Nazrul Symposium on Religious Tolerance
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 5pm - 7pm
Storrs Campus - Laurel Hall, 101
Admission free & open to the public
An annual event commemorating the life and work of Bangladesh's National Poet,
KAZI NAZRUL ISLAM, this year’s program will be a panel discussion on religious tolerance.
The keynote speaker is Dr. RACHEL McDERMOTT, Professor and Chair of the Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures Dept. at Barnard College-Columbia University.
The main discussants are Dr. AMRUTUR SRINIVASAN, author and director of Periplus Line LLC, and Dr. OMER BAJWA, Coordinator of Muslim Life, Yale University.
Dr. McDermott received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981, her M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School in 1984, and her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1993. Her research interests focus on Bengal, in eastern India, and the Hindu-goddess-centered religious traditions from that part of the subcontinent. She is also committed to the study of comparative religion, and teaches comparative courses in which important religious themes are traced across cultures. Professor McDermott's research focuses on the Hindu-goddess-centered religious traditions of the Bengal region of India.
This event is co-sponsored by the Asian American Cultural Center, Asian American Studies Institute, India Studies, Bangladeshi Students Association and Delta Epsilon Psi.
For more information, contact: Sheila/AsACC at asacc@uconn.edu