LECTURES

The first Foundation Lecture of the Institute was delivered by the Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Senon December 19, 2006 in New Delhi. On this occasion a Journal called Indian Journal of Human Development?, published by IHD was also released by Professor Sen. Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission presided over the event.

The Institute has been holding lectures and talks by eminent scholars from different part of the world under its Foundation Lecture and Distinguished Lecture series.

• IHD Foundation Lectures
  • The first Foundation Lecture of the Institute was delivered by the Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen on December 19, 2006 in New Delhi. On this occasion a Journal called Indian Journal of Human Development?, published by IHD was also released by Professor Sen. Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission presided over the event. + Read More
  • Professor Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago on 17 December 2008. She spoke on ?Nationalism and Development: Can There Be a Decent Patriotism??
  • Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics at London School of Economics (LSE) and Director, India Observatory at Asia Research Centre. He spoke on ? A Village and the Continent: Economic and Social Change in Palanpur and India? on 6 November 2009
  • Prof. Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist, World Bank will be delivering the IHD Foundation Lecture on the topic “The Social and Political Foundations of Economic Development: The Indian Context” on December 15, 2012+ Read More



• Distinguished Lecture Series
  • Professor Kaushik Basu, C. Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics, Cornell University, on February 24, 2006 at India International Centre. The topic of his lecture was Identity, Caste and Economic Well-being: Could Free Markets Cause Caste Disadvantages to Disappear?
  • Dr. Gerry Rodgers, Director, International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO, Geneva delivered the 2nd Lecture in the series on ?Decent Work, Social Inclusion and Development? on August 18, 2006
  • Professor E. Wayne Nafziger, Kansas State University, USA on ?Economic Development, Inequality and War? on November 7, 2007
  • Dr. Gilbert Etienne, Emeritus Professor of Development Economics at the Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva. He spoke on ?Agricultural Prospects in Asia after the Green Revolution?, on 10 November 2008
  • Dr. Guy Standing, Professor of Economic Security at the University of Bath, U.K., 18 November, 2010. He gave a lecture based on the main theme of his new book ?Work after Globalisation ? Building Occupational Citizenship? on 18 November 2009
  • Professor Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, at London School of Economics on 'How to Run a Public Service: Trust, Mistrust, Voice or Choice? on 18 December, 2009
  • Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Chief Economist and Director, MPDD, UN-ESCAP spoke on ?Poverty Reduction and Achieving Millennium Development Goals: Lessons from Asia-Pacific Experiences? on 18th June 2010
  • Dr. Joel Andreas, Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, USA on 14 January, 2011 on ?The Erosion of Participatory Paternalism in Chinese Factories?
  • Prof. Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs, Yale University, Spoke on ‘Severe Poverty, Human Rights and Institutional Design’ on 24 July, 2012, New Delhi
  • Professor Jorg Imberger, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Centre for Water Research University of Western Australia. Lecture and Panel Discussion ‘Planning for the Future: Implications for the Way We Live’ on 26 July, 2012, New Delhi