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Dr. Rajesh Tandon gave a talk to a diverse group of businessmen, government officials, academics, NGOs and students on the symposium India of the Future organized by Enterprise Edmonton, a division of Edmonton Economic Development, in collaboration with the Edmonton Chapter of the Canadian International Council, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Tandon emphasized that India needs to resolve several of its dilemmas within the next decade, if it has to be able to move to a future of peace, prosperity and welfare of its citizens (see presentation at http://www.slideshare.net/PRIAIndia/salon-on-india-of-the-future-edmonton-canada)
He mentioned that the central government, under the leadership of the new Prime Minister NarendraModi, is beginning to address some of the challenges.
Design, capacity and systems of various public and regulatory institutions is an area of great weakness in India today, and Canadian institutions can contribute immensely in this regard.
Insights from participatory research across Kochi, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad reveal that disability-inclusive mobility demands far more than infrastructure compliance. It requires recognising the diversity of disabilities, the intersecting barriers of gender and class, and the wisdom that communities hold in identifying practical solutions.
This blog, written by our intern Kush Rastogi, a B.A. English (Hons) student at Amity University, Noida, reflects on Dr. Rajesh Tandon’s podcast 'Reimagining Civil Society'. It captures powerful stories of literacy movements in India, highlighting civil society’s role in empowerment, innovation, and inclusive education.
India’s Gram Panchayats today govern at a time of profound transition. Climate change is intensifying floods, droughts, and heat stress, public health risks such as water-borne diseases are becoming more frequent, rural youth migration is hollowing out local economies and digital systems are expanding faster than local capacities to use them meaningfully.
