Lectures held in 2015
13. a 16.11.2015 Charles Ramble: Understanding Himalayan Buddhist Communities through the Prism of Civil Religion; Towards a Holistic Representation of Tibetan Ritual: Three Case Studies from a Himalayan Bonpo Community
13.10.2015 Brenda Beck: The Huge Wild Boar: Demon or Divinity? A Folk Legend From South India
16.9.2015 Denison Jayasooria: Indian Minority in Malaysia
20.4.2015 Vishnu Khare: Modern India – Politics and (Neo-)Religions
Lectures held in 2014
17.12.14 Prof. A. Gruschke (Sichuan University): Infrastructure, Tourism and Rural Development in Western China: Opportunity or Challenge?
5.12.14 Prof. Adalbert J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): Multiple Temples in India, Nepal, and Cambodia
4.12.14 Prof. Adalbert J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): Exclusivism – Inclusivism – Pluralism A case study with Hindu temples
15.5.14 H.E. Tajammul Altaf (Ambassador of Pakistan in Czech Republic): Foreign policy of Pakistan, it's challenges and Pakistan-Czech Relations
22.4.14 Prof. Adalbert J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): About the expansion of Indian art to Southeast Asia – illustrated by Angkor
9.4.14 Sadanand Dhume (American Enterprise Institute, Washington D.C.): Indian general election 2014 - What Narendra Modi means for India
27.3.14 ASEAN toward 2015: One Vision, One Identity, One Community
Lectures held in 2013
6.12.13 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): The Transformation of the Buddhist stupa into a figural stela
12.11.12 Prof. Debabrata Chakrabarti (Calcutta University, India): Moriz Winternitz and East-West Dialog
16.10.13 Prof. Marappa Ganesan (Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India): Lexical resources: a knowledge representation system
15.10.13 Prof. Marappa Ganesan (Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India): Parts of speech tagging in Indian languages
14.10.13 Prof. Marappa Ganesan (Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India): Corpus and corpus analysis
17.5.13 Bagas Hapsoro (ASEAN): Indonesia and ASEAN towards 2015: One Vision, One Identity, One Community
4.3.13 H.E. V. Ashok (Ambassador of India in Czech Republic): Indian traditions and customs
Lectures held in 2012
6.12.12 Dr. Raj Sekhar Basu (Mykolo Romeris University, Vilnius): Interpreting Lower Caste Movements in Colonial India
5.12.12. Dr. Raj Sekhar Basu (Mykolo Romeris University, Vilnius): Caste and Untouchability in India
29.11.12 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): Iconography of Mahayana Buddhism
26.11.12 H.E. V. Ashok (Ambassador of India in Czech Republic): The Wisdom of the Past
18.05.12 Meeting with Indian writers: Sunil Gangopadhyay, Raman Soni, Ramesh Chandra Shah, Pankaj Thakur, Agrahara Krishna Murthy
19.04.12 Prof. Cinzia Pieruccini (Universita degli studi di Milano): The capital city of Vijayanagara: a general introduction
18.04.12 H.E. V. Ashok (Ambassador of India in Czech Republic): Indian foreign policy
17.04.12 Prof. Cinzia Pieruccini (Universita degli studi di Milano): The great Cola temples of Tamil Nadu
16.04.12 Prof. Cinzia Pieruccini (Universita degli studi di Milano): “Iconism” and “aniconism” in the depiction of Hindu gods: some remarks
Lectures held in 2011
30.11.11 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Serpent or naga cult and its reflection in the arts of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Cambodia"
07.11.11 Rev. Fr. Susai Alangaram (Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts, Tiruččiráppalli, Tamilnádu): "Christianity and Christians in South India"
11.05.11 Prof. Amba Kulkarni (Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad): "Computational tools to assist a Sanskrit student"
18.04.11 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Early Buddhist Art in India from Aśoka to Ajanta"
31.03.11 Doc. Dr. Krzysztof Stronski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznaň): "The Language of Early Pahari Inscriptions (Kumauni)"
29.03.11 Doc. Dr. Krzysztof Stronski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznaň): "Variation of Ergativity Patterns in Hindi Dialects"
28.03.11 Doc. Dr. Krzysztof Stronski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznaň): "Non-Nominative Subjects in Rajasthani and Pahari"
23.03.11 Prof. Harbans Mukhia (emeritní rektor Jawaharlal Nehru University v Dillí): "Alternative Modernities"
21.03.11 Prof. Harbans Mukhia (emeritní rektor Jawaharlal Nehru University v Dillí): "Cultural History of the Mughals"
Lectures held in 2010
13.12.10 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Postures and Gestures in Indian Art"
26.10.10 Mgr. Jan Kreuter: "Česká diplomatická mise v Indii"
21.10.10 Prof. P.R. Subramanian (Mozhi Trust, Chennai): "Some lexical items in ancient Tamil literature: Are they the oldest words?"
19.10.10 Prof. P.R. Subramanian (Mozhi Trust, Chennai): "Word combinations in modern and ancient Tamil – their stability and continuity"
11.10.10 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Religious Transfer from the Indian Subcontinent to Cambodia in the Angkor Period"
12.05.10 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal: a symbiosis"
11.05.10 MUDr. Jan Petránek (Ústav etnologie FF UK): "Hmotná kultura Baňdžárů"
04.05.10 MUDr. Jan Petránek (Ústav etnologie FF UK): "Současné podoby náboženského života Indie"
26.04.10 Prof. Giuliano Boccali (University of Milano): "The samastavastuvisayarupaka and its importance in (early) kavya - Part I"
28.04.10 Prof. Giuliano Boccali (University of Milano): "The samastavastuvisayarupaka and its importance in (early) kavya - Part II"
14.04.10 Dr. Amitava Chakrabarti (Delhi University): "Aesthetics of Tagore"
14.04.10 Dr. Amitava Chakrabarti (Delhi University): "Religious Pluralism in India: Epistemology, State Policy and Architecture"
Lectures held in 2009
14.12.2009 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Hinduism and Buddhism in Angkor - a cultural transfer from India on the basis of religious art"
02.12.09 Artur Przybyslawski PhD (Institute of Philosophy at the University of Lodz, Poland): "How to understand emptiness in Buddhism (Indian and Tibetan tradition)"
19.10.2009 Prof. Harish Trivedi (Professor of English, University of Delhi): "An Indian Novelist on Prague: The Fiction and Translations of Nirmal Verma"
05.10.2009 Prof. Sampa Sen (Bidhanagar College of Calcutta University): "Theatre in the Chemistry of Indian Culture"
14.05.2009 Mgr. Zuzana Hrdličková, Ph.D. (FF UK Praha): "Šrílanská tamilština"
12.05.2009 Mgr. Zuzana Hrdličková, Ph.D. (FF UK Praha): "Dopad občanské války na postavení tamilských žen ve šrílanské společnosti"
07.05.2009 Appasamy Murugaiyan (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des Sciences historiques et philologiques, Paris): "Tamil diaspora in Francophone Islands: ‘Adaptive strategies’ of identity construction"
06.05.2009 Appasamy Murugaiyan (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des Sciences historiques et philologiques, Paris): "Tamil inscriptions and issues in Tamil historical linguistics"
04.05.2009 Appasamy Murugaiyan (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des Sciences historiques et philologiques, Paris): "Focus constructions in modern Tamil"
08.04.2009 Dr. Eva Wilden (École Française d´Extreme Orient Paris/Hamburg University): "Founding legends of Tamil literature"
09.04.2009 Dr. Eva Wilden (École Française d´Extreme Orient Paris/Hamburg University): "Elements of Pre-Aryan Religion(s) in the Cankam anthologies"
Lectures held in 2008
10.12.2008 Dr. Saravanan Raja (Annamalai University, India): "Tamil Agricultural Vocabulary: Structure of a Dialect Dictionary"
06.05.2008 H. E. D.P. Srivastava (Ambassador of India): "India after Liberalization"
05.05.2006 Prof. Dr. C. Rajendran (Calicut University): "Kerala’s Sanskrit Heritage"
28.04.2008 Prof. Raffaele Torella (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza"): "Passions and emotions in Hindu Tantrism"
07.04.2008 Devadas Thiruchelvam, M. A. (Freelancing lecturer and writer): "Self Realization and Ramana Maharshi"
06.03.2008 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "The Ramayana in the Art of Nepal"
Lectures held in 2006
16.05.2006 Prof. Dr. C. Rajendran (Calicut University): "Sanskrit in Contemporary India – Evolution and Status"
15.05.2006 Prof. Dr. C. Rajendran (Calicut University): "Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Sanskrit drama and dramaturgy"
Lectures held in 2005
01.11.2005 Oksana Vasiljevna Dambaa (Philological Faculty, Tuva State University): "Traditional Culture of Tuva and Its Reflection in Language"
25.10.2005 Denzen Barsboldt (Ministry of Education and Culture): "Cultural and Political Development of Mongolia from 1990s up to Present Day"
09.05.2005 Prof. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Naga Worship in Katmandu Valey"
Lectures held in 2004
26.11.2004 Prof. Debabrata Chakrabarti (Kolkata University): "My Winternitz"
10.03.2004 Kenneth Valpey, D.Phil. (St. Cross College, University of Oxford): "The Semiotics of Food in Hinduism II"
08.03.2004 Kenneth Valpey, D.Phil. (St. Cross College, University of Oxford): "The Semiotics of Food in Hinduism I"
Lectures held in 2003
13.11.2003 Doc. Raffaele Torella (Universita "La Sapienza", Roma): "Tantra and Language"
29.10.2003 Prof. Dr. A. J. Gail (Freie Universität Berlin): "Caves and Hands" - India's Contribution to World's Art
01.10.2003 Dr. Anant Javale, Dr. Pragnesh Patel (Ayurvedic University, Jamnagar): "Principles of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Surgery"
20.03.2003 Prof. K. V. Zvelebil (Emeritus of Utrecht University): "Subrahmanya Barathi II"
13.03.2003 Prof. K. V. Zvelebil (Emeritus of Utrecht University): "Subrahmanya Barathi I"
06.03.2003 Prof. K. V. Zvelebil (Emeritus of Utrecht University): "Current problems of Dravidian Linguistics"
07.01.2003 H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar (Ambassador of India): "Responding to September 11th – an Indian View"