TALK : Shiv Nadar University presents "Trends in Education and Inequality" a talk by Dr. Surjit Bhalla at Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 7th December 2015

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 07/12/2015 18:30 07/12/2015 20:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK "Trends in Education and Inequality" a talk by Dr. Surjit Bhalla Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/12/talk-trends-in-education-and-inequality.html Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Conference Room - 1, 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 "Trends in Education and Inequality" a talk by Dr. Surjit Bhalla, Chairman, Oxus Investments and Senior India Analyst, Observatory Group (a New York based macro policy advisory firm) 
As part of 'India And The World: International Experience And National Policy' series.

Speaker:
Surjit Bhalla has a PhD from Princeton University and is currently a Senior India Analyst for the Observatory Group, a New York based macroeconomic policy advisory firm, and Chairman and Managing Director of Oxus Investments. He has taught at the Delhi School of Economics and worked at the Rand Corporation, the Brookings Institution, as well as in Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. He is on the governing board of India’s largest think tank, NCAER.  He is a well-known columnist with over 1,000 articles in popular press. He has even authored a book on cricket titled Between the Wickets: The Who and Why of the Best in Cricket (1987).

CHAIR:  Arun Maira (Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh; Former Member of Planning Commission)Arun Maira is currently the Chancellor of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh. He was formerly a member of the Planning Commission. He is also the Former Chairman of Boston Consulting Group and Former Chairman, Save the Children, India. 
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.

Chair: Shri Arun Maira

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