DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2026

DURGABAI DESHMUKH MEMORIAL LECTURE 2026
A New Consciousness for a Fractured Time - Rethinking India’s Development Path
By Prof. Mihir Shah, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Rural Management Program, Shiv Nadar University

India’s development journey continues to grapple with fundamental challenges of water, nutrition, health, education and employment. Using water as a lens, Prof. Mihir Shah argues for a shift away from the “magic bullet” solutions of the twentieth century towards a more inclusive, trans-disciplinary approach rooted in dialogue, diversity, ecological wisdom and collective action.

(Collaboration: Council of Social Development)