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25/10/2017
Workshop at JNU, New Delhi, 28 October 2017
In connection with the journal "DIALOGUE: Science, Scientists, and Society", a workshop is being held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on 28th October 2017, at 2pm at Lecture Hall 1, Convention Centre. The programme is as follows.
A live feed will be available on the youtube channelSESSION-I
2 PM-4:15 PMChair: Mewa Singh, Editor-Dialogue
Introductory Remarks
Dhruv Raina, JNUIntroducing the Journal ‘DIALOGUE: Science, Scientists, and Society’
Mewa Singh, Editor- DialogueEconomics of Research Funding in Sciences and Social Sciences
Saumen Chattopadhyay, JNUThinking About Technical Skills and Livelihoods
D. Raghunandan, AIPSNTransforming Indian Science: Recent Initiatives in Science Education
Arvind, IISER-MohaliInstitutions and Knowledge: The Sciences in India's Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition
Rajeswari S. Raina, SNU4:15 PM- 4: 30 PM
TEA BREAK
SESSION-II
ROUND TABLE
Title: Knowledge Forms and Social Interests
Chair: Dhruv Raina, JNU
Participants
Amitabha Mukherjee, DU
Anirban Chakraborti, JNU
Gurpreet Mahajan, JNU
Sneha S. Komath, JNU
Tabish Qureshi, JMI
4:30 PM- 6 PM
HIGH TEA
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15/10/2017
Announcement event for Dialogue: Bangalore, 13 October 2017
"DIALOGUE: Science, Scientists, and Society" was announced at an event held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, by Prof Ram Ramaswamy, president of the Indian Academy of Sciences. There were talks by Prof. Roddam Narasimha, Prof. P Balaram, and Prof Mukund Thattai, and a panel discussion involving Ms Seema Singh, Prof Sundar Sarukkai and Prof Shiv Vishwanathan as well as the previous speakers. Watch video recordings of the event here.