Sl. No.

Date

Name of the Speaker

Topic

1

January 6, 2022

Shri Suresh Heblikar
Noted Cinema Artist and Environmentalist

Films and Environment

2

December 29, 2020

Prof. K.V. Raju
Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardee 2020,
Economic Advisor to the Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

How Improved Governance in Uttar Pradesh has Enabled Better Management of Covid – 19 and Migrants

3

November 14, 2019

Dr. N. Shaik Masthan
Professor, Department of History &
Director Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore University, Bengaluru

Karnataka as Depicted by Arab Writers

4

December 8, 2017

Prof. S. Bisaliah, M.A., P.hD(Minnesota)
Economist and Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru

Constitutional Compulsions for Social Justice

5

November 17, 2015

Shri Subroto Bagchi,
Co-Founder and Chairman of Mindtree Ltd., Bengaluru

Platform and Purpose

6

December 10, 2014

Shri Chiranjiv Singh, IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, & Former Development Commissioner of Karnataka Government of Karnataka

Cultural Significance of the Rajyotsava & its Growth over the years

7

December 04, 2013

Mr. Justice N. Santosh Hegde
Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India Former Lokayukta of Karnataka State

What's Left of Indian Democracy?

8

December 17, 2012

Dr. Ullas Karanth,
Director for Science-Asia, Wildlife Conservation Society and Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies

Recovering Fragile Species in a Crowded Sub-Continent

9

December 29, 2011

Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambara,
Jnana Peetha award winner & Life Member of ISEC Society

Karnataka Rajyotsava Extension Lecture

10

December 10, 2010

Smt. Arundhati Nag,
an eminent Theatre Person

My Journey in Theatre

11

November 19, 2009

Prof. P. Balaram,
Director Indian Institute of Science, Banaglore

Academic Research and Innovation

12

November 27, 2008

Prof. K Kasturirangan,
Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore

Social Dimensions on Indian Space Programme

13

November 23, 2007

Mr. Justice Rajindar Sachar,
Chief Justice (Retired), High Court of Delhi

Constitution, the Executive, Legislature and the Courts

14

November 14, 2006

Shri M Veerappa Moily
Chairman, Administrative Reforms Commission, GoI

Knowledge Society and Caste-Based Reservations

15

November 19, 2005

Prof. T V Ramakrishnan,
DAE-Homi Bhabha Professor, Banaras Hindu University

Investing in Higher Education and Research

16

November 26, 2004

Shri K V Subbanna,
Well-known theatre personality and winner of 1991 Ramon Magsasay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts

My Concept of the Community

17

November 15, 2003

Dr. S L Bhyrappa,
Eminent Kannada Literature, Critic and Novelist

Art and its Applications

18

November 27, 2002

Prof. C N R Rao,
Noted Scientist and President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Science in the Future of India

19

November 27, 2001

Prof. Roddam Narasimha,
Director, NIAS

Some Thoughts on the Scientific, Industrial and other Allied Revolutions

20

November 27, 2000

Shri N R Narayana Murthy,
Chairman & Managing Director, Infosys

Have Economic Principles Mattered in Indian Policy Making

21

November 30, 1999

Mr. Justice M N Venkaachalaiah,
Former Chief Justice, Supreme court of India

The Constitution and Social Justice

22

November 4, 1998

Mr. Justice Rama Jois,
Former Chief Justice of Haryana and Punjab High Court

Human Rights and Bharatiya Values at Karnataka Youth Centre

23

November 22, 1997

Shri T R Satish Chandran,
Former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

Infrastructure for India’s Development

24

November 18, 1996

Prof. B V Sreekantan,
Eminent Physicist

Science and Society in the 21st Century

25

November 17, 1995

Dr. U R Rao,
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor and Member, Space Commission

Science and Technology as an Instrument of Socio-Economic Change

26

November 24, 1994

Mr. Justice E S Venkataramiah,
Former Chief Justice of India

Directive Principles of State Policy in Indian Constitution

27

November 26, 1993

Dr. Raja Ramanna,
Director, NIAS

Technology Transfer and Non-Proliferation at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

28

November 23, 1992

Shri M Y Ghorpade,
Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, GoK

Whither Economic Policy and Performance

29

November 8, 1991

Dr. U R Anantha Murthy,
Noted Kannada Writer & Professor of English

Haa Savigannada

30

November 10, 1990

Shri R K Laxman,
Times of India

Growth of Political Cartoon in India

31

November 27, 1989

Prof. N Mukunda,
Indian Institute of Science

The Nature of Science and its Value to its Society

32

November 06, 1986

Justice Shri Nittoor Srinivas Rao
Former Chief Justice of Karnataka

Samyukta Karnataka : Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

33

November 05, 1986

Shri R.R. Diwakar
Former Governor of Bihar

Samyukta Karnataka : Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

34

November 04, 1986

Shri S. Nijalingappa
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka

Samyukta Karnataka : Yesterday Today and Tomorrow