Photos – Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023
Original post for the event HERE This panel was part of Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium for Emancipation About this Event Date: April 21, 2023 Leading scholars, Sangha Bhikkhus (Monks), and community leaders will participate in a facilitated dialogue on the vision of Dr. Ambedkar, as he outlined it in his monumental publication, The Buddha and […]
Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023
Date Fri, Apr 21, 2023 Time 2:00 – 3:15 PM Registration Closed This event is hybrid, and can be attended in person or online via Zoom. However you choose to attend, please use the Zoom Registration button to register. In person attendees will be asked to follow all current UBC pandemic health guidelines in response […]
Dr. Suraj Yengde: Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series & Ambedkar Chetna Awards Night
DATE Thursday October 10, 2019 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall The Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series & Ambedkar Chetna Awards Night (2019) In the book ‘Caste Matters’ Suraj Yengde unearths the rigid and discriminatory caste system. In addition to delivering […]
Lecture: Dr. David Geary: Awakened Villages: Liberation and Exclusion at the Place of Buddha’s Enlightenment in North India
DATE Thursday October 3, 2019 TIME 6:30 to 8:00 PM LOCATION UBC | Henry Angus Building Room 241 | 2053 West Mall About this event The state of Bihar (the “land of vihara”) is frequently lauded by Indian political leaders and Buddhist teachers as the “land of origins” and/or homeland of Buddhism that has given […]
Lecture: Ambedkar’s Idea of Religion, with Dr. Valerian Rodrigues
DATE Thursday, February 28, 2019 TIME 5:00 to 7:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall Lecture: Ambedkar’s Idea of Religion, with Dr. Valerian Rodrigues About this event Much of the existing scholarship on Ambedkar’s idea of religion has focused on his critique of Hinduism and on his distinct approach […]
Event: Dr Ambedkar’s Legacy – Our Campaign to Outlaw Caste Discrimination in Great Britain with Santosh Dass MBE
DATE Thursday October 11, 2018 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC | C.K. Choi Building Room 120 | 1855 West Mall The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is proud to co-sponsor the Second Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture with Ms. Santosh Dass MBE This year’s Memorial Lecture is dedicated […]
Lecture: A Tryst with Destiny? The Politics of Buddhist Heritage and the Making of Modern India
DATE Thursday, November 30, 2017 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C. K. Choi Room 120 | 1855 West Mall, Vancouver This is a public talk hosted by Dr. Douglas Ober, CISAR Research Associate About this event One of the more curious incidents in the making of modern India occurred on the eve […]
Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture – Decoding Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar: Ideas and Praxis
DATE Thursday, November 2, 2017 TIME 5:00 to 6:30 PM LOCATION UBC | C. K. Choi Room 120 | 1855 West Mall Join us for the new Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture with Professor Vivek Kumar About the Speaker Dr. Vivek Kumar is a Professor of Sociology & Professor Dr. Ambedkar Chair (I/C), Member […]