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2014 UCL Lancet Lecture The Half-Life of Caste – the Ill Health of a Nation


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Arundhati Roy, acclaimed novelist and political activist will deliver this year’s UCL-Lancet Lecture.  She will speak about the practice of caste in India and how it received support from many of those who lead India’s struggle for Independence including Mahatma Gandhi. She will argue that caste has been modernised and entrenched by democracy in India.  

 

Location:  Logan Hall, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL

 

Please note this lecture will be filmed and live streamed here.

 

 

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