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NEWS FROM ABROAD

Emerging Scholars in Jain Studies

The Departments of Religious Studies at UC Davis and UC Riverside, USA jointly
going to conduct the second lecture “Emerging Scholars in Jain Studies”. The
lecture will be held virtually. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Tine Vekemans
(Ghent University) on Friday, June 3, 2022, 09:00 AM – 10:20 AM (PDT).

Tine Vekemans (ISJS Alumni 2014) holds a PhD in Indian Languages and Cultures
from Ghent University in Belgium. Over the past decade, her research touched
upon diverse aspects of Jainism related to migration and digital media. Her
current research project seeks to examine the continued importance of East
Africa in the lives and minds of twice migrants and their descendants, placing the
study of Jainism and Jain religious praxis in dialogue with themes such as
migration, memory, and identity. Tine is currently a post-doctoral researcher on a
grant by Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and was recently appointed
Acharya Mahapragya Professor of Jain Studies at Ghent University.

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Lecture on Jain Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum

The Museum Society of Mumbai and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu
Sangrahalaya organized a virtual lecture by Mr. Nicholas Barnard on Jain Art at the
Victoria and Albert Museum, London on April 28, 2022 at 05:30 PM.

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Book on Jain Ramayana

Dr. Gregory M. Clines wrote a book entitled Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives. The book is
published by Routledge. Book narrates why Jain authors at different points in
history rewrote the story of Rāma and situates these texts within larger
frameworks of South Asian religious history and literature.

Dr. Clines is Assistant Professor of Religion at Trinity University, USA.

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