Fw: H-ASIA: Defining, Redefining & Interrogating Modernity: An Approac h to Discourses on Modernity, pre-modernity/backwardness in India, 1556-2000, Malda, West Bengal, Jan. 6-8, 2012

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h to Discourses on Modernity, pre-modernity/backwardness in India,
1556-2000, Malda, West Bengal, Jan. 6-8, 2012

> H-ASIA
> June 9, 2011
>
> DEFINING, REDEFINING AND INTERROGATING MODERNITY: An Approach to the
> discourses on Modernity, pre-modernity/Backwardness (Hindustan/India
> between 1556-2000), Date : January 6, 7 and 8, 2012, Malda College,
> Malda-732101, West Bengal, India. (in Collaboration with Department of
> History, Assam University, Silchar)
> DEADLINE 31 AUGUST 2011
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> DEFINING, REDEFINING AND INTERROGATING MODERNITY: An Approach to the
> discourses on Modernity, pre-modernity/Backwardness (Hindustan/India
> between 1556-2000), Malda, West Bengal, January 6-7-8, 2012
>
> Location: India
> Conference Date: 2012-01-06
> Date Submitted: 2011-06-07
> Announcement ID: 185733
>
> The idea of a "modern" India emerged under the colonial rule. It was
> colonial historicism which classified and then defined India after 1757 as
> modern India. Modernity means ahead in time and hence an advancement. Thus
> implicitly colonial historicism established the idea that even if
> gradually but modernity emerged in the sub-continent after 1757. This also
> implied that before 1757 whatever existed was at least not modern because
> from the perspective of time the pre 1757 appeared as behind in time.
> Thus, as colonial India became identified as modern India so pre-colonial
> Mughal Hindustan naturally became identified as backward. As Mughal
> Hindustan became identified as backward so naturally emerged a process of
> rejection. This rejection implied rejection of tradition, custom,
> knowledge system and legacies. for more detail visit
> http://www.pghistorymaldacollege.ac.in
>
> Post-Graduate Department of History
> Malda College, Malda-732101
> West Bengal
> India
> Email: pgmldcollege@gmail.com
> Visit the website at http://www.pghistorymaldacollege.ac.in
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