Venue: Huntsman Hall, Room G06, 38th & Walnut Streets
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Time: 6:30pm
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Registration is required. Please visit http://ia.oip.upenn.edu/globalforum.html. Seats are not guaranteed and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that the doors to the Walnut Street entrance of the Hunstman Hall will lock after 7pm. Co-sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies and the South Asia Center
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FEW DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
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Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago
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THE MYTHOLOGY OF GENDER IN THE KAMASUTRA
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Lunch with undergraduate students at Carriage House: 12:30pm
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Venue: Logan Hall, Room 17
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Time: 5:15pm
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THURSDAY, NOV 9, 2006
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BISEXUALITY IN ANCIENT INDIAN MYTHOLOGY: A WORKSHOP
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Lunch with graduate students at the South Asia Colloquium at Williams 816, 36th and
Spruce Sts: 12 noon
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Venue: Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk
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Time: 3pm
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Co-sponsored by Fund to Encourage Women (FEW) of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women, Women's Studies Program, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Center, the South Asia Center, Department of South Asia Studies and Department of Religious Studies
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SITAR
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Allyn Miner, UPenn,
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Venue: Lower Merion Middle School
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Sitar presentation to 48 sixth graders
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'TRAVELING AS AN ACADEMIC' SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED BY ORIENTAL CLUB
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William Cullinan, Temple university; Grant Frame, UPenn, Pardis Munechar, UPenn, Frank Hoffman,, UPenn,
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Venue: Penn humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk
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Time: 9am – 3pm
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Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania
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WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR HINDI AT THE K-16 LEVEL
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June Philips, Weber State University: 'Foreign Language Standards: Relevant or Irrelevant for Higher Education'
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Venue: Crest Room, ARCH Building
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Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm
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Cosponsored by ACTFL, Penn Language Center and South Asia Center
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ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK PRESENTED BY PENN MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
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Seyyed Hossain Nasr, 'Man and Nature'
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ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK (OCT 30-NOV 6) ORGANIZED BY ASAM
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Kal Penn, Keynote Speaker
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Venue:Hall of Flags, Houston Hall
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Time: 7:30pm
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Cosponsored by South Asia Center, Department of Anthropology, Department of English, Penn Humanities Forum and Theatre Arts Program
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SATURDAY, OCT 28, 2006
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HINDI-URDU WORKSHOP: 'THE POETRY OF BHAVA'
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Presenters from Penn & Columbia,
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Venue: Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk
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Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
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Cosponsored by Department of South Asia Studies and Columbia University
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SOUTH ASIA MUSIC CONCERT: MEHFIL SERIES
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Veena concert: Sri Ayyagari Syamasundaram, with mrdangam accompaniment ,
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Venue: Harnwell House Rooftop Lounge
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Time: 8:00pm
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Cosponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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ANNUAL RECEPTION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
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Venue: Chinese Rotunda, Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 5:00 – 7:00pm
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TWO LECTURES ON THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF PAKISTAN
TUESDAY, OCT 17, 2006
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"RECENT EXCAVATIONS AT HARAPPAN SITES IN THE GOMAL VALLEY, NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE, PAKISTAN"
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Dr. Ihsan Ali, Vice Chancellor, Hazara University, Pakistan,
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Venue: Classroom 2 in the Penn Museum
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Time: 3:30 pm
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WEDNESDAY, OCT 18, 2006
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"DISTRIBUTION AND NATURE OF THE GANDHARAN GRAVE CULTURE IN PAKISTAN"
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Dr. Muhammad Zahir, Government College, Peshawar, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan
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Venue: Classroom 329 in the Penn Museum
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Time: 12 Noon
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Co-sponsored by the Penn Museum, the Department of Anthropology, the South Asia Center, and the Center for Ancient Studies.
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THE HOWARD P. AND JUDITH R. BERKOWITZ LECTURE
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Arjun Appadurai, John Dewey Professor in the Social Sciences Senior Advisor for Global Initiatives, The New School, Universities as Actors in Global Civil Society
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Venue: Golkin Room, Houston Hall
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Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
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Co-sponsored by the Penn Graduate School of Education, the Department of Anthropology, the Office of International Programs, the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, the South Asia Center, and Urban Studies Program
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SAST FALL LANGUAGE WORKSHOP: CREATING LANGUAGE LESSONS WITH AUTHENTIC MATERIALS
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Venue: Crest Room, ARCH Building
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Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
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Co-sponsored: Penn Language Center
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"THE CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY: QUESTIONS FROM INDIA."
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Ram Guha, historian and biographer
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Venue: Center for Advanced Study of India (CASI), 3600 Market St., Suite 560.
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Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
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Co-sponsored by CASI, Anthropology Department and South Asia Center
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FRIDAY, SEP 29, 2006
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"KINGS, PALACES, AND SAGES: NEW EVIDENCE FOR EARLY INDIAN ARCHITECTURE"
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Michael Meister, University of Pennsylvania
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Venue: Jaffe 201
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Time: 3:30pm
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'THE PERSISTENCE OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL IN INDIAN POPULAR CINEMA'
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Philip Lutgendorf, University of Iowa,
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Venue: Ormandy Room, 4th Floor, VanPelt Library
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Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm
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SOUTH ASIA MUSIC CONCERT: MEHFIL SERIES
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Pt. Purbayan Chatterjee , (Sitar) & Samir Chatterjee , (tabla)
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Venue: Houston Hall, Class of '49 Auditorium
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Time: 8:00pm
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THURSDAY, AUG 30, 2006
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SOUTH ASIA AT PENN' AT NSO DEAN'S AND DEPARTMENTAL RECEPTION
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Haimanti Banerjee , and Allyn Miner, UPenn
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Venue: College Hall
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SITAR PERFORMANCE
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Soham Dave, UPenn
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Venue: BusyBees Childcare Center
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Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
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'INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION' PRESENTED BY RANGOLI
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Swatantra Pindara, (Chief guest) & Deepthi Chandreshekhan, (Bharatnatyam dance performance)
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Venue: Franklin Room, Houston Hall
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Time: 6:00pm
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FRIDAY, APR 7, 2006
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SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC CONCERT
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Pandit Nayan Ghosh, sitarist
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Venue: Harrison House Rooftop Lounge, 3910 Irving (39th and Spruce Streets)
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Time: 7:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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FRIDAY, MAR 24, 2006
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'BETWEEN EMPIRE AND GLOBALIZATION: READING THE PRESENT THROUGH INDIAN FEMINISMS'
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Presenters: Priya Gopal, Mary John, Nivedita Menon, Raka Ray and Mrinalini Sinha
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Venue: Room 500, at Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut Street
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Co-sponsored by: the Fund to Encourage Women (FEW) of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women for 2005-06, GSE, Alice Paul Center, Department of English, Project for Global Communication Studies (Annenberg School for Communication)
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SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA CONFERENCE: 'CINEMA SOUTH ASIA.'
TUESDAY, OCT 17, 2006
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Keynote Speaker, Ravi Vasudevan, Sarai, Presenters, Manishita Dass, Swarthmore College; Nitin Govil, University of California at San Diego; Amit Rai, Florida State University; Jigna Desai, University of Minnesota; Anustup Basu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bhaskar Sarkar, University of California at Santa Barbara; Christian Novetzke, University of Pennsylvania; Lalitha Gopalan, Georgetown University; Monika Mehta, SUNY Binghamton; Neepa Majumdar, University of Pittsburgh; Priya Jaikumar, University of Southern California; Gayatri Chatterjee, University of Pennsylvania; Priya Joshi, Temple University
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Venue: Rooms 108, 110 and 111 at Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut Street
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Time: noon - 5: 00pm followed by dinner and film screening
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WEDNESDAY, OCT 18, 2006
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Keynote Speaker, Ravi Vasudevan, Sarai, Presenters, Manishita Dass, Swarthmore College; Nitin Govil, University of California at San Diego; Amit Rai, Florida State University; Jigna Desai, University of Minnesota; Anustup Basu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bhaskar Sarkar, University of California at Santa Barbara; Christian Novetzke, University of Pennsylvania; Lalitha Gopalan, Georgetown University; Monika Mehta, SUNY Binghamton; Neepa Majumdar, University of Pittsburgh; Priya Jaikumar, University of Southern California; Gayatri Chatterjee, University of Pennsylvania; Priya Joshi, Temple University
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Venue: Classroom 329 in the Penn Museum
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Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
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Cosponsored by: Project for Global Communication Studies (Annenberg School for Communication) & Cinema Studies
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SATURDAY, FEB 18, 2006
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'THE SOUTH ASIAN BAZAAR'
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Presenters: David Curley, Western Washington University; Sudipta Sen, University of California at Davis; Aditya Behl, University of Pennsylvania; Anand Yang, Dean of the Henry Jackson School of International Studies of the University of Washington; Dilip Mookherjee, Boston University
Respondents: Ania Loomba and David Ludden, Ram Prasad Sengupta; University of Pennsylvania and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Free and open to all but RSVP is required.
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Venue: Harrison House Rooftop Lounge, 3910 Irving (39th and Spruce Streets)
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Time: 9:30am– 5:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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THURSDAY, FEB 16, 2006
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ASIA DAY: K-12
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For high school students by invitation.
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Co-sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies
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THURSDAY, JAN 26, 2006
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"PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE WORLD TODAY"
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Dr. Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner
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Venue: Huntsman Hall G06
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Time: 7:00pm
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Co-sponsored by The Office of the Provost, Office of International Programs, Middle East Center, South Asia Center, Center for East Asian Studies, African Studies Center, Penn Lauder Center for International Business Education and Research, Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Interdisciplinary Seminar on Women and Islamic Law, Women's Studies Program, the Muslim Student Law Association, and the Penn Persian Student Society.
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TUESDAY, DEC 20, 2006
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'DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA'
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Haimanti Banerjee , South Asia Center, South Asia resource to Dean Foster, Dean Foster Associates
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Venue: Wyeth Conference Center, 500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, PA 19426
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Time: 9:00am– 5:00pm
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MONDAY, NOV 21, 2006
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'POLITICAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN THE INDO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY'
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Ved Chaudhry, President Educators Society for the Heritage of India 
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Venue: Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall
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Time: 4:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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South Asia Center WEDNESDAY, NOV 16, 2005
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'AN EVENING WITH SALMAN AHMAD'
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Salman Ahmad , live performance and screening of award winning documentary: 'The Rockstar and the Mullahs'
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Venue: 200 College Hall
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Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Penn Pakistan Society and South Asia Society
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'INDIA IN THE 6-12 CURRICULUM'
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Fulbright Hays GPA participants present lessons plans and get feedback from panelists (Suvir Kaul, Kathy Hall and Sunila Kale)
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Venue: Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall
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Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
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SITAR PERFORMANCE
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'Festivals of India' presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum Family Workshop celebrating Indian festival of Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan)
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 10:o0am – 12:00 noon
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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SITAR PERFORMANCE
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'Diwali Beats' presented by Rangoli
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Venue: Penn Newman Center, 3720 Sansom Street
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Time:7:00pm – 2:00am
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FRIDAY, OCT 21, 2005
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MEHFIL SERIES: SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC
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Pandit Brij Narayan, sarod & Nitin Mitta, tabla
Venue: Harrison House Rooftop Lounge, 3910 Irving
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Time: 7:30pm
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South Asia Center FRIDAY, OCT 14, 2005
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HINDI-URDU WORKSHOP: URDU METER
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Noman Ul-Haq, University of Pennsylvania
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Venue: Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall
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Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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South Asia Center FRIDAY, OCT 14, 2005
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'JOURNEY THROUGH INDIA': PENNSYLVANIA SOCIAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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Haimanti Banerjee , (South Asia Center) & Christine Jawork ( 2005 Fulbright Hays GPA participant)
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Venue: Lanacaster, PA
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Time: 12:00 noon
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South Asia Center THURSDAY, OCT 13, 2005
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'RADIO TIMES WITH MARTY MOSS-COANE'
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Suvir Kaul, University of Pennsylvania in conversation with Marty Moss-Coane on Indo-Pak relations following the major earthquake in Pakistan
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Venue: WHYY Radio
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South Asia Center SATURDAY, OCT 8, 2005
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ASSESSMENT, STANDARDS AND TOOLS: LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
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Audrey Mbeje, Vijay Gambhir, Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl, Edward Dixon and Vasu Renganathan (University of Pennsylvania)
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Venue: Crest Room, ARCH Building, 3601 Locust Walk
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Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Penn Language Center and African Studies CenterPenn Language Center and African Studies Center
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South Asia Center FRIDAY, OCT 7, 2005
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'RECEPTION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS' HOSTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum, Chinese Rotunda
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Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center and other Penn and non-Penn institutes
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ISLAM SESSION HOSTED BY INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLAVANIA MUSEUM
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Professional development session for Plymouth School teachers,
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Center and South Asia Center
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THURSDAY, SEP 29, 2005
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'TEN DAYS WITH THE TALIBAN' AS PART OF THE ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK HOSTED BY MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, UPENN
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Yvonne Ridley, Former British journalist
South Asia Center
Venue: Terrace Room, Logan Hall
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Time: 7:30pm
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center, GAPSA, Office of the Chaplain, Fox Leadership Program, Penn SPEC Connaissance
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'ISLAM: REALITY AND (MIS)PERCEPTIONS'
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Adnan Zulfiqar, Hocine Fetni, James Fine (University of Pennsylvania) and Susan Douglass Workshop for K-12 teachers and International Educators
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Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum
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Time: 12:00 noon – 3:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Center, International Classroom at the University of Pennsylvania Museum and South Asia Center
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'AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON ONAM AND KERALA STATE'
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James Kurichi, University of Pennsylvania
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Venue: Upper Dublin Library, Fort Washington, PA
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Time: 7:15pm
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'U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND THE PROMOTION OF GLOBAL DEMOCRACY'
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Ambassador Richard Boucher, as part of the National Resource Centers’ Distinguished Lecture Series
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Venue: Penn humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk
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Time: 4:00pm
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Co-sponsored by NRCs at University of Pennsylvania
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South Asia Center JULY - AUGUST 2005
'Cultural Diversity in India's Democracy' 4 weeks study tour of India: Fulbright Hays Group project Abroad Program for middle school and high school teachers
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FRIDAY, JUN 3, 2005
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PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS 'INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE INSPIRED BY THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION'
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Uzma Rizvi , and Samir Chatterjeee
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Venue: BusyBees Childcare Center
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Time: 7:15pm – 8:15pm
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2005
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'SOUTH ASIA: PAST AND PRESENT'
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Uzma Rizvi , (UPenn) presented to West Catholic High School students
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READING WORKSHOP ON SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES (WITH FOCUS ON HINDI/URDU)
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Vijay Gambhir, Surendra Gambhir, (UPenn) and others from NYU, Emory, Syracuse, UTexas, Columbia University
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Co-sponsored by Southern Asian Institute, New York University, Middle Eastern Studies
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South Asia Center THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 19-20, 2005
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USEFI FULBRIGHT-HAYS SEMINARS ABROAD PROGRAM TEACHER REUNION CONFERENCE
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Venue: University of Wisconsin-Madison
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SAC participation
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South Asia Center WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2005
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'HINDUISM: SEEING THE DIVINE IN INDIA'
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Jennifer Coleman , (UPenn) presented to West Catholic High School students
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Venue: Upper Dublin Library, Fort Washington, PA
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Time: 7:15pm
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South Asia Center FRIDAY,MAY 6, 2005
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'THE SARI: THE FABRIC ART OF INDIA'
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Haimanti Banerjee , (UPenn), presented to Bensalem Middle School students
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South Asia Center MONDAY, MAY 2, 2005
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SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE
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Jeff Lunsteadi, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka
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Venue: 826 Williams Hall
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Time: 2:30pm
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FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APR 29-May 1, 2005
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PAKISTAN IN WORLD HISTORICAL CONTEXT
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Presenters: Zulfiqar Gilani, Pshawar University; Ashraf Adeel, Peshawar University; Brian Spooner, UPenn 
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Topics: Archaeology, Economics, Harappan Civilization, History, Politics, Language and Literature 
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Venue: University Museum at UPenn
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Time: 4:30pm
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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TUESDAY, APR 26, 2005
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DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
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K-12 Professional Development: 'Diverse Cultures, Student Achievements and Social Justice' UPenn 
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Venue: Bucks County IU #22
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Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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'THE TIME OF THE DALIT CONVERSION'
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Gyanendra Pandey, Johns Hopkins University
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Venue: University Museum at UPenn
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Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Ethnohistory Program, South Asia Center, Center for the Advanced Study of India
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WEDNESDAY, APR 20, 2005
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'RUMI'S MASNAVI: THE KORAN IN PERSIAN?'
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Jawid Mojaddedi, Rutgers University
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Venue: Logan Hall 402
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Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Center, Department of Near Eastern Languages, Program in Comparative Literature, Department of Religious Studies, and the South Asia Center
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South Asia Center TUESDAY, APR 19, 2005
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SITAR AND TABLA CLASS PERFORMANCE
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Venue: Harrison House Rooftop Lounge
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Time: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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'HEALTH FOR ALL IS A GLOBAL CALL'
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Vineeta Gupta,Association for India's Development (AID), College Park, MD
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Venue: Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
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Time: 12noon – 1:00pm
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Co-sponsored by AID (UPenn/Philadelphia) and the South Asia Center
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FULBRIGHT HAYS GROUP PROJECT ABROAD
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Pre-departure seminar with presentations by Surendra Gambhir, Christian Novetzke, Sunila Kale, David Nelson, Helen Sheehan, Kathy Hall, Hariharan Krishnan, Michael Meister, (University of Pennsylvania)
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Venue: 826 Williams Hall
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Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm
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'REMOVING TERRITORY FROM YHE TEACHIGN OF WORLD HOSTORY' AS PART OF THE ANNENBERG DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
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Richard Eaton, University of Arizona
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Venue: 209 College Hall
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Time: 12:00 noon
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE
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Deepak Kumar (ghazals and bhajans) & Naren Budakar on tabla
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Venue: Harrison house Rooftop Lounge
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Time: 7:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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'OCCIDENTALISM: THE WEST IN THE EYES OF ITS ENEMIES' AS PART OF THE NRCS DISTINGUISHED GLOBAL SCHOLAR PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
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Avishai Margalit, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Venue: Penn Humaniteis Forum, 3619 Locust Walk
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Time: 6:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Center, Center for East Asian Studies, African Studies Center and South Asia Center 
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HINDUISM AWARENESS WEEK PRESENTED BY HINDU STUDENTS COUNCIL AND YOUNG JAINS OF AMERICA
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'Bhagvad Gita', Surendra Gambhir,(UPenn); 'Hinduism in Indian Cinema',Hariharan Krishnan,(UPenn)
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Venue: Huntsman Hall
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Time: 7:00 – 8:00pm
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Cosponsored by South Asia Center and Department of South Asia Studies
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'THE NATION AND ITS OTHER: REPRESENTATIONS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN IN RECENT MAINSTREAM HINDI CINEMA
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Respondents: Tavishi Alagh, Akbar Zaidi, Hariharan Krishnan and Praveen Swami, Films screened: Sarfarosh, Roja, Gadar, Mission Kashmir, Khakee and Veer-Zaara
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Cosponsored by Department of South Asia Studies and Penn Cinema Studies
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MONDAY, MAR 28, 2005
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'OUTREACH TO TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION'
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Haimanti Banerjee,South Asia Center 
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Venue: Class of ’55, VanPelt Library
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Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Center, Center for East Asian Studies and African Studies Center and South Asia Center
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South Asia Center THURSDAY, MAR 24, 2005
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'THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: INTERNATIONAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FORUM'
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Cheryl Shipman, Research Coordinator, Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships 'Finding International Research & Service Opportunities' Harveen Bal, Senior, Health & Societies Major ‘The Impact of Migration on Diet and Nutritional Beliefs of Indian Women’Alida Meghji, Senior, International Relations Major ‘Islam’s Influence on the Rate of HIV/AIDS in West Africa’ Rachel Gross, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and Communications Majors 'Competing Visions of Nationalism: Lebanese Identity Under the Shadow of Syria.' Charles Maffey, Senior International Research Major 'In the Hands of a Few: Ethnic Minorities as the Future of Burma' Peggy Curchak, Associate Director, Career Services 'Finding International Career Opportunities' Panel & Discussion: Exploring Careers using Study in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Moderator: Dr. Frank Chance, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Center for East Asian Studies John Jacoby, Deputy General Manager, Newark Liberty International and Teterboro Airports, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (Newark, NJ) Area of Study: South Asia Suzanne Leta, Energy Associate, The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (Trenton, NJ) Area of Study: AfricaDennis A. Leventhal, President, Leventhal & Associates, Inc. (Chestertown, Maryland) Area of Study: East AsiaCory Quach, Product Manager IE Relaxed Clothing, May Merchandising, Inc. (New York, NY) Area of Study: East Asia Eric Watnik, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State (Washington, DC) Area of Focus: Middle East
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Venue: Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall
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Time: 10:00am – 3:45pm
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Center, Center for East Asian Studies and African Studies Center and South Asia CenterMiddle East Center, Center for East Asian Studies and African Studies Center and South Asia Center
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'THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND THE PROBLEM OF HISTORY' PRESENTED BY THE ETHNOHISTORY PROGRAM
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Uday Mehta, Amherst College
South Asia Center
Venue: University Museum, Room 345
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Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Department of Political Science and South Asia Center
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South Asia Center WEDNESDAY-MONDAY, MAR 23 – May 23, 2005
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LINE AND LETTER: EXAMINIG A 16TH CENTURY SHIRAZI MANUSCRIPT
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Venue: Rosenwald Gallery, VanPelt Library
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Time: Library hours
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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'DECCAN TRAVERSES: FROM NAKED COUNTRY TO GARDEN CITY'
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Anuradha Mathur/ Dilip Da Cunha,School of Design (UPenn)
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Venue: Lower Gallery, Myerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania
Co-sponsored by South Asia Center, Dean's office, School of Design, Department of South Asia Studies
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB 25-26, 2005
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'PARCHHAAII' BY PENNAACH
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Venue: Iron gate Theater, 37th & Chestnut
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Time: 8:00 pm
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Co-sponsored by South Asia Center
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MEHFIL SERIES: SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC
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Presenters: Uday Bhawalkar, dhrupad vocal & Manik Munde, pakhvaj
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Venue: Harrison Coleege House Rooftop Lounge, 3910 Irving
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Time: 7:30pm
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Co-sponsored byDepartment of South Asia Studies
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South Asia Center SATURDAY, FEB 26, 2005
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PENN SOUTH ASIA FORUM: 'THE TEMPLE AS TRADITION AND EVENT'
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Presenters: Finbarr Barry Flood, NYU; Pika Ghosh, Univ. of North Carolina; Alexis Sanderson,Oxford University; Guy Welbon, Univ. of Pennsylvania; Respondents: John Hawley, Columbia University;Harunaga Isaacson, Univ. of Pennsylvania;Kishwar Rizvi, Barnard College
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Venue: Jaffe 113
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Time: 9:45am– 4:30pm
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Cosponsored by Department of South Asia Studies
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South Asia Center THURSDAY, FEB 17, 2005
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ASIA DAY: K-12
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For high school students by invitation.
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Co-sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies
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South Asia Center FRIDAY – SATURDAY, FEB 11-12, 2005
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'TEMPLE TRANSFERS': THE BARBARA STOLER MILLER MEMORIAL CONFERENCE FOR 2005
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Venue: Columbia and Barnard College
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Time: 4:30pm
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'DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE TASKS AND STRATEGIES'
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Jeff Lunsteadi, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka
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Venue: 826 Williams Hall, 36th & Spruce Streets
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Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
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South Asia Center January 2005
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SUNDAY, JAN16, 2005
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'SHWAAS' SCREENING
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Venue: Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut Street
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Time: 11:30pm
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Co-sponsored by Project for Global Communication Studies (Annenberg School) and the Philadelphia Marathi Mandal
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