💡 We are entering the brave new world of the so-called #GenerativeAI, where AI systems like DALL-E, Whisper and ChatGPT can convincingly imagine the sights, sounds and words of worlds that never quite existed or imagined by us. This Manthan talk by Mr. Subbarao Kambhampati will describe the origins and the status of this rapidly evolving technology and discuss some of its many implications.
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Saturday, 18th March 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡 The social political and economic circumstances under which different countries, from those in the global north to the global south, observed a rise in (right-wing) populism may appear to vary while also exhibiting trends with a few common parallels.From a comparative political economy perspective, Prof. Deepanshu Mohan and Abhinav Padmanabhan will help us closely understand the nature of such nationwide movements, the distinct patterns, and the recurrent links of causes associated with them.
More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/5ns
Sunday, 16th March 2023, 10:30 am Live at: https://youtube.com/live/PgPnQ3RmdqA

💡 The story of a farm labourer’s son rising to becoming the highest ranking official in the state of Andhra Pradesh is more than just a fairytale ending. It is a career full of ground level service, micro policies, governance, and above all hope for several marganalized communities. Join us for a conversation with K. Madhava Rao, on his memoir: “Breaking Barriers: The Story of A Dalit Chief Secretary”, exclusively on manthan.
More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/a3df32

Saturday, 6th May 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

K Madhava Rao’s Talk on “Breaking Barriers” at @Manthan_India is here. Do watch. Do subscribe, like, and share: https://youtu.be/V8CM6DD8VXo

💡 An independent statistical system is as vital for democracy as a free press or an independent judiciary. The Indian statistical system despite attaining an enviable global reputation has been subversed and under attack in recent years. Join us as Dr. Himanshu form JNU speaks on the vital role official statistics play in economic policy, youth #employment, planning, and rural development in his talk: “ Data and its Discontents”, exclusively on manthan.
More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/p4q

Friday, 9th June 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡 Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing, Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, will examine the causes and nature of violence that has erupted in Manipur since 3 May. He contends that the spate of violence which transforms large parts of the state into killing fields follows a similar pattern of violent riots that broke out in other parts of India which Paul Brass characterized as an ‘institutionalised riot system’. Join us for this exciting talk at:
More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/fji

Friday, 23th June 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡Caste Pride is a radically new history of caste, based on previously unseen legislative and judicial records going back over two centuries. It traces battles for equality that affected all castes, in varying degrees and forms. Manoj Mitta, senior journalist and author, through his book throws light on an array of historical characters who never got their due. The struggles waged by equality champions to overcome caste prejudice predated the freedom struggle and carry on even after decolonisation. Join us for this exciting talk at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/ug8

Friday, 7th July 2023, 18:30pm
Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

Manoj Mitta’s talk on Manthan “Caste pride”, is here. Do watch. Do subscribe, like, and share: https://youtu.be/fsMwmLwHPLw

💡Abid Hasan Safrani, a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, was a quiet revolutionary from Hyderabad who kept himself out of the limelight though he was present at every important scene of our freedom struggle across Europe and Asia. A member of the Azad Hind Fauj, Safrani is famous as the man who coined the slogan “Jai Hind” which became the national slogan across India. While the contribution of freedom fighters is being remembered and celebrated all over India, one of Hyderabad’s great heroes has been forgotten; his sacrifices and valour gone unrecognised. Join us as we recall his amazing exploits in a conversation with Ismat Mehdi and Mohan Guruswamy.
More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/nt6

*Friday, 11th August 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!*

💡 We often think of our societies and world as moving forward to greater levels of technology mobilized by capitalism. And yet, several people have warned us about the negative effects of unbridled productivity. Join us as this talk by Viren Murthy will ask questions associated with " romantic anti-capitalism" , including “Can one draw on past traditions and practices to transform the deleterious effects of capitalism?”

More details at:https://vid.manthanindia.com/97640e

Friday, 18th August 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡 The official figure of close to 500,000 deaths during the two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in India are widely believed to be gross underestimates. As Harsh Mander shows in his book ‘Locking Down the Poor’, the underreporting of cases and deaths was the least of the crimes committed by the Indian state in the summer months of 2020 and 2021.
In this engaging Manthan talk, Harsh Mander and Amir Ullah Khan discuss the greatest catastrophe India has faced in a century, the effects of which will be felt for decades.
More details at:https://vid.manthanindia.com/agq

Friday, 3rd November 2023, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡 In India, *women are perfectly legitimate citizens only in the private sphere of their home*. But in the world outside the home, their place as equal citizens is a lot less certain. Join us as Sohini Chattopadhyay contends, how in sports, with its inextricable connection with nationalism, offers women the legitimacy to cross this Lakshmanrekha of citizenship.

More details at:https://vid.manthanindia.com/422ffe
Thursday, 7th December 2023, 18:30 pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

Is India growing rapidly today and on the cusp of transforming the lives of its people? Is global manufacturing rushing to India and will it then generate the kind of employment that India’s youth badly needs?
Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba address both sets of views at the launch of their new book, Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future, as they develop a policy perspective on India’s economy that will ‘break the mould’ and usher in an era of improved well-being which will be equitable and transform people’s lives.
Date: Saturday, Dec 16th 2023
Time: 6:30 pm IST
Venue: Muffakam Jah College of Engineering
Link: https://vid.manthanindia.com/422ffe

💡 India is supposed to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world. *But is this growth being shared amongst people at large* ? Or is there something else happening there? The talk by reputed economist and author Vivek Kaul will look at this K-shaped dichotomy and what the government could have possibly done about it in the interim budget, but didn't.

More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/t6a
Friday, 9th February 2024, 18:00 pm Live at: Secunderabad Club

🚨 Pakistan’s 2024 nationwide elections have led to unexpected consequences marked by increasing discord and conflict. Who won, who lost, and why has this attempt to choose leaders left the country more polarized and unstable than before? Join us as Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy talks on “ *Pakistan’s Dubious Elections: What’s up Next?* "

More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/l3o
Sunday, 25th Febraury 2024, 17:30 pm Live at: https://youtube.com/live/BQp5g3aTtSA

💡 The *Election Commission of India*, plays a crucial role in steering Indian democracy through its work of conducting elections in India, and for this reason its autonomy is crucial. Today when designs of ‘othering’, anti-Muslim violence, and curbs on dissent, often in the name of ‘nationalism’, are rampant, it is important that the ECI maintains its position as an autonomous constitutional institution. Join us as’ Prof. Manjari Katju will shed light on its role in operating the colossal electoral machinery in her talk: “Refereeing Electoral Competition: The Election Commission and India’s Democracy”
More details at:https://vid.manthanindia.com/d4438e
Friday, 8th March 2024, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡 Raza Mir, author of many books on Urdu literature, speaks about the life of the 19th century poet *Mirza Ghalib* as an exemplar of India's uncertain engagement with modernity, which was characterized by technological advancement and institutional change but also included bloody confrontations such as the Great Revolt of 1857. Do not miss this exciting Manthan talk!
More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/qpf
Friday, 26th July 2024, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

🚨 *The voters in 2024* have sent a clear message—they cut the size of the ruling party because they wanted the authoritarian approach jettisoned and the idea of ‘politics as collective’ brought back to the political arena.

Professor Manoj Kumar Jha entered electoral politics by joining the Rashtriya Janata Dal in 2012 as its national spokesperson. He has been a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar in 2018. Join us as he speaks about the verdict of 2024 and what it means for Indian politics in the future.

More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/9d8098
Sunday, 28th July 2024, 10:30 am Live at: https://www.youtube.com/live/fIOuRGfsJ88

💡 There was much speculation about how the *Union Budget* for 2024-25, the first of the third term of the coalition of the NDA government, would respond to the messages of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. How would it respond to voters after the Lok Sabha elections? tackle unemployment? tackle inequality? address state demands? Join us as Manthan invites Himanshu to unpack the many strands in the first budget of the NDA – III under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/orz
Saturday, 3rd August 2024, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!

💡* Can the rich in the economic domain work with the Hindus * in the sociopolitical sphere to ensure the well-being of the poor and non-Hindu minorities? Join us as Parakala Prabhakar speaks at Manthan to explore the mutually reinforcing relationship and find a way forward. Parakala Prabhakar is a political economist and author of The Crooked Timber of New India. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.

More details at: https://vid.manthanindia.com/fdc705
Friday, 23rd August 2024, 18:30pm Live at: Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad!