Dear visitors,
please note that our National Research Network "The Cultural History of the Western Himalaya from the 8th Century (S98)" - generously sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund - has ended on June 30th 2013. For that reason this website will no longer be updated on a regular basis.
For information on our ongoing research, events and activities please refer to the website of our Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Documentation of Inner and South Asian Cultural History (CIRDIS).
BBC series "Heritage Heroes" featured André Alexander's "Leh Old Town Initiative"
André Alexander's "Leh Old Town Initiative" (Loti) was recently featured in the BBC series "Heritage Heroes" where outstanding conservation and urban renewal projects are presented.
Follow >this link< for further information.
"Der Weg ist das Ziel": Alte Pilgerwege im westlichen Himalaya
Article on the CHWH in the University of Vienna's online news "dieuniversitaetonline", August 2008.
Globalisierung: Baywatch versus Kamasutra
Article in the Austrian Newspaper "Die Presse", June 2008.
Forschung und Restaurierung im westlichen Himalaya
Info. Das Magazin des Wissenschaftsfond, Ausgabe 67 (04/08).
Article on Univ.-Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter (pages 32-35)
Austrian of the Year 2007 – Science
Dr. Johannes Hahn, Minister for Science and Research congratulates Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter for the Award “Austrian of the Year 2007 – Science”. It was granted her on 22.10.07 in the Arsenal, in Vienna within the gala “Austria 2007” for her extraordinary achievements.
Prof. Klimburg-Salter, who comes originally from the US, deals extensively with Afghanistan and the endangered Buddhist culture in the Himalaya. She examines the cultural history of the whole region, which is a melting pot for Chinese, Tibetan, Indian and Persian traditions. Federal minister Hahn is especially impressed by the respect that she shows for foreign cultures.
Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter received her PhD 1976 at Harvard University and the Habilitation 1989 at the University of Vienna. Since 1996 she is professor for Asian art history at the University of Vienna.
(link to original article)
2007 Jikji Prize awarded to Austria’s Phonogrammarchiv
The Phonogrammarchiv under the direction of longterm FSP collaborator Dr. Dietrich Schüller was recently awarded with the 2007 UNESCO/Jikji Memorie of World Price in Korea.
Forschung zwischen Taliban und Dalai Lama
Article on Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter in the Austrian newspaper "Die Presse", August 2007.
Kulturgeschichte am Dach der Welt
Article about the NFN - CHWH in the "Forschungsnewletter der Universität Wien", June 2007.