Gandhi: The Politics of Modernity

A conference featuring:

Dipesh Chakrabarty
University of Chicago
Arjun Appadurai
New School University
Uday Singh Mehta
Amherst College
Ritu Birla
University of Toronto
Vyjayanthi Rao
New School University
Akeel Bilgrami
Columbia University
Ajay Skaria
University of Minnesota
Carol A. Breckenridge
New School University
Faisal Devji
Yale University

April 5, 2004
Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall Street

Registration is free, but required by contacting south.asia@yale.edu or 203.432.5596

9:00 - 10:00: Breakfast / Welcome
     Room 108

10:00-12:20: Panel I
     Room 208

"Gandhi: Some Philosophical Reflections"
     Akeel Bilgrami, Columbia University

"A History Beyond Measure: Gandhi and the Question of Itihaas"
     Ajay Skaria, University of Minnesota

"Trust Contract/Social Contract: Gandhi, Law and the Ethico-Political Universe of the Market"
     Ritu Birla, University of Toronto

Comments and Discussion, Carol A. Breckenridge, New School University

12:30-1:30: Lunch
     Room 108

1:30-4:00: Panel II
     Room 208

"Hindu Modern: Modernist Memorials and the Figure of Gandhi"
     Vyjayanthi Rao, New School University

"The Death of Non-Violence"
     Faisal Devji, Yale University

"Gandhi and the Limits of Politics"
     Uday Mehta, Amherst College

Comments and Discussion, Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago

4:00-5:00: Reception
     Room 108

For information, contact Barbara Papacoda.

Sponsored by the Rustgi Family Fund, with support from the South Asian Studies Council and the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.