Slouber presents papers, receives award at World Sanskrit Conference

Michael Slouber, assistant professor of South Asia in the Liberal Studies Department, presented two papers at the World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, in June: “Gāruḍam in the Mañjuśriyamūlakalpa” and “Early Tantric Medicine and its Relationship with Classical Ayurveda.” At the conference, Slouber was awarded the DK Award for best Sanskrit Dissertation during the years 2012 to 2014.  He was also announced as an Honorary Research Fellow of the IASS (International Association for Sanskrit Studies).