Lecture by Ayelet Idelberg on India–Pakistan relations during and after British rule, against the backdrop of Gandhi’s personality and teachings. After the lecture, the Indian drama “The Diplomat,” based on a true story, will be screened.
9:15 — Mahatma Gandhi, India, Pakistan and Everything in Between: A Human Historical Journey — Pre-film Lecture
Lecturer: Ayelet Eidelberg, an anthropologist and researcher specializing in Southeast Asia.
We will embark on a fascinating journey through India–Pakistan relations during and after British rule. We will follow the tragedy in their relationship and the attempts at peace and compromise, all against the backdrop of Gandhi’s unique personality and his teachings advocating nonviolence, political solutions through peaceful means, and cooperation.
11:00 — Screening of The Diplomat
Running time: 95 minutes
Director: Shivam Nair
Based on a true story
An Indian diplomat serving as head of the Indian mission in Pakistan becomes caught up in a deeply moving human situation when a young Indian woman, abducted through deception by a Pakistani citizen who abused her and forced her to marry him, escapes to the embassy building. The diplomat wages a heroic and moving struggle to save her.
Sapir House Auditorium
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