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Exploring Transcultural Aesthetics — Indian Heritage in Contemporary and Digital Arts. Scholars, artists, and practitioners from across the globe.

विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥

Knowledge gives humility; from humility comes worthiness;
from worthiness, wealth; from wealth, virtue; thence joy.

Upcoming Events

EXPLORING CRITICAL LIVES: FERNANDO PESSOA AND PHILOSOPHY

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20 Sep 2026

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EXPLORING CRITICAL LIVES: FERNANDO PESSOA AND PHILOSOPHY

September 20, 2026
6:00 PM IST — 7:30 PM
Online (Microsoft Teams)
Free Event

Speaker: Dr. Bartholomew Ryan

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

What does it mean to be plural? What happens when a poet invents not just characters but entire selves — each with their own name, biography, and philosophy — and disperses identity so thoroughly that the very …

Fernando PessoaBartholomew RyanCritical Lives

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Exploring Selfless Minds: A Contemporary Perspective on Vasubandhu's Metaphysics

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16 Aug 2026

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Exploring Selfless Minds: A Contemporary Perspective on Vasubandhu's Metaphysics

August 16, 2026
6:00 PM IST — 7:30 PM
Online (Microsoft Teams)
Free Event

Speaker: Prof Monima Chadha

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Selfless Minds offers a new interpretation of no-self metaphysics in Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa-Bhasya. Monima Chadha reads Vasubandhu as defending not only eliminativism about self but also about persons, and…

Selfless MindsMonima ChadhaPhilosophy

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Exploring Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality

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18 Jul 2026

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Exploring Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality

July 18, 2026
9:00 PM IST — 10:30 PM
Online (Microsoft Teams)
Free Event

Speaker: Swami Medhananda

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Sri Ramakrishna is widely known as a nineteenth-century Indian mystic who affirmed the harmony of all religions on the basis of his richly varied spiritual experiences and eclectic religious practices, both Hin…

Infinite Paths to Infinite RealityAyon MaharajSwami Medhananda

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Past Events

The Dramatic Element in Kumārasambhavam – A Dialogue with Arjun Bharadwaj

Authors in Conversation

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The Dramatic Element in Kumārasambhavam – A Dialogue with Arjun Bharadwaj

June 13, 2026
Online (Microsoft Teams)

Speaker: Arjun Bharadwaj

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION The dramatic element in Kumārasambhavam A dialogue with Arjun Bharadwaj DATE: Saturday, 13 June 2026 TIME: 6:00 PM onwards (IST) MODE : Online What…

Indian AestheticsKalidasa

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Being We: Phenomenological Contributions to Social Ontology – A Dialogue with Dan Zahavi

Authors in Conversation

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Being We: Phenomenological Contributions to Social Ontology – A Dialogue with Dan Zahavi

May 17, 2026
Online (Microsoft Teams)

Speaker: Prof Dan Zahavi

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Poorvam International Journal of Creative Arts and Cultural Expressions invites you to a philosophical conversation with Prof. Dan Zahavi — one of the foremost phenomenologists of …

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Cite It

Past Event

Cite It: A Cautionary Note on Matilal’s Way of Doing Indian Philosophy

May 9, 2026
Online (Microsoft Teams)

Speaker: Prof Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Poorvam is pleased to launch a new event series titled “Cite It.” In this series, we invite thinkers to discuss their papers, followed by an in-depth conversation. The paper wil…

Cite ItIndian Philosophy

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Fernando Pessoa: Imagination and the Self – A Dialogue with Jonardon Ganeri

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Fernando Pessoa: Imagination and the Self – A Dialogue with Jonardon Ganeri

April 19, 2026
Online (Microsoft Teams)

Speaker: Prof Jonardon Ganeri

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

On 19 April 2026 at 6:00 PM IST, Poorvam International Journal of Creative Arts and Cultural Expressions invites you to a captivating philosophical dialogue with Prof. Jonardon Gan…

PhilosophyFernando Pessoa

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Exploring the Externalism and the Mental : A Dialogue with Prof Madhucchanda Sen

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Exploring the Externalism and the Mental : A Dialogue with Prof Madhucchanda Sen

March 15, 2026
Online (Microsoft Teams)

Speaker: Prof Madhucchanda Sen

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Authors in Conversation Exploring the Externalism and the Mental A Dialogue with Madhucchanda Sen On 15 March 2026 at 6:00 PM IST, Poorvam International Journal of Creative Arts…

PhilosophySubject As Freedom

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Exploring the Subject as Freedom: A Dialogue with Jay and Nalini

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Exploring the Subject as Freedom: A Dialogue with Jay and Nalini

February 21, 2026
Online (Microsoft Teams)

Speaker: Prof. Jay L. Garfield

Speaker: Prof. Nalini Bhushan

Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Join us for an enriching dialogue on one of modern Indian philosophy's most significant yet underexplored texts. "Authors in Conversation: Exploring the Subject as Freedom" brings …

PhilosophySubject As Freedom

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