| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs - 1 Devonshire Place |
1914-1918: The Making of the Modern World
While most of our images of the First World War are drawn from Europe’s Western and Eastern fronts, this truly global conflict had ramifications far beyond that Continent. The Indian Army sent some 800,000 troops to various theatres, from the Western Front, to Egypt and Mesopotamia, to Gallipoli, and more than 60,000 Indians lost their lives. The experience of war also profoundly affected India’s internal politics, and the debates over self-government, imperial reform, and India’s role in the British Empire. Journalist and biographer MJ Akbar, one of India’s leading public intellectuals, explores these issues in a thought-provoking and wide-ranging lecture.
MJ Akbar has worked in Indian print and broadcast journalism for more than forty years, and is currently Editor-in-Chief of The Sunday Guardian and a columnist for various publications. He has also been a member of the Indian Parliament and official spokesman for Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. His books include a biography of Jawaharlal Nehru, “Blood Brothers – A Family Saga”, and “Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan.”
Please register at: http://www.mjakbar.eventbrite.ca
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