Society & Culture
Vivek Swaroop Sharma heads this Hole in the Air conversation -- part lecture, part discussion -- about Gandhi and moral leadership. He details with great precision Gandhi's life, principles, challenges and endeavors, in turn providing illuminating insights into issues facing all of us today. Vivek is a scholar of political order, conflict, violence, religion and societies near and far; is or has been associated with such esteemed places of learning as Columbia and Yale Universities; Pitzer and Pomona Colleges; the University of Copenhagen; and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. In this podcast episode of Hole in the Air (recorded in mid-May, 2019), he is joined by Paul Michael Neuman and Gary De La Rosa. Their wide-ranging conversation touches on many things, including Gandhi's evolution on key issues and strategies; his stays in London and South Africa; Gandhi on the British Empire; non-violence; the caste system; Hindu-Muslim relations and violence; group identity and liberal politics; religion and pluralism; Nehru; Gandhi on race; Gandhi on Hitler; and possible lessons and legacies for today, including for people in the United States.