Grants

We thank the OCHS for the funding of the first international Śākta Traditions conference in Oxford in 2011 which marked the beginning of the Śākta Traditions research programme. The OCHS donated £6.500.

We thank the OCHS for the continuing financial support for the running costs of the Kathmandu Office.

For grants given in 2019 we thank:

  • the Palan Foundation Research Fund for a substantial donation towards the Śākta Traditions research programme.
  • the OCHS for a contribution of £ 5.000 towards the digitalisation project.
  • Yale-NUS College for the funding of the Netra Tantra Workshop in Singapore.

For grants given in 2018 we thank:

  • the OCHS for contributions of £150 and £350 towards the opening activities and the MOU dinner in Kathmandu.
  • the OCHS for a contribution of £5.000 towards the Kathmandu Office.
  • the IKS and South Asian Religion research unit, Aarhus University, for a contribution of £1.750 and the OCHS for a contribution of £300 towards the Ritual, Text and Body  workshop II in Oxford, UK.
  • the OCHS for a contribution of £300 towards the Śākta Traditions Symposium II.
  • Aarhus University for a contribution of £585 from their Activity Grant towards our Haṭhapradīpikā translation seminar in Ørslev monastery, Denmark.
  • the OCHS for a contribution of £1.019 towards a camera to the Śākta Traditions Project.

For grants given in 2017 we thank:

  • the IKS and the South Asian Religion research unit at Aarhus University for a contribution of £1.750 towards the Ritual, Text and Body workshop I in Kaløvig, Denmark.
  • the OCHS for a contribution of £300 towards the Śākta Traditions Symposium I in Oxford, UK.

Thanks to the OCHS visiting fellowships – the Shivdasani Fellowship, the Khaitan Fellowship and the Tamal Krishna Goswami Fellowship – the Śākta Traditions Project is able to invite scholars to spend a term in Oxford working on their research and contribute to the Śākta Traditions Project:

Previous visiting fellows:

  • Silje Lyngar Einarsen in Hilary Term 2016, Trinity Term 2017 and Michaelmas Term 2019.
  • Dr Rajan Khatiwoda in Michaelmas Term 2017.
  • Dr Silvia Schwarz Linder in Michaelmas Term 2017.

Future visiting fellows:

  • Prof Knut Axel Jacobsen in Michaelmas Term 2020.
  • Prof Mikael Aktor in Michaelmas Term 2020.