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Humanity’s Urban Future
Public Lectures Speaker - Ranabir Samaddar, Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, CRG and CIFAR Fellow Held in September 2024 at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata The City Lights lecture series is inspired by Charlie Chaplin's 1931 film, "City Lights," which explores the poetics of precarity in urban environments. This series will focus on the creation and transformation of the city, considering its historical context, social and economic inequalities, physical features, and ongoing development. The lectures will examine how the past influences the present and how the city is constantly evolving through planning, infrastructure projects, and technological advancements. The series will delve into the complex relationship between the city's history, its current state, and its future aspirations. Poster || Concept Note || Audio & Video 2. Second public lecture of City Lights – Public Lecture Series "The Street and the Making of Cities" Speaker - Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, IISER, Mohali Held in 20 December 2024 at Kabi Janani Sarada Kaksha, Arts Building, 2nd Floor, Emerald Bower Campus, RBU, 56A, B.T. Rd, Kolkata Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata Poster || Concept Note || Audio & Video 3. Third public lecture of City Lights – Public Lecture Series "City as Cinema: The Choric in Mrinal Sen" Speaker - Samata Biswas, The Sanskrit College and University and member of the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Held in 10 January 2025 at Park Mansions Gate 4, 57A, Park St., Kolkata-700016, Kolkata Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata Poster || Concept Note || Audio & Video 4. Fourth public lecture of City Lights – Public Lecture Series " Tales from Kolkata: New Labour in a Post-industrial City" Speaker - Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury, Rabindra Bharati University and President of the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Held in 31 January 2025 at Post-Graduate Dept. of Sociology at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata Poster || Concept Note || Audio & Video 5. Fifth public lecture of City Lights – Public Lecture Series " Sex Workers, Migrants, Citizens: The Making of Kallolini Kolkata" Speaker - Paula Banerjee, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok and CRG Held in 18 March 2025 at Post-Graduate Dept. of English, Bethune College, Kolkata Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata Poster || Concept Note || Audio & Video 6. Sixth public lecture of City Lights – Public Lecture Series " Water and Waste Management in Darjeeling" Speaker - Roshan Rai, DLR Prerna, Darjeeling Held in 27 March 2025 at Gymkhana Club, Darjeeling Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata and Rotary Club, Darjeeling Poster || Audio & Video 7. Seventh public lecture of City Lights – Public Lecture Series " Dream Deferred: Girl Child Education in Post-Covid Kolkata" Speaker - Poushali Basak, Researcher, CRG Held in 29 April 2025 at Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Kolkata Organised by Calcutta Research Group (CRG), Kolkata Poster || Concept Note || Audio & Video
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