Programme

15:00 | Welcoming words and address by H.E. Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma, Ambassador of India to Austria and Permanent Representative of India to International Organizations in Vienna

Address by Prof. Dr. Karin Preisendanz, Head of the Department for South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna

15:30 | Scholarly lecture by Prof. Dr. Martin Gaenszle, Professor for the Intellectual and Cultural History of Modern South Asia, Department for South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna:  “Gandhi's Life as Narrative: Biographical and Autobiographical Constructions”

16:00 | Scholarly lecture by emer. Prof. Dr. Herwig Palme, Department for Environment and Regional Development, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration: “Gandhi and harmonious living”

16:30 | Reception

17:15 | Presentation of the film “Gandhi” (directed by Richard Attenborough, 1982)