Lokniti Newsletter April 2017

Sanjay Kumar

  • Participated in the round table on “Issues of Electoral Reforms” organized by Bhartiya Matdaan Sangh,  Indian Habitat Centre, Delhi,  March 30, 2017
  • Delivered a lecture on Media and Elections, Department of Political Science, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi, March 29, 2017
  • Comparing the Political Trajectory in Bihar and Jharkhand, at the Silver Jubilee celebrations seminar “Bihar and Jharkhand: Shared history and shared vision” organized by Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna, March 24-28, 2017.
  • Made a presentation on Elections in India: Trends and Perspective, at a national seminar on Indian Democracy at Crossroad: Issues and Challenges, organised by Department of Political Science, Satyawati Collge, University of Delhi, March 22-23, 2017  
  • Delivered a talk on Assembly Eelctions 2017: Implication on National Politics, Department of Political Science, Zamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi, March 21, 2017
  • Participated in a panel discussion on The Uttar Pradesh Verdict 2017, at an event Guftaguu, organised by Jamia Collective, Jamia Nagar Delhi, March 18, 2017.
  • Delivered a special lecture on “Are small state the quick remedy for faster pace of development?”  Punjab in Comparative Perspective: Politics and Economy, organised by Research Promotion cell Punjab University Chadigarh and Institute for Communication and Development, Chandigarh, March 17-18, 2017
  • Delivered a special address on Sikh vision of Multi Cultural Society, Gujaranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana, March 15, 2017
  • Delivered a special lecture on Diversity and Development, at a International seminar organised on Global Diversity and sustainable development MS College, Motihari Bihar, March 5-7, 2017

Suhas Palshikar

  • BJP’s Struggle for all-India status: How long can states be the Center? Presentation at the conference held at ISAS, NUS, Singapore, on Why UP and State Elections Matter, 12 April, 2017.

K.K. Kailash

  • Delivered a lecture ‘The Great Shift: Political Generations and Vote Choice in India’ as Visiting Fellow, UGC-CAS Programme, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, 27 March, 2017.
  • Made a presentation ‘Is the Asian Century a Mirage?’ At a research Seminar " Asian Century? Domestic Dilemmas and International Contexts, organised by the Department of Political Science, Panjab University, 23-24 March 2017.

A.K. Verma

  • Invited to speak on Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls 2017: Examining New Democratic Upsurge’ at a Seminar organized by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 28-29 March, 2017.
  • Presented a paper ‘Explaining the Democratic Upsurge in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 Elections’, at a seminar organized by Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, Delhi on 22 March, 2017.
  • Delivered a lecture on ‘How to Prepare for Civil Service Examination’ to students preparing for civil services at the Centre for Civil Services, Punjab University, Chandigarh on 18 March, 2017.
  • Presented a paper ‘Explaining the UP Assembly Results 2017’ at a seminar organized by Punjab University, Chandigarh on 17 March, 2017.
  • Invited to work as expert at ABP News for Five Assembly Election Results Analysis during 9-11 March, 2017.

Biswajit Mohanty

  • Presented a Paper ‘Is there an alternative politics in Delhi?’ at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 28 March, 2017.
  • Presented a Paper ‘Human rights violation and state of exception in Kalinga Nagar’ at Guru Nanak Dev University, 5 march, 2017.

Sajad Ibrahim

  • Presented a paper on "Nationalistic Policy of the GCC and the Declining Prospects of Indian Diaspora", in the International Conference on Democratic Upsurge in West Asia and North Africa: Global Concerns and Implications for India by the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 16-18 March, 2017.

Kushal Pal

  • Delivered a lecture on Nation States in the Third World: The Indian Perspective in One-day National Seminar on ‘Concept of Nation-State and Problem on National Integration in India’, organized by the Department of Political Science NBGSM College, Sohna, Haryana, March 20, 2017. Also chaired a session.
  • Delivered a lecture on Evolution of Bhagat Singh’s Ideas on Socialism in One-day National Seminar on ‘Relevance of Socialism in the Present India’, organized by the Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Karnal, Haryana, March 22, 2017. Also chaired a session.
  • Delivered a lecture on Elections and Political Development in Haryana in Two-day National Seminar on ‘Recent Developments in State Politics in India’, organized by the Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, March 28-29, 2017. Also chaired a session.
  • Delivered a lecture on Contemporary Relevance of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar in Two-day National Seminar on ‘Relevance of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar in Present Times’, organized by the Department of Political Science, CCS University, Meerut, Utter Pradesh, April 1, 2017.
  • Participated in a Three-day National Seminar on ‘Party Competition in India States’, organized by Lokniti, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, April 3-5, 2017.
  • Delivered three lectures in a Ten-day National Workshop on ‘Quantitative and Qualitative Methods and Techniques in Social Sciences’, organized by the Department of Political Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, April 14-15, 2017.

Ashutosh Kumar

  • Presented a Paper ‘ Beyond the Constituent States: Framing the Sub-Region Level Politics in India’ at the ADRI Silver Jubilee Celebrations 2016-17, International Conference on Bihar and Jharkhand, Patna, March 24-28, 2017.

Lallian Chhunga

  • Delivered a talk on 'Act East Policy in Mizoram' at AIR (Aizawl) on 30th March, 2017.

E. Venkatesu

  • Public Lecture on  'Sustainable Development Goals and Implications for Public Policy' in Rayalaseema University at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh on 31st March, 2017.
  • Presided over session in the national seminar on ' State Division, New Governments and Policy Regimes' by department of political science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana on 22nd March, 2017.
  • Presentation of a paper on 'Politics and Public Policy in Residual Andhra Pradesh-A Political Economy Approach' in the national seminar on ' State Division, New Governments and Policy Regimes' by department of political science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana on 22nd March, 2017
  • Panel member for panel discussion on 'Decoding Election Results in Uttar Pradeh' organised by the Communitas (research scholars association of the department of political science) at University of Hyderabad, Telangana on 14th March, 2017.
  • Inaugural address (Governance and Human Rights) in the national seminar on Human Rights Violation in India-A Historical Perspective organised by Montessori Educational Institutions at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on 7th March, 2017.
  • Lecture on  "Governance and Human Rights" in the refresher course on Human Rights by UGC Human Resource Development Centre at Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana on 6th March, 2015.

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