"Reason, science and religion: Gleanings from the colonial past" a talk by Prof. Deepak Kumar at Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg > 3pm on 22nd April 2013
Time : 3:00 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Seminar Room, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi
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Event Description : The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cordially invites you to a Public Lecture in the ‘Science, Society and Nature’ series on 'Reason, science and religion: Gleanings from the colonial past' by Prof. Deepak Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Abstract : In modern times reason has become the kernel of what is known as modernity. It refers to critical consciousness and the spirit to interrogate everything. Modernity and science go together in our age, and science is taken as the supreme expression of man’s rationality. Unfortunately in the colonized countries science first came to be known to people by its products rather than as a system of ideas. Even today, science in many societies continues to be identified with weapons, aircraft, telephone and so on. Similarly scientific institutions are modern icons. These came to India as part of the colonial baggage and soon became the carriers of new ideas and in fact symbolized modernity itself. Was it a smooth process? Quest for knowledge has never been alien to Indian society. And there were institutions in pre-colonial times too. What new changes came in the nineteenth century? Was this a one-way transfer? Is the indigenous ‘original and unsullied’ to be seen mostly in opposition to modern/scientific knowledge? Was a synthesis or co-production possible? What is more, could emphasis on reason and science lead to a more tolerant society or caused more friction in a traditional, orthodox society? The present talk attempts to address these questions with the help of examples and illustrations from India’s colonial past.
Speaker : Prof. Deepak Kumar is currently Professor of History of Science and Education at the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, and Chairperson and Concurrent Professor, Centre for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His publications include Disease and Medicine in India: A Historical Overview, (edited) 2002; Science and the Raj, 1995, enlarged second edition, 2011. Science and Society in Modern India and Contemporary India: Tale of a Trishanku are his forthcoming publications.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Seminar Room, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Race Course(Yellow Line)'
Event Description : The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cordially invites you to a Public Lecture in the ‘Science, Society and Nature’ series on 'Reason, science and religion: Gleanings from the colonial past' by Prof. Deepak Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Abstract : In modern times reason has become the kernel of what is known as modernity. It refers to critical consciousness and the spirit to interrogate everything. Modernity and science go together in our age, and science is taken as the supreme expression of man’s rationality. Unfortunately in the colonized countries science first came to be known to people by its products rather than as a system of ideas. Even today, science in many societies continues to be identified with weapons, aircraft, telephone and so on. Similarly scientific institutions are modern icons. These came to India as part of the colonial baggage and soon became the carriers of new ideas and in fact symbolized modernity itself. Was it a smooth process? Quest for knowledge has never been alien to Indian society. And there were institutions in pre-colonial times too. What new changes came in the nineteenth century? Was this a one-way transfer? Is the indigenous ‘original and unsullied’ to be seen mostly in opposition to modern/scientific knowledge? Was a synthesis or co-production possible? What is more, could emphasis on reason and science lead to a more tolerant society or caused more friction in a traditional, orthodox society? The present talk attempts to address these questions with the help of examples and illustrations from India’s colonial past.
Speaker : Prof. Deepak Kumar is currently Professor of History of Science and Education at the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, and Chairperson and Concurrent Professor, Centre for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His publications include Disease and Medicine in India: A Historical Overview, (edited) 2002; Science and the Raj, 1995, enlarged second edition, 2011. Science and Society in Modern India and Contemporary India: Tale of a Trishanku are his forthcoming publications.
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"Reason, science and religion: Gleanings from the colonial past" a talk by Prof. Deepak Kumar at Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg > 3pm on 22nd April 2013
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