‘A Day of Leadership from Indian Sources’ is a full day course that took place on 7th August at the OCHS in Oxford. It is the first course of its kind intended to address the needs of City professionals in understanding Hindu culture and identity. It is aimed not only at Hindus who want to learn more about their rich heritage, as well as others who interact with India in their work, or have an interest in the culture but would like to develop their understanding of the basis of not only Hindu, but Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, and Indian-Muslim cultures.

Hindu philosophical texts are the oldest known to man, and are in continued use today. From these texts the daily life of 800 million Hindus are formed, and the influence of the paradigms of Indian philosophy are felt throughout the East, as far afield as Japan, and Bali. The course proposes to extract the key concepts of Hindu thought and practice for a day structured around four key sessions, bringing attendees on an educational excursion through the bazaars and temples of the Hindu mind. The sessions will aim to cover philosophies behind Hindu leadership, Hindu strategic thought and practice, measuring the concepts of ‘gain’ and ‘success’ and the understanding of and application of Dharma.

Lunch and refreshments were provided and the course ran for the whole day for a course fee of£95.

The CHN hope to run a similar course in the summer of 2011. If you are interested, please click here for more detailshttp://ochs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=14 or contact Lal Krishna  (lal@ochs.org.uk)  .

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About the OCHS

The OCHS is the world’s foremost centre for the study of Hindu traditions and culture. Since its inception in 1997 the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies has been at the forefront of the creation of Hindu Studies as a new academic field. The OCHS has created a true community of learning at Oxford providing a base for world-class scholars and gifted students to engage in the emerging field of Hindu Studies.

Today, Hindu Studies as exemplified by the OCHS is a very broad field that aspires to a fuller grasp of Hindu culture in all its complexity.

The OCHS is a Recognised Independent Centre of the University and the principal source of teaching in Hindu Studies at Oxford University. The OCHS takes a multi-disciplinary approach linking many of Oxford University’s institutions and faculties including Theology, Oriental Studies, the Indian Institute Library, Anthropology, Politics, and Music. The research, teaching, and publishing partnerships that the OCHS has created benefit all these departments and faculties.

The OCHS brings the world’s best scholars of Hinduism from India and around the world to teach at Oxford. The OCHS feeds into many avenues of academic enquiry at Oxford University through its research projects. It has publishing agreements with Oxford University Press and Routledge, and it constantly aims to bring the best of Oxford Thinking on Hinduism to the public space through by engaging with media, government, and private enterprise.