"Ashoka and the Making of Modern India" talks at Main Building, IIC - 6:30 pm on 5th to 7th August 09

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free

Event Details : Ashoka and the Making of Modern India.
Wednesday, 5th August : Ashoka, A Retrospective
Keynote address by Prof. Romila Thapar, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Chair: Prof. Martha Selby, University of Texas at Austin
Thursday, 6th August : The Problem of the Origin and Early Development of Writing in India
Speaker: Prof. Richard Salomon, renowned scholar of ancient Indian culture and history who teaches at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande
Friday, 7th August : The Difficulty of Being Good
Speaker: Shri Gurcharan Das, acclaimed author and columnist
Chair: Prof. T.N. Madan, University of Delhi
Shri Das turns to the Mahabharata in an attempt to understand the nature of moral failure in the current global financial crisis.

Collaboration : University of Texas, Austin; Jawaharlal Nehru University; Indian Council for Historical Research; and American Institute of Indian Studies

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Place : Auditorium, India International Centre ( IIC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Accompanying Event :
"Ashoka and the Making of Modern India" an exhibition at Main Building, IIC - 5th to 9th August 09

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