Join us for this presentation featuring Kirin Narayan as she shares her experience on growing up as a half-American child in India, and being captivated by her father’s tales of an ancestral connection to the rock-cut cave temples at Ellora. The stretch of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves at Ellora, today recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, were chiseled from basalt between the sixth and tenth centuries CE. Among these caves is a magnificent seventh-century Buddhist worship hall that across centuries has been celebrated by artisans of Western India as the home of Vishwakarma, the God of Making. 

Kirin Narayan's Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by the Kutten Lectureship in Religious Studies, Center for Writing and Public Discourse, and Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, all at CMC.

Join Ambassador Maria E. Brewer for a conversation about careers in diplomacy and international service.

Throughout her career, Ambassador Brewer has served in senior diplomatic and leadership roles around the world, including assignments in Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Washington, D.C. Her experience includes work in career development and assignments, embassy management, and senior leadership within the U.S. Department of State.

Hear about her experiences serving around the world and learn about pathways into the U.S. Foreign Service.