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<div class="">Now that the number of scholars on this list is starting to grow, I want to throw out my suggestions for possible topics:</div>
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Vyaasa </div>
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Cattle and cattle raiding </div>
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The Chicago translation </div>
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The work of Alf Hiltebeitel </div>
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The epic on film</div>
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Religion (as it practiced) in the epic</div>
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ISKCON and the epic </div>
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Connections to regional epics </div>
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The Mahabharata in Southeast Asia</div>
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I look forward to hearing from others!</div>
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Thanks</div>
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Brian</div>
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Assoc. Prof. Brian Collins<br class="">
Department Chair and Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy<br class="">
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