This week in Gujarat, between February 5 and 11, here’s what’s going on.
Rukmini S, a data journalist and author, will give a discussion on understanding modern India through data
About the event: What does the data mean in terms of the actual lived experiences of the people of India, given India’s massive statistical architecture? What do the numbers capture and fail to capture about India’s social, political, and economic issues? Rukmini S, an independent data journalist, author, and 2019 Likho Award recipient for Excellence in Media, has extensively researched descriptive data on India and will discuss the myriad complex sociopolitical truths of India through her data stories.
Organiser: Ahmedabad University
Venue or Online linkHost/Organiser: Register here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg42CbB6zl48dULHnTG57DhLGK5GUdbMxtHLOHfmZYMzmdjg/viewform
Time and date: February 5, 2022, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
A lecture series titled, ‘Stories for our Times: Writing History in the 21st Century’, to be delivered by Professor Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University and a visiting Professor at Ahmedabad University.
About the Event: Professor Maya Jasanoff will discuss the pros and cons of writing history for a large public audience and move beyond academic circles. The lecture will explore ways of bridging the gap between a public interest in history and the limits of academic writing.
Host/Organiser: Ahmedabad Univeristy
Venue or Online link: Register here to get Zoom link
Time and date: Wednesday, 9th February, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
Promo material: PFA
IIMA Leadership Conversations on ‘Upholding Values in Pubic Service’ by Sreelekha R, IPS officer and retired Kerala DGP
Host/Organiser: IIMA Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organisational Development
Venue or Online link: https://iima.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T5JLxZD-QAagZ2qRzLblTw
Time and date: February 10, 5:30 pm to 7 pm