“Sītā’s Sense of Morality and the Performance of Justice in the Rāmāyaṇa.” Jagiellonian University, Krakow. 19 May 2016.
“Sītā and the Voice of Justice in the Rāmāyaṇa.” Delhi. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. 3 February 2016.
Invited to give a lecture at the University of Tiruvantapuram on the Theory of Rasa in Sanskrit Literature in November 2015 and also at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts on Women in the Rāmaayaṇa at the end of November, 2015. Declined due to health reason.
“Sītā, the voice of justice in Vālmikī Rāmāyaṇa.” A seminar at the department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary on 16 October 2015.
“The Body as Paintbrush: The Idiom of Classical Indian Dance.” American Oriental Society’s conference, New Orleans, USA, 13-16 March, 2015.
“Reconstructing Kohala’s lost text on dramaturgy,” Invited paper presented at the South Asian Conference of the Pacific North West (SACPAN), at the Centre for India and South Asia Research, University of British Columbia. 6-7 March 2015.
Sītā: The Voice of Justice”, Keynote speech at the Sanskrit conference on the Rāmāyaṇa. Department of Sanskrit, University of Calcutta, 25 February, 2015.
“Recovering Kohala: The lost dramatist of ancient India” Seminar, Department of Sanskrit, University of Calcutta, 21 February, 2015.
“Tagore and Kabir.” Department of Cultural Studies, Banaras Hindu University, 18 February, 2015.
“Aesthetics and the theory of Dance in Sanskritic Tradition.” Keynote speech. Conference on Dramatic Art. Department of Sanskrit, Jadavpur University, 6 February, 2015.
“Sita: morality in the Ramayana,” paper presented at a Symposium held on 11-16 August at Dubrovnik, 2014, at DICSEP Conference.
“Designing Women: Felicitous Malice in a Bengali Rāmāyaṇa,“ presented at “Women in Crisis: the regional Ramayanas,”at a Symposium held on 12-13 July, 2014, at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford, England.
“ Women and Ethics in the Sanskritic tradition” at the Sanskrit Department, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, 21 January, 2014.
“ The Presence of the Past: Partition Memories” at the seminar, “ The Indian Freedom Movement and the Partition of the Subcontinent” at the Department of History, Visvabharati University, 9-12 February, 2014.
“Theme and Form in the Vaiṣṇava Idiom in Rabindranath”at the International Seminar on “ Tagore and his World Vision: Forging Bond with the World, ”at the Department of History, Visvabharati University, 14-16 January, 2013.
“On Critical Editions of Sanskrit Manuscripts” under the scheme "University with Potential for Excellence" (Cultural Resources: Cultural Diversity at the Dept. of Sanskrit, Jadavpur University, 18.February.2013.
“Gender and the Spiritual Quest in Tagore’s Poetry.” Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, May 5, 2012.
“The Influence of Bhakti in Tagore’s Poetry.” Keynote lecture at Jadavpur University Sanskrit Department, Calcutta, March 6, 2012.
“Texts of Hindu Law and the Construction of Women’s Lives.” Asiatic Society, Calcutta, February 29, 2012.
“Candravati Ramayana.” Special lecture at Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, February 27, 2012.
“Reconstructing Lost Sanskrit Texts of Dramaturgy.” Valedictory lecture at Jadavpur University Sanskrit Department, Calcutta, January 20, 2012.
“Recovering Kohala: The Expansion of the Performing Arts Discourse.” 15th World Sanskrit Conference. New Delhi, January 5-10, 2012.
“Where he lies, I lie’: Tagore meets Kabir.” International conference on the English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore under the auspices of Sahitya Akademi (Indian National Academy of Literature), Cochin, February 23-26, 2011.
“The Idea of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition.” Calcutta: Department of Ancient Indian History, Calcutta University, February 21, 2011.
“Women and Religion.“ Calcutta: Department of Sanskrit, Jadavpur University, February 18, 2011.
“Ancient Sanskrit Texts: How they shaped women’s lives.” New Delhi, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, January 31, 2011.
“Gendered Divinity: Goddess in the Hindu Tradition,” Calcutta, West Bengal State University, January 18, 2011.
“Rabindranath and the Vaishnava Imagination in Art and Poetry.” Lecture at the Tagore Society of London, August 1, 2010.
“Debatable Devotion: Candravati’s Ramayana.” Paper presented at the European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Bonn, July 26, 2010.
“Candravati’s Ramayana: An Epic Tale of Sita’s Suffering.” Lecture at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, July 17, 2010.
“Shaping Women’s Lives: the Role of Ancient Hindu Texts.” Lecture at the Centre for Research in Women’s Studies and Gender Relations, University of British Columbia, March 24, 2010.
“The Evolution and Application of Concepts of Drama and Dance in Sanskrit.” Lecture at the Department of Sanskrit, Jadavpur University, February 2010.
Visiting Fellow, Department of Sanskrit, Calcutta University. Lectures on “The Ramayana,” “Women and Religion,” “The Goddess in Hindu Thought.” February 2010.
“Sita: The Voice of Justice in the Ramayana.” Asiatic Society, Mumbai, February 2009.
“The Idea of Drama and Dance in the Sanskritic Tradition.” Department of Sanskrit, Calcutta University. February 2009.
“The Goddess in Hindu Thought” [lecture delivered in Bengali]. Saradashram, Calcutta, January 2009.
“Justice in the Ramayana.” Lecture as Visiting Professor, Department of South and South East Asian Studies, Calcutta University. October, 2008.
“Sita: The Voice of Justice in the Ramayana.” Public Lecture at the British Library, London, September 2, 2008.
“An Art of One’s Own: Heritage, Gender and Classical Indian Dance.” Public lecture under the Public Life Enrichment programme at the University of Georgia Southern, Statesboro, Georgia, April 11, 2008.
“The Poetic Heritage of Bhakti.” Lecture at Vaidiki Research Centre, Calcutta, February 2008.
“Sastra and Prayoga: Building Bridges Between Text and Performance in the Sanskritic Tradition.” Invited paper presented at a conference on “Archaeology and Text: The Temple in South Asia,” Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford, UK, October 20-21, 2007.
“Public Ceremony and the Performance of Authority in the Ramayana.“ Ramayana Symposium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 28, 2007.
“My Worlds.” [Partial presentation of an autobiography in process.] Centre for Research in Women and Gender Studies, University of British Columbia, March 9, 2007.
“Gender and Performance, and the Ownership of Classical Indian Dance." Department of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, in conjunction with the Simon Fraser University extension programme, Delhi, February 9, 2007.
"Theory and Practice in Sanskrit Texts on Histrionics." Department of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, September 20, 2006.
"Private Dilemma and Public Ceremony: The Performance of Authority in the Ramayana." Department of Canadian Studies, University of Delhi, September 19, 2006.
“Sangitanarayna and its Authorship.” Paper presented at the 13th World Sanskrit Conference, University of Edinburgh, 13 July, 2006.
Visiting Fellow, Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford University, UK. Lectures on "Women and Religion." Trinity Term, 2006.
"Sita's Voice in the Ramayanas." Conference on "Sanskrit Studies in the Modern World." University of Manchester, UK, 25 May 2006.
"Sangitanarayana and the Problem of Authorship." Department of Sanskrit, University of Madras, February 24, 2006.
"Bharata's Concept of Dance." Department of Philosophy, University of Madras, February 21, 2006.
*"What Happened to Sita's voice: Tales from Three Bengali Ramayanas." Department of Women's Studies, University of Baroda, January 30, 2006.
*"Integrating Heritage, Religion and Tradition—Understanding South Asia." Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Calcutta, January 21, 2006.
"Rabindranath's Dance and Indian Modernity." University of Toronto, 11-13 November 2005. Invited paper.
"Tradition and its Discontents: Gender and Modernity in Classical Dance of India." The 33rd South Asia conference in Madison-Wisconsin, 6-9 October 2005.
Visiting Professor, Simon Fraser University. "Art and Religion." Fall Term, 2005.
"An Art of One's Own: Heritage, Gender, and Classical Indian Dance." Centre for Research in Women's Studies and Gender Relations, University of British Columbia, March 9, 2005.
"The Ramayana: The Source-text and its Cultural Translations." University of Calcutta, February 26, 2005.
"Kutiyattam: Sanskrit Drama in the Performance Tradition of Kerala." Kerala Sangeet Natak Akademi (Music Academy), India, February 6-7, 2005.
"Uparupaka, or Minor Drama: A Hybrid Genre in the Sanskritic Tradition." Aligarh Muslim University, India, January 31, 2005.
Visiting Professor, Simon Fraser University. "Women and Religion." Fall Term, 2004.
Lecture on two recent Indian films: Devdas and Chokher Bali "Politics and Gender in Rituparno Ghosh's Chokher Bali." University of Washington, Seattle, April 2-3, 2004.
* "Passage to Power: The Paradox of Submission in Indian Legends of Women." Department of Religion at Manchester University, UK, April 28, 2004.
* "Gender and the Refashioning of Classical Indian Dancing in the South Asian Diaspora," in a lecture series on "New Directions in South Asian Dance: Postcolonial Identity Construction." University of Surrey at Roehampton, UK, May 4, 2004.