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SPRING 2013

Lecture

Explaining Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Escaping India

A lecture by Dr. Aparna Pande, Research Fellow, Hudson Institute

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Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Time: 4 p.m.

Place: Charles B. Wang Center, Lecture Hall 1

Admission: Free and Open to the Public

FALL 2012

Lecture

Conserving India’s Cultural Diversity: Vibrant Tradition vs. Forces of Homogenization

A lecture by Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, Delhi University

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Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Place: 1006 Humanities Building

Admission: Free and Open to the Public

Queens College, Year of India Event - Roundtable: Society and Politics

Year of India Event - Roundtable: Society and Politics

As India takes its place in the global economy, the country contends with myriad issues. This roundtable discussion addresses these challenges, which include reducing poverty, improving health care and education, strengthening democracy, ensuring women’s greater participation and leadership, and developing more public-private partnerships for social delivery systems. The panel of distinguished experts include Shyama Venkateswar, director of research and programs, National Council for Research on Women; Shatadru Sen, Associate Professor of History, Queens College, and S. N. Sridhar, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, professor of linguistics and India studies at SUNY/Stony Brook.

Hosted by Serinity Young, adjunct assistant professor in QC’s Department of Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Culture

Date: 10/3/2012

Time: 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

More Information visit:

http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GlobalEd/YearOfIndia/Pages/default.aspx

An Interactive Conversation on Kannada Culture:

Dr Chandrashekhara Kambar, Jnan Peeth Awardee Playwright and Poet

Mr. Padmaraj Dandavate, Managing Editor

Prajavani Mr. Srinivas Kappanna, Theatre Artiste

Mr. H. Dundiraj, Standup Comedian

And an audience dialogue with Mr. T.N. Sitaram, Renowned Actor, Writer and Producer of Kannada’s most popular TV serials, including “Mukta, Mukta”.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet with leading lights in Kannada literature, theatre, television, and the press.