Schedule

DAY ONE- SEPTEMBER 21
Session I-Inaugural Session
Central Lecture Theatre	9.00 to 11.00
Welcome address	:	Prof. Sudhir Chella Rajan,Head,Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras.
Presidential Address	:	Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthy, Director, IIT Madras.
Inaugural Address	:	Sri. Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Former Governor, West Bengal
Vote of Thanks	:	Arun Sudarsan, Department Secretary
Session II- DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Central Lecture Theatre		14.30-17.00
Welcome Speech	:	Dr. Sonika Gupta, Assistant Professor, IIT Madras
Introducing the Speaker:	:	Chandni Chandran, Event Coordinator, Development Studies
Keynote Lecture	:	Dr. Shail Mayaram on ‘Negotiating Ethnicity and Nationalism’
Paper Presentation	:	Suraj Gogoi , TISS, MA Development Studies & Sahil Mathur, IIT Madras, Integrated MA
Panel Discussion	:	Chaired by Dr. Santhosh R, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
Vote of Thanks	:	Aloy Buragohain, Event Coordinator, Development Studies
DAY TWO-SEPTEMBER 22
Session I-ECONOMICS
IC & SR Main Auditorium		10.00-13.00
Welcome Speech	:	Dr. Malathy D, Professor, IIT Madras
Introducing the Speaker:	:	Aditi Kumar, Event Coordinator, Economics
Keynote Lecture #1	:	Dr. Partha Gangopadhyay on ‘Theoretical Relationship between Economic Inequality and Social Conflict’
Introducing the Speaker	:	Jacob Roshan, Event Coordinator, Economics
Keynote Lecture #2	:	Prof.S Subramanian on ‘Aspects of Growth and Inclusiveness: The Indian Experience’
Paper Presentation	:	Madhavi Sodisetty, Integrated MA, University of Hyderabad M. Akhil, Integrated MA, IIT Madras
Panel Discussion	:	Chaired by Dr. Suresh Babu, Associate Professor, IIT M
Vote of Thanks	:	Vandana Bhaskaran, Event Coordinator, Economics
Session II-ENGLISH STUDIES
IC & SR Main Auditorium		14.00-16.30
Welcome Speech	:	Dr. Swarnalatha, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
Introducing the Speaker	:	Aditya Unnikrishnan, Event Coordinator, English
Keynote Lecture	:	Prof. GJV Prasad on ‘Fractured Boundaries of Indian Writing in English’
Paper Presentation	:	Siddharth Srikanth, Integrated MA, IIT Madras Gopika Jairam, BA English, EFLU
Panel Discussion	:	Chaired by Dr. Evangeline Manickam, Professor, IIT Madras
Vote of Thanks	:	Aju Basil James , Event Coordinator, English