22 Fri 11.00 A.M
Madras Museum Theatre
Pantheon Road
Egmore
Chennai 600 008
Dr.Upinder Singh a historian of great repute argues that it is important to try to understand why the sources speak in so many different voices instead of using them to construct, simplistic and inaccurate images of women’s lives in ancient India.Dr.Singh comes from an illustrious family; she is the daughter of
Dr.Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India. She is an alumnus of St.Stephen’s College Delhi and has received her Ph.D from McGill University, Canada. The accolades are many... she has authored and edited many books. She is the recipient of several prestigious Fellowships and is the National Coordinator for History at the Institute of Life–Long Learning at the University of Delhi. She was visiting Professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium and is currently the Professor in the Department of History at Ashoka University,
Sonepat.
The meeting begins at 11.00 a.m.
We request everyone to be in their seats by 10.45 a.m.
Madras Museum Theatre
Pantheon Road
Egmore
Chennai 600 008
Women, Power and Authority in Ancient India; Making sense of the Contradictions
When it comes to women, ancient Indian texts often display a bewildering array of contradictory ideas and attitudes. This talk will discuss the representation and realities of the relationship between women, power and authority in ancient India by focusing on a few sources, namely Vedic texts, the Manu Smriti, early Buddhist Texts and Inscriptions.Dr.Upinder Singh a historian of great repute argues that it is important to try to understand why the sources speak in so many different voices instead of using them to construct, simplistic and inaccurate images of women’s lives in ancient India.Dr.Singh comes from an illustrious family; she is the daughter of
Dr.Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India. She is an alumnus of St.Stephen’s College Delhi and has received her Ph.D from McGill University, Canada. The accolades are many... she has authored and edited many books. She is the recipient of several prestigious Fellowships and is the National Coordinator for History at the Institute of Life–Long Learning at the University of Delhi. She was visiting Professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium and is currently the Professor in the Department of History at Ashoka University,
Sonepat.
The meeting begins at 11.00 a.m.
We request everyone to be in their seats by 10.45 a.m.
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