Dr. Meenakshi Jain: Rediscovering India through the Gaze of Foreigners, Travellers and Orientalists

Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome and Introduction of Prof. Meenakshi Jain 5:10 Prof. Meenakshi Jain Lecture 1:06:54 Q & A 1 1:12:13 Q & A 2 1:12:50 Q & A 3 1:18:50 Q & A 4 1:21:21 Q & A 5 1:23:03 Vote of Thanks Subscribe to our youtube channel. For more update on future events follow us: Facebook:   / vandemataramiitm   Twitter:   / vandemataramiit   Vande Mataram, IIT Madras presents - "4th Annual Shri Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Memorial Lecture" on "Rediscovering India through the Gaze of Foreigners, Travellers and Orientalists" by Dr. Meenakshi Jain Speaker Profile: Dr. Meenakshi Jain is a noted historian of medieval and colonial India. She is a former Associate Professor of history at Gargi College, University of Delhi, former Fellow of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and former member of the Governing Council of Indian Council of Historical Research. She is currently Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research. Dr. Meenakshi Jain was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in the year 2020, India's fourth-highest civilian award for her work in the field of literature and education. Her areas of research include cultural and religious developments in medieval and early modern India. Her deeply researched books have dealt with historical issues of national importance: Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples (2019), The Battle for Rama: Case of the temple at Ayodhya (2017), Sati: Evangelicals, Baptist Missionaries and the Changing Colonial Discourse (2016), Rama and Ayodhya (2013), Parallel Pathways: Essays on Hindu–Muslim Relations, 1707-1857 (2010) and The Rajah-Moonje Pact: Documents on a forgotten chapter of Indian history (2007). She also co-edited The India They Saw: Foreign accounts of India from the 8th to mid-19th century, 3 Vols (2011). Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this talk are those of the speaker. #iitmadras #meenakshijain #rediscoveringindia #sati #historian #padmashri #vandemataram