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The India Lectures: In Conversation with Dynamic Essayist, Journalist, and Novelist Pankaj Mishra
November 02, 2009
Pankaj Mishra is an award-winning author and frequent contributor to The New York Times and The Guardian. He writes from around the world, exploring topics that range from globalization to the Dalai Lama to the “Talibanization” of South Asia.
Mishra will speak on India in the World. This final instalment of The India Lectures will be a special presentation held in collaboration with The Ottawa International Writers Festival.
Born in India, Mishra spent his childhood and adolescence in the northern Indian province of Uttar Pradesh. His first book, Butter Chicken in Ludhiana: Travels in Small Town India, describes the profound changes taking place in rural Indian towns. His next novel, The Romantics, was translated into eleven languages and catapulted him onto the international literary scene. His two most recent books, An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World and Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan and Beyond, were both featured in The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of the Year. Read Mishra's biography
IDRC President David M. Malone will engage Mishra in a conversation that will draw on the author’s varied travels and experiences in South Asia.
French and English simultaneous interpretation is available.
The lecture is free, but seating is limited so please register.
The India Lectures is a special series designed to highlight the wealth of eminent thinkers and stimulating ideas emanating from this rising global power. The series marks the 25th anniversary of IDRC’s regional office in New Delhi and celebrates IDRC’s enduring and valued collaboration with its Indian research partners. For information about earlier presentations in this series, see www.idrc.ca/indialectures.
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Venue: IDRC
Location: 150 Kent (Corner of Albert), 8th Floor Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.idrc.ca/indialectures
For information contact: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé
Phone: 613-696-2343
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