Last week was spent in listening to some of the best Indian minds in sociology during NIAS's annual seminar on nation, community and citizenship in contemporary India. It was also a fitting tribute to M N Srinivas in whose honour a panel discussion was organized. The discussions seemed in-line with his own way - stress-testing concepts and [...]
Category: Conference
From APU Conference 2013 : On right to welfare
This morning we are at APU's Conference 2013 on Right to Welfare: Education, Food and Work. The focus seems firmly set on India and here is the list of papers. My colleague and I find the conference note to be high on theoretical quotient with respect to thinking on institutional and legal fronts - about [...]
‘This got women reading and thinking’ – MFC Discussion [4]
The report of the Committee on the Status of Women in India was published in 1974 and many in India consider it a landmark in the women's rights movement as well as a first comprehensive document on Indian women in all aspects of productive and social life. The sweep as I read the contents is [...]
State-Judiciary pact in the neoliberal times – MFC Discussion [3]
A sharp, clear speaking labour lawyer presents this case of Andhra Pradesh Mining Development Corporation (APMDC) which violated occupational health and safety laws in a quartz mine opened in 1964 in a remote location in Mehboobnagar district. Case Status: Ongoing, Writ Petition in Andhra Pradesh High Court Facts: A quartz mine of APMDC operated from 1964 to [...]
State of OHS in India – MFC Discussion [2]
The meeting at MFC has been quite rewarding for my research interest in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in India. The conversations at the meeting yielded a laundry list of issues that affect a functioning and effective OHS system in the country. It starts with an instance of an industrial chemical polyacrylate which is categorized [...]
Work, Health & Rights – MFC Discussion [1]
Medico Friends Circle completes 40 years with this annual conference in Hyderabad. Seeing the energy and quality of discussions this morning is admirable. The gathering is quite diverse – activists, NGOs, researchers, development professionals, engineers and doctors (although the name suggests that it is a group of medical professionals. Theme of this MFC meet is [...]
