Research
Convergence will host lecture series/short courses in different disciplines, in virtual mode for the moment. Here’s a tentative list (the exact dates will be announced in due course).
- Haridasa Siddhantavagisa Memorial Lecture (with a focus on modern Sanskrit Literature, to be delivered by Prof. Rita Chattopadhyay)
- Gangadhar Kaviraj Memorial Lecture (with a focus on Ayurveda, to be delivered by Prof. Rita Chattopadhyay)
- Roma Chaudhuri Memorial Lecture (with a focus on the position of women, to be delivered by Prof. Rita Chattopadhyay)
- Vidyasagar Memorial Lecture (with a focus on social reform, speaker to be announced)
- Valmiki Memorial Lecture (with a focus on Ramayana, speaker to be announced)
- Vyas Memorial Lecture (with a focus on Mahabharata, speaker to be announced)
- Satyen Bose Memorial Lecture (with a focus on science, speaker to be announced)
- B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture (with a focus on backward classes of society, speaker to be announced)
- Ashapurna Devi Memorial Lecture (with a focus on women-related literature, speaker to be announced)
- Khudiram Bose Memorial Lecture (with a focus on history/patriotism, speaker to be announced)
- Kamala Das Memorial Lecture (with a focus on poetry and poets, especially women poets, speaker to be announced)
- Convergence Lecture (topic and speaker to be decided and announced)