Learning there's a lot to learn

The students organizing tonight's event, the Periclean Scholars Class of 2012, are themselves becoming India experts. But don't call them such.

Periclean Scholar Samantha King said the more she learns about India, the more she realizes she doesn't know.

"It's too complex to be classified as one India," she said.

King said she and her classmates invited Luce to campus after reading his book, "In Spite of the Gods, the Rise of Modern India" over the summer. Its comprehensive account of post-Gandhi India has framed their studies and helped them decide what projects to focus on.

So, if Luce's talk is anything like his book, expect to learn a lot, including that you have a lot to learn.

Late update: King's own account of Luce's talk.

— SCE
— photo by Sean H. Smith