South Asian Studies series: “Bande Mataram!: Song, Slogan, Sentiment”

The South Asian Studies series presents

Dr. Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore’s Institute of South Asian Studies:

“Bande Mataram!: Song, Slogan, Sentiment.”

The talk will explore the many strands of the intellectual journey of the song Bande Mataram, independent India’s official song, from the pages of Bankim’s novel to becoming a defining feature of Hindu nationalism.