India, America, and the Shaping of the Modern World (HyFlex: In-person)

India, America, and the Shaping of the Modern World (HyFlex: In-person)

Spring (4-8 hours) | Available (Membership Required)

One Court Street Suite 380 Lebanon, NH 03766 United States
Classroom 3A
4/6/2026-4/27/2026
9:30 AM-11:30 AM EDT on Mon
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$50.00

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India, America, and the Shaping of the Modern World (HyFlex: In-person)

Spring (4-8 hours) | Available (Membership Required)

This is the in-person registration option for this course.

On the morning of 15 August 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru, the heir to Mahatma Gandhi, the Buddha, and the European Enlightenment, raised the Indian Tricolor flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort, the seventeenth-century palace of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, India was born again—free to experiment with freedom. Since Independence, the country has gradually evolved from Nehru’s democratic socialism to Narendra Modi’s democratic, entrepreneurial, and digital India, addressing its internal contradictions by playing the game of democracy, and in the process, becoming the fourth-largest global economy. And with the spacecraft Chandrayaan exploring the Moon and beyond, a space nation with a billion dreams is on the rise.

By the end of this four-day seminar, participants will have gained a comprehensive understanding of the history of modern India and its evolution into a global technological powerhouse, working in partnership with the West, nonetheless, maintaining its strategic autonomy. Moreover, during the course, participants will have brief glimpses of India’s culture, dance, music, and architecture.

This course will combine lecture with class discussion.


  • This is a four-session course (8 hours total).

    Readings will be available online.

    Optional Book:

    • India in a New Key: Nehru to Modi - Narain Batra (ISBN-13: 978-9355203281)
     
Batra, Narain
Narain Batra

Narain D. Batra, PhD is a columnist, author, and professor. He’s a scholar of The First Amendment. For more than three decades he taught courses on freedom of speech, social media, media law, and ethics at Norwich University. Today he is affiliated with Norwich University’s International and Diplomacy Program in the graduate college.  


He is the author of several books, including The First Freedoms and America’s Culture of Innovation; Digital Freedom: How Much Can You Handle?; A Self-Renewing Society: The Role of Television and Communications Technology; The Hour of Television: Critical Approaches; and Effective Public Speaking. His most recent book is India In A New Key: Jawaharlal Nehru To Narendra Modi.

He publishes the podcast AMERICA UNBOUND and the newsletter FREEDOM PUBLIC SQUARE. He is an avid golfer and practices yoga and meditation.


He’s a contributing columnist for Valley News, VTDigger, and The Statesman (India).