In this series of #WebPolicyTalk, we will conduct 30-minute Q and A sessions with thematic experts, policymakers, and practitioners to learn about their work and their relevance in addressing local governance challenges.
The #WebPolicyTalk will be conducted via a Zoom webinar and streamed live on Facebook. The event video would be available on the IMPRI YouTube Channel, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Google Podcasts thereafter.
The audience would be comprised mostly of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, faculty, and university and college students across India and other countries.

The outcome of the deliberations would be disseminated through various social media platforms and media outlets and would contribute to the preparation of a policy brief that will help in the future course of actions for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and civil society organizations.
YouTube Playlist: #LocalGovernance
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 #LocalGovernance events, along with links to the relevant details:
#LocalGovernance – Events
Lessons from COVID-19: Empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions
August 17, 2020, | 5 PM
Speakers: Mani Shankar Aiyar | Prof James Manor | Dr Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts


Housing in India: What Happens Next?
8 June, 2021 | 6 PM
Speakers: Romi Khosla | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz
Post-Pandemic Habitat and Sustainable Built Environment
17 June, 2021 | 5 PM
Speakers: K T Ravindran | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz


Environment Justice Challenge for Environment Regulation in India
25 June, 2021 | 4 PM
Speakers: Kanchi Kohli | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz
Role of Local Governments in Disasters
29 June, 2021 | 6 PM
Speakers: Joy Elamon | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz


Inclusion of Children and Adolescents in City Planning and Governance
1 July, 2021 | 4 PM
Speakers: Manish A Thakre | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz
BS* Urbanism
19 July, 2021 | 6 PM
Speakers: Leon A. Morenas | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Rethinking the City
26 August, 2021 | 7 PM
Speakers: Pithamber R. Polsani | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Safe Sanitation for All
September 24, 2021 | 11:00 A.M.
Speakers: Manvita Baradi | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Panel Discussion
Disaster Resilient Spatial Planning: Perspectives on Local and Regional Governance and Impact
October 13, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Speakers: Nivedita P. Haran |
Divya Sharma | Tathagata Chatterji | Bedoshruti Sadhukhan | Tikendar Singh Panwar | Aravind Unni
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Panel Discussion
Brick By Brick: Democratising Local Governance in Kerala – Insights from the People’s Plan Campaign
December 1, 2021 | 7:00 PM IST
Speakers: Manjula Bharathy | Tikender Singh Panwar | Mallika MG | Biju T
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Panel Discussion
COP26 and Urban Local Governance
December 15, 2021 | 7:00 PM IST
Speakers: Chetan Vaidya | Vikas Desai | K K Pandey | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Innovation and Empowerment of ULBs for Effective Decentralization and Accountability
December 17, 2021 | 7:00 PM IST
Speakers: Purnima Chauhan | Tikender Singh Panwar | Uday Shankar | Mahalaya Chatterjee
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Local Governance and Union Budget 2022-23
February 4, 2022 | 11.30 PM IST
Speakers: Manjula Bharathy | Jawed Alam Khan | Om Prakash Mathur | Srinivas Alavilli | Joy Elamon | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Panel Discussion
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Implications for Urbanisation
March 9, 2022 | 7:00 PM IST
Speakers: Anil K Gupta | D Raghunandan | Tikender Singh Panwar | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Breaking Down Bengaluru Floods
September 29, 2022 | 7 PM IST
Speakers: Leo F. Saldanha | Bhargavi S. Rao | Tikender Singh Panwar
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: Youtube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage | Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Chair and Moderator

Mr Tikender Panwar Singh, Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla
