Frontcover: Bharat Mata, 1902-5, Abanindranath Tagore Università degli Studi di Pavia Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Centro Studi Popoli Extraeuropei Cesare Bonacossa Democracy in India . Segreteria Gianpiera Bernuzzi Centro Studi Popoli Extraeuropei “Cesare Bonacossa” Strada Nuova, 65 – 27100 Pavia Tel 0382.984446 e-mail: [email protected] Pavia 19 maggio 2010 Aula Grande della Facoltà di Scienze Politiche 9.45 a.m. India: the Citizen Elections in South Asia Official Welcome 11.40 a.m. - Workshop 2.30 p.m. - Workshop Chair Maria Antonietta Confalonieri Chair Axel Berkofsky Università di Pavia Università di Pavia Angiolino Stella Rector Fabio Rugge Dean of the Faculty of Scienze Politiche Silvio Beretta Director of CSPE Pierluigi Valsecchi Head of African and Asian Area Studies Bonacossa Lecture 2010 Identity and Modern Politics Sudipta Kaviraj Opening Remarks Simonetta Casci Università di Pavia Rosie Thomas University of Westminster - London Participants James Manor Institute of Commonwealth Studies London Discussants David Taylor School of Oriental and African Studies London Cecilia Cossio Mostra del Cinema - Venezia Mukulika Banerjee London School of Economics Donatella Dolcini Università Statale - Milano Columbia University New York Simona Vittorini School of Oriental and African Studies London 11.15 a.m. – Coffee 1.00 p.m. - Lunch Discussants Anna Vanzan Università di Pavia Simona Vittorini School of Oriental and African Studies London 4.40 p.m. - Coffee