Radha Devi Joshi Lecture
The Annual Radha Devi Joshi Lecture brings distinguished speakers to the University of Connecticut who address important issues of global significance.
Past Events
2023 Joshi Lecture: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, University of Rhode Island
September 30, 2023
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Title: Unremembered Indian Soldiers of World War II
2022 Joshi Lecture: David Szanton, President, Ethnic Arts Foundation
March 23, 2022
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Title: Mithila Art, The Vital Tradition
2021 Joshi Lecture: Kalpana Kannabiran, Feminist Sociologist, Legal Researcher and Human Rights Campaigner
March 5, 2021
Date: Friday, March 5, 2021
Title: Insurgent Realisms and Ideas of justice in India: Imagining the ‘Corruption Complex’ Through Law and Literature
2017 Joshi Lecture: Karuna Mantena, Yale University
October 26, 2017
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Title: Marking the 70th Anniversary of India’s Independence
2017 Joshi Lecture: Amrita Basu, Amherst College
March 6, 2017
Date: Monday, March 6, 2017
Title: Women’s Dynastic Politics, Gender Inequality and Democracy in India