Date: 20 December 2024
Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Time: 6:00 PM onwards
The speakers include Shri William Dalrymple – Historian and Co-Director, Jaipur Literature Festival (Author of The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World); Dr T.C.A. Raghavan, Former Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs; Prof Heeraman Tiwari, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU; and Mr Nick Booker, Co-Founder, IndoGenius. The session was moderated by Capt. Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation.
The conversation revolved around the profound and far-reaching influence of ancient Indian thought across diverse domains such as trade, culture, religion, philosophy, and political organization. The panelists examined how ancient India was not a passive recipient but an active contributor to global civilizational exchanges, influencing regions as far as Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and even parts of Europe.
