19/10/2016 - Hindu Nationalism: Beginnings, Development and Contemporary Situation

The Department of Asian Studies and the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies have the pleasure to invite you to a special guest lecture of Professor Satyendra Patnaik from the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhuvaneswar, India, on the topic of Hindu Nationalism: Beginnings, Development and Contemporary Situation.

WHEN: 19 October 2016, from 16:45

WHERE: MUP Prague-Strašnice building, Dubečská 900/10, room 206

Bio:
Professor Satyendra Patnaik from the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhuvaneswar, India, has been teaching Indian history for more than 30 years. He published 8 books on history, social anthropology and tourism.  Prof. Patnaik was a honorable guest of Metropolitan University Prague at the ceremony of granting the Honoris Causa Degree to the famous Indian educationalist, philanthropist and the founder of the KIIT, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, on October 15, 2016.

The picture above: Prof. Patnaik at the language lab for children from tribal communities