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August 21, 2014 (Thursday)

Inauguration of the Conference

Online version

06.00pm-06.15pm

Welcome address

Paula Banerjee, President, Calcutta Research Group, & Associate Professor, Department of South & South East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta
 

06.15pm-06.30pm

Introducing the theme

Ranabir Samaddar, Director, Calcutta Research Group
 

06.30pm-07.45pm

Inaugural lecture by

·  Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, independent journalist and educator

·  Samita Sen, Vice-Chancellor, Diamond Harbour Women’s University, West Bengal

·  Parimal Ghosh, Professor, Department of South & South East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta

 Chair: Ranabir Samaddar, Director, Calcutta Research Group
 

07.45pm -08.00pm Vote of Thanks by Atig Ghosh, Honorary Researcher, Calcutta Research Group & Assistant Professor, Department of History, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
 
08.00pm onwards Reception & Dinner