An Online Event
Organised by the Network of Hinduism in Dialogue
18th & 19th April 2026
Programme
18th April 2026
11am
Inauguration session
Welcome address
Dr Shruti Dixit, University of St. Andrews, UK
Introduction
Prof Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Wellesley College, USA
Keynote speech:
Hindu Approaches to Dialogue – Beyond Words and Toward Shared Being
Prof Diwakar Acharya, University of Oxford, UK
12 noon
Panel 1: Art and Aesthetics
Moderator: Prof Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Wellesley College, USA
2pm
Panel 2: The Feminine and Goddess Traditions
Moderator: Dr Shruti Dixit, University of St Andrews, UK
4pm
Panel 3: Textual Traditions
Moderator: Dr Patricia Palazzo Tsai, Methodist University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
19th April 2026
11 am
Panel 4: Epistemology, Philosophy, and Indian Knowledge Traditions
Moderator: Dr Shruti Dixit, University of St Andrews, UK
1pm
Panel 5: Comparative Religion and Interreligious Interaction
Moderator: Dr Leena Taneja, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
3pm
Panel 6: Diaspora
Moderator: Dr Melanie Barbato, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Followed by
Closing Remarks
Dr Melanie Barbato, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Dr Shruti Dixit, University of St Andrews, UK
Register at: www.shorturl.at/tJHoz
