Lecture by Prof Aakash Singh Rathore | Decolonising Constitutional Law: An Ambedkarite Perspective | 5:00 PM, 25th July 2023 | R.N Jhunjhunwala Hall

[NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism]

Dear all,

I hope this email finds you well.

This is to bring to your kind notice that the NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism shall be hosting Professor Aakash Singh Rathore, for a lecture,'Decolonising Constitutional Law: An Ambedkarite Perspective' connecting with his new book- 'Becoming Baba Saheb', on 25th July (Today), from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. IST. The lecture shall be delivered at R.N Jhunjhunwala Hall. 

Prof Aakash Singh Rathore is a philosopher of international repute and the author of nine books, including the bestselling Ambedkar's Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India (2020). He has also edited over a dozen books ranging from political philosophy and law to literature and religion, including B.R. Ambedkar's the Buddha and His Dhamma: A Critical Edition (2011) and, more recently, B.R. Ambedkar: The Quest for Justice (a box set of five volumes, 2021). His Hegel's India was shortlisted for the Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Tata Literature Live! Book Awards 2017. Professor Rathore has taught politics, philosophy and law at premier institutions such as Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Delhi (in India), UPenn and Rutgers University (in the US), the University of Toronto (Canada), Humboldt University, Berlin (Germany) and LUISS University, Rome (Italy). He is International Fellow at ETHOS, Rome, and was previously Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Rathore serves as the series editor for the fifteen-volume ‘Rethinking India' book series (2020–23) and was the co-editor (with Ashis Nandy) of its first volume, Vision for a Nation. He is also the series editor for ‘Religion and Democracy: Reconceptualizing Religion, Culture, and Politics in Global Context' (published since 2015) as well as the long-running international book series, ‘Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought' (published since 2011). Professor Rathore is also one of India's top-ranking Ironman triathletes.

Kindly note that LL.M students enrolled in the course- 'Law and Justice In a Globalising World' will be having mandatory attendance. 

Alumni may join the lecture by scanning the code as the same will be streamed on Gmeet at this link.

This lecture will be a very interesting and engaging discussion. We look forward to your attendance in large numbers! 

Thank you 

Kindest Regards,

Ayush Bajpai

On behalf of

Organising Committee,

NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

'Justice City', Shameerpet, Medchal District,

Telangana - 500101

   

[NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism]

Please make your way to the Venue, we'll be starting at 5:00 PM.

Thank you

Regards,

Ayush