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South Asian Studies Center

South Asian Studies Center is a research unit for South Asian Studies and funded by Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund, Chulalongkorn University. The center established in June 2017 under the Institute of Asian Studies. The center conducts research on South Asian Studies Countries related to social, economic, cultural and political issues. South Asian Countries have diverse in term of culture, religions, languages. The main purposes of center are development, initiating and disseminating the knowledge in South Asian to the publicity, creating quality of Thai researchers and expanding the academic network within Thailand and global. Therefore, for developing the relationship between Thailand and the South Asian countries is necessary to understand the context of this region through conducted research in deeply analysis and systematic as a main mission of the South Asian Sian Studies Center of Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University.

Objective:

  1. To be a research center, producing and disseminating knowledge about South Asian Region to publicity in national and global level.
  2. To create and develop the quality of Thai researcher in the field of South Asian Region and to building research networks and academic cooperation between researchers and research institutes within the country and global.
  3. To be a national information center that able to apply policy planning, promoting the knowledge about South Asian region.
  4. To create an understanding and good relationship between nations.

Seminar

“The Heart of Natyam: Music, Dance and Tamil Identity”

The South Asia Studies Center, the Institute of Asian Studies and The Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, cordially invite you to a lecture-demonstration of Bharatanatyam

“The Heart of Natyam: Music, Dance and Tamil Identity”

by Aniruddha Knight and the members of the Balasaraswati Institute of Performing Arts.


Aniruddha Knight
is a direct descendent of Balasaraswati, a torch bearer of a tradition of Bharatanatyam which dates back to the early nineteenth century to the Royal Court of Tanjore. Balasaraswati was possibly the greatest exponent of this dance in its purest form in the post-independent India. She was also instrumental in showcasing Bharatanatyam beyond the frontiers of India, and in the process garnered worldwide recognition as well as popularity.
Aniruddha Knight continues to perform the family style today, and is artistic director of Bala Music and Dance Association in the United States and the Balasaraswati Institute of Performing Arts in India.He had performed at various prestigious venues around the world
On September 16, 2022, Aniruddha and the members of the Institute will be performing for the first time in Thailand as a part of a Developing South Asian Studies Expertise program funded by Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI).


Venue: Dr. Thiam Chokwatana Auditorium, 4th Floor Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Date: September 16, 2022
Time: 6.00 PM


Watch the program: https://fb.watch/fJ2ecL2BrG/


Details

Date

16 September 2022

Time

18:00 - 21:00

Location

Dr. Thiam Chokwatana Auditorium, 4th Floor Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Institution location (South Asian Studies Center)

Institute of Asian Studies Chulalongkorn University

3th Floor, Prajadhipok-Rambhai Barni Building, Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND