Ashis Nandy, Indian Political Psychologist, Social Theorist and Critic; Honorary Fellow and Former Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi; Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Postcolonial Studies, Melbourne
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This World Leaders Forum program features an address, Cities of the Mind: Lost Cities and Their Inhabitants, by Ashis Nandy, Indian Political Psychologist, Social Theorist and Critic; Honorary Fellow and Former Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi; Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Postcolonial Studies, Melbourne, followed by a moderated question and answer session with the audience.
Welcome and Introduction by:
Maya Tolstoy, Interim Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Moderated by:
Lydia H. Liu, Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
Cosponsored by:
Institute for Comparative Literature and Society in celebration of its 20th Anniversary.
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Slide 1: Maya Tolstoy, Interim Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences begins the World Leaders Forum with an introduction of Ashis Nandy.
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Slide 2: Ashis Nandy, delivers his address, “Cities of the Mind: Lost Cities and Their Inhabitants,” to Columbia University students, faculty and staff.
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Slide 3: Lydia H. Liu, Director, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society moderates the question and answer session with the audience.
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Slide 4: Columbia University students line up to ask Ashis Nandy questions during the question and answer session.
