Day 1
Monday, February 18
9:45-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:15 Welcome and introductory remarks: Sonia Sikka, Lori Beaman, Bindu Puri
10:15–1:00 Negotiating difference in practice.
Alam Arshad, “Indian Islamic Perspectives on Religious Diversity”
Linda Woodhead, “Diversity in Religious Practice: Examples from the UK”
(11:15-11:30 Tea break)
Sebastian Velassery, “Faith, Ethnicity & Nationalism: The Case of St. Thomas Christians”
Chair: Lori Beaman, Department of Religious Studies, University of Ottawa
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Postcolonial pluralisms.
Rinku Lamba, “Bhakti and the Shaping of Social Imaginaries in Colonial India”
A. Raghuramraju, “Engaging with Diversity between Buddhism and Hinduism:
Radhakrishnan, Ambedkar & T. R. V. Murti”
Chair: Amiya P. Sen, Department of History, Jamia Millia Islamia
3:30-3:45 Tea break
3:45-5:15 Religion & caste.
Pralay Kanungo, “‘Untouchables’ and the Temple Entry Movement in Odisha”
Charu Gupta, “Inter-Religious Intimacies: Conversions, Desire and Dalit Women in
Colonial India”
Chair: Sonia Sikka, Department of Philosophy, University of Ottawa
7:30 Banquet dinner, Willow Room, India Habitat Centre
Day 2
Tuesday, February 19
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-1:00 Religious education.
Ratna Ghosh, “Religion, Education and Secularism”
Rajeev Bhargava, “Multi-religious Education and the Idea of Religion”
(11:15-11:30 Tea break)
Solange Lefebvre, “A Cultural and Dialogic Approach to Religious Education”
Chair: Najma Akhtar, Department of Educational Administration, NUEPA
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-4:30 State policies: equality and freedom.
Gopal Guru, “Religious Diversity and the Politics of Overlapping Consensus in India”
Ashwani Peetush, "Diversity, Secularism, and Religious Toleration"
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, “The Politics of International Religious Freedom”
(3:30-3:45 Tea break)
Chair: Bindu Puri, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi
4:30-4:45 Concluding remarks: Bindu Puri, Lori Beaman, Sonia Sikka
Vote of thanks
Monday, February 18
9:45-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:15 Welcome and introductory remarks: Sonia Sikka, Lori Beaman, Bindu Puri
10:15–1:00 Negotiating difference in practice.
Alam Arshad, “Indian Islamic Perspectives on Religious Diversity”
Linda Woodhead, “Diversity in Religious Practice: Examples from the UK”
(11:15-11:30 Tea break)
Sebastian Velassery, “Faith, Ethnicity & Nationalism: The Case of St. Thomas Christians”
Chair: Lori Beaman, Department of Religious Studies, University of Ottawa
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Postcolonial pluralisms.
Rinku Lamba, “Bhakti and the Shaping of Social Imaginaries in Colonial India”
A. Raghuramraju, “Engaging with Diversity between Buddhism and Hinduism:
Radhakrishnan, Ambedkar & T. R. V. Murti”
Chair: Amiya P. Sen, Department of History, Jamia Millia Islamia
3:30-3:45 Tea break
3:45-5:15 Religion & caste.
Pralay Kanungo, “‘Untouchables’ and the Temple Entry Movement in Odisha”
Charu Gupta, “Inter-Religious Intimacies: Conversions, Desire and Dalit Women in
Colonial India”
Chair: Sonia Sikka, Department of Philosophy, University of Ottawa
7:30 Banquet dinner, Willow Room, India Habitat Centre
Day 2
Tuesday, February 19
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-1:00 Religious education.
Ratna Ghosh, “Religion, Education and Secularism”
Rajeev Bhargava, “Multi-religious Education and the Idea of Religion”
(11:15-11:30 Tea break)
Solange Lefebvre, “A Cultural and Dialogic Approach to Religious Education”
Chair: Najma Akhtar, Department of Educational Administration, NUEPA
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-4:30 State policies: equality and freedom.
Gopal Guru, “Religious Diversity and the Politics of Overlapping Consensus in India”
Ashwani Peetush, "Diversity, Secularism, and Religious Toleration"
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, “The Politics of International Religious Freedom”
(3:30-3:45 Tea break)
Chair: Bindu Puri, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi
4:30-4:45 Concluding remarks: Bindu Puri, Lori Beaman, Sonia Sikka
Vote of thanks