Dear friends,
I have the pleasure of inviting you to a 4-session seminar on Modern India.
Best,
Narain Batra
narainbatra@gmail.com
Date: 4/6/2026-4/27/2026
Time: 9:30 AM-11:30 AM EDT on Monday
FOR REGISTRATION, CONTACT:
Lisa King
Director, Osher at Dartmouth
Lisa.L.King@dartmouth.edu
osher@dartmouth.edu
Course Description
On the morning of 15 August 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru, the heir to Mahatma Gandhi, the Buddha, and the European Enlightenment, raised the Indian Tricolor flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort, the seventeenth-century palace of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, India was born again—free to experiment with freedom. Since Independence, the country has gradually evolved from Nehru’s democratic socialism to Narendra Modi’s democratic, entrepreneurial, and digital India, addressing its internal contradictions by playing the game of democracy, and in the process, becoming the fourth-largest global economy. And with the spacecraft Chandrayaan exploring the Moon and beyond, a space nation with a billion dreams is on the rise.
By the end of this four-day seminar, participants will have gained a comprehensive understanding of the history of modern India and its evolution into a global technological powerhouse, working in partnership with the West, nonetheless, maintaining its strategic autonomy. Moreover, during the course, participants will have brief glimpses of India’s culture, dance, music, and architecture.
This course will combine lecture with class discussion.
Special Notes
This is a four-session course (8 hours total).
Readings will be available online.
Optional Book:India in a New Key: Nehru to Modi - Narain Batra (ISBN-13: 978-9355203281)
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