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SUMMARY:India’s Democratic Longevity and its Hugely Troubled Trajectory
DESCRIPTION:India celebrated 75 years of its independence last year with a lot of enthusiasm.\nCelebrations did not hide the fact it is also one of the leading countries which is passing through what is popularly known as ‘democratic backsliding’. \nA country which\, like many others\, is using democratic processes to secure undemocratic outcomes\, where freely contested elections are being deployed for the purpose of expressing\, cultivating\, or enhancing majoritarian prejudices—to target minorities and turn them into lesser citizens. \nIn this scenario\, there is an urgent need to unpack this journey of democratic India further \, there is a need to make a distinction between India as an electoral democracy and India as a liberal democracy. \n\n\nBackground Reading for the talk:\n\nHow India’s Ruling Party Erodes Democracy by Ashutosh Varshney\nJournal of Democracy\, Volume 33\, Number 4\, October 2022\, pp. 104-118  (Article) \n\n\n\nSpeaker: \nProf Ashutosh Varshney is Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Brown University\, where he also directs the Center for Contemporary South Asia. Previously\, he taught at Harvard (1989-98) and the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor (2001-2008). \nHis books include Battles Half Won: India’s Improbable Democracy (2013)\, Collective Violence in Indonesia (2009)\, Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life: Hindus and Muslims in India (Yale 2002)\, India in the Era of Economic Reforms (1999)\, and Democracy\, Development and the Countryside: Urban-Rural Struggles in India (Cambridge 1995). \n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/indias-democratic-longevity-and-its-hugely-troubled-trajectory/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks & Discussions
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SUMMARY:World Laughter Day
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URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/world-laughter-day/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Online Community Networking
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SUMMARY:Book: The Second Life of Mirielle West
DESCRIPTION:The Socialites Secret: Hollywood parties\, a shocking diagnosis\, and a new beginning in Louisiana\nAuthor Amanda Skenandore in conversation with Dr. Raji Pillai\, President\, Medical Affairs\nConsulting Writer at www.rajiwrites.com \nAbout the Book \nThe Second Life of Mirielle West\nThe glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she is carted hundreds of miles from home to be detained at the Carville Lepers Home in this page-turning story of courage\, resilience\, and reinvention set in 1920s Louisiana and Los Angeles. Based on the true story of America’s only leper colony\, The Second Life of Mirielle West brings vividly to life the Louisiana institution\, where thousands of people were stripped of their civil rights\, branded as lepers\, and forcibly quarantined throughout the entire 20th century. At first she hopes her exile will be brief\, but those sent to Carville are more prisoners than patients and their disease has no cure. Instead she must find community and purpose within its walls\, struggling to redefine her self-worth and reimagining her future. \nAbout the Author \nAmanda Skenandore\nAmanda Skenandore is an award-winning author of historical fiction and a registered nurse. Her debut novel\, Between Earth and Sky\, won the 2019 American Library Association’s Reading List award for Best Historical Fiction. Her third novel\, The Second Life of Mirielle West\, was named an Apple Best Books of the Month and a Hoopla Book Club Pick. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband and their pet turtle Lenore. \nTo learn more about events at Silicon Valley Reads\, please visit their site at \nsiliconvalleyreads.org/events \nJoin us for all the events and invite a friend! Use the links above to register.\nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at info@ibpw.net \nCost: Free \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/book-the-second-life-of-mirielle-west/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T100000
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SUMMARY:GODS IN LIVING COLOR: 19TH-CENTURY DEVOTIONAL LITHOGRAPHS FROM CALCUTTA
DESCRIPTION:For over two thousand years\, artists in the Indian Subcontinent have depicted Hindu deities through a wide range of media\, frequently innovating when new techniques and materials became available or in response to social or religious changes. One such moment occurred during the 19th century in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata)\, when new technologies of reproduction and systems of representation brought by the British Raj—and its allied systems of commerce and culture—opened up new representational possibilities. This lecture will address what happened when lithography and other depictive tools entered a local visual ecosystem already rich with indigenous forms of painted and printed devotional imagery. The new forms of sacred and mythological imagery that Bengali artists created during this moment of transformation were\, until recently\, mostly excluded from the art historical canon. Celebrating and exploring them not only broadens our view of the history of Indian art and religion but also helps us to understand the ever-expanding universe of sacred images that we see in home\, shop and office shrines around the globe today. \n  \nPlease reserve your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place. Space is limited. \nSave my spot! \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/gods-in-living-color-19th-century-devotional-lithographs-from-calcutta/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230226T150000
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SUMMARY:Book:Second Act in Life: Transitions (Virtual Program)
DESCRIPTION:Join Indian Business & Professional Women (IBPW) in a conversation with Dinaz Bamji – Arborist/Consultant\, a young professional starting her career path\, Monica Kumar – Hi-tech Executive\, navigating transitions in her personal and professional life and Anita Manwani – Sr. Executive HP/Agilent Technologies/First Woman. Transitions happen for everyone\, and  how we react to them can make all the difference. \nREGISTER HERE \nTo learn more about events at Silicon Valley Reads\, please visit their site at \nsiliconvalleyreads.org/events \nJoin us for all the events and invite a friend! Use the links above to register.\nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at info@ibpw.net \nCost: Free \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/second-act-in-life-transitions-virtual-program/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T100000
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SUMMARY:TAMIL YOGINIS: GODDESSES OF MULTIPLICITY
DESCRIPTION:Among the sculptures visitors encounter in the Detroit Institute of Arts’ gallery of Indian and Southeast Asian art is a life-sized yogini goddess from southern India\, carved from stone sometime between the late ninth and mid-tenth century. Embodying both attractive and threatening characteristics\, she projects an unmistakable power. In the temple for which she was made\, which no longer survives\, this power would have been amplified by potentially dozens of other such goddesses enshrined alongside her\, many of which are now housed in museums throughout North America\, Europe\, and India. This presentation will explore the changing contexts to which the DIA yogini and her companions have belonged\, from the temple that once enshrined them\, to multiple later shrines\, to the museums that house many of them today. \nWe are excited to begin the new year with a presentation by Dr. Kasdorf of the Detroit Institute of Arts on the topic of Yoginis – female master practitioners of tantra and yoga\, as well as the sacred feminine force made incarnate\, as an aspect of Parvati\, and revered in the yogini temples of India. This presentation will focus on the latter aspect of Yoginis. \nLook forward to seeing you virtually at the event. \nWarm Wishes. \nJai Varadaraj \nChair SAAC@SDMA \nRegistration in advance is required for this event. Please register here \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/tamil-yoginis-goddesses-of-multiplicity/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:Mirabai Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mirabai is revered as a saint who was a 16th-century mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated for songs of devotion to Lord Krishna which act as a soothing comfort to the heart and mind of listeners invoking devotion and love. \nRita Sahai and her Vasundara Choir will be performing original compositions of Mirabai’s poetry which will be interspersed by narration of her life. \nAll are welcome on this joyful occasion. \nJoin our programs live on Zoom\nBadarikashrama Zoom Live\nMeeting ID: 858 7009 7834\nPasscode: 234667 \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/mirabai-music-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hinduism,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221101
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SUMMARY:Hindu Heritage Month 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Hindu Heritage Month (HHM) event aims to showcase the diversity and richness of Hindu civilization\, and for this\, has called on Dharmic organizations across the globe to join in the effort.\nLast year\, more than half the states and more than 50 cities across the US issued proclamations recognizing October 2021 as Hindu Heritage Month. This year\, Virginia became the first state in the Union to pass resolution VA HJ141 to declare October as Hindu Heritage Month in perpetuity!\nMany dharmic organizations from Australia\, Japan\, Indonesia\, Nepal\, South Africa\, Nigeria\, Germany\, France\, Norway\, and the UK have already signed up as partners.\nEveryone who believes in Hindu Dharma\, anywhere in the world\, is free to join at no cost and become a participant in this global celebration of our shared cultural heritage.\nPlease visit our website www.hindumonth.org\, or write to info@hindumonth.org \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/hindu-heritage-month-2022/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hinduism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T140000
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SUMMARY:Make the MOST of your freshman year in High School
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, September 10 to learn everything you need to fully maximize your freshman in high school and beyond! During this free community webinar\, Insight Counselor Meilin Obinata will cover what essential skills you need to develop\, the criteria you should consider for course planning\, and how to pick your extracurricular activities in order to stand out! \nRSVP for your FREE tickets: https://www.insight-education.net/event/make-high-school-freshman-year/ \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/make-the-most-of-your-freshman-year-in-high-school/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,school students
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220821
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SUMMARY:2022 Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation Now Entirely Online – Free
DESCRIPTION:To Be Held Entirely Online and Free of Charge \nResponding to the recent and ongoing developments in the Covid-19 public health situation in Los Angeles\, California\, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)\, the nonprofit society founded by preeminent world spiritual teacher Paramahansa Yogananda (Autobiography of a Yogi)\, announces its annual World Convocation will meet entirely online — making it available for thousands of seekers worldwide who will come together for spiritual renewal and fellowship. Because of these uniquely challenging times\, SRF is offering its Convocation free of charge so that all may participate. \nMeditations\, Kirtans\, and Classes on the “How-to-Live” Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda \n– Offered Free of Charge – \nFor more information about the online SRF 2022 World Convocation\, please visit https://convocation.yogananda.org/ or call Self-Realization Fellowship’s international headquarters in Los Angeles at (323) 225-2471. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/2022-self-realization-fellowship-world-convocation-now-entirely-online-free/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hinduism,Meditation,Satsang,Spiritual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220811T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220811T203000
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Chanting Online with Dayalan David Clark
DESCRIPTION:(Dayalan David Clark will be leading this session for Maria)\nWas we gather once a month to chant the Gayatri Mantra\, the great mantra of Light and Liberation\, to maximize the spiritual benefits of the full moon.\n“oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ\ntat savitur vareṇyaṃ\nbhargo devasya dhīmahi\ndhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt”\n– Rigveda 3.62.10[11] \nFor more information \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/full-moon-chanting-online-with-dayalan-david-clark/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hinduism,Meditation,Spiritual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220824
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SUMMARY:Seeing Challenges as Guideposts Towards Peace
DESCRIPTION:In this online workshop series we will have time to write\, meditate\, discuss\, and share as we investigate each of these yogic teachings:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOneness of the Coin with Two Sides: Conscious Awareness and Duality\nPressing Pause then Play: Non-attachment\, Practice and Purpose\nHelp is on the Way and Within: Peace as Stillness and Movement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/seeing-challenges-as-guideposts-towards-peace/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Meditation,Spiritual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221106
DTSTAMP:20260423T093634
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SUMMARY:VOCAL RAGA MUSIC BY RAMYA SHANKAR
DESCRIPTION:ICC AND RAGA MONSTERS \npresent \nVOCAL RAGA MUSIC \nBY RAMYA SHANKAR \n   Sign up here \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://indiacurrents.com/event/vocal-raga-music-by-ramya-shankar/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Indian Music,Cultural,Music,school students
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