Is women-centric agri policy the Next Big Idea in Agriculture?

Speakers: Prof. Jayati Ghosh, University of Massachusetts; Prof. N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women’s Development Studies; and Dr.Soma K.P., Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Secretary Agriculture, Govt. of India

Moderator: Shri Pravesh Sharma, former MD, SFAC

Keynote Speaker: Ms Sushma Seth 

Panelists: Prof. Nikhil Tandon, Head of Department, Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi;  Brig. (Dr.) Poninder Dogra, Medical Director Venu Eye Institute and Research Centre; Prof. Satya Lakshmi, Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune; and Dr. A.B. Dey, Head, Centre for Healthy Ageing at Venu, former HOD Geriatrics, AIIMS

Moderator: Ms Tanuja Joshi

The conference brings together leading naturopaths, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, and physicians to explore the transformative power of integrated diabetes management with a focus on geriatrics and healthy ageing. |the conference will delve into the synergy between modern medicine and naturopathy, showcasing how combining evidence-based therapies with holistic practices can revolutionize diabetes care, particularly for the elderly.
  
(Collaboration: Venu Eye Institute)
 

Negotiating India’s Landmark Agreement
By Avtar Singh Bhasin (Penguin: 2024)

Discussants: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC; Amb. Harshvardhan Shringla, former Foreign Secretary and Chief Coordinator, India’s G20 Presidency 2023; Shri Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor, Indian Express; and Shri A.S. Bhasin, former Head of Historical Division, Ministry of External Affairs and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Navtej Sarna, author, historian and former Ambassador to USA
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I am Shiva: The Power of my Consciousness

By Raj Nehru (Motilal Banarsidass Publications: 2024) 

Discussants: Shri Virendra Qazi, Chairman, Lalleshwari International Trust, New Delhi; Dr. Yogesh Sharma, Associate Professor, Kala Kosa Division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; Ms Pallavi Singh, Vice President, Concentrix Delivery Operation, India; Dr. Raj Nehru, Vice Chancellor, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana and author of the book

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh

Great Cases series discussion no :7

The Right to Die with Dignity – The Law in Practice

Speakers: Shri Justice Ajay Rastogi, former Judge, Supreme Court of India; Dr. R.K. Mani, Chairman, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital; Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, Professor and Head of Department, Onco-Anaesthesia, Pain and Palliative Care; and Shri Parth Sharma, Founder, Nirvarana

 Moderated by Dr. Dhvani Mehta, Co-Founder and Lead, Health, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)

Agriculture Policy Series 

Can direct cash transfers to farmers instead of subsidies be The Next Big Idea in Agriculture?

Panelists: Prof. Seema Bathla, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Brajesh Jha, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Economic Growth; and Ms Shweta Saini, CEO, Arcus Policy Research 

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Secretary Agriculture, Govt. of India

Moderator: Shri Pravesh Sharma, former MD, SFAC

YouTube link: https://youtube.com/live/wdDnMz2MLg4?feature=share

The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi
By T.V. Paul (Oxford University Press; 2024)

Discussants: Prof. C. Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore; Dr. Sanjaya Baru, political commentator and policy analyst; and Prof. T.V. Paul, Distinguished James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University and author of the book

Moderator: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Distinguished Fellow, Symbiosis University
 

Scent of Rain: Remembering Jayanta Mahapatra
Edited by Ashwani Kumar (Red River: 2024)

Discussants: Shri. Ashok Vajpeyi, poet, critic and essayist; Prof. Sukrita Paul Kumar, academic, poet and critic; Shri. Jatin Das, artist and poet; Prof. Anamika, poet and  novelist and academic; Prof. Savita Singh, feminist poet and political theorist ,Professor and the founding director of the School of Gender and Development Studies, India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU); and Prof. Ashwani Kumar, , poet, academic and Editor of the book

A Tapestry of Ecology, Culture and Food Traditions in Talla Ramgarh (Kumaon Hills)
Co-authored by Anju Khanna, Anjali Capila and Vijayluxmi Bose (Sri Aurobindo Ashram: 2024)

Discussants: Prof. Sukrita Paul Kumar, Guest Editor, Indian Literature, poet, critic, and academic; Dr. Ramesh Bijlani, Trustee, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch, Medical Scientist and Inspirational Speaker; Dr. Anjali Capila, former Associate Professor, Department of Development Communication and Extension, Lady Irwin College and an Independent Consultant, Himalayan studies and research; Dr. Anju Khanna; and Ms Viyaluxmi Bose, co-authors of the book

Chair: Dr. Sachidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Presentation of paper by Dr. Seema Bathla, Professor of Economics, Centre for Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Anjani Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Secretary Agriculture, Govt. of India

The lecture is based on the paper titled ‘Doubling of farmers’ income in India by 2022-23: Insights on Attainment from NSS Situation Assessment Surveys’ prepared as part of the IIC Sectoral Policy Group on Agriculture under the Convenorship of Shri Siraj Hussain

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/f-Z9TjYhGGs