White Sun director Deepak Rauniyar featured on Spice Radio, CiTR Radio, and The Ubyssey
Deepak Rauniyar, the director of the Nepali film White Sun (Seto Surya) visited Vancouver in mid-November to screen White Sun at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF), co-presented by the Himalaya Program and the Nepal Cultural Society of British Columbia (NCSBC). The screening was followed by a Q&A with Mr. Rauniyar and Dr. Mark Turin, a professor in […]
Welcoming Dagmar Schwerk to UBC
The Himalaya Program is delighted to welcome Dagmar Schwerk to UBC as the Khyentse Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Tibetan Buddhist Studies. She will be teaching in the Department of Asian Studies. While at UBC, she will turn her doctoral thesis into a monograph (title: A Timely Message from the Cave: The Mahāmudrā Doctrine and Intellectual Agenda of […]
Student recording of Tibetan folk song “Samling Gompa” for 2018 Tibetan language course
In the latter section of our Tibetan language courses offered in May, students visited UBC’s CiTR radio station to record the Tibetan folk song Samling Gompa. This also coincided with CiTR’s Asian Heritage Month. Listen below, and a special thanks to Alex de Boer, a 2017 alumna of our Tibetan summer language course and UBC […]
Announcing Sarbjit Kaur Randhawa as the UBC Asian Library full-time South Asian and Himalayan Studies Librarian
Sarbjit Kaur Randhawa is now the full-time South Asian and Himalayan Studies librarian at the UBC Asian Library. Click to learn more.
Announcing Sarbjit Kaur Randhawa as the UBC Asian Library full-time South Asian and Himalayan Studies Librarian
The UBC Asian Library recently announced that Sarbjit Kaur Randhawa has transitioned into a full-time position as the South Asian and Himalayan Studies librarian. She has worked part-time as the Indic Librarian in the Asian Library since 2006. Sarbjit graduated from UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (now iSchool) with a Certificate in […]
Himalaya Program at the BC Buddhist Festival
The UBC Himalaya Program recently attended the BC Buddhist Festival and had an inspiring time discussing Himalaya-related topics with members of BC’s Buddhist communities, along with festival-goers curious about the region and its diverse heritage. At the festival, which was held Sunday, June 10th, members of the Himalaya Program Steering Committee and instructors of […]
Himalaya Program Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) showcase
To view Steering Committee member Sara Shneiderman’s interview with the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), which details the goals of the Himalaya Program, please click here. To view and download the Himalaya Program’s poster for a recent TLEF showcase, please click here.
Himalaya Program Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) showcase
To view Steering Committee member Sara Shneiderman’s interview with the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), which details the goals of the Himalaya Program, please click here. To view and download the Himalaya Program’s poster for a recent TLEF showcase, please click here.
Khyentse Foundation Gift Announcement
A generous gift from the Khyentse Foundation and the Siddhartha’s Intent Society of Canada will allow UBC to expand its teaching of Tibetan Buddhist Studies and Tibetan Language. Learn more here.
Khyentse Foundation Gift Announcement
Read about this on the Department of Asian Studies website. The Himalaya Program is pleased to announce a new gift to UBC of $524,850 from the Khyentse Foundation with support from the Siddhartha’s Intent Society of Canada. In collaboration with the Department of Asian Studies, the Himalaya Program will work to expand its teaching of […]