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Polarities: Gandhi, Savarkar and Jinnah | Makarand R. Paranjape, Alex Von Tunzelmann, Kishwar Desai

Polarities: Gandhi, Savarkar and Jinnah Makarand R. Paranjape, Alex Von Tunzelmann and Kishwar Desai in conversation Three extraordinary figures, Mahatma Gandhi, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah shaped the destiny of undivided India through starkly divergent ideologies. Unified at moments and irreconcilably divided at others, their contrasting visions of nationhood and freedom continue to steer political discourse today. This session brings together eminent writers and historians to explore their complex legacies. Alex von Tunzelmann, historian and author of Indian Summer, reflects on the decisive role Jinnah and Gandhi played in Partition and the global ramifications of their political choices. Kishwar Desai, award-winning writer and playwright who set up the world’s first Partition Museum, discusses the late Meghnad Desai’s Mohan and Muhammad, exploring the untold lives, ideals and conflicts of Gandhi and Jinnah. Scholar and author Makarand Paranjape’s Hindutva and Hind Swaraj focuses on the ideological clash between Gandhi and Savarkar and the factions within Hindu society. Together they interrogate how these leaders’ competing ideas formed the nation we know today. Makarand R. Paranjape is a distinguished scholar, writer, and public intellectual. He served for nearly twenty-five years as Professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and was Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Author or editor of over fifty books and hundreds of academic papers, he is also a poet, novelist, and columnist. His recent books include Hindutva and Hind Swaraj: History’s Forgotten Doubles (2025), Mahatma Gandhi: Mrityu aur Punarutthan (2024), The Penguin Sri Aurobindo Reader (2023), and Identity’s Last Secret (2022). He is currently Sri Aurobindo Chair (Honorary) at Vedere University and Director of Education at Access Health Care Physicians, Florida. Alex von Tunzelmann’s first book, Indian Summer, was an international bestseller. Her latest work, Fallen Idols, was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. She wrote the screenplay for ‘Churchill’, starring Brian Cox. She writes the BBC podcast series ‘History’s Heroes’. and presents episodes alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Nicola Coughlan, and Ray Winstone. Lady Kishwar Desai is an award-winning author, playwright, and historian, recognised for her contributions to art, history, and literature in both the UK and India. Her sixth book, The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani, won the National Film Award for Best Book on Indian Cinema and is being adapted into a feature film by a leading studio. Her debut novel, Witness the Night, received the Costa Award for Best First Novel in the UK and Ireland. She is the Founder and Chair of the world’s first Partition Museum at the historic Town Hall in Amritsar, which marks ten years and has won seven national and international awards. Follow us on – Website - https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ Facebook -   / jaipurlitfest   YouTube -    / jprlitfest   Instagram -   / jaipurlitfest   Twitter -   / jaipurlitfest   #jaipurliteraturefestival2026 #partition #political