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Rajmohan Gandhi
“Clinging to the Truth in the 21st Century: What
the Legacies of King and Gandhi Offer”
Monday, January 20, 4:00pm
Schorling Auditorium, School of Education Building, 610 E. University
Ave.
Martin Luther King Day lecture by Rajmohan Gandhi, honorary visiting
professor and director of Global Crossroads at University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the author
of the Gandhi biography The Good Boatman: A Portrait of Gandhi.
Gandhi’s scholarly record extends beyond his lineage, and his major
publications include biographies of Indian freedom fighters and a recent
study of Hindu-Muslim relations. His research interests include the history
and current state of South Asia. Rajmohan Gandhi has served as a member
of the Indian Upper House of Parliament and led the Indian delegation
to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva in 1990.
For more information, contact the U-M Center for South Asian Studies
at 734-764-0352 or
visit the Current Affairs page of their website.
Read
the release from U-M’s News & Information Services…
A UMS collaboration with U-M Center for South Asian Studies and International
Institute.
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