TALK : Shiv Nadar University presents "Dimensions of Interaction between Rural and Urban India" by Pronab Sen at Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 18th November 2015

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 18/11/2015 18:30 18/11/2015 20:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK "Dimensions of Interaction between Rural and Urban India" by Pronab Sen Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/11/talk-india-and-world-international.html Seminar Rooms II to III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Seminar Rooms II to III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : Shiv Nadar University presents "Dimensions of Interaction between Rural and Urban India" a talk by Pronab Sen (Country Director, International Growth Centre)

As part of "India and the World: International Experience and National Policy" series.

CHAIR: T.N. Ninan (Chairman, Business Standard Ltd)

While many developing countries (e.g., China) have adopted urbanization as a major driver of growth, India, on the other hand, has a political rhetoric against such a policy. It would be interesting to note how this perspective difference plays out in the specifics of the Indian situation.

Speaker:
Pronab Sen holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA from George Washington University, and a B.A. (Hons.) from St. Stephen’s College. After working for three years as a management consultant and twelve years in academics, he joined the Government of India as Economic Adviser, Department of Electronics in 1990. He spent fifteen years in the Planning Commission as Principal Adviser, Perspective Planning, and as its first Principal Economist. During this period, he prepared three Five Year Plans. He was also appointed the first Chief Statistician of India in 2007. He is presently the Chairman of the National Statistical Commission and Country Director of the International Growth Centre.

Chair:
T. N. Ninan is currently Chairman of Business Standard Ltd and has held leadership positions in India Today, The Economic Times and Businessworld. His Saturday column ‘Weekend Ruminations’ has a large following. He has been the President of the Editors Guild of India and author of The Turn of the Tortoise. He serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations including one that supports public spirit in journalism.

Organisers:
Shiv Nadar University is an international, multi-disciplinary research university. The University’s mission is to develop and educate the leaders of tomorrow; to support research, scholarly and creative endeavors that contribute to the creation of new knowledge; and to create research and teaching programs that tackle the most pressing problems of India and the global community.  Located on a 286 acre campus in India’s National Capital Region, the University offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs in a range of disciplines in engineering, humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, communication, business, entrepreneurship and education.  SNU is a private philanthropic institution established by the Shiv Nadar Foundation in 2011.
  
Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory (C- PACT) has been established under the aegis of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University (SNU) to pursue inter-disciplinary research on social policies. It is important to examine social reality from diverse perspectives so that the outcomes of such exercises are accessible across academic specialities and to the members of the general public as well.

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