Heinrich von Stietencron

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferring the first ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award to the Prof. Emeritus Heinrich Freiherr Von Stietencron of the Federal Republic of Germany at the inauguration of the International Conference of Indologists, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on November 21, 2015. Heinrich von Stietencron (18 June 1933 – 12 January 2018) was a German Indologist. During his academic career, he was an emeritus professor and the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at the University of Tübingen.

Early life and education Stietencron was born 18 June 1933 in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland. He completed his Abitur at the Waldorf School in Stuttgart. with several visiting professor positions during this time. which was presented by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Scholarly society and association memberships Life member, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences Honorary member, Société Asiatique Distinguished Indologist Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 2015

Selected publications Ganga and Yamuna: River Goddesses and their Symbolism in Indian Temples, 1972. "The Saiva Component in the Early Evolution" and "The Jagannatha Temples in Contemporary Orissa" in The Cult of Jagannath and the Regional Tradition of Orissa, Anncharlott Eschmann, Hermann Kulke, Gaya Charan Tripathi (eds.), Delhi: Manohar Publications 1978. Hans Küng, Josef van Ess, Heinrich von Stietencron, and Heinz Bechert, Christianity and World Religions: Paths to Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, 1984. Doubleday. Theologen und Theologien in verschiedenen Kulturkreisen, 1986. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verl. Angst und Religion. Ed. by H. v. Stietencron. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verl., 1991. Epic and Purāṇic bibliography (up to 1985); annotated and with indexes, Co-ed.: P. Flamm. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1992. Töten im Krieg. Ed. by H. v. Stietencron. Freiburg: Alber, 1995. Representing Hinduism: The Construction of Religious Traditions and National Identity, Co-editor: Vasudha Dalmia, Delhi: Sage Publications, 1995. Der Hinduismus, München: C.H. Beck, 2000 . The Divine Play On Earth: Religious Aesthetics And Ritual In Orissa, India, Co-authors: Cornelia Mallebrein, Heidelberg: Synchron 2008.