Sudipta Sen, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, delved into the ecological, spiritual, and scientific in order to develop a new historical conception of the River Gange in his March 14 talk, "The Ultimate Journey: Origins of the River Ganga and the Himalayan Pilgrim Trail." This lecture is available online as an MP3 audio file and is accessible for University of Michigan account holders.

Photo by Joseph Ho.