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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY Shimla Announcing Winter School on LIFE AND THOUGHT OF GANDHI

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla 171 005

Announcing Winter School on LIFE AND THOUGHT OF GANDHI

Over the last three decades the scholastic, intellectual, political and social interests in Gandhiji's life and thought has acquired a new urgency and depth. Gandhiji's writings like An Autobiography Or The Story of My Experiments with Truth and Hind Swaraj have been subject of minute textual, philosophical and literary studies. The theory and practice of Satyagraha, constructive work and the institutions that Gandhiji established have come to be studied by historians, political theorists and commentators and chroniclers of social

movements. Lives of Gandhiji's associates and interlocutors like Mahadev Desai, J C Kumarrapa, Mirabehn, C F Andrews and Lanza Del Vasto have added to our understanding of Gandhiji. As a result of these studies our understanding of Gandhiana has emerged deeper, richer and nuanced.

The Winter School seeks to acquaint the participant to this variegated intellectual tradition of thinking of and about Gandhiji. The School would seek to provide a non-fragmentary understanding of Gandhiji's life and thought. Quite often we have come to look at political Gandhi as quite distinct from the Gandhi of the constructive work or see Gandhiji's spiritual quest as distinct from his quest for Swaraj. The School would try to unravel the underlying relationship between seemingly disparate practices, utterances and writings. With this in view a Two week Winter School is proposed to be held at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla during 1-15 December 2011.

The Winter School will be conducted by various eminent scholars from several disciplines who will explore various aspects of Gandhi's life and thought. Applications are invited from young College and University teachers/researchers from Humanities and Social Sciences/Journalist/NGO activist in the age group of 22 to 35 years. A batch of 25 participants will be selected from amongst the applicants. Those interested may send their bio-data (that should include their academic qualification, experience, research interest and area of specialization) along with the note of 200-250 words regarding how they perceive life and thought of Gandhi.

All expenses will be borne by the IIAS. Applications for the above programme should reach IIAS on before 15 October 2011. Those selected will be informed by 31st October 2011.

Applications may be sent by email at [email protected] or by post at: Winter School on Gandhi, Academic Section, Indian Institute of Advanced Study Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla 171 005

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