The Great Cases series discussion no: 8

Justice, Demolitions & the Rule of Law in Peace and Conflict

Speakers: Chander Uday Singh, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; and Vrinda Grover, Advocate, Supreme Court

Moderators: Lakshita Handa, Senior Resident Fellow, Vidhi; and Pragya Singh, Senior Resident Fellow, Vidhi

The discussion will examine the November 2024 Supreme Court directives, the role of due process, and the broader implications for democracy in India

(Collaboration: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)

The Great Indian Poverty Debate: Has Poverty been almost banished?

Speaker: Prof. Himanshu, Associate Professor, Centre for Economic Studies & Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Discussant: Dr. Shyma Jose, Assistant Professor, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Union Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

Speaker: Dr. Girija Borker, Economist and Gender Lead, Development Impact  (DI), The World Bank, Washington DC

Chair: Dr. Meeran Chadha Borwankar, former Director General of Police

Disaster Planning and Governance in India: Experts’ Experiences and Insights
 

Edited by Sunita Reddy and Anil Kumar Sinha (Cambridge Scholars Publishing: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Dhananjay Singh, Member Secretary, Indian Council for Social Science Research; Shri A.K. Mangotra, IAS (Retd.), former Secretary (Border Mgmt.), DG (DGS & D); Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Urban Planning, School of Planning and Architecture; Prof. Ian Davis, Visiting Professor at Kyoto, Lund & Oxford Brookes Universities; Dr. Sunita Reddy, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder Chair, Anthropos India and co-editor of the book; and Shri Anil Kumar Sinha, IAS (Retd.), former Vice Chairman, BSDMA and co-editor of the book

Moderator: Dr. Anshu Sharma, Co-Founder, SEEDS India

Chair: Gen. N.C. Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSAM (Retd.), Director, VIF and author

Forever Yours and Other Poems
By Swati Pal (Hawakal Publishers: 2024)

Discussants: Prof. G.J.V. Prasad, poet, novelist and translator, formerly Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. B. Mangalam, Professor of English, Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi; and Prof. Swati Pal, Professor and Principal, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Malashri Lal
 

Panelists: Talish Ray, partner, TRS Law Offices; Dr. G.S. Grewal, Senior Consultant, General Medicine; Sanchita Mukherji, Co-Founder & Partner, Blue Edge Associates LLP; and Anjana Bhargav, The Anjana Bhargav Label, Co-Founder, Anky and Dhi

Conceptualised and Coordinated by Bhavana and Dr. Rahul Manchanda

Moderator: Kishore Singh, author

The discussion will bring to light the financial, legal, medical health and fashion elements for a woman as she grows older. Being better informed about the management of each can substantially improve the quality of her life
 

Hindi Cinema and Pakistan: Screening the Idea and the Reality

By Meenakshi Bharat (Routledge India: 2024)

Discussants: Prof. Ira Bhaskar, film scholar and former Professor of Cinema Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri Amit Khanna, film producer, director, writer and journalist; Prof. Nishat Haider, Professor, Dept. of English, Jamia Millia Islamia; Dr. Kamayani Kumar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi; and Prof. Meenakshi Bharat, writer, translator, reviewer and cultural theorist; and author of the book

Moderator: Ms Jasleen Vohra, Senior Anchor, Doordarshan, Producer, Director and writer

Discussion around the new book by Harsha V. Dehejia

Speakers: Pavan K. Varma, former Indian diplomat, politician, and author; Alka Pande, art historian; Reba Som, academic, historian, writer and classical singer; Benoy K. Behl, documentary filmmaker, art historian and photographer; Rama Vaidyanathan, Bharatanatyam exponent and Guru; Rajiv Sethi, noted designer, scenographer and art curator; Vidya Rao, Hindustani classical vocalist and writer; and Harsha V. Dehejia, practising Physician and Professor of Indic Studies and author of the book

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh

Moderator: Alok Bhalla
 

In Conversation – From Soldier to Storyteller

General Manoj Naravane, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army in conversation with Neelanjana Banerjee and Suhas Borker

Nalanda: How it Changed the World

By Abhay K. (Vintage Books: 2025)

Amb. Abhay K. in conversation with Mr. William Dalrymple, historian

Moderator: Dr. Arpan Tulsyan, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation