The State of Human Dignity and Development – #InclusiveDevelopment
A #WebPolicyTalk series by the #IMPRI Center for Human Dignity and Development (CHDD)
The #IMPRI Center for Human Dignity and Development (CHDD) is carrying out a discussion series called The State of Human Dignity and Development – #InclusiveDevelopment.

The #WebPolicyTalks are conducted via Zoom webinars and streamed live on Facebook. The event video is available on the IMPRI YouTube Channel, thereafter. A recording of the session is also available on the #WebPolicyTalk: Live at IMPRI podcast, on Spotify and Google Podcasts. An event report is published based on the deliberations and wider dissemination takes place through media coverage.
YouTube Playlist: The State of Human Dignity and Development – #InclusiveDevelopment
The audience is composed mostly of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, faculty, and University and college students across India and other countries.
The outcome of the deliberations is disseminated through various social media platforms and media outlets and is aimed at contributing to the future courses of action for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and civil society organizations.
Below is the list of #InclusiveDevelopment events, along with links to the relevant details:
#InclusiveDevelopment – Events




Panel Discussion
Blacks in the USA & Dalits in India: The New Fight Against Discrimination Amidst COVID-19
June 8, 2020 | 6 PM
Panelists: Sydney Freeman Jr | Martin Macwan | Nitin Tagade
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview.net | Dainik Bhaskar | Justice News
Distinguished Lecture
From the Lens of a Historian: Revisiting the Vision of the Indian Nation in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 15, 2020 | 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mridula Mukherjee
Panelists: Salil Misra, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, B P Singh, Rakesh Batabyal, Venkata Reddy Kata, Saurabh Bajpai, Richa Raj, Murad Ahamed Khan, Nitin Tagade, T Sadashivam & Anu Unny
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview.net








Distinguished Lecture
Lessons from COVID-19: Empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions
August 17, 2020 | 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Panelist: James Manor & Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview.net
Panel Discussion
Constitution, Democracy and Citizenship | Circa 2020
December 17, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Panelists: Ajay Gudavarthy | Nyla Ali Khan | Samir Gandesha | Niranjan Sahoo | Pragya Singh
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Indrastra Global








Panel Discussion
Are Democracies mostly Majoritarian?
January 26, 2021 | 7:00 PM
Panelists: Ajay Gudavarthy | Trevor Stack | Nicholas Tampio
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview.net | Indrastra Global
Panel Discussion
Learning by Comparing Global Protest Politics: BLM, Anti-CAA, Farm Protest
February 26, 2021 | 7 PM
Panelists: Ajay Gudavarthy | Harbans Mukhia | Hilal Ahmed | Jeffrey C Alexander
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz








Special Lecture
The Mental Health of India’s Youth
March 9, 2021 | 11:30 AM
Speaker: Vikram Patel
Panelists: Prabha Chandra, Urvashi Prasad, Aparna Joshi, M Manjula, Paulomi Sudhir | Sadam Hanjabam | Soumitra Pathare
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz
Special Lecture
Land, Labour and Dalits in Post-Independent India
April 14, 2021 | 4:30 PM
Speaker: G Nancharaiah
Panelists: Dhanmanjiri Sathe | Arvind Kumar | Pampa Mukherjee | Mala Mukherjee | Utpal K De
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awwaz








Special Lecture
The Constitution as Revolution: The Vision of B.R. Ambedkar’s Preamble
April 19, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Speaker: Aakash Singh Rathore
Panelists: Vivek Kumar | Scott Stroud | Umakant | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz
Special Lecture
जातिभेद के कारण लिंगभाव और पितृसत्ता की समाज पर पकड
April 22, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Speaker: Dr Lata Pratibha Madhukar
Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel
Details: Event Page | Event Report
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Media Coverage:








Special Lecture
गांधी का ग्राम स्वराज्य का दृष्टिकोण भारतीय गांवों में कोविड -19 संकट से निपटने के निहितार्थ
June 24, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Speaker: R K Paliwal
Panelists: Dipanker Shri Gyan | Gandhi P C Kaza | Mudita Vidrohi | Sanjay Singh | Suresh Garg | Vipin Gupta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz
Panel Discussion
Caste Census: Why the Delay?
September 21, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Moderator: Dr Ajay Gudavarthy
Panelists: Prof Sujatha Surepally | Abdul Hafiz Gandhi | Dr. Chandan Yadav
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
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Media Coverage:




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