This is the concept note for the conference hosted by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka on 22nd and 23rd February 2019 which focused on Samaj and Freedom(s) – The relevance of Gandhi and Tagore’s Ideas Today Read more
It has been commonplace to compare Tagore and Gandhi in the context of their contribution to the discourse on Indian nationalism. By now, we have ample scholarly work that brings out the interesting ways in which the two iconic figures of modern India differed over the substance and strategies embedded in this discourse, even as they agreed on its overarching objective. Read more
This is a year of important anniversaries in British history. It marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt and the bicentennial of the battle of Waterloo. But it also marks an encounter of very special significance to the history of India in the 20th century. Read more
Collaborative International Conference on Gandhi & Tagore organised by MAHE and Edinburgh Napier University Read more
The first public lecture in Edinburgh by the new chair Prof Indra Nath Choudhuri was “Tagore and Gandhi: Their intellectual conflicts and Companionship”. It was chaired by the Principal of the University and took place at Edinburgh Napier University on 18th October 2013. Public lecture at Edinburgh Napier University