Dr. Darvis Khuduri, University of Le Havre, France gave a talk on Religious diversity in a globalised society on 3 May. The talk was organised jointly by IIIT-Hyderabad (HV shivir for UG1) and Confederation of Voluntary Associations, Hyderabad (COVA).

Dr. Darwis Khudori is an academician, writer and engineer-architect specialised in housing and urban development. His works have been published in Indonesian, Dutch, English and French.

As a socially engaged architect, he participated in the advocacy and development of KampungTchodé, a slum area on the Tchodé riverbank of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He was also the co-architect of the University of Surabaya and a sisters’ convent in Gedono, Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. He has been lecturing at University of Le Havre since 1995, and has been Director of Master’s Degree in International Management specialised in Exchanges with Asia, at the Faculty International Affairs of the university, since 2004.

Dr. Khudori is also the initiator and coordinator of Bandung Spirit Network, promoting civil society movements based on the spirit of Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955.  

He has written various articles and books on architecture, history, urban development, social movements, international relations, culture, religion, spirituality.