Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Welcome and Introduction
• Raka Ray (University of California, Berkeley)
• KC Sivaramakrishnan (Centre for Policy Research)
Panel 1: The Indian Urban Economy in a Global Context
Moderator: KC Sivaramakrishnan (Centre for Policy Research)
• Pranab Bardhan (University of California, Berkeley)
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• Isher Ahluwalia (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations)
• Rakesh Mohan (National Transport Development Policy Committee, Government of India; Indian Institute for Human Settlements)
Panel 2: Connective Infrastructures of Urbanization
Moderator: Cynthia Kroll (University of California, Berkeley)
• Vasanth Rao (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation)
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• Robert Cervero (University of California, Berkeley)
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• Pravin Varaiya (University of California, Berkeley)
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• Dinesh Mohan (Indian Institute of Technology)
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Panel 3: The Right to the City
Moderator: Chetan Vaidya (National Institute of Urban Affairs)
• James Holston (University of California, Berkeley)
• Vidyadhar Phatak (formerly Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority)
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• Dunu Roy (Hazards Centre)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Panel 4: Governance and Finance in an Urban Context
Moderator: Pradeep Chhibber (University of California, Berkeley)
• Om Mathur (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy)
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• Govinda Rao (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy)
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• K.C. Sivaramakrishnan (Center for Policy Research)
• Richard Walker (University of California, Berkeley)
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Panel 5: The Politics and Economics of Land and Housing
Moderator: Ashok Bardhan (University of California, Berkeley)
• Robert Edelstein (University of California, Berkeley)
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• R.V. Verma (National Housing Bank)
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• K T Ravindran (Delhi Urban Arts Commission)
• Solomon Benjamin (National Institute of Advanced Studies)
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Panel 6: The Social Life of Cities
Moderator: Asher Ghertner (London School of Economics)
• Teresa Caldeira (University of California, Berkeley)
• Neera Adarkar (Architect and Urban Researcher, Mumbai)
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• Amita Baviskar (Institute of Economic Growth)
• Lalitha Kamath (Tata Institute of Social Studies)
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Panel 7: Urban Ecology: The Politics of Resources
Moderator: Malini Ranganathan (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
• Alison Post (University of California, Berkeley)
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• Isha Ray (University of California, Berkeley)
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• Renana Jhabvala (Self Employed Women's Association)
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• Aromar Revi (Indian Institute for Human Settlements)
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Concluding Session
• Partha Mukhopadhyay (Centre for Policy Research)
• Ananya Roy (University of California, Berkeley)
Keynote Panel and Lunch -- Writing the City
• Sanjeev Sanyal (Sustainable Planet Institute)
• Somini Sengupta (New York TImes)
• Paranjay Guha Thakurta (Independent Media)
