INQ-277 | Contemporary India in the Shadow of Gandhi

Topic Description:

This course, designed for students of all interests, backgrounds, and majors, is a cross-disciplinary introduction to India. We will learn not only about contemporary issues such as India's technological advances but also about India's traditional wealth and poverty, religious diversity and her amazingly rich history. We will make our survey of India today through the lens of Mahatma Gandhi's life, as the father of modern India and the world's primary thinker on nonviolent social activism and village-based economics. 

Course Types Offered: Travel

Topic Approved: April 2007