Virtual Talk | "Gandhi at the Center of Modern Indian Intellectual Discourse" with Dr. Dennis Dalton
Virtual Talk | "Gandhi at the Center of Modern Indian Intellectual Discourse" with Dr. Dennis Dalton
Apr 21, 2022
1:00 - 2:30pm
Add to Calendar04/21/2022 1:00 PM04/21/2022 2:30 PMAmerica/Los_AngelesVirtual Talk | "Gandhi at the Center of Modern Indian Intellectual Discourse" with Dr. Dennis Dalton
About the talk:
Dr. Dalton will join students on zoom to discuss Gandhi in relation to the general context of 20th century Indian political thought, chiefly organized around the theme of swaraj, and ending with a comparison between Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar.
The Indian independence movement during the first half of the 20th century provided a rich body of political and social thought. Several Indian thinkers were involved throughout and their focus was on the idea of freedom or swaraj. This meant both "internal" and "external" liberation. Mahatma Gandhi was by far the most prominent leader and thinker throughout his career from 1909 (when he wrote his major treatise entitled Hind Swaraj) until his assassination in 1948. Therefore, the lecture places him at the center of the national discourse. It concludes with a comparison between him and B.R. Ambedkar. The latter is usually viewed as Gandhi's prime adversary but through an analysis of similar values in the Hindu-Buddhist intellectual traditions, their common ground is recognized.
About the speaker:
Dr. Dennis Dalton is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. He earned his B.A. from Rutgers University, his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and his Ph.D. in Political Theory from the University of London.
Professor Dalton has edited and contributed to more than a dozen publications and has written numerous articles. He is the author of Indian Idea of Freedom and Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action. His fields of interests include classical and modern, Western, and Asian political theory; politics of South Asia, particularly the Indian nationalist movement; nonviolence and violence in society; and ideologies of modern political movements in Europe, India, China, and Africa.
Dr. Dalton served as a review editor for the Journal of Developmental Studies (London) and as a U.S. correspondent for the South Asian Review (London). He is a member of both the American Political Science Association and the Association for Asian Studies.
Professor Dalton has been honored with numerous teaching awards, scholarships, and grants, including the Barnard College Margaret Mead Award 2009 for Distinguished Teaching, the 2008 Barnard Commendation for Excellence in Teaching, a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies, a senior fellowship with the American Institute of Indian Studies, and a Gandhi Peace Foundation Grant.
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About the talk:
Dr. Dalton will join students on zoom to discuss Gandhi in relation to the general context of 20th century Indian political thought, chiefly organized around the theme of swaraj, and ending with a comparison between Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar.
The Indian independence movement during the first half of the 20th century provided a rich body of political and social thought. Several Indian thinkers were involved throughout and their focus was on the idea of freedom or swaraj. This meant both "internal" and "external" liberation. Mahatma Gandhi was by far the most prominent leader and thinker throughout his career from 1909 (when he wrote his major treatise entitled Hind Swaraj) until his assassination in 1948. Therefore, the lecture places him at the center of the national discourse. It concludes with a comparison between him and B.R. Ambedkar. The latter is usually viewed as Gandhi's prime adversary but through an analysis of similar values in the Hindu-Buddhist intellectual traditions, their common ground is recognized.
About the speaker:
Dr. Dennis Dalton is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. He earned his B.A. from Rutgers University, his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and his Ph.D. in Political Theory from the University of London.
Professor Dalton has edited and contributed to more than a dozen publications and has written numerous articles. He is the author of Indian Idea of Freedom and Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action. His fields of interests include classical and modern, Western, and Asian political theory; politics of South Asia, particularly the Indian nationalist movement; nonviolence and violence in society; and ideologies of modern political movements in Europe, India, China, and Africa.
Dr. Dalton served as a review editor for the Journal of Developmental Studies (London) and as a U.S. correspondent for the South Asian Review (London). He is a member of both the American Political Science Association and the Association for Asian Studies.
Professor Dalton has been honored with numerous teaching awards, scholarships, and grants, including the Barnard College Margaret Mead Award 2009 for Distinguished Teaching, the 2008 Barnard Commendation for Excellence in Teaching, a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies, a senior fellowship with the American Institute of Indian Studies, and a Gandhi Peace Foundation Grant.
Sponsored by The Humanities Concentration
Open to the Soka Community
Click here to join the Zoom meeting.