Curriculum Vitae

Borayin Larios Jägerpfad 13 69118 Heidelberg Germany  +4917672329143  [email protected]

Nationality: Swiss and Mexican Marital Status: Married, one child Date of Birth: 3rd February 1981 Birthplace: Mexico City.

Education

 2008- 2013 PhD in Classical Indology. Cultural and Religious History of South Asia (Classical Indology), South Asian Institute Heidelberg University, Germany. Title of Dissertation: Embodying Sacred Sound. The transmission of knowledge and the reconstruction of identity in traditional Vedic schools of contemporary Maharashtra. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels. (Scholarship: DAAD-CONACYT 2008-2012)  2001-2007 Master of Arts in Religious Sciences (Licence en Lettres). Title of Master’s thesis: The Svāmī Muktānanda Vedaśālā, reconstruction and preservation of Vedic tradition and identity in modern India. A case study. - Main Branch: Religious Sciences (Option in Social Sciences) University of Fribourg, Switzerland. - Secondary Branch: Indology. University of Lausanne, Switzerland. - Third Branch: Religious Sciences (Historical Hermeneutical Option). University of Fribourg, Switzerland. (Scholarship: Canton Jura, Switzerland 2001-2007)  1998-2001 High school. Swiss School of Mexico City Workshops and Courses

 2011 - Intensive Codicology course with emphasis on old Nāgarī script with Dr. Saraju Rath, Bucharest, Rumania.  2010 - Intensive Codicology course with emphasis on Granthā script with Dr. Saraju Rath, Bucharest, Rumania.  2007 - Spoken Sanskrit Summer School with Dr. Sadananda Das. Heidelberg University, Germany. Employment and Fieldwork

 2014 - Ongoing Research Fellow in the project: Garnet in South Asia: Historical and Archaeological Sources at the University of Heidelberg, Germany for the international Zellwerk research project of the Federal Ministry of Education.  2014 - Ongoing Research Assistant for the research project: Documents on the History of Religion and Law of pre-modern Nepal of the Heidelberg Academy of Science and Humanities. University of Heidelberg, Germany  2008 - 2013 Research Assistant for Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels for The Collaborative Research Center "Ritual Dynamics" (SFB 619) sub-project A 10 Ontology modeling for ritual structure research. University of Heidelberg, Germany.  2012 - Administrative collaborator for the Master of Arts Health and Society in South Asia, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Duration 2 Months.  2011 - Fieldwork research for Dissertation in Maharashtra, India. Duration: 2 Months.  2011 - Ongoing Freelancer for Omega Insights - Switzerland. Name creation, language and design concepts.  2010 - Ongoing Founder of Vidyaksha Education: Several courses, workshops and lectures in Mexico and Germany for Yoga teachers and practitioners.  2009 - Fieldwork research for Dissertation in Maharashtra, India. Duration: 9 Months.  2008 - Freelancer for Interbrand Health. Creative associate, Name creation, language and graphic design concepts. Lausanne, Switzerland and Heidelberg, Germany. Duration: 6 months.  2008 - Creative Associate for Interbrand Health Name creation, language and graphic design concepts in Nyon-Geneva, Switzerland. Duration: 9 Months.  2007-2008 - Creation, Design and teaching of Workshops on Sanskrit Language and History of Yoga in Mexico City and Cuernavaca, Mexico.  2005 and 2006 - Fieldwork research for Master’s Thesis in Satara, India. Duration: 5 Weeks. Academic Publications and Lectures

 2014 - The 23rd European Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Zurich, 23 to 26 July. Panel: ‘Religion and environment in regional cultures.’ Title of paper: ‘Dattātreya’s dwelling place’: socio-religious dynamics at a contemporary urban temple under a holy tree.  2014 - International Conference In the name of Veda. Contemporary uses of Vedic texts in India and abroad. Paris 14-15 May 2014. Title of the Paper: “Restoring Dharma” in contemporary India. The performance of the Rājasūya ritual in Barshi, Maharashtra.  2013 - Deutscher Orientalisten Tag, Münster University, September 27th. Paper presented: The Vedamūrti: Embodying the Veda in contemporary Maharashtra.  2013 - Article The Vedamūrti: Embodying the Veda in contemporary Maharashtra. In the International Journal of Hindu Studies edited by Andrea M. Pinkney and Andrea Acri. Volume 17, Issue 3 , pp 287-312. DOI 10.1007/s11407-014-9141-2  2013 - Invited Lecture at Tübingen University. May 2nd. Title: Verkörperung des Veda. Mündliche Tradierungsformen im heutigen Brahmanentum.  2013 - Workshop Replaying the Past: Performances of Hindu Textual Heritage in India and Asia 31 January – 1 February 2013, Asia Research Institute (NUS), Singapore. Paper: The Vedamūrti: Embodying the Veda in contemporary Maharashtra. Film screening: Embodying the Veda. A day in the Śrī Kṛṣṇayajurveda Pāṭhaśālā, in Sātārā, Maharashtra. http://youtu.be/ALEHkgOx8EE  2012 - Invited Lecture at Tübingen University, January 26th. Title: Wandel und Wiederaufbau der vedischen Identität im modernen Indien. Beispiele aus Vedaschulen in Maharashtra.  2011 - Article “Sacred sound becomes sacred scripture: the Veda Mandir in Naśik, Mahārāṣṭra.” In Third International Symposium “The Book. Romania. Europe”, Volume III Section: Études Euro- et Afro-Asiatiques. (Eds.): Houben et al., Bibliothèque de Bucarest, Bucharest, Rumania  2011 - The 5th International Vedic Workshop, 20-23 September, Bucharest, Rumania. Paper presented: The Veda transmission in contemporary Mahārāṣṭra: preservation and innovation. (In Print, expected publication date: February 2014)  2011 - Article Co-Author with Nils Reiter, Oliver Hellwig, Anette Frank, Irina Gossmann, Julio Rodrigues und Britta Zeller. “Adapting NLP Tools and Frame-Semantic Resources for the Semantic Analysis of Ritual Descriptions.” In the book: “Language Technology for Cultural Heritage” Caroline Sporleder and Antal van den Bosch and Kalliopi A. Zervanou (Editors).  2010 - Article Co-Autor mit Nils Reiter, Oliver Hellwig, Anette Frank, Irina Gossmann, Julio Rodrigues und Britta Zeller. “Adapting Standard NLP Tools and Resources to the Processing of Ritual Descriptions.” In the Proceedings of ECAI 2010 workshop on Language Technology for Cultural Heritage, Social Sciences, and Humanities.  2010 - Third International Symposium "The Book. Romania. Europe", panel Veda- Vedāṅga and Avesta between Orality and Writing. 20-23 September, Bucharest, Rumania. Paper presented: “Sacred sound becomes sacred scripture: the Veda Mandir in Naśik, Mahārāṣṭra.” Language Skills

 Swiss German and Spanish Mother Tongues.  German Proficient, both written and spoken. Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe II.  English Fluent, both written and spoken. Cambridge Advanced Examination. Grade B.  French Orally fluent. Written intermediate knowledge.  Sanskrit Indology study at the Lausanne University. Spoken Sanskrit course with Dr. Sadananda Das, Heidelberg University, 2007.  Hindi Intermediate-level, Study at Lausanne University.  Marathi Basic-level. Computer Skills

 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)  Image processing and Graphic Design (GIMP & Adobe Creative Suite)  Basic knowledge in video edition (Final Cut Pro und Adobe Premiere) Academic Memberships

 American Academy of Religion since 2011  European Association for South Asian Studies since 2013  Swiss Society for Religious Studies (SGR) since 2013 References

Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels Prof. Apl. Dr. Jörg Gengnagel Südasien Institut, Universität Heidelberg Südasien Institut, Universität Heidelberg Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced INF 330 Transcultural Studies 69120 Heidelberg Voßstraße 2, Building 4400 Deutschland 69115 Heidelberg Email: [email protected] Deutschland heidelberg.de Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 6221 54 89 06 heidelberg.de Phone: +49 6221 54 89 17

Prof. Dr. Andrea Marion Pinkney Prof. Dr. Laurie Patton 3520 rue University, Dean of Trinity College Arts & Sciences Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7 Duke University, Box 90046, Canada Durham, NC 27708, USA Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 514-398-4121 Phone: +1 919 684 8503