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Nehru Centre Event: Vedantists, Buddhists and Jains

Nehru Centre Event
Thursday, 18 August 2011 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

A talk by Dr Nicholas Sutton

 
Considering the interrelationship between three of the world’s major religions, Nick Sutton will explore the crucial questions of religious tolerance and religious co-existence. Dr Sutton will also consider the insights offered by the Upanishads and the influence that Upanishadic teachings have had on the intellectual and spiritual development of humanity.

Nehru Centre Event: Vedantists, Buddhists, and Jains

Nehru Centre Event
Thursday, 18 August 2011 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

A talk by Dr Nicholas Sutton of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.

 
Considering the interrelationship between three of the world’s major religions, Nick Sutton will explore the crucial questions of religious tolerance and religious co-existence. Dr Sutton will also consider the insights offered by the Upanishads and the influence that Upanishadic teachings have had on the intellectual and spiritual development of humanity as a whole.

Youth of Nepalese Hindu Forum, UK visit the OCHS

31 July 2011

Karma Yoga. Jnana Yoga. Bhakti Yoga. Doing, Thinking, Feeling, respectively. This was the presenting paradigm or in other words, a way of thinking that I (at least) have brought home with me from the Oxford Hindu Centre on the 28th of July 2011. Later, when I was asked to sum up the day’s experience, two words instantly came to mind: thought provoking. Upon reflection I recognise the inspiration behind my selected words: Shaunaka Rishi Das ji, the speaker, informed us that Oxford University teaches its students to think.

Nehru Centre Event: Three paradigms of Indian thought in today's world

Nehru Centre Event
Monday, 25 July 2011 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

A talk by Shaunaka Rishi Das of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies 

Nehru Centre Event: Indian Insights on the World's Oldest Questions

Nehru Centre Event
Monday, 25 July 2011 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

One of the notable features of modernity is the conflict that emerges between ‘extreme religion’ on the one hand and ‘extreme materialism’ on the other.  A careful study of Indian thought, however, reveals a different approach to life based on the need to strike a balance and to develop a mood of tolerance towards other religious views.  In this talk we will explore these teachings and reflect upon the need to balance material and spiritual progress and find ways of reconciling the quest for material and spiritual goals.

 
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Scholarships and bursaries awarded for 2011

23 June 2011

We are happy to announce several scholarships awarded to students of the OCHS. These scholarships provide an opportunity for students to travel and pursue their research and they make a big difference to their morale and material needs.

Friends Event: Day Out in Oxford 3 July

Leicester Friends Event
Sunday, 3 July 2011 - 8:30am to 4:00pm

Cost £20 for adults / £10 for children under-12.

Picnic lunch and luxury coach travel included.
 
A fantastic day trip to Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires. It’s famous the world over for its University and place in history. For over 800 years, it has been a home to royalty and scholars – and this historic university town is also home to the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
 
During the day, you will be able to wander around Oxford town centre and take in the sheer magnificence of the architecture of the university buildings, and get a feel of why the place inspired people like Indira

Nehru Centre Event: Ramayana and Mahabharata: Ancient Tales with a Contemporary Twist

Nehru Centre Event
Monday, 27 June 2011 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

A talk by Dr Nicholas Sutton of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies 

 
The epic stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are widely known both in India and in the Western world, due in part to their popularisation through the visual media.  What is less widely understood, however, is the underlying message that these great works seek to convey particularly in relation to duty, morality and social responsibility.

Friends Event: Yoga and Hinduism

Birmingham Friends Event
Saturday, 25 June 2011 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

A talk by Dr Nick Sutton of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.

 
Today many millions of people in the Western world and in India practice some form of Yoga.  It is well known that Yoga originates in India but the relationship with Hindu religious teachings is frequently misunderstood.  In this talk Nick Sutton will consider the relationship between Yoga and Hindu teachings and show how Yoga should properly be understood as an expression of Hindu spirituality.

Friends Event: Theism and Atheism in the Bhagavad-gita

Leicester Friends Event
Saturday, 25 June 2011 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

A talk by Shaunaka Rishi Das of the Oxford Centre For Hindu Studies

In recent years a new brand of evangelical atheism has emerged in Britian, and its High Priests are articulate, literate, and media savy. Coupled with what many religious people see as an increase in the exclusion of religion from public sight and discourse, traditional religion in the UK feels under attack. Where do Hindus stand in this national debate?

Friends Event: Gujarati Play: Mare Kone Kahevu?

City Friends Event
Saturday, 4 June 2011 - 6:00pm

Show and Dinner.

Ticket Prices £20, £15, £10
 
For bookings and info, contact PR Patel at 0795 755 5226

Friends Event: Women in Hinduism

Leicester Friends Event
Saturday, 28 May 2011 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

A talk by Anuradha Dooney of the Oxford Centre For Hindu Studies