On June 2, Gateway House hosted a private meeting with Dr. Janaki Bakhle, Historian and Director, South Asia Studies, Columbia University , Dr. Sanjeev Kelkar, Author – Lost Years of the RSS and Rajni Bakshi, Author and Gandhi Peace Fellow, Gateway House, to discuss “Emerging Nationalism and India’s Role in the World.”
The discussion addressed issues concerning Indian nationalism, past and present, such as: What is the kind of national identity and nationalism that India wants to portray as a world leader in the 21st century? Can India’s quest for identity offer a path to the current nationalist movements and consequent fragmentation of identities in the Middle East and Africa?