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Indian Economy @75
International Conference in Honour of Prof. Abhijit Sen
13–15 October 2025, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
13th October 2025
Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre
4:30-5:15 pm
Session : Book Release (Collected articles from Abhijit Sen Interns)
Speakers : ASRI Advisory Committee - Ashwini Kulkarni, Amarjeet Sinha, Siraj Husain, Asmita Kabra, Amit Thorat, Poornima Verma, Virginius Xaxa, Srinavasan Iyer, Himanshu
5:15-5:45 pm
High Tea
5:45-8:00 pm
Session : Panel discussion on “Policy Making in an Uncertain World”
Chair/Moderator - Mahendra Dev, Chairman, Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council
Speakers:
Prabhat Patnaik , Emeritus Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Montek Singh Ahluwalia , Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India
VK Ramachandran , Vice Chairperson, Kerala State Planning Board
Debashree Mukherjee , Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India
8:00 pm onwards
Dinner
14th October 2025
Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre
10:00- 11:45 am
Session : Thematic session-Paper Presentation Labour, Employment and Structural Transformation
Chair – Surajit Mazumdar , CESP, JNU
Speakers :
Regional Variations in Structural Change, Employment and Wages in Rural India
Vinoj Abraham - Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum
Informality, Surplus Labour, and Structural Transformation
Surbhi Kesar, SOAS, University of London
11:45- 12:00 pm
Tea Break
12:00- 1:00 pm (A)
Session : Presentation by Abhijit Sen Rural Interns (Structural Transformation) Chair- Surajit Das, CESP, JNU
Speakers :Uzma Sadmani, Archa Raj T R, Anusua Podder, Abhishek Singh
12:00- 1:00 pm (B)
Session : Presentation by Abhijit Sen Rural Interns (Agriculture) Chair- Krithi. S, Jindal Global University
Speakers : Prathmesh Lanjewar, Somil Solanki, Darshna Kaur, Niharika
1:00- 1:45 pm
Lunch
1:45- 3:30 pm
Session : Panel Discussion on “Researching Rural India: Methods and Issues”
Chair/Moderator: Amarjeet Sinha , Former Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Speakers:
Alakh Sharma , Director, Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Ravi Srivastava , Professor and Director, Centre for Employment Studies, IHD
Ashwini Kulkarni , Director and Founder Trustee, Pragati Abhiyan, Maharashtra
Praveen Jha , Professor, CESP, JNU
3:30- 3:45 pm
Tea Break
3:45- 5:30 pm
Session : Thematic session-Paper Presentation Agriculture Chair- Praveen Jha, CESP, JNU
Speakers :
India's Agricultural Development: Reflections on the Legacy of Abhijit Sen