Can the tradition of fasting have any relation to the genders at large?

Whenever we think of the tradition of fasting, we are reminded of Mahatma Gandhi, the modern master of fasting who gained attention through his 15 odd major public fasts.

Join Prof. Vinay Lal of the UCLA in his webinar on “Gandhi and the gender of fasting”, where he discusses how Gandhi’s refusal of being bound by the general and rigid ethics, sociology, and philosophy surrounding the tradition of fasting led to radicalization and feminization of public sphere.

Click on the link to join - https://flameuniversity.zoom.us/j/98889306362

Thanks and regards,

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Pankaj Jain, Ph.D., पंकज जैन 

Head, Humanities and Languages

Chair, The India Centre

Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies

FLAME University

https://flame.academia.edu/PankajJain

@ProfPankajJain