Conversations on South Asia with Vinayak Chaturvedi
Join us on Tuesday, October 11 from 12:15–1:15 PM EDT (via Zoom) for the October event in the 2022-23 "Conversations on South Asia" series with Vinayak Chaturvedi.
In Essentials of Hindutva, V.D. Savarkar (1883–1966) proclaimed that “Hindutva is not a word but a history.” What did he mean, and how did the claim define Savarkar’s political thought?
Probing the relationship between “Hindutva” and “history,” Vinayak Chaturvedi (University of California, Irvine) examines the ideas, influences, and experiences that shaped Savarkar’s ideas. Like the controversial figure at the center of this new book, Hindutva and Violence offers a portrait of Savarkar that is both critical and compelling.
Join us to hear more!
Durba Ghosh (Cornell University), Chris Moffat (Queen Mary, University of London), and Thomas Blom Hansen (Stanford University) will be joining the author to discuss his latest book.
Elizabeth Lhost will moderate.
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Conversations on South Asia is sponsored by the Bodas Family Academic Programming Fund, the Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages Program, and the Department of History at Dartmouth College.
This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend.
Register to attend: https://dartgo.org/conversations-chaturvedi
