India and Israel: The Need for a Nuanced Understanding
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In the post-WWII bipolar world order, two countries emerged facing similar problems – India (1947) and Israel (1948). Both had to fight wars immediately. While for India it was about the accession of a territory (Kashmir), for Israel it was about survival, following an attack by seven Arab nations (Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, […]
The Abuse of Holocaust Memory in India
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The denial and minimization of the Holocaust and the abuse of its memory are some of the most prominent manifestations of antisemitism. Although a predominantly non-Muslim country, India is home to the third-largest Muslim population in the world. With 14 per cent of the population being Muslims in India, the second-most populous country, they make […]
Antisemitism in Post-Colonial Indian Political Rhetoric – Occasional Paper Series
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Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Presidency University, Kolkata, India, where he teaches a self-designed course each in Jewish Studies, Genocide Studies, Interfaith Studies, and Minority Studies Click to read the latest research paper. The Occasional Paper Series is a collection of research papers intended to complement and highlight […]
Stereotypes, Sublimations and Substitutions: Jews and Antisemitism in South Asian Literature in English
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20 May, “Stereotypes, Sublimations and Substitutions: Jews and Antisemitism in South Asian Literature in English” Professor Anna Guttman, Department of English, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada and Chair, Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Presidency University, Kolkata, India; Research Fellow, ISGAP Antisemitism in South Asia in Comparative Perspective […]
Instances of Antisemitism in the Indian Urdu Press
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29 Apr., “Instances of Antisemitism in the Indian Urdu Press” Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar, Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Antisemitism in South Asia in Comparative Perspective
The Unnoticed Antisemitism in India
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8 Apr., “The Unnoticed Antisemitism in India” Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP; Assistant Professor of History, Presidency University, Kolkata Antisemitism in South Asia in Comparative Perspective International Seminar Series Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021
The Israelite Origin of the Pashtuns and its Contemporary Ramifications
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18 Apr., “The Israelite Origin of the Pashtuns (or Pathans or Pakhtuns) of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India: The Tradition and its Contemporary Ramifications” Dr. Navras Aafreedi, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Presidency University, Kolkata, India; Research Fellow, ISGAP Time: 1:00PM EST Date: Sunday, April 18, 2021 Kulanu Canada Event. Register here.
Deconstructing Left-Wing Antisemitism in Post-Colonial India
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4 Mar., “Deconstructing Left-Wing Antisemitism in Post-Colonial India” Priya Singh, Associate Director at Asia in Global Affairs, non-profit, independent research forum Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Antisemitism in South Asia in Comparative Perspective Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Antisemitism from Innocence
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18 Mar., “Antisemitism from Innocence” Professor P.V. Viswanath, Graduate Program Chair in the Department of Finance and Economics, Lubin School of Business, Pace University, New York Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Antisemitism in South Asia in Comparative Perspective International Seminar Series Date: Thursday, March 18, 2021 Click here to register for ISGAP’s groundbreaking seminar series on antisemitism […]
The Only Urdu Poem on the Holocaust and its Author
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In September-October 2009, a Holocaust films retrospective was held in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India. The event was significant because of several reasons: it was the first-ever Holocaust films retrospective in South Asia. It ran for fourteen days, during which forty-six films were screened, seen by four thousand people at the two biggest universities in […]