Speaker: Hriday Narayan (Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Discussant: Ho Kim (Director, AsIA Humanities Dissemination Center)
This lecture highlights the similarities and differences between the Joseon yangban system and the Indian caste system through a comparative analysis of the two social structures. By doing so, it aims to contribute to understanding the legacy these systems have left on modern Korean and Indian societies and their social implications.