Lecture on Indian Philosophy
Gandhi Is A Storm; Be Careful
Two unique things about India shall be noted. This is the only country where political
activists were proliļc writers. In the west this was an uncommon sighting. And two, The
British made no use of violence in enslaving India. Thus Gandhi's ingenuity of making a
hermeneutic interpretation of Gita as a text of non-violence is co-authored by the
nature of British entry in India which was sans violence. Thus Gandhi showed us the
way in using the oppressor as the enabler of thinking.
The vote of Thanks was delivered by Ms. Niyati Shah, academic co-ordinaror who
remarked that she was highly moved by the use of metaphors of the speaker and
wished to have more such interactions with him. The talk was followed by a question
answer session. Prof. Raju was highly impressed by the nature and depth of the
questions asked by students of the SLS. After the talk, the students presented the
speaker with a life-sized card with appreciative remarks signed by each of them as a
mark of their gratitude. Prof. Raju also had a small interaction with the faculty of the
Department of Languages, Literature and Aesthetics where he was invited to visit
again and conduct a workshop of a longer duration. Students presented him with a
thank you card for his inputs which he immensely liked and cherished.
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