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[10 - 04 - 2010] An edited volume of the first conference has been published by Routledge

Rethinking Religion in India: The Colonial Construction of Hinduism
Edited by Esther Bloch, Marianne Keppens, Rajaram Hegde
Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series
More information and possibility of ordering the book at  www.routledge.com

[21 - 05 - 2009] Conference report RRI II in Asian Studies Newsletter

[11 - 05 - 2009] Conference report RRI II in India & You

[04 - 01 - 2009 ] Rethinking Religion in India BLOG

During and after the conference, short reports about the conference will be posted here by several invited speakers and participants. We invite you to actively contribute by posting comments on this blog.

[ 04 - 01 - 2009 ] Conference brochure RRI II

[ 04 - 01 - 2008 ] Read the selected abstracts of the Parallel Paper sessionsof RRI II

[ 04 - 01 - 2009 ] Conference at a glance
Please note that this programme is still liable to change.

[ 04 - 01 - 2008 ] Preliminary programme of the Parallel Paper sessions
Please note that this programme is still liable to change.

[ 23 - 12 -2008 ] Preliminary programme of the Workshop sessions
Please note that this programme is still liable to change.

[ 23 - 12 -2008 ] Preliminary programme of the Platform and Roundtable sessions of RRI II
Please note that this programme is still liable to change.

[ 11 - 08 - 2008 ] Special seminar: 'Why Rethinking Religion in India?'

15 August 2008, London, organised by the Sikh Human Rights Group - with a lecture by Dr. Jakob De Roover, a respondent discussion forum led by Prof. Gurharpal Singh (University of Birmingham), followed by a public discussion . 

From 17.00h till 19.00h
At Norwoord Hall, Khalsa School
Norwood Green Road
Southall - UB2 4LA

[ 05 - 06 - 2008 ] Special panels on Rethinking Religion in India at the 8th EASR (European Association for the Study of Religions) conference in Brno.

7-11 September 2008, Brno, Czech Republic - The Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap organises two special panels on Rethinking Religion in India on the subthemes "Rethinking Religion in India: Socio-Political Predicaments," and "Rethinking Religion in India: Historical and Methodological Issues." These panels take up some of the issues that were addressed during Rethinking Religion in India I, and will prepare the grounds for Rethinking Religion in India II.

[ 15 - 04 - 2008 ] THE PICTURES OF THE FIRST CONFERENCE

[ 25 - 03 - 2008 ] VISUALS OF THE FIRST CONFERENCE

Watch a selection of interviews, lectures and debates during Rethinking Religion in India I (January 2008, IGNCA, New Delhi) at

[ 01 - 06 - 2008 ] INTERVIEW WITH MARTIN FÁREK

Read the interview with Martin Fárek "India: does Hinduism exist? Interview with Martin Fárek." Religioscope, 1 June 2008, conducted at Rethinking Religion in India, 21-24 January 2008, New Delhi, by François Mayer.

[ 19 - 01 - 2008 ] CONFERENCE BROCHURE

[ 09 - 01 - 2008 ] ABSTRACTS PARALLEL PAPER SESSIONS

[ 09 - 01 - 2008 ] POSITION PAPER

PLATFORM SESSIONS 'ARE THERE NATIVE RELIGIONS IN INDIA?', RETHINKING RELIGION IN INDIA I, DELHI, 21-24 JANUARY 2008

[ 14 - 12 - 2007 ] DETAILED CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Last updated on 20-01-2008

[ 10 - 12 - 2007 ] POSITION PAPER ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS ‘COLONIALISM AND RELIGION IN INDIA’, RETHINKING RELIGION IN INDIA I, DELHI, 21-24 JANUARY 2008

[ 9 - 12 - 2007 ] S.N. BALAGANGADHARA IN 'THE HINDU'

[ 13 - 07 - 2007 ] Rethinking Religion in India in the New Europe

Go to the website of the New Europe, the European weekly