TALK "The Case for Swadeshi Indology" by Shri Rajiv Malhotra at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath > 4pm on 20th November 2016
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Venue : Auditorium, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : TALK "The Case for Swadeshi Indology" by Shri Rajiv Malhotra, noted researcher, writer, speaker and critic.
Chairperson : Shri Rambahadur Rai, President, IGNCA Trust
This talk will discuss how the study of Indian civilization has shifted in the past 250 years, Correlated with the political and Social mandates of a given elite in each period. The post-independence period has undergone at least five "waves" or genre of Indology or South Asian Studies as pursued globally. An understanding of Indology's past can help us better manage its future. The lecture will assess the present state of this discipline, both in India and Outside, in the academy and elsewhere, and why we need to think of Swadeshi Indology moving forward. The talk will present a vision for Indology's future and discuss the need for certain essential pillars to support, Sustain and grow Indology as a formal discipline.
About the Speaker : Rajiv Malhotra is an internationally known researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on Current affairs as they relate to civilizations, Cross-Cultural encounters, religion and Science, He studied physics and Computer Science, and served in multiple careers in various responsible positions, Rajiv has Conducted original research in a variety of fields and has influenced many other thinkers in India and the West. He has authored many books, hundreds of articles, provided strategic guidance to numerous organizations and has over 400 video lectures available online. Besides these, his writings became the Center of discussion in the book, "Invading the Sacred". His latest activities and talks are being actively featured on his Facebook site: Rajiv Malhotra, Official, where he has a following of over 1 Million people. Currently, Rajiv Malhotra is the full-time founder-director of Infinity Foundation which he established in 1994 in Princeton, NJ. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of GOvernors of the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and is adviser to various Organizations,
Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Central Sectt.' (Yellow Line and Violet Line)
Event Description : TALK "The Case for Swadeshi Indology" by Shri Rajiv Malhotra, noted researcher, writer, speaker and critic.
Chairperson : Shri Rambahadur Rai, President, IGNCA Trust
This talk will discuss how the study of Indian civilization has shifted in the past 250 years, Correlated with the political and Social mandates of a given elite in each period. The post-independence period has undergone at least five "waves" or genre of Indology or South Asian Studies as pursued globally. An understanding of Indology's past can help us better manage its future. The lecture will assess the present state of this discipline, both in India and Outside, in the academy and elsewhere, and why we need to think of Swadeshi Indology moving forward. The talk will present a vision for Indology's future and discuss the need for certain essential pillars to support, Sustain and grow Indology as a formal discipline.
About the Speaker : Rajiv Malhotra is an internationally known researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on Current affairs as they relate to civilizations, Cross-Cultural encounters, religion and Science, He studied physics and Computer Science, and served in multiple careers in various responsible positions, Rajiv has Conducted original research in a variety of fields and has influenced many other thinkers in India and the West. He has authored many books, hundreds of articles, provided strategic guidance to numerous organizations and has over 400 video lectures available online. Besides these, his writings became the Center of discussion in the book, "Invading the Sacred". His latest activities and talks are being actively featured on his Facebook site: Rajiv Malhotra, Official, where he has a following of over 1 Million people. Currently, Rajiv Malhotra is the full-time founder-director of Infinity Foundation which he established in 1994 in Princeton, NJ. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of GOvernors of the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and is adviser to various Organizations,
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