Interdisciplinary conference on Gandhi’s “Hind Swaraj”
Event Date(s)
October 2, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Event Location
University of Totonto
Combination Room, Trinity College
6 Hoskin Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Event Details
2009 is the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s “Hind Swaraj”, a text often cited for its seminal influence on the Indian Nationalism Movement. Written on board a ship during Gandhi’s return trip from England to South Africa, this relatively small book encapsulates a number of ideas that remain central to Gandhi’s conceptual understanding of colonialism, tradition, society and self-rule.
The objective of this one-day conference is to engage with the text, from very different disciplinary perspectives to appraise, rethink, and analyze the constitutive aspects of “Hind Swaraj”. Whether one agrees or not with the conceptual framework advanced by Gandhi, it is impossible not to acknowledge the complexity of the text or its resonance in contemporary Indian life. The conference, then, is an opportunity for both celebration and critical appraisal of a thoughtful, ambivalent and intriguing text.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Professor Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia) (Keynote Address)
Professor Anthony Parel (University of Calgary)
Professor Francis Cody (University of Toronto)
Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo (University of Toronto)
Professor Naisargi Dave (University of Toronto)
Professor Stella Sandahl (University of Toronto)
Professor Harish Narang (JNU)
Professor Nandi Bhatia (University of Western Ontario)
Professor Ritu Birla (University of Toronto) (Respondent)
Professor R. Cheran (University of Windsor)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=7660
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