REAR VIEW MIRROR - A talk by Dilip Simeon

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We at photo.circle are excited to invite you to join us for 

REAR VIEW MIRROR - A talk by Dilip Simeon.

Friday, July 12th, 2024

2:30-4:00 PM 

photo.circle HQ, Arun Thapa Chowk 

Contemporary life is similar to living in an eternal waiting room. This implies the following habits of thought: the disappearing present (endless deferral); bad infinity (eternal growth); and the unhappy consciousness (ideological fantasy).

We loathe the present, seek solace in the past and long for the bright future. The endless accumulation of money and power have become self-justifying ends; and all issues are cast in a mould of eternal conflict. We are asked to believe in Grand Marches of History and ritual flights from reality. 

Truth has been replaced by perspective; theory by interpretation; presence by transience; and actuality by possibility. We are left with neither knowledge nor wisdom, but recipes for endless conflict and linguistic chaos. We need to reconsider the place of political philosophy in our lives. 

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Dilip Simeon studied in Delhi in the late 1960s, and was involved in the first phase of the Naxalite movement. He taught history at Delhi University from 1974 till 1994. His thesis on the history of labour in Jharkhand was published in 1995; and his novel Revolution Highway, in 2010. He has been a visiting scholar in campuses including Chicago, Leiden, Princeton, Gottingen, and the School of Oriental and African Studies.

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