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*D. S. BORKER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION* > > *Invites you to the* > *Tenth D. S. Borker Memorial Lecture Series* > > > "My Vision of India: 2047" – A Course Correction: 2008 > > > *Panellists * Prof. Achin Vanaik > > Professor of Political Science & Dean of Social Sciences > > University of Delhi > > Winner of Sean MacBride International Peace Prize > > > Prof. Arun Kumar > > Professor of Economics > > Jawaharlal Nehru University > > Author of The Black Economy in India > Prof. Nandini Sundar > > Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics > > University of Delhi > > Co-Editor of* **Contributions to Indian Sociology* > Chaired by Shri S. Jaipal Reddy > > Union Minister of Urban Development > > > Introduction by Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty > > Durgabai Deshmukh Professor of Social Development > > Council for Social Development > > > > on* *Sunday *24 August 2008* at 6.30 p.m. > > at *India International Centre (Deshmukh Auditorium)* > > *40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi * > > * * > > *About the Lecture Series:The D. S. Borker Memorial Lecture Series on "My > Vision of India: 2047 A.D." is a civil society initiative and was instituted > in 1999. The lecture is held every year in the memory of D. S. Borker, Civil > Servant and Public Sector Administrator (1911-1979), on 24 August at IIC > Deshmukh Auditorium, New Delhi. The idea behind the series is to strengthen > our secular democratic values and traditions and encourage the process of > thinking regarding the kind of India we want in 2047 – a hundred years after > our independence from colonialism.* > > * * > *There have already been nine lectures in the series. **Past Speakers > include: * > *Rabi Ray, former Speaker Lok Sabha (1999),* > *Madhu Dandavate, former Union Finance Minister (2000),* > *Vandana Shiva, Ecologist and Feminist (2001), * > *Mushirul Hasan, Historian (2002),* > *B. L. Mungekar, then Vice-Chancellor, University of Mumbai (2003),* > *K. R. Narayanan, former President of India (2004),* > *Aruna Roy, Activist, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (2005),* > *Medha Patkar, Activist, Narmada Bachao Andolan & National Convener, NAPM > (2006), * > *Mahasweta Devi, Writer and Activist (2007).* > > * * > > *A civil society initiative is dynamic by nature and must respond to > changing situations. "Who lives if the idea of a* *secular, democratic, > inclusive India dies?" In response to this overwhelming question, this year > instead of the annual lecture a panel discussion has been organised on " My > Vision of India: 2047A. D." – A Course Correction: 2008. * > > > > In solidarity > > Suhas Borker 098-68-18-2845/098-11-02-2844 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
