A three-day seminar on “Indian Economy and Society: Lateral Expositions” was held at the CDS during 12th -14th December, 2018. The seminar commenced with Prof Sunil Mani, Director, CDS welcoming the delegates, followed by the inaugural address by Shri KM Chandrasekhar, Chairman, CDS.
The seminar was divided into ten sessions based on the ten research themes of the Centre, with each session having two invited paper presentations. Apart from the paper presentations, two panel discussions, one on ‘Formalizing the Indian Economy’ and another on ‘Institutions and Development’ were held. Each panel consisted of three invited experts. A total of twenty-six invited speakers from outside including CDS faculty and students and research scholars and guest from other academic institutions participated in the seminar. CDS is planning to bring out an edited book on Indian Economy based on the proceedings of the seminar.
Programme Schedule and Abstracts
