Enrichment Lecture

The Department of English Literature and Language (IIS Deemed to be University), organised an online Enrichment lecture on “The Gendered Politics of (Re)membering: Resisting Erasure in the Indenture Experience (Caribbean and Fiji Islands)” on 23^rd October. The session commenced with Dr. Purobi Sen delivering the welcome address. The invited speaker was Dr. Anjali Singh, Asst. Professor, English at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. Dr. Anjali began her talk by quoting William Faulkner, “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” She discussed the shared characteristics of indenture with slavery, highlighting how indenture evolved into a distinct form of exploitation. She emphasized the inherited memory of indenture, passed down from ancestors, noting that while many indentured individuals existed, it was not until the third and fourth generations that writers began documenting their experiences. The lecture highlighted, how narratives written by women offer distinct interpretations, as they use a vocabulary shaped by their unique experiences. The lecture concluded with a Q&A session and a vote of thanks by Dr. Purobi Sen.