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Hindu Nationalism in Gandhi’s India

October 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

October 2, 2019 was the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. The occasion has sparked widespread reflection on his life and work. In this lecture Rajmohan Gandhi, the Mahatma’s grandson and a renowned author and historian, will discuss Gandhi’s ideals, his flaws, and the contemporary Hindu right’s appropriation and exploitation of Gandhi as a symbol for legitimacy.

This event is sponsored by the Georgetown University India Initiative. Professor Gandhi’s visit is sponsored by the Indian American Muslim Council and Hindus for Human Rights.

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Rajmohan Gandhi is a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has previously worked as a visiting professor at Michigan State University, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. He has also served as a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (upper house), a resident editor for the Indian Express in Chennai, and chief editor for Himmat in Mumbai. Gandhi’s numerous books include Modern South India: A History from the 17th Century to Our Times (2018), Why Gandhi Still Matters: An Appraisal of the Mahatma’s Legacy (2017), and Understanding India’s Founding Fathers (2016).

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Date:
October 23, 2019
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Organizer

Georgetown Universtiy
Phone:
202-687-1662
Email:
cathsocialthought@georgetown.edu
Website:
https://catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events/faith-race-and-politics

Venue

Georgetown University: Healy Hall Gaston Hall
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington, DC 20057 United States
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Phone:
202-687-1662

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