Event Category: India
India
Modern Indian Studies Initiative: A Talk by Richard Verma, Former U.S. Ambassador to India
The Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NCAmbassador Richard Verma is an American diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to India from 2015 to 2017. During his tenure, Ambassador Verma oversaw an unprecedented nine meetings and three summits between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which … Read more
*CANCELLED* Vivek Wadhwa, “Solving the Grand Challenges of Humanity Through Technology and How India Will Lead the Way”
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Vivek Wadhwa will deliver a lecture, “Solving the Grand Challenges of Humanity Through Technology and How India Will Lead the Way,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in … Read more
Cities of Cinema: Hollywood and Bollywood
Cities of Cinema: Hollywood and Bollywood Located on opposite sides of the globe, the cities of Los Angeles and Mumbai are homes to thriving international film industries known as Hollywood and Bollywood. This Dialogues seminar will compare and contrast these … Read more
Kathakali Performance: Free and Open to the Public
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a lecture-demonstration and abridged performance of the Kathakali dance-drama plays from Kerala in South-western India: Damayanthi & the Woodsman and Damayanthi & the Hamsam (Golden swan) featuring reowned artist Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar and lecturer V. Kaladharan! For … Read more
Kathakali Performance: Free and Open to the Public
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a lecture-demonstration and abridged performance of the Kathakali dance-drama plays from Kerala in South-western India: Damayanthi & the Woodsman and Damayanthi & the Hamsam (Golden swan) featuring reowned artist Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar and lecturer V. Kaladharan! For … Read more
Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power
The Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a conference entitled Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power on October 10-11, 2019. Driving Innovation will explore India’s increased role … Read more
Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power
The Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a conference entitled Driving Innovation: Technology and India’s Rise as a Global Power on October 10-11, 2019. Driving Innovation will explore India’s increased role … Read more
2019 Asia Scholar Network Conference
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSCHEDULE 8:30AM - 9:00AM Registration, Coffee & Pastries Room 4003 9:00AM - 9:10AM Welcoming Remarks Room 4003 9:15AM - 10:30AM LANGUAGE LEARNING Room 2008/2010 A Quantitative Study of Foreign Language Anxiety of Heritage and Non-Heritage Learners of Persian Shahla Adel, … Read more
*CANCELLED* Raga and Tala: Exploring Hindustani Classical Music
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWe sincerely apologize for this inconvenience but this event has been cancelled to adhere to UNC's policies regarding COVID-19. Hindustani classical music is developed through two interwoven elements: raga and tala. Raga is the melodic element and is crafted by … Read more
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