The sixth international conference on Sanskrit epics and Puranas is being held at the Inter-University Centre in the southernmost Croatian city of Dubrovnik from 15 to 20 August.

The event, organised under the auspices of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) has brought together scholars and experts from Australia, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and the United States

This year, the Indological studies in Zagreb are marking the 50th anniversary of its establishment. Zagreb University has a 125-year-long tradition of the teaching and studying of Sanskrit.