Fwd: 1857 DU events
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The University of Delhi commemorates the 1857 Revolt
A series of events will be organized at the University of Delhi during the academic year 2007-08 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1857 Revolt. Apart from the fact that this was an event of great significance in the history of modern India, it is also very relevant that a great deal of the activity associated with this event was centred in places in and around what is today the University North Campus. The events are being organized by teachers and students of various Departments and Colleges of the University as a contribution to generating a wider interest in the Revolt both within and beyond the confines of the university community. The following events have already been planned:
Inauguration
Date: October 26, 2007, 4.30 p.m. / Venue: Convention Hall
Remnants of a Past: Traces of the Uprising, 1857
Exhibition of photographs by the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts
The exhibition will showcase a selection of 19th Century photographs from the Alkazi Collection relating to three sectors of the Uprising: Delhi, Kanpur and Lucknow, with a focus on Delhi.
Dates: Oct 26 – Nov 20, 2007 / Venue: Conference Centre
European Responses to the 1857 Rebellion in India
Seminar organized by the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies
The seminar will focus on continental European responses to the 1857 events – literary texts, press reports, etc that appeared in languages other than English – and their wider implications.
Dates: Oct 30 – 31, 2007 / Venue: Conference Centre
Interdisciplinary Seminar
The seminar will focus on the following areas: Post-1947 Appraisals of the Revolt, The Revolt in Popular and Folk literature, The Revolt in Delhi, The End of the Delhi College Experiment, The Representation of the Revolt in Art, 1857 and Warfare
Dates: November 26 – 28, 2007 / Venue: Conference Centre
Special Lectures between January and March 2008
Jan 25, 2008, 4 p.m |
Rudrangshu Mukherjee |
Nationalism and History Writing: S.N.Sen and S.B.Chaudhuri as historians of 1857 |
Feb 20, 2008, 4 p.m |
Margrit Pernau |
Contested memories and memoirs. Remembering 1857 in Delhi |
Mar 4, 2008, 4 p.m. |
C.M. Naim |
The Three Delhis of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan |
Venue: Conference Centre
Heritage Walks (November onwards) / Dates and other details to be announced
Further details will be announced soon.