Book Discussion

A Symposium

Venue: Eqbal Inn (Hira Bagh), University Road, Patiala. Time: 10.30AM Date: 11-12-2014

Religion and the Specter of the West

Author: Dr. Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair

Introduction

Presidential Chair: Dr. J.P.S. Uberoi
Rtd. Professor,
Delhi University, Delhi.
Chief Guest: Dr. Balkar Singh
Rtd. Professor,
Punjabi University, Patiala. University, Patiala.
Guest of Honor: Dr. Harjit Singh Gill
Professor Emeritus,
J.N.U., Delhi & Punjabi University, Patiala.
Discussant: Dr. Deepinderjit Kaur Randhawa
Head,
Department of English, Khalsa College, Patiala.
Welcome Address: Damanjit Singh
Stage: Dr. Jaswinder Singh
Assistant Professor,
GGS Dept. of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala.

Research Papers

1) Ideology and Interpretive Frameworks in Arvind Mandair’s
Religion and the Specter of the West
Puninder Singh, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
2) Rethinking Sound and Text:
Sikh Site of Resisting Ethnic Boundaries and Metaphysics
Amandeep Singh, U.S.A.
3) Religion and the Specter of the West:
Translation, Religion-making and Epistemic Violence
Amaninder Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
4) Religion and the Specter of the West:
Decolonizing Religious Studies and Contesting the Categories (Reflections on the Book and its Reviews)
Navjot Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
5) Ideology of Singh Sabha Movement:
Initiation into Modern Hermeneutics
Sukhwinder Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Comments & Remarks

Comments:
Professor Himat Singh
Dr. Gurmit Singh Sidhu
Dr. Paramvir Singh
Dr. Anurag Singh
Amaninder Singh
Remarks From Chairs:

Dr. Deepinderjit Kaur Randhawa
Dr. Harjit Singh Gill
Dr. Balkar Singh
Dr. J. P. S. Uberoi

Vote of Thanks:

Maninderjit Kaur