Name: India in Focus | The Land of Chants and Self-empowerment
Start: 2024-11-10T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-10T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Borgarbókasafnið Grófinni

India in Focus | The Land of Chants and Self-empowerment

Icelandic below
India is one of the most ancient living sustainable civilizations weaved on the skillful internalization of several forms of yog or union between body, mind, and soul. This acts as a mental, emotional, and physical infrastructure which boosts the steady growth of endurance and self-empowerment. The power of sounds is globally acknowledged, and chanting mantras helps in holistic well-being, making our emotional and mental energies blissful and radiant.
This will be a guided lecture to learn the basic script, appropriate pronunciation, and meaning of the chants to deepen the benefits and polish the skills of the enthusiastic learners.
Welcome to an open public lecture for passionate learners, so no prior knowledge of Hindi or Sanskrit is required.
Shilpa Khatri Babbar is a Sociologist from India and has been teaching University students for almost 25 years. From 2022, she has been appointed as the Chair of Indian Studies at the University of Iceland, by ICCR - the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Shilpa will give two lectures at Reykjavik City Library Grófin in November, continuing with her focus on Indian culture but she held several lectures at the library in the spring. India for her is not just geography but a string of spiritual, cultural, social, and philosophical beads that has enabled the country to sustain itself as one of the most ancient living civilizations. To share important aspects from the ancient wisdom and the diversely colorful culture of the country, she has set her journey as a carrier of Indian fragrance across the globe.
Upcoming lecture:
India in Focus | The land of Ayurveda and Holistic Wellbeing
Sunday, 17th of November, from 1 pm – 4 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1223367975655443
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Indland í brennidepli | Land ómsins og sjálfseflingar
Indland er eitt elsta siðmenntaða ríki heims. Indverjar hafa frá fornu fari ástundað ýmis konar jóga með áherslu á samþættingu líkama, hugar og sálar, sem er valdeflandi og byggir upp úthald hjá þeim sem stunda það. Kraftur hljóðsins er viðurkenndur og að óma og fara með möntrur vekur vellíðan og eykur tilfinningalega og andlega orku.
Í erindinu verður farið yfir möntrur, grunntexti skoðaður, framburður og merking, til að dýpka skilning þátttakenda.
Verið velkomin á opinn fyrirlestur fyrir þau sem brenna fyrir þessu efni, engrar kunnáttu í Hindi eða Sanskrít krafist.
Shilpa Khatri Babbar er félagsfræðingur og hefur starfað sem háskólakennari í 25 ár. Hún hefur verið gestakennari og formaður indverskra fræða við Háskóla Íslands frá árinu 2022 á vegum ICCR – Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Shilpa heldur tvo fyrirlestra í Borgarbókasafninu Grófinni í nóvember en þeir eru framhald af fyrirlestraröð sem haldin var í vor. Fyrir henni er Indland ekki einungis staður á landakortinu heldur líkt og perluband sem myndar þá andlegu, menningarlegu, félagslegu og heimspekilegu þætti sem hafa lagt grunninn að ævafornum siðum og hefðum sem enn eru við lýði í Indlandi.
Næsti fyrirlestur:
Indland í brennidepli | Ayurveda og heildræn vellíðan
Sunnudaginn 17. nóvember kl. 13:00 – 16:00
https://www.facebook.com/events/1223367975655443

Further information / Nánari upplýsingar:
Guðrún Dís Jónatansdóttir, Head of Communications
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