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DESCRIPTION:Centre for Religious Studies\, Monash University would like to 
 invite you to a:\nBook Launch | Indian Diaspora: Hindus and Sikhs in Austr
 alia\nDate: Thursday 11 June 2015&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Time:
  5:15 - 6:30pm\nLocation: ACJC Seminar Room\, H8.06/05\, Monash Caulfield 
 Campus\, 900 Dandenong Rd\, E.Caulfield\n(Easy access from Caulfield Railw
 ay station\, and Parking next to Coles Supermarket)\n&nbsp\;\nLaunch by Dr
 . T. Janardana Rao\, Ex. Hon Consul General of India\n&nbsp\;\nThe Indian 
 Diaspora\, published by D. K. Printworld\, Delhi\, covers the theory of di
 aspora\, the historical development of the Indian communities in Australia
  since the late 19th century to the present times\, current practices and 
 statistical profiles of Hindus and Sikhs in Australia\, and interactions b
 etween Hindus and Sikhs with the wider Australian community. There are cas
 e studies of the Indian students and women in the Australian community\, o
 f Indian communities in Melbourne and South Australia\, and of temple buil
 ding. This substantial work (466pp) has been edited by Professor Purushott
 ama Bilimoria (Deakin and Melbourne Universities)\, an internationally-kno
 wn scholar of philosophy and religion\, Dr Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat (Adjun
 ct Research Associate\, Monash University)\, one of Australia's most senio
 r Hindu priests and a scholar of Hinduism\, and Dr Philip Hughes (Christia
 n Research Association)\, a leading analysist of the sociology of religion
  in Australia. It also contains contributions from several other prominent
  scholars\, including special essays on the importance of diaspora by the 
 late Ninian Smart\, on the 19th century Afghan cameleers and Indian hawker
 s by Richard Forster with other contributions from the editors and Dr Sali
 m Lakha (Melbourne)\, Dr Michael Steveson (Monash)\, Surjit Dhanji (Monash
 )\, Manpreet Kaur (SBS)\, Dr Margaret Kumar (Deakin)\, Dr Heather Foster (
 Adelaide)\, and Dr Carmen Voigt-Graf (ANU).\n&nbsp\;\nA limited number of 
 copies will be available at the launch for $40\; the expected retail price
  will be $65.\n&nbsp\;\nHosted by Prof Constant Mews and Dr. Scott Dunbar\
 , under the auspices of the STaR Seminar of the Centre for Religious Studi
 esSchool of Philosophical\, Historical and International Studies\, Monash 
 University\n&nbsp\;\nRSVP:&nbsp\;10 June 2015 john.dalton@monash.edu\n htt
 ps://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/669-book-launch-monash-uni
 versity
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LOCATION:ACJC Seminar Room\, Monash Caulfield Campus\, 900 Dandenong Rd\, E
 .Caulfield (900 Dandenong Road\, Caulfield East VIC 3145\, Australia)
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Monash University
URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/669-book-launch-mona
 sh-university
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