Organized by/Sponsored by Asian Studies Program
Time:4pm Building:  Carlos Museum Room: Reception Hall
Co-Sponsors:  Michael C. Carlos Museum
Events with Kirin Narayan, University of Wisconsin: storyteller, fiction writer, and anthropologist

Kirin Narayan, folklorist, author and storyteller, will share tales of gods, goddesses, and humans who remind us of inner wealth. Enjoy the story of the man who invents the penance of eating nothing but sweets, and is granted three wishes thanks to kind-hearted Goddess Parvati; the religious storyteller who only accepts money earned by honest work, and finds it hard to fill his belly; and more. Fill your own belly with a luscious mango lassi while you listen to these tales from India.

Organized by/Sponsored by Asian Studies Program
Time:7:30pm Building:  Carlos Museum Room: Reception Hall
Co-Sponsors:  Michael C. Carlos Museum
Events with Kirin Narayan, University of Wisconsin: storyteller, fiction writer, and anthropologist

The fulfillment, challenges, and dangers of transforming raw materials into new creations appear in many oral traditions from India. Kirin Narayan shares stories that shed light on the creative process: the girl who focused inward to become a magnificent tree; the temple builders who inaugurated their own goddess temple after being incapacitated by a cruel king; and other stories.