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Organized by Whitney Cox (University of Chicago) and Isabelle Ratié (Sorbonne Nouvelle)March 10, 2016The University of Chicago Center in Paris6, rue Thomas Mann, 75013 Paris9h25-9h30 – Welcome addressPANEL 1: HISTORIES9h30-10h15 – WHITNEY COX (University of Chicago): Three ways to read Coḻa inscriptions: apropos of the succession crisis of 1070-7410h15-11h – EMMANUEL FRANCIS (CNRS – CEIAS): Praśasti to Meykkīrtti: Royal Eulogy in Ancient Tamil Nadu11h15-12h – ARLO GRIFFITHS (EFEO): Towards the publication of a corpus of the Pyu inscriptions of ancient Burma and the decipherment of the Pyu language (Tibeto-Burman)PANEL 2: SPECULATIVE THOUGHT12h00-12h45 – GARY TUBB (University of Chicago): Revisiting the dream metaphor in early Vedānta14h15-15h – ISABELLE RATIÉ (Sorbonne Nouvelle): In search of Utpaladeva’s lost Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛti: an account of the latest discoveriesPANEL 3: TEXTUAL CULTURES15h-15h45 – JÉRÔME PETIT (BNF): For a history of the catalogues of Indian manuscripts in Paris16h-16h45 – NALINI BALBIR (Sorbonne Nouvelle): The Paris Jain manuscripts in context: collectors and collections16h45-17h30 – THIBAUT D’HUBERT (University of Chicago): The Jesuits and the Interpreter: Studying languages in 18th-century Bengal17h30-18h – Final discussion