Nov 18, 2019–Nov 18, 2019 from 4:00pm–6:00pm
Polluting the Ganges: A Book Reading and Discussion
Join us for a book reading and discussion of “Ganges: the Many Pasts of an Indian River” with Sudipta Sen, Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. A scholar of India and the British Empire, his work has focused on the early colonial history of British India. He is also the author of Empire of free trade: the East India Company and Making of the Colonial Marketplace and the Making of the Colonial Marketplace and Distant Sovereignty: National Imperialism and the Origins of British India. Ganges: the Many Pasts of an Indian River is an exploration of the idea of a cosmic, universal river at the interstices of religious belief, historical geography, and ecology jeopardized by climate change and environmental pollution. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Date and Time
Nov 18, 2019–Nov 18, 2019
from 4:00pm–6:00pm
Location
Event Registration
Registration is not required for this event.
Event Fee
Free
Contact
Gayatri Singh • gasingh@ucsd.edu • 858-822-2346
Audience
Faculty, Staff, Students, The General Public
Event Host
UC San Diego South Asia Initiative, Making of the Modern World Program, and the Library