The first Annual Lecture of the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy will be delivered by P. Chidambaram, former Union Minister, on March 13, at the Music Academy, Chennai.
Chidambaram, who has held the Union Finance and Home Affairs ministerial portfolios, will speak on ‘Will India Script an Uninterrupted Growth Story’. The former Union Minister is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha and is the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.The inaugural Annual Lecture by Chidambaram, which is open to public, will be followed by an interaction with the audience. N. Ravi, Director, Kasturi & Sons Limited (KSL) will introduce the lecture and N. Ram, Chairman, KSL, will moderate the public interaction.
The aim of The Hindu Centre, which is based in Chennai, is to promote research, dialogue and discussion to enable the creation of informed public opinion on key issues facing India to safeguard, strengthen and nourish parliamentary democracy and pluralism, and to contribute to the nation’s economic, social and political betterment.
The Hindu Centre has so far supported 24 short term public policy scholars, who have submitted Policy Reports on areas such as parliamentary democracy, freedom of expression, content of school textbooks, financial inclusion and rural broadband connectivity, which are published online. The Hindu Centre also publishes frequent commentaries and analytical articles on current affairs. Its publications and resources can be accessed at www.thehinducentre.com .
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