Release Date: February 20, 2007

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Vasant Gadre, an assistant professor in Monmouth College’s department of modern foreign languages, will present the next International Luncheon lecture on Feb. 28 at noon in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room of the college’s Stockdale Center.

Titled “Incredible India,” his talk will introduce the audience to the country with a population of more than one billion that is known for its linguistic, racial, ethnic and religious diversity.

“Octavio Paz has described India as a historical and ethnographic museum,” said Gadre. “He is obviously not talking about art objects and antiques encapsulated in a subcontinent, but of a living museum, one in which the most modern modernity coexists with archaisms that have endured for several thousand years.”

A buffet lunch, featuring international foods, is available. A meal ticket may be purchased for $6.50 in the food service office in Stockdale Center. Lunch reservations must be made in advance by contacting professor Sue Holm at 309-457-2150 or susan@monm.edu.

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