Indology

Supervision of doctoral candidates

Prof. Dr. Heike Oberlin

 

Main supervision

Ongoing PhD projects

  • Irfan Zuberi, M.Phil.: The Qawwal Bachche tradition of South Asia: A study of the lineage, musical style and repertoire between the mid-nineteenth and late twentieth centuries.
  • Rajashree Raju, M.A.: Culture, Youth and Nation-Region Building: History of the Kerala State School Youth Festival.
  • Vishnupriyaa Pulickel Sajeevu, M.A.: Role of Women in Kūṭiyāṭṭam: A Study in Retrospect and Prospect.

Completed PhD projects

Co-Supervision

Ongoing PhD projects

  • Geetha Kaimathuruthil Wilson; Indology, Univ. Tübingen: ›Becoming Kaarlaman‹: The Many Tales of the Dancing Charlemagne and Paladins in the Chavittunatakam Musical Theatre of Kerala, India.
  • Noor van Brussel; Indology, Univ. Gent (Belgium): Ferociously female Kālī in Kerala: from tribal deity to pan-Hindu goddess. Reviewing a process of religious assimilation and co-optation in a feminine context.
  • Seetha Vijayakumar; Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., Delhi (India): Kannagi’s transformations: Silappadikaram’s multilayered schemata of performance.

Completed PhD projects