Oxford Professor Runs for Hindu Studies – Support Him They call him Flash Flood – the Running Professor. Professor Gavin Flood of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies will be running in this year’s London Marathon, 26 April, and the IK Foundation invites you to sponsor him and support Hindu Studies at Oxford. As well as being one of the world’s five great marathons, the London Marathon is the largest fund-raising event in the world with more than £40 million being raised for charity each year. This year, for the first time in the event’s 28 year history, you can help make Hinduism count by sponsoring Prof. Flood. Not only is he one of the world’s authorities in Hindu Studies, Prof. Flood has been a passionate marathon runner since 1983. The IK Foundation has secured a place for Prof. Flood in this year’s Marathon and all sponsorship money will go to furthering the cause of Hindu Studies. Sponsor Prof. Flood and help fund an annual lecture at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, attracting world class scholars and students alike, and opening up academic studies to a wider audience. So join us today by sponsoring the Running Professor and help make Hindu Studies relevant. OCHS activities include lectures and seminars, adult education, provision of a Hindu Studies library, research projects, publication of a book series with Routledge, and a Journal of Hindu Studies with Oxford University Press. Click here to sponsor the Running Professor | The IK Foundation Preserving and perpetuating the memory of I. K. Patel, a respected leader of the UK Indian community, by supporting humanitarian and educational projects. www.ikfoundation.org.uk The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies The OCHS, a Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University, serves Hindu communities by fostering the highest academic standards in Hindu Studies and providing a trusted voice to business, government, media, and Hindu communities. www.ochs.org.uk Prof. Gavin Flood OCHS Academic Director, Prof. Flood is a renowned lecturer and writer on Hinduism having having written a number of core texts in the field including An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge University Press). Prof. Flood profile page
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