Seminar And Training
Professor VKRV Rao
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture - 18
India’s Economic Journey since Independence
by Dr. C. Rangarajan, Former Chairman, Economic Advisory
Council to the Prime Minister and Former Governor, RBI,
Chairman, Madras school of Economics
(7th September, 2022)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 17
Finance, Gender and Entrepreneurship – India’s Informal Sector Firms
by Prof. Kunal Sen, Dr.V.K.R.V. Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, Director of UNU-WIDER & Professor of Development Economics, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
(20th January 2021)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 16
National Pension System, Consumption and Growth
by Dr. D. Narayana, Former Director, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram and Vice President, Indian Health Economics and Policy Association, Bengaluru
(20th January 2020)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 15
The Importance of Ethics in Life
by by Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, National Law School of India University,Bengaluru
(21st January 2019)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 14
Challenges & Opportunities Facing Indian Agriculture
by Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India
(19th, January 2018)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 13
Changing Political Landscape of India and Contemporary Trends
by Prof. (Dr.) G. Gopa Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Central University, Kerala
(20th January 2017)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 12
Nationalism and Economic Development of India
by Prof. Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
(20th January 2016)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 11
On Inclusive Growth: Theory and Indian Experience since Early 1990s
by Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
(9th February, 2015)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 10
The Importance of being Rurban: Tracking Modernity in Traditional Society
by Professor Dipankar Gupta, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Shiv Nadar University (Formerly at JNU),
(22nd May 2014)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 9
Corruption : When Preaching Piety is Not Enough
by Prof. Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Graduate School, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
(31st August, 2012)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 8
Paradox of Rapid Growth and Persistent Poverty : A Tale of Two Countries
by Prof. Deepak Nayyar, Professor in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
(20th January, 2011)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 7
The Concept of Civilization in the Nationalist Discourse : Mahatma Gandhi to Jawaharlal Nehru
by Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Chairman, ICHR, New Delhi
(20th January, 2010)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 6
India at the Crossroads: The Choices Before Us
by Shri Nandan M.Nilekani, Co-Chairman, INFOSYS
(16th February, 2009)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 5
The Present Significance of Caste
by Prof. André Béteille, Chairman, ICSSR
(20th January, 2008)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 4
Economic and Social Change in India: The Emerging Role of Higher Education
by Prof. Narendra Jadhav, Vice-Chancellor, the University of Pune
(20th January, 2007)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 3
Statistics: A Gateway of Knowledge
by Prof. C.R. Rao, Eberly Family Chair in Statistics, Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University
(20th January, 2006)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 2
Verdicts on Nehru: The Rise and Fall of A Reputation
by Prof. Ramachandra Guha, Historian and Biographer
(20th January, 2005)
V K R V Rao Memorial Lecture – 1
Prospects of Growth with Social Justice
by Dr. K S Krishnaswamy, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(20th January, 2004)