The Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you and your friends to the 30th Smt. Nabadurga Banerji Endowment Lecture by Prof. Shireen Moosvi, Former Professor of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh on ‘The Mughal Empire and the Colonial Transition’ on Monday, 17th February, 2020, at 5.30 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society. Prof. Jairus Banaji, Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, will preside. Please join us for tea at 5.00 p.m.
- Surendra Kulkarni, Hon. Secretary
- Prof. Meenal Kshirsagar, Chairperson,Endowment Lectures Committee
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you and your friends to the 22nd Gulestan and Rustom Billimoria Endowment Lecture by Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, on ‘Orientalism and the Concept of Religion’ on Saturday, 22nd February, 2020, at 5.30 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society. Dr. Ranu Jain, Professor, Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education,Tata Institute of Social Sciences, will preside. Please join us for tea at 5.00 p.m.
- Surendra Kulkarni, Hon. Secretary
- Prof. Meenal Kshirsagar, Chairperson,Endowment Lectures Committee
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai cordially invites you to The 39th Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. P. V. Kane Memorial Lecture by Dr. K. Paddayya, Emeritus Professor and Former Director, Department of Archaeology Deccan College (Deemed University), Pune on “Social Transactions in India's Deep Past” on Friday, 24th January, 2020, at 5.30 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society. Dr. A. P. Jamkhedkar, Chairmen, Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi and Chancellor: Deccan College Deemed University, Pune will preside.
Kindly join us for tea at 5.00 p.m. All are cordially invited.
- Surendra Kulkarni, Hon. Secretary
- Parineeta Deshpande , Hon. Director , MM Dr. P.V. Kane Inst. of PGS & R
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you and your friends to the Twelfth Professor L. B. Kenny Endowment Lecture by Mr. Kaiwan Mehta PhD, Theorist and critic in the fields of visual culture, architecture and city studies on ‘The Neighbourhood in a Shifting City’ on Thursday, 30th January, 2020, at 5.30 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society. Mr. Sidharth Bhatia Founder Editor, The Wire,
will preside. Please join us for tea at 5.00 p.m.
- Mr. Surendra Kulkarni, Hon. Secretary
- Prof. Meenal Kshirsagar,Chairperson Endowment Lectures Committee
10th B.G. Deshmukh Endowment Lecture delivered by Mr. T.S. Krishnamurthy, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, on ‘Good Governance: India’s crying need’, on 19th November, 2019, at the Durbar Hall of the Society.
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GOOD GOVERNANCE: INDIA’S CRYING NEED
T.S. Krishna Murthy
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
“India is a rich country which has managed to keep its people poor” so stated Nani Palkhivala, a multifaceted public-spirited and distinguished lawyer from Mumbai several years back. His statement seems to hold good even today in spite of many developments in India’s governance since we became a republic. The implication of his powerful and pithy statement is that India’s record of governance cannot be said to be happy.
I am happy to be addressing B.G. Deshmukh’s Memorial lecture today. B.G. Deshmukh who retired as a Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India was a distinguished civil servant from Maharashtra. Bhalchandra Gopal Deshmukh was born in 1929 and died in 2011 after having been a Cabinet Secretary and also as Principal Secretary to the three Prime Ministers of India viz., Rajiv Gandhi, V.P.Singh and Chandrasekhar. He served the country with distinction in various capacities in Maharashtra, Gujarat and New Delhi. After retirement he was on the Board of several companies belonging to Tata groups, besides being associated with social and development organisations such as Bombay Natural History Society, KEM Hospital, National Association for the Blind etc., thereby contributing his mite to good governance in the corporate and voluntary sector. He has authored a number of popular books recalling his experiences in government. A distinguished bureaucrat who brought laurels to the various offices he held by hard work determination and commitment so essential for good governance. I am happy to associate myself with this Memorial Lecture of a distinguished civil servant on a subject that was very dear to him.