Paraspar, an initiative of the Office of Communications (OoC) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is a platform for conversations about knowledge systems, particularly science.
PARASPAR
Invites you to a webinar series on
Understanding India
In this series, experts from different fields of human endeavour will provide their insights into some of the lesser discussed facets of India.
Whither the nation? The relevance of Tagore’s ideas in our times (Poster)
Abstract: This talk re-assesses the writing of Rabindranath Tagore who was a man far ahead of his times; an iconic figure and versatile writer, he consolidated traditions of intellectual thought and created an environment of critique and dissent that strengthened these lines of inquiry. Standing tall against the anti-colonial movement that was sweeping the incipient nation, Tagore in his writings, emphasized the limits of nationalism which he foresees as catastrophic. At the contemporary juncture, where populist brands of nationalism intersect with increased cultural separatism, we are compelled to ask: what do we take away from Tagore’s ideas of global citizenship, nationhood and humanity that he articulates in his fiction as well as non-fiction?
Speaker: Debjani Banerjee
Faculty Member
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark
Date: 19 July 2021 (Monday)
Time: 5.00 pm
Click to join: https://bit.ly/3wushSI
All are welcome
For any queries, please contact Bitasta Das (bitasta@iisc.ac.in), Office of Communications, Indian Institute of Science.
