May 10, 2011 ☼ Aside ☼ events ☼ shala ☼ Takshashila
This is an archived blog post from The Acorn.
We had two excellent sessions of the Takshashila Roundtable Conclave Programme in Bangalore and Hyderabad. We had extremely high quality discussions and a good mix of participants. This format, however, restricts the number of participants to 50 (26 actually, if my colleagues would allow me to have my way). Chatham House rules do enhance candid debate, but also prohibit video recording, webcasts and reportage.
To balance the candour of conclaves with the reach of an open event, our next event at Pune (on Sunday May 29th 2011) will take place differently. The Takshashila Shala has an innovative, informal format that blends scheduled presentations with spontaneous, even ex tempore talks from participants. Takshashila Fellows will be present to share their research and insights. Throughout the day there will be three parallel tracks on: Foreign affairs, national security and strategy; Economics and public policy; Politics, citizenship and governance.
Each of these will take place in a separate room at the Venture Center, NCL, and will be webcast. Participants can propose to speak on any topic under these themes, and if there’s interest and time, they can have the floor for 20 minutes. While this can be done on-the-spot, we recommend those interested to speak to let us know in advance.
After the main session, participants will take a bus ride to Doolally Microbrewery for, well, spirited discussions at Pune’s first microbrewery.
Finally, the following evening, Monday, May 30th, we convene at CMYK Bookstore, Goldfields Enclave, Koregaon Park, Pune for a Shala Extra for a discussion on books and magazines on current affairs.
There is no charge for participating in the event. We encourage you to make an appropriate donation to the Takshashila Institution. So if you’d like to participate, head over to the online registration page and sign-up as soon as possible.
If you would like to share or comment on this, please discuss it on my GitHub
Previous © Copyright 2003-2024. Nitin Pai. All Rights Reserved.