Past Events

Join writer, historian and Gandhi biographer Dr. Ramachandra Guha for a conversation about Gandhi. Guha is the winner of the Fukuoka Prize for contributions to Asian studies. He is also the author of Times of London Book of the Decade, India After Gandhi. This event is organized by India Research @ University of Guelph, Bookshelf, and Planet Bean.

Join us for a lecture by writer and historian Ramachandra Guha. Guha is the winner of the Fukuoka Prize for contributions to Asian studies. He is also the author of Times of London Book of the Decade, India After Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi is known for having led the Indian struggle for freedom, for promoting inter-faith harmony and for inventing the techniques of non-violent civil disobedience.

Join us for an interactive session with Mr. Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Swarup has served in diplomatic assignments in Ankara, Washington DC, Addis Ababa, London, Pretoria and Osaka­-Kobe. After serving as Joint Secretary United Nations (Political), he was appointed the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs in April 2015 in which capacity he was serving until being appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada.

Join us for a talk by Palagummi Sainath on the agrarian crisis, farmer suicides and family dynamics in India. Sainath is an Indian journalist and photojournalist who focuses on social and economic inequality, rural affairs, poverty and the aftermath of globalization in India. He is the founding editor of the People's Archive of Rural India. Organized by the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development.