Memorial Lectures

The Institute conducts memorial lectures on a regular basis for faculty members, students, and other research staff. The speakers for these memorial lectures are invited to discuss their on-going research or topics of special interest. These memorial lectures provide a forum for dynamic academic debates and the exchange of innovative research ideas in the field of population sciences. The publication unit is generally incharge of organizing these memorial lectures. Annually, the unit organizes the following three memorial lectures: (a) Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Memorial Lecture, (b) Prof. P. N. Mari Bhat Memorial Lecture, and (c) Prof. Asha Bhende Memorial Lecture. These lectures are conducted on various topics of population sciences, such as Growth for All: Policy Issues and Options; Fertility, Class, Female Education, and Sex Ratio in India; and India's Journey To SDG 3: Charting the Course and Measuring Progress.

Prof. Asha A Bhende Memorial Lecture                                                                                  

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Dr. Angel M. Foster

  21 February, 2023

Abortion,politics, and the pill that promised to change everything:The global journey of mifepristone

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Dr. Poonam Muttreja

  28 January, 2022

The Roadmap to Population Stabilisation:A case for reaching the unreached

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Dr. Sujata Patel

  9 November, 2020

Risk, Trust and the Pandemic: A sociological perspective

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Ms. Pooja Taparia

8 November, 2019

Child Sexual Abuse: Ground Realities and Way Forward

 

Prof. Sonalde Desai

15 January, 2019

Family Changes in India in the Context of Economic Transformation

 

Prof. Saraswati Raju

23 March, 2018

Talking Empowerment, Talking Gender: Revisiting the Familiar

 

Prof. Ravinder Kaur

16 December, 2016

Fertility, Class, Female Education and Sex Ratio in India

 

Dr. Abhay Bang

8 February, 2016

Research with the People

 

Dr. Ravi Verma

16 January, 2015

Men and Masculinities: Current discourse and way forward

 

Dr. Susheela Singh

30 October, 2013

Estimating need, costs and impacts of providing sexual and reproductive health services in the developing world: Approaches and results

 

Dr. Indira Jaising

20 April, 2013

Freedom to marry a person of your choice : Interference from KHAP Panchayats?

 

Dr. Shireen J. Jejeebhoy

27 February, 2012

Promoting Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in India : Have we kept the promises we made ?

 

 

Prof. P.N. Mari Bhat Memorial Lecture

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Prof.LalitDandona 2 March, 2023

Estimation of Subnational Demographic and Disease Burden Trends in India: Opportunities, Challenges, and Capacity Building

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Prof.AshwiniDeshpande 29 March, 2022 Nakusha: Son preference, unwanted girls and gender gaps in Education Download
Prof. Vikram Patel 12 March, 2021

The Global Youth Mental Health Crisis

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Prof. Prabhu L. Pingali

8 January, 2020

Can India Achieve SDG 2 – Eliminate Hunger & Malnutrition by 2030?

 

Dr. Christophe Z. Gulmoto

18 December, 2018

Sex imbalances at birth: today and tomorrow

 

Dr. M.E. Khan

1 February, 2018

Human Resource Development for Social Science Research: Current Trent and Future Challenges

 

Dr. K. Srinath Reddy

24 February, 2017

India’s Journey To SDG 3: Charting The Course And Measuring Progress

 

Prof. P.M. Kulkarni

12 12 February, 2016

How Relevant Is Neo-Malthusianism in Present-Day Asia?

 

Prof. David E. Bloom

27 April, 2015

India’s Prospects for Economic Growth, As Viewed through a Demographic and Health Lens

 

Prof. Alaka M. Basu

6 January, 2014

How do we think about women’s empowerment and reproductive health? Where do these thoughts take us?

 

Prof. John Cleland

16 January, 2013

“Does Europe’s Second Demographic Transition have any Relevance for India?

 

Prof. Leela Visaria

29 March, 2012

Maternal Mortality in India: Is Gender the Key Determinants?

 

Prof. Prabhat Jha

18 October, 2010

Avoidable Mortality in India

 

Prof. N. Krishnan Namboodiri

3 November, 2009

At IASP Conference, S.V. University, Tirupati

 

Prof. Tim Dyson

18 October, 2008

At IASP Conference, ISEC, Bangalore

 

 

Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Memorial Lecture

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Dr.Jinkook Lee 23rd Dec, 2022 Ageing Populations and Dementia: Global Challenge, Local Insights Downloadnew flash
Prof. Arvind Pandey 26 February, 2021 Models to Study Birth Intervals and Parity Prograssion Ratios Downloadnew flash

Dr. Jayant Kumar Banthia

6 March, 2020

Vital Statistics in India: Past, Present and Future

 

Prof. Sreenivasan Subramanian

11 March, 2019

Measurement in the Social Sciences: Some Logical and Normative Issues

 

Prof. Shiva S. Halli

4 December, 2017

Vertical versus Integrated Approach to RCH Services Delivery in India: Role of Demography

 

Prof. Manoj Panda

20 December, 2016

Growth for All: Policy Issues and Options

 

Prof. Dileep Mavalankar

17 February, 2016

Climate change, Heat waves and Mortality in Ahmedabad: Experience of Ahmedabad Heat Action plan

 

Dr. Fred Arnold

13 February, 2015

The Evolution and Future of Household Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

 

Dr. Monica Das Gupta

1 April, 2014

Population, Poverty and Climate Change

 

Prof. Arvind Panagariya

8 November, 2012

The Child Malnutrition Indicator for India: With a Grain of Salt

 

Prof. Gita Sen

21 March, 2012

Population Policies in 21st Century India: Realising the promise of Human Rights

 

Prof. Amy Tsui

6 September, 2010

Family Planning Research in India in the Mid Sixties: The Insights and Global Legacy of Dr. C. Chandrasekaran

 

Dr. Narendra Jadhav

30 October, 2009

Demographic Dividend Versus Demographic Nightmare

 

Prof. P.C. Saxena

24 October, 2008

Consanguineous marriages

 
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