Announcement of a Ramanaya conference in September

[Guest guest]

To lovers of Indology,

 

It gives me great pleasure to bring this information to you.

For additional information and registration forms, please visit the link:

Http://www.RamayanaInstitute.org/

 

Also, you may use one of these contacts if needed:

Contact

For information on conference registration, contact:

 

Julia Lamb, Outreach Coordinator

Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 60115

Phone: (815) 753-1595

E-mail: jlamb

 

 

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International Ramayana Conference 2001

Artistic, Cultural and Literary Variations

of Ramayana Worldwide

September 21-23, 2001

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, Illinois USA

 

Northern Illinois University, supported by the

International

Ramayana Institute, is organizing a conference and fair

featuring the ancient epic, Ramayana, September 21-23,

2001 at

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

 

The audience will also experience a unique blend of four

very

diverse dance styles from Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar,

and

India during the Ramayana Family Fair on September 23,

2001.

 

Planned Activities and Outline

The individual sessions on September 21 and 22 will focus

on the

following subjects delivered by learned literarians and

historians. Over

30 scholars from 10 different countries have submitted

proposals to

participate in the conference.

 

1. Effect of Ramayana on family relations.

 

2. Ramayana-related education and research efforts.

 

3. Ramayana in various countries.

 

4. Literary and poetic forms of Ramayana.

 

5. Art forms of Ramayana.

 

6. Effect of Ramayana on various cultures and

civilizations.

 

7. Gender and political aspects of Ramayana.

 

Ramayana Fair

The Ramayana Fair is like taking you backstage to a

Ramayana

Dance Drama performance and sharing with you the details

of the

costumes, music, dance movements, facial expressions,

acting, and

presentation. There will also be workshops on making the

Ramayana-related paintings, sculptures, poetry, video,

audio, music

and other types of art in addition to the dance. The fair

will be an event

where the audience will participate with family,

including children. The

workshop will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2001 and

will be an

all-day event.

 

Benefits of the Conference & Fair

 

1. We will know more about places like Angkor Wat in

Cambodia,

Prambanan in Indonesia and the Royal Palace in Bangkok,

which

have Ramayana bas-reliefs and murals.

 

2. The conference will enhance current and help establish

future

exchange programs among students, scholars and

businessmen from

the participating countries.

 

3. It will strengthen good will, friendship, and bondage

among all

communities of the metropolitan Chicago Area including

the Thai,

Indonesian, and Indian communities.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the

Illinois

Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the

Humanities

and the Illinois General Assembly.

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With best regards,

Avinash Sathaye sohum Web Page: www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum