HISTORY HOUR 12 FEBRUARY 2015 BUDDHISM: THE BEGINNINGS Amita Kanekar
Amita Kanekar is an architecture historian and writer of historical fiction, who also teaches at the Goa College of Architecture. The second edition of her book 'A Spoke in the Wheel' (HarperCollins 2005), a novel about the Buddha and early Buddhism, was recently published by Navayana, Delhi. Her current projects include a book on the Portuguese sea-forts of Goa, a study of Nayaka temples in western Karnataka, as well as a novel set in the Mughal period. Her talk will be an introduction to the beginnings of Buddhism, including a look at its origins, message, and early impact, and an attempt to place it in its historical context. HISTORY HOUR XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH cordially invites you to a presentation cum discussion on BUDDHISM: THE BEGINNINGS Xavier Centre of Historical Research B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, Goa. Thursday, 12 February 2015 5:30 pm Tel: 2417772; 2414971 i...@xchr.in - Xavier Centre of Historical Research B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, Goa 403521, India. Tel: +91-832-2417772 (Office), 2414971 (Director) http://www.xchr.in http://facebook.com/xchr.goa
