Patanjali Lecture Series

Speaker:  Professor Vishwanath Patil

Date:  May 5, 2005

Place:  Library Browsing Area

Time:  12:30 - 1:30PM  (Refreshments 12 Noon)

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Topic:India's Role in World Affairs with Special Reference to USA: Recent Trends

Synopsis: The discourse is based on the assumption that India as the most populous democracy and USA as the most powerful democracy in the world will make major Civilizational contribution to the rest of the world in the 21 Century. The many points of convergence are fundamental in nature, though different perspectives, viewpoints and positions are inevitable in the course of this historical engagement between these two democracies. These issues of ongoing concern to all of us and will be examined and evaluated in a dispassionate manner.

Bio:  Dr. V. T. Patil is a former Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University, India. His experience expands more than three and half decades in teaching, research and academic-administration. His research work on Nehruvian and Gandhian Studies and other Indian thinkers has received wide recognition in India and other countries of the world. He has held many important positions in his academic career including the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Professorship at Karnatak University, Dharwar, India. He has wide- ranging interests and has participated in many international conferences. Presently, he is settled in the United States.