HUF hosts national symposium on Hindi

In honor of Asian Studies professor Herman van Olphen and his long-serving career in Hindi pedagogy, HUF hosted a symposium entitled Hindi in Texas and Beyond on Saturday, April 10 in the Meyerson Conference Room. The day-long event featured presentations from both Austin-based and national Hindi scholars. Presenters paid tribute to Herman’s role in their own academic careers, presented research on wide variety of Hindi-related subjects, and fruitful discussions followed each talk. The full program is listed below. Videos and supporting material (slideshows, handouts) will be posted shortly.

Introductory Remarks

Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at Austin

Symposium Chair

Rupert Snell, University of Texas at Austin

Michael Shapiro, University of Washington

Composite Culture and Cosmopolitanism in Manzoor Ehtesham’s Sukha Bargad, Arvind Adiga’s White Tiger, and Slumdog Millionaire

Kathryn Hansen, University of Texas at Austin

Rupert Snell, University of Texas at Austin

Sarah Houston Green, University of Texas at Austin

Laura Brueck, University of Colorado

Jishnu Shankar, University of Texas at Austin

Further information is available at symposium.hindiurduflagship.org