Annual Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Lecture
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This annual lecture is in recognition of the International Day of Non-Violence (October 2nd) and aimed at sharing knowledge about Mahatma Gandhi and his impact on history and our world today.
Made possible by the SS Rama Rao & Kantham Pappu Endowment
The Continuing Relevance of Gandhi?
The 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence
Monday, October 3, 2022 | 6-7:30 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting:
https://miamioh.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
This year's program will be held via Zoom and feature Dr. Sumit Ganguly, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Ganguly is a Miami alumni, earning his M.A. in Political Science in 1978.
Professor Ganguly holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University, Bloomington. For more on his publications and honors, please see his full profile.
The talk will include time for questions and answers with the audience.
Hosted by the Center for American and World Cultures in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi Annual Birthday Lecture Advisory Committee.
2021
Gandhi, Race, and the Problem of Prejudice
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 6 PM
Virtual via Zoom; advance registration required
This year's program will be held via Zoom and feature Professor Vinay Lal. Dr. Lal is a historian of India and is currently a Professor of History & Asian American Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The talk will include time for questions and answers with the audience.
Hosted by the Center for American and World Cultures in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi Annual Birthday Lecture Advisory Committee.
2020
Friday, October 16, 2020 | 6 PM
Gandhi's Challenge to America: Reflections on James Lawson’s Philosophy of Non-Violence
Virtual via Zoom
Rev James Morris Lawson Jr. is a Gandhian and a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr who called him as “the leading theorist of nonviolence in the world.” He is a tactician of non-violence in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. At age 93 he continues to be active to confront various forms of injustices. Presentation will include a short lecture by Rev. Lawson.
Presenter: Veena Howard
Department of Philosophy
California State University, Fresno
Events from the 2018-2019 program
Sponsors
Global Initiatives, Center for American and World Cultures, College of Engineering & Computing, Indian Students Association
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