The Legacy of Partition
VIEW EVENT DETAILSThe political leadership of India under Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan under Mohammed Ali Jinnah emphasized the secular and non-violent foundations of their newly formed sovereign states. Yet almost immediately, riots broke out across the region, and today it has become one of the most violent legacies of the subcontinent. How did the Partition transform two countries with a shared history, geography, and people, into hostile and opposed forces? How can they overcome their differences to solve their greatest problems of border dispute, from terrorism to disaster relief, that dominate both domestic and international politics? Join Nisid Hajari, Asia Editor at Bloomberg View and Author as he discusses a detailed history of the partition from his new book 'Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition', in conversion with Shekhar Gupta, Chairperson, Mediascape and Kumar Ketkar, Media Consultant, Mi Marathi Group, about the lasting legacy of Partition and its impact on India-Pakistan relations and global affairs today.
Nisid Hajari is Asia Editor for Bloomberg View and the author of 'Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition', on the birth of the India-Pakistan rivalry. Prior to Bloomberg, Hajari was a top editor at Newsweek magazine in New York, and before that as a writer and editor with TIME magazine in Hong Kong. Hajari has appeared as a regular commentator on CNN, BBC and National Public Radio, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Shekhar Gupta is chairperson of Mediascape. He is also Contributing Editor to the India Today Group and a senior prime-time anchor at NDTV. His weekly column, National Interest, currently runs in India Today magazine, his columns were recently collected in the bestselling book 'Anticipating India'. Shekhar hosts "Walk the Talk" on NDTV 24x7 every week. In June 2014, Shekhar concluded a 19-year stint at the Indian Express and the Express Group of publications.
Kumar Ketkar is currently a Media Consultant at Mi Marathi Group. Prior to his position at Mi Marathi Group, he was the Chief Editor of Dainik Divya Marathi. Ketkar was previously Chief Editor of Loksatta and Maharashtra Times, and Editor-In-Chief of the Lokmat Group of Newspapers. Ketkar was also Resident Editor of Daily Observer, and has been a Reporter and Special Correspondent at the Economic Times. He was awarded the Padmashree in 2001, and the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Media.
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