Join us for the Institute’s first Insight Series event where Dr Rituparna Chakraborty will speak on Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s transnational vision and relevance in today’s interconnected world for ‘Tagore and the West: An Interplay of Ideas’.
Dr Chakraborty is the author of Reifying Transnationalism: Tagore and the West, where she unpacks Tagore’s revolutionary ideas of global unity and his critique on nationalism. The event will also delve into his ideas on education, cultural and spiritual convergence and his advocacy for universal philanthropy that transcends geographical boundaries.
Dr Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of English at Swami Vivekananda University, where she also serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Australian Studies.
Where: Australia India Institute Office
Address: Level 9 / 501 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Date: Monday 28th April
When: 12pm-1pm, networking and refreshments to follow
RSVP: Please RSVP to aii-events@unimelb.edu.au
