Legacy for a Just World: Education, Science, and Culture in the Service of Humanity

Legacy for a Just World: Education, Science, and Culture in the Service of Humanity

Inauguration by The Ambassador of Cuba, H.E. Juan Carlos Marsán Aguilera
Presenting Fidel: A Revolutionary and Statesman by Sonya S. Gupta, former Professor of Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia.

Followed by Panel discussion

Moderator: K.P. Fabian, Professor, Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi and Symbiosis University, Pune

Discussants: Utsa Patnaik, former Professor of the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning in the School of Social Sciences, JNU; Siddharth Vardarajan, Founding Editor, The Wire; Vijoo Krishnan, General Secretary, All India Kisan Sabha.

Taking Discussion forward: Vijaya Venkataraman, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Head, Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, DU; Vibha Maurya, Former Professor of Hispanic Studies, DU

The Colloquium reflects on the legacy of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959, its achievements in national sovereignty, human dignity, public health, education and science, despite the longstanding US economic blockade.