Dec 31 2021 to Dec 31 2021 6:30 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

For decades now, India’s global influence has been greater than China’s in only one sphere: soft power. Yet,  that relative strength too is now at risk of waning, largely because of New Delhi’s own actions — or inactions. The arrows in India’s quiver are many: from its stature as the world’s largest democracy and its immense diversity to the moral authority of M.K. Gandhi’s model of successful non-violent resistance that was adopted by Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and other icons. The addition of yoga, spiritualism, delicious cuisines and Bollywood to this mix has led to the creation of an enviable and powerful cocktail that should be hard to match for an authoritarian State, which, until recently, was inward looking and uneasy with its own ancient traditions. But as Ms Rao points out in her lecture, these advantages would count only if India upholds constitutional values, including human rights and sensitivity towards minorities.

Amb Nirupmama Menon Rao virtually delivered the Second Krishna Bose Memorial lecture which took place in Kolkata on December 26, 2021.

In collaboration with Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata