LILA PRISM Series "Scientific Temperament And Transformative Governance" a talk by Gauhar Raza at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 25th September 2015

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Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Add to Calendar 25/09/2015 19:00 25/09/2015 20:30 Asia/Kolkata LILA PRISM Series "Scientific Temperament And Transformative Governance" a talk by Gauhar Raza Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/09/lila-prism-series-scientific.html Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : LILA PRISM Series "Scientific Temperament And Transformative Governance" a talk by Gauhar Raza, scientist, Urdu poet, social activist and documentary film maker.
Abstract: The secular and scientific ideas that crystallised in the furnace of the French Revolution influenced the entire world. Nineteenth and twentieth century development in India did not remain untouched by what was happening in Europe. The freedom movement forged an inclusive ‘Indian identity’, for which the ‘other’ was British imperialism. This identity per se was secular and was based on ‘scientific temper’. Jawaharlal Nehru, just before independence, introduced the phrase and accompanying notions, which took more than hundred years to mature. Since then it has been repeatedly discussed, especially during the times of crisis, and has reinforced Indian democracy. 

Gauhar Raza is Chief Scientist at CSIR-NISCAIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi) and a leading Urdu poet. A film maker and a social activist, he directs documentaries on scientific vulgarisation, and he authored films such as Jung-e-Azadi and Inqilab (2008). His poetry works include 'Jazbon ki Lau Tez Karo' and he wrote the lyrics for the Hindi movie Say Salaam India (2007). He is Fellow of Mapungubwe Institute of Strategic Reflection, South Africa and Member of Science Committee, JHC, France.

Chair: Aditya Mukherjee, Professor of Contemporary Indian History and Dean, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

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