Jul 12 2026 to Jul 12 2026 11 a.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Is being frank not the same thing as being honest? Are the two born of instinct or are they inculcated?  And is being frank and honest an invitation to risk?

In this lecture Gopalkrishna Gandhi will explore the status and prognoses in India for this faculty for frankness, with examples drawn from history, literature, and the news of the day.

This lecture is part of the annual series held by the Justice Ahmadi Initiative on Rule of Law, Democracy and Social Justice. The Initiative was established by The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (NLSIU) and the Ahmadi Foundation in honour of former Chief Justice Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, to preserve and promote his legacy of championing human rights, education, inclusion and protection of vulnerable communities, judicial independence, alternate dispute resolution mechanisms, and strengthening of democratic institutions.

Presented by:

Speaker

Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Author & Professor
Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a Distinguished Professor at NALSAR, Hyderabad, and teaches a course on India’s Civilisations at Ashoka University, Haryana. He was in administrative positions for over twenty years as a member of the Tamil Nadu cadre of the Indian Administrative Service, and later held diplomatic assignments for over ten years in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Norway. He was Governor of West Bengal from 2004 to 2009, and was, additionally, Governor of Bihar for nearly a year during that period. His recently published works include The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India (Aleph, 2025)and India’s Futures: A Collection of Essays (Bloomsbury India, 2025).

Gopalkrishna Gandhi and his wife, Tara Gandhi, an ornithologist and nature conservationist, divide their time between Chennai, Bengaluru, Coonoor and no less on the road, railway-lines and skies travelling between those three places.