National Law University Jodhpur's Online CCAL Guest Lecture on Voices of Dissent

About the National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ)

NLUJ is one of India’s leading Law Schools situated at the vibrant and colourful of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. NLUJ has constantly been ranked as one of the top law schools in India. Since its establishment in 1999, NLUJ has endeavored to produce exceptional lawyers and legal scholars aimed at pushing and challenging the existing boundaries of knowledge.

About the Centre

The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law (CCAL) is established under the patronage of the Vice Chancellor of National Law University Jodhpur, Professor Poonam Pradhan Saxena.

The Centre publishes its flagship Journal and Blog under the Guidance of our Director, Professor I.P. Massey and members of the Advisory Board such as Former CJI M.N. Venkatachaliah, Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhawan and Professor Timothy Endicott amongst others.

About the opportunity

The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, National Law University, Jodhpur (CCAL) is hosting Dr Romila Thapar for a guest lecture on her recently published book “Voices of Dissent: An Essay” on March 12, 2022 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

About the Speaker

Dr. Romila Thapar is currently a Professor of Ancient History, Emerita, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. She is an Honorary Fellow of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, where she also received her Ph.D. in 1958, and a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

For her immense contribution in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Thapar shared the US Library of Congress’ Kluge Prize in 2008. She has written widely on the subjects of ancient India as well as contemporary political issues, a few of her notable publications being “On Nationalism”, “The Public Intellectual in India” and “The Past as Present: Forging Contemporary Identities through History”.