Kale Memorial Lecture Series
2021 Prof. Abhijit Banerjee
Year: 2021 Speaker: Prof. Abhijeet Banarjee Subject: What do We Know about Poverty Traps
2020 Eric Maskin
Year: 2020 Speaker: Eric Maskin Subject: Introduction to Mechanism Design
2019 Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy
Year: 2019 Speaker: Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy Subject: Central Banking: Retrospect and Prospects
2017 Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy
Year: 2017 Speaker: Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy Subject: Role of Culture in Economic Growth and in Elimination of Poverty in India
2016 Prof. Heinz D. Kurz
Year: 2016 Speaker: Prof. Heinz D. Kurz Subject: SECULAR STAGNATION-Observations on a Recurrent Spectre
2015 Dr. Raghuram Rajan
Year: 2015 Speaker: Dr. Raghuram Rajan Subject: Global Economic Changes and their implications on Emerging Market Economies
2014 Erik Dietzenbacher
Year: 2014 Speaker: Erik Dietzenbacher Subject: World Input-Output Database: An Application to India
2012 R.A. Mashelkar
Year: 2012 Speaker: R.A. Mashelkar Subject: Innovation Economy: The Challenge and Opportunities
2010 Subir Gokarn
Year: 2010 Speaker: Subir Gokarn Subject: Food Inflation: This time it’s Different
2009 C. B. Bhave
Year: 2009 Speaker: C. B. Bhave Subject: Evolution of the Capital Markets And Regulations in INDIA
2008 Prabhat Patnaik
Year: 2008 Speaker: Prabhat Patnaik Subject: Speculation and Growth in Contemporary Capitalism
2007 Partha Chatterrje
Year: 2007 Speaker: Partha Chatterrje Subject: Democracy and Economic Transformation in India
2006 Kirit S. Parikh
Year: 2006 Speaker: Kirit S. Parikh Subject: Bridging Divides and Reducing Disparities
2005 Utsa Patnaik
Year: 2005 Speaker: Utsa Patnaik Subject: Poverty and Neo –Liberalism
2004 Hon. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Year: 2004 Speaker: Hon. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Subject: The evolution of enlightened citizen centric Society
2003 C. Ranarajan
Year: 2003 Speaker: C. Ranarajan Subject: Challenges for Monetary Policy
2002 Jagdish Bhagwati
Year: 2002 Speaker: Jagdish Bhagwati Subject: The Globalization Debate and India’s Economic Reforms
2001 Amaresh Bagchi
Year: 2001 Speaker: Amaresh Bagchi Subject: Fifty Years of Fiscal Federalism in India : An Appraisal
2000 A. Vaidyanathan
Year: 2000 Speaker: A. Vaidyanathan Subject: Poverty and Development Policy
1999 Mihir Rakshit
Year: 1999 Speaker: Mihir Rakshit Subject: Post-Uruguay Round Trade Negotiations
1998 S. Venkitaramanan
Year: 1998 Speaker: S. Venkitaramanan Subject: Dilemmas of Development: The Indian Experience
1997 Vasant Gowarikar
Year: 1997 Speaker: Vasant Gowarikar Subject: Something Happening in India that this Nation Should be proud of.
1996 Justice A.M. Ahmadi
Year: 1996 Speaker: Justice A.M. Ahmadi Subject: Constitutional Values and the Indian Ethos
1995 Madhavrao Gadgil
Year: 1995 Speaker: Madhavrao Gadgil Subject: Patenting Life
1994 G. Ram Reddy
Year: 1994 Speaker: G.Ram Reddy Subject: The Financing of Higher Education in India
1993 Raja J. Chelliah
Year: 1993 Speaker: Raja J. Chelliah Subject: An Essay on Fiscal Deficit
1992 V. Kurien
Year: 1992 Speaker: V. Kurien Subject: Agricultural and Rural Development in the 1990s and Beyond
1991 B.S. Minhas
Year: 1991 Speaker: B.S. Minhas Subject: Public Versus Private Sector: Neglect of Lessons of Economics in Indian Policy Formulation
1990 D.T. Lakdawala
Year: 1990 Speaker: D.T. Lakdawala Subject: Indian Public Debt
1989 Malcolm S. Adiseshiah
Year: 1989 Speaker: Malcolm S. Adiseshiah Subject: Eighth Plan Perspectives
1988 Sukhamoy Chakravarti
Year: 1988 Speaker: Sukhamoy Chakravarti Subject: Development of Development Thinking
1987 K.R. Ranadive
Year: 1987 Speaker: K.R. Ranadive Subject: Town and Country in Economy in Transition
1986 Manmohan Singh
Year: 1986 Speaker: Manmohan Singh Subject: The Quest for Equity in Development
1985 Andre Beteille
Year: 1985 Speaker: Andre Beteille Subject: Equality of Opportunity and the Equal Distribution of Benefits
1984 M.P. Rege
Year: 1984 Speaker: M.P. Rege Subject: Concepts of Justice and Equality in the Indian Tradition
1983 I.G. Patel
Year: 1983 Speaker: I.G. Patel Subject: Inflation – Should it be Cured or Endured?
1982 I.S. Gulati
Year: 1982 Speaker: I.S. Gulati Subject: IMF Conditionality and Low Income Countries
1981 V.M. Dandekar
Year: 1981 Speaker: V.M. Dandekar Subject: Measurement of Poverty
1980 Aloo J. Dastur
Year: 1980 Speaker: Aloo J. Dastur Subject: Problems of Indian Minorities
1979 Tarlok Singh
Year: 1979 Speaker: Tarlok Singh Subject: The Planning Process and Public Policy : A Reassessment
| Year | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy | “Role of Culture in Economic Growth and in Elimination of Poverty in India” |
| 2016 | Prof. Heinz D. Kurz | “SECULAR STAGNATION”-Observations on a Recurrent Spectre |
| 2015 | Dr. Raghuram Rajan | “Global Economic Changes and their implications on Emerging Market Economies (EMEs),especially India” |
| 2014 | Erik Dietzenbacher | “World Input-Output Database: An Application to India” |
| 2012 | R.A.Mashelkar | “Innovation Economy: The Challenge and Opportunities” |
| 2010 | Subir Gokarn | Food Inflation: This time it’s Different |
| 2009 | C. B. Bhave | Evolution of the Capital Markets And Regulations in INDIA |
| 2008 | Prabhat Patnaik | Speculation and Growth in Contemporary Capitalism |
| 2007 | Partha Chatterrje | Democracy and Economic Transformation in India |
| 2006 | Kirit S. Parikh | Bridging Divides and Reducing Disparities |
| 2005 | Utsa Patnaik | Poverty and Neo –Liberalism |
| 2004 | Hon. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | The evolution of enlightened citizen centric Society (Politics without nobility is similar to a balloon without air ) |
| 2003 | C. Ranarajan | Challenges for Monetary Policy |
| 2002 | Jagdish Bhagwati | The Globalisation Debate and India’s Economic Reforms |
| 2001 | Amaresh Bagchi | Fifty Years of Fiscal Federalism in India : An Appraisal |
| 2000 | A. Vaidyanathan | Poverty and Development Policy |
| 1999 | Mihir Rakshit | Post-Uruguay Round Trade Negotiations: A Developing Country Perspective |
| 1998 | S.Venkitaramanan | Dilemmas of Development: The Indian Experience |
| 1997 | Vasant Gowarikar | Something Happening in India that this Nation Should be proud of |
| 1996 | Justice A.M.Ahmadi | Constitutional Values and the Indian Ethos |
| 1995 | Madhav Gadgil | Patenting Life |
| 1994 | G.Ram Reddy | The Financing of Higher Education in India |
| 1993 | Raja J.Chelliah | An Essay on Fiscal Deficit |
| 1992 | V.Kurien | Agricultural and Rural Development in the 1990s and Beyond: What should India Do and Why? |
| 1991 | B.S.Minhas | Public Versus Private Sector: Neglect of Lessons of Economics in Indian Policy Formulation |
| 1990 | D.T.Lakdawala | Indian Public Debt |
| 1989 | Malcolm S.Adiseshiah | Eighth Plan Perspectives |
| 1988 | Sukhamoy Chakravarti | Development of Development Thinking |
| 1987 | K.R.Ranadive | Town and Country in Economy in Transition |
| 1986 | Manmohan Singh | The Quest for Equity in Development |
| 1985 | Andre Beteille | Equality of Opportunity and the Equal Distribution of Benefits |
| 1984 | M.P.Rege | Concepts of Justice and Equality in the Indian Tradition |
| 1983 | I.G.Patel | Inflation – Should it be Cured or Endured? |
| 1982 | I.S.Gulati | IMF Conditionality and Low Income Countries |
| 1981 | V.M.Dandekar | Measurement of Poverty |
| 1980 | Aloo J. Dastur | Problems of Indian Minorities |
| 1979 | Tarlok Singh | The Planning Process and Public Policy : A Reassessment |
| 1978 | J.P.Naik | Educational Reform in India : A Historical Review |
| 1977 | M.N.Srinivas | Science, Technology and Rural Development in India |
| 1976 | S.V.Kogekar | Revision of the Constitution |
| 1975 | Ashok Mitra | Growth and Diseconomies |
| 1974 | H.K.Paranjape | India’s Strategy for Industrial Growth: An Appraisal |
| 1973 | K.N.Raj | The Politics and Economics of “Intermediate Regimes” |
| 1972 | V.V.John | Education as Investment |
| 1971 | Rajani Kothari | Political Economy of Development |
| 1969 | J.J.Anjaria | Strategy of Economic Development |
| 1968 | E.M.S.Namboodripad | The Republican Constitution in the Struggle for Socialism |
| 1967 | S.L.Kirloskar | Universities and the Training of Industrial and Business Management |
| 1966 | D.R.Gadgil | District Development Planning |
| 1965 | Pitambar Pant | Decades of Transition – Opportunities and Tasks |
| 1964 | M.L.Dantwala | Agriculture in a Developing Economy: The Indian Experience (The Impact of Economic Development on the Agricultural Sector) |
| 1963 | H.M.Patel | The Defence of India |
| 1962 | A.Appadorai | Dilemma in Modern Foreign Policy |
| 1961 | B.N.Ganguli | Economic Integration : Regional, National and International |
| 1960 | B.Venkatappiah | The Role of Reserve Bank of India in the Development of Credit Institutions |
| 1959 | K.P.Chattopadhayay | Some Approaches to Study of Social Change |
| 1958 | V.K.R.V.Rao | Some Reflections on the Rate of Saving in Developing Economy |
| 1957 | B.K.Maman | Financing the Second Five-Year Plan |
| 1956 | S.K.Muranjan | Reflections on Economic Growth and Progress |
| 1955 | P.C.Mahalanobis | Some Thoughts on Planning in India |
| 1954 | W.R.Natu | Public Administration and Economic Development |
| 1953 | Laxmanshastri Joshi | Indian Nationalism |
| 1952 | A.D.Gorwala | The Role of the Administrator: Past, Present and Future |
| 1951 | M.Venkatrangaiya | Competitive and Cooperative Trends in Federalism |
| 1950 | R.L.Dey | Policy of Protection in India |
| 1949 | D.G.Karve | Public Administration in Democracy |
| 1948 | C.D.Deshmukh | Central Banking in India : A Retrospect |
| 1946 | J.V.Joshi | India’s Sterling Balances |
| 1945 | S.R.Deshpande | A Statistical Approach to Vital Economic Problems |
| 1944 | John Mathai | Economic Policy |
| 1943 | S.G.Vaze | The Formation of Federations |
| 1942 | V.L.Mehta | A Plea for Planning in Cooperation |
| 1941 | A.V.Thakkar | The Problem of the Aborigines in India |
| 1940 | K.T.Shah | The Constituent Assembly |
| 1939 | B.R.Ambedkar | Federation Versus Freedom |
| 1938 | G.S.Ghurye | The Social Process |
| 1937 | V.G.Kale | Modern Tendencies in Economic Thought and Policy |