Events Calendar
Visions of Freedom; talk with Priya Satia
Monday, October 09, 2023 - 04:30pm - 06:00pm
In this talk, Prof. Satia will explain how, in the era of British colonialism, environmental transformation of a Sikh holy site in a semi-arid region of Punjab became crucial to securing legitimacy in local political contests. The emerging city’s particular spiritual culture went on to water various struggles for autonomy — including a vision of Pakistan as a state-sized “dera” (socioreligious residence of a spiritual leader) offering refuge and relief from colonial and casteist orders.
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