TALK "Western Concepts and Indian Realities" by Professor Arvind Sharma > 6:30pm on 12th February 2018
Venue : Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate
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Venue : Conference Room I, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : TALK "Western Concepts and Indian Realities" by Professor Arvind Sharma, McGill University
Modern Indian thought employs many concepts of Western origin such as secularism, democracy, egalitarianism and so on because of its close association with the West over the past three centuries and the prevalence of English in intellectual discourse in India. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate that by doing so Indians may be modifying the Indian reality to suit these concepts without realising that this is happening and that the changes thus being brought about are not necessarily in India’s best interest. This raises the question: how wise it is to allow the Indian reality to be modified to suit the semantic conventions of European languages.
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Note : Call 011-24619431 (IIC) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Vilolet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events
Event Description : TALK "Western Concepts and Indian Realities" by Professor Arvind Sharma, McGill University
Modern Indian thought employs many concepts of Western origin such as secularism, democracy, egalitarianism and so on because of its close association with the West over the past three centuries and the prevalence of English in intellectual discourse in India. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate that by doing so Indians may be modifying the Indian reality to suit these concepts without realising that this is happening and that the changes thus being brought about are not necessarily in India’s best interest. This raises the question: how wise it is to allow the Indian reality to be modified to suit the semantic conventions of European languages.
TALK "Western Concepts and Indian Realities" by Professor Arvind Sharma > 6:30pm on 12th February 2018
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