Songs of Milarepa | Andrew Quintman and Kelly Dorji in conversation, introduced by Namita Gokhale

Songs of Milarepa | Andrew Quintman and Kelly Dorji in conversation, introduced by Namita Gokhale | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Series Jaipur Literature Festival 2024
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The sacred terrain of the high Himalaya has a timeless tradition of spiritual and mystic quests. How do enlightened masters become an enduring and living presence for religious and spiritual communities? Celebrated academic and writer Andrew Quintman has written extensively on the Tibetan master and spiritual poet, Milarepa. Actor and writer Kelly Dorji is a practising Buddhist. His book, The Hidden Rainbow, makes an attempt to take us on a spiritual journey through Buddhist symbolism in the quest for inner peace and acceptance.
Together they discuss the literary representations of Milarepa's life and further consider the manifold ways in which those life stories move beyond the written page into artistic, ritual and lived dimensions. This session will include the launch of the paperback and Hindi edition of Mystics and Sceptics: In Search of Himalayan Masters.
Andrew Quintman is associate professor and chair of the Religion Department at Wesleyan University, specialising in the Buddhist traditions of Tibet and the Himalaya. He has written extensively about the literary corpus of the Tibetan poet Milarepa. He is currently president of the board of directors of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and founding editor of the Journal of Tibetan Literature.
Kalden Sonam Dorji, aka Kelly, is a Bhutanese actor and author. He lives in Thimphu, Bhutan, where he owns a leading travel company and one of Bhutan's most popular night spots called The Grey Area.
Namita Gokhale is the author of twenty three works of fiction and non-fiction. She is co-founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival (with William Dalrymple) . Her debut novel, Paro: Dreams of Passion, published in 1984 , remains a cult classic. A novella, Never Never Land is a 2024 publication. Her recent non-fiction includes Mystics and Sceptics- Searching Himalayan Masters and the anthology Treasures of Lakshmi. Gokhale’s work spans different genres, including novels, short stories, Himalayan studies, mythology, several anthologies, books for young readers, and a play. Gokhale is committed to platforming literary dialogue and showcasing the rich diversity of multilingual Indian identity . She is the recipient of various prizes and awards, including the prestigious Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Literature) Award 2021 for her novel Things to Leave Behind.
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