Democracy Dialogues Lecture Series ( Webinar)
Organised by New Socialist Initiative
10th Lecture
Topic: NATIONALISM : THEN AND NOW
Speaker: PROFESSOR MRIDULA MUKHERJEE
Date and Time: Sunday, 12th September at 6 PM (IST)
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The 10th lecture in the Democracy Dialogues Series organised by New Socialist Initiative will be delivered by Prof Mridula Mukherjee ( Retd.) on Sunday, 12th September at 6 PM ( IST). She will be speaking on ‘Nationalism : Then and Now’
Author of many books, Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, was associated with Centre for Historical Studies, JNU for a long time and was also Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, ( NMML), New Delhi.
The lecture will be live on facebook.com/newsocialistinitiative.nsi
Brief
Outline of Lecture
1.
Nationalism
and its origins as a modern ideology.
2.
Nations
are historical constructs, with each nation having its own distinctive
historical evolution. New nations are born, and some older ones disappear.
There is no one defining principle for unifying into a nation.
3.
Two
kinds of nationalism. The European nationalism which becomes allied with the
colonial project from its inception and anti-colonial nationalism which
inspires national liberation movements.
4.
Indian
nationalism as it emerges in the course of the struggle for freedom, which
gives it an anti-imperialist and pro-people character. It was firmly rooted in
an economic critique of colonialism evolved by the early nationalist leaders.
5.
The
present notion of aggressive, chauvinistic nationalism purveyed by the
sectarian, communal fascist forces is in sharp contrast to the one evolved by
the freedom struggle, and resembles the aggressive version.
6.
The
task of preventing the appropriation and misuse of a powerful emotive force and
creatively linking it to a progressive agenda is an urgent need.
