Delivered a series of three Open lectures on “Various Aspects of Research Methods” at CSDS, December 16-18, 2020.
Sandeep Shastri
Delivered Lecture on the Philosophical Foundations of the National Education Policy 2020, at a National Level Orientation Session on National Education Policy organised by the Innovation Council of the Vivekananda Institute of Technology on 29 December 2020
Was a part of the Panel Discussion on Governance and Leadership for Quality Higher Education at the Good Governance Day organised by the Government of Karnataka on 25 December 2020
Delivered a lecture on `Politics in the Shadow of the Pandemic` at the Department of Political Science, Bangalore University, on 25 December 2020
Delivered the 6th Dr Rakesh Hooja Memorial Lecture organised by the Indian Institute of Public Administration, on the theme `Changing Contours of India’s Federalism: Politics, Governance and Beyond` on 23 December 2020
Spoke on the theme `2020: A Year in Retrospect` organized by the CERSSE_JAIN on 17 December 2020
Addressed the Police officers connected with the Intelligence Department of the Government of Karnataka on the theme ` Caste and Politics in Karnataka` on 12 December 2020
Spoke on the theme `We the People: India’s Constitutional Framework and Democratic Values in 2020s` at the Loreto College Constitution Day Celebration on 12 December 2020
Spoke on the theme Governance and Regulation in Higher Education at MyNEP on 11 December 2020
Spoke on the theme `Emerging Narratives in the Philosophy of Science` at the International Conference on Science Fiction organised by Bangalore University on 9 December 2020
Addressed a Training Workshop of KV Teachers on the theme NEP 2020 on 6 December 2020
Inaugurated the Clarence School Model United Nations on 4 December 2020.
Suhas Palshikar
Shantata, Modi Sattet Ahet (Silence, Modi is in power), Interview in Marathi on politics of the last decade, ThinkBank, 29 December 2020. Watch here
Panel Discussion on 'Protests and Politics', CPR, 22 December 2020.
Conversation with Shashi Tharoor on 'The Battle of Belonging', Pune International Literary Festival, 11 December 2020. Watch here
Panel Discussion on Dissent and Contemporary India, Seagull Foundation, 5 December 2020; other panellists: Romila Thapar, Apporvanand and Kunal Chakrabarty.
Panel Discussion on Health of Electoral Democracy in India, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, 4 December 2020 --Other panellists: Navin Chawala and Shruti Kapila. Watch here
Lokmanya Tilak Memorial Lecture, Department of History, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Trajectory of Democracy and the Moment of Global Challenge (Marathi), 2 December, 2020.
Ashutosh Kumar
Faculty Development Programme on Educational Management and Leadership, was organised by CALEM, Punjab University, on 24 December, 2020 on 'University as Public Institution'.
Biswajit Mohanty
Moderated a session on “Bringing Archive to Life and Living Archive" in Kolkata in a Two-day Teachers’ Workshop on Research Methodology and Syllabus Making in Migration and Forced Migration Studies from 21 to 22 December 2020 at Swabhumi, Kolkata.