<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>from what I recall of the previous Mbh panel at Boston, we had a room full of attendees but most were not experts, i.e., school teachers or religion teachers who wanted to know how to teach the Mbh, what editions to use, which stories/abridged editions are good as introductions, etc. </div><div><br></div><div>I know we are not supposed to present papers at a roundtable, so I thought I would put together some of this basic information for sharing and leave more time for a conversation. Let's keep it open and interactive and see what people think of the 5-year plans... i.e., just Mbh, Mbh and Ram, epics and Purāṇas, etc. I am happy to open it up completely if that ensures more participation. I'd definitely like to keep one year for translations and one for Mbh/Ram in other countries (about which I know all too little).</div><div><br></div><div>Joy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-4349921336476103680m_-5319150904573253126gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr. Joydeep Bagchee<br></div><div><a href="https://fu-berlin.academia.edu/JoydeepBagchee" target="_blank">Academia.edu Homepage </a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fglobal.oup.com%2Facademic%2Fproduct%2Fthe-nay-science-9780199931361%3Bjsessionid%3D94DFF6B197750DBE7C7E64A4FB8B28D2%3Fcc%3Dde%26lang%3Den%26&data=02%7C01%7Caar-mbh%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C1f9080044d58464c123208d6fda2dfda%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C636975273311512633&sdata=7K8Kgn698amPKO5FuEeS7slXXU591QztG2YzuGshczU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-nay-science-9780199931361;jsessionid=94DFF6B197750DBE7C7E64A4FB8B28D2?cc=de&lang=en&" shash="Z70moF+pi/mfLfjblor+AxJhsI8Rxah+i/dLXHjCr9IT0Q/V1MwGSvZ38Fod+doNQY0bFwPlHMVjbX7Od8Cjqe7O5BcV6oD3nSIUYFyIP9yRFI39eT151j8CvCjtoMAECBqTPeNMt3Z54jILNnZWSOvwVg/OVz9qKYZ24iAdox4=" target="_blank">The Nay Science</a><br></div><div><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brill.com%2Fproducts%2Fbook%2Fargument-and-design-unity-mahabharata&data=02%7C01%7Caar-mbh%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C1f9080044d58464c123208d6fda2dfda%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C636975273311522624&sdata=0LCqfH95A12Cxc7Wj%2Fnef6VlNFO06nGbruPYcnM01P0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.brill.com/products/book/argument-and-design-unity-mahabharata" shash="HbGFYZ7yGVBdpRPHKaxU5rawXsw071OTx1niaETH9CaBXdQgPyUJxliXSaS649EW+JPbX8J7ygyzl/IYtmpHlnivI7IJvixWNaT/rxZC8NOwxm1pdVY3VmJwnm4rD49Nb/FzxFXFrDvS8ITENZuS5ZJdLOQOwAfuX6mOOOVHuI0=" target="_blank">Argument and Design</a><br></div><div><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anthempress.com%2Findex.php%2Fphilology-and-criticism-hb&data=02%7C01%7Caar-mbh%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C1f9080044d58464c123208d6fda2dfda%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C636975273311522624&sdata=AW%2Buk68wNIZtw2%2FiIirdj19rGlHGFcZdhCG%2FK%2FYpXTo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.anthempress.com/index.php/philology-and-criticism-hb" shash="tb0L5zDPjhgzWCSOqp+sLEE1M8VYVxGXEf9YBw3f32zvQI6VVf/kfSaBtiHrQ0TvpHJJfa2Eq3IAtocu8ryAhy23EP7cxO94mezo9N5UV9njhCTtzkLffzNjRjrQPkuoyu9IhbaaZGYd+lBPbv84KQGATZrNl+VVnPxCggOZ93U=" target="_blank">Philology and Criticism: A Guide to Mahābhārata Textual Criticism</a></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>___________________<br><div>What, then, is Philosophy?<br>Philosophy is the supremely precious.<br><br>Plotinus, Enneads I.III.5<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 4:59 PM Collins, Brian <<a href="mailto:collinb1@ohio.edu" target="_blank">collinb1@ohio.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">



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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">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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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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Department Chair and Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy<br>
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Ohio University<br>
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