22 Mar 2016-|Gurgaon (Manesar) | Amity university Gurgaon
Prof. (Dr) Anirudh Krishna, Edger T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University addresses at Distinguished Global Indian Speaker Series at Gurgaon Campus
Prof. (Dr) Anirudh Krishna, Edger T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University addresses at Distinguished Global Indian Speaker Series at Gurgaon Campus - See more at: http://www.amity.edu/gurgaon/event-detail-normal.aspx?Event=3589&Events=Events#sthash.NemzEUnn.dpuf
Prof. (Dr) Anirudh Krishna, Edger T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University addresses at Distinguished Global Indian Speaker Series at Gurgaon
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon (AUG) felicitated the doyen of Public Policy and Political Science, Prof. (Dr) Anirudh Krishna, Edger T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke Universityat a glittering function organized on 22nd March, 2016 for his distinguished contribution to the field of public policy. He alsodelivered a special lecture on the topic "Fixing the Broken Staircase: Growth, Poverty, and Social Mobility in India” at the prestigious Distinguished Global Indian Speaker Series instituted by Amity University, Gurgaon. Prof. (Dr)Krishnashared interesting and useful insights about the topic with the audience.
Dr. Krishna opined that in India there should be an effort to move the underprivileged class to the higher strata. He identified that there are four barriers that could be playing a detrimental role in fixing up the broken staircase. Firstly, thereare rising spatial inequalities which means that the divide between the rich and poor is increasing. Secondly,the opportunities for employment may be increasing but barriers are also increasing. Thirdly, there are large numbers of newer people falling into poverty over years andfinally,attitude of masses towards people hailing from rural backgrounds is not very positive. He emphasized that various stakeholders including Government, NGOs and individual could contribute towards mitigation of such barriers which could result in alleviation of poverty in years to come.
Prof. Krishna research focuses in the areas of Poverty, democracy, social capital, international development, community organization, civil society, governance and empowerment. He is currently working on a book about India, tentatively titled “Fixing the Broken Staircase: The Paradox and the Potential of India’s One Billion” to be published with Penguin Random House. He has also received Dudley Seers Memorial Prize 2015, Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, U.K; Tomas Langford Lectureship Award, Janice N. and Milton J. Esman Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Department of Government, Cornell University, Kennedy Fellowship, Harvard University amongst other recognized honors and awards. He has also spent 14 years with the Indian Administrative Service, managing diverse rural and urban development initiatives.
“In an era of globalization, it is absolutely essential for ourUniversity in India to give a global exposure to our students so as to prepare them to meet the challenges of the knowledge age”, mentioned Prof. P.B Sharma emphasizing on Amity’s vision to provide world class education opportunities to all segments of the society. “AUH has a strong focus on internationalization of educational programmes and also on strong industry interface.” -- said Prof. (Dr) P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, AUH
“Dr Krishna’s visit to AUH holds a special significance to AUH to strengthen its global connect with the top ranking Universities of the world which provides an excellent interface for exchange of information and knowledge for both faculty and students”-- said Prof. (Dr) Gunjan M. Sanjeev, Vice President-RBEF and Director International Affairs, AUH.