Hosted by the Center
for South Asia Studies
University of California, Berkeley
September 15, 2006
Berkeley Art Museum Theater
Program Schedule
The Center for South Asia Studies at the University of California, Berkeley,
in collaboration with Australian National University, will host a colloquium
focusing on the challenges India must overcome if it is to continue
to forge a path that is strong both internally and externally. What
makes India unique among new nations is the combination of democracy
and economic strength. Without a thriving democracy, for example, India's
economy may not realize it fullest potential, as some social groups
will continue to lag behind.
The one-day colloquium, "Democratic India: Social and Political
Challenges in the 21st Century" to be held on September 15, 2006,
will address such questions as: What is the state of India's democracy
even as India is hailed as an emerging economic giant? How well are
its democratic institutions keeping pace with the many changes that
have swept across India in the last decade? How do we make sense of
new electoral patterns in the wake of these changes? This colloquium
will take place in the theater of the Berkeley Art Museum, where the
exhibit "Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India", curated by
Chaitanya Sambrani of Australian National University, will be on display.
This exhibit features the work of some of India's greatest contemporary
artists and addresses contemporary social, political, and economic issues
that resonate with the themes of the colloquium.
In collaboration with the Research
School of Humanities and the Research School of Pacific & Asian
Studies, Australian National University.
Further assistance has been provided by the
Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Berkeley
Art Museum.
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