London:
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchanand Karan Singh, president of the Indian Council for CulturalRelations, have joined the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies(OCHS) as its patrons.
As a 'Recognised Independent Centre' of the University ofOxford, the principal aim of OCHS is the study of Hinduculture, religion, languages, literature, philosophy, history,arts and society, in all periods and in all parts of theworld. All Hindu traditions are included.
Mr Bachchan, 69, who visited the centre in May 2011 anddelivered the Distinguished Ford Lecture, said the OCHS is "asure means of enhancing the study and propagation of HinduCulture, resulting in better understanding."
He was invited to join OCHS as a patron by its governor,Lord Dholakia, who said the actor's presence on the PatronCouncil "would underline the contribution of the arts to thedevelopment of Indian culture and thought through thecenturies."
Karan Singh, MP, spoke at the OCHS in May 2011 on therelevance of Indian thought in the modern world.
The OCHS Patrons Council comprises distinguished honorarymembers who have made a significant contribution in publicservice and to public discourse.
Patrons support the Centre by publicly aligningthemselves with the goal of developing the study of Indianthought and culture at the highest levels of academia.
The OCHS was founded in 1997 as the world's first academyof its kind for the study of Hindu culture. Since itsinception the Centre has attracted scholars and students,launched educational projects, and opened up the field ofHindu Studies for an international audience.
OCHS provides academic programmes including lectures,seminars, and conferences. It also publishes the Journal ofHindu Studies with Oxford University Press and a Hindu Studiesbook series with Routledge.
As a 'Recognised Independent Centre' of the University ofOxford, the principal aim of OCHS is the study of Hinduculture, religion, languages, literature, philosophy, history,arts and society, in all periods and in all parts of theworld. All Hindu traditions are included.
Mr Bachchan, 69, who visited the centre in May 2011 anddelivered the Distinguished Ford Lecture, said the OCHS is "asure means of enhancing the study and propagation of HinduCulture, resulting in better understanding."
He was invited to join OCHS as a patron by its governor,Lord Dholakia, who said the actor's presence on the PatronCouncil "would underline the contribution of the arts to thedevelopment of Indian culture and thought through thecenturies."
Karan Singh, MP, spoke at the OCHS in May 2011 on therelevance of Indian thought in the modern world.
The OCHS Patrons Council comprises distinguished honorarymembers who have made a significant contribution in publicservice and to public discourse.
Patrons support the Centre by publicly aligningthemselves with the goal of developing the study of Indianthought and culture at the highest levels of academia.
The OCHS was founded in 1997 as the world's first academyof its kind for the study of Hindu culture. Since itsinception the Centre has attracted scholars and students,launched educational projects, and opened up the field ofHindu Studies for an international audience.
OCHS provides academic programmes including lectures,seminars, and conferences. It also publishes the Journal ofHindu Studies with Oxford University Press and a Hindu Studiesbook series with Routledge.
