Oct 13 2022 to Oct 13 2022 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

In this lecture, Rajeev Kinra will discuss the famed Mughal concept of sulh-i kull, often translated as “peace with all” or “universal civility,” which was a philosophical cornerstone of the Mughals’ generally accommodating and tolerant approach to India’s religious and cultural diversity. In addition to addressing certain misconceptions about sulh-i kull that are common in some modern historiography, Dr. Kinra will also point to some of the potential lessons of the Mughals’ approach for our own times. About Prof. Satish Chandra Prof. Satish Chandra (1922 – 2017) was a leading authority on Medieval Indian History. In a career spanning nearly 40 years, Prof. Chandra taught history at Allahabad University, Aligarh Muslim University, Delhi University, Rajasthan University, and finally the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where along with S. Gopal, Bipin Chandra and Romila Thapar he co-founded the Centre for Historical Studies. In between, from 1972 to 1980 he was first Vice Chairman and then the Chairman of the University Grants Commission. In 1985, along with intellectuals like Prof. Nurul Hasan and marine biologist Dr. Zahoor Qasim he founded the Society for Indian Ocean Studies, which among other activities brings out the quarterly Journal for Indian Ocean Studies. Son of Sir Sita Ram, India’s first High Commissioner to Pakistan (1947-48), Prof. Chandra has along with some other JNU historians been said to have been a ‘left leaning historian’ who espoused the Marxist approach to history, and one whose early experiences helped bridge the intellectual gap in interpreting medieval Indian history and modern times.