Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, and North East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS), Assam organized a #WebPolicyTalk  

Topic: Rural Realities | North East Practitioners' Experiences in Tackling the Second Wave in Indian Villages  

Date: May 16, 2021 

Time: 03:00 PM IST 

Moderator: Prof Utpal K De, Professor and Former Head, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya 

Panellists:  

Prof Prithwis Bhattacharya, Director, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya 

Dr Sunil Kaul, Founder and, Managing Trustee, The Action Northeast Trust, Assam  

Sadam Hanjabam, Founder, Ya_All, Manipur  Mrinal Gohain, National Lead Person and, Regional Manager (North East), Action Aid India  

Netaji Basumatary, Regional Head (North East), Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS)  

Prof Manjit Das, Professor and Dean, School of Social Science, Bodoland University, Assam  

Tirtha Prasad Saikia, Join Director, North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS), Assam  

Discussants:  

Christopher Lun, Secretary, Goodwill Foundation, Aizwal, Mizoram   

Sonali Boro, PhD Scholar, Centre for Women Studies, Tezpur University, Assam; Associated with NEADS  

Mallika Adhikari, MSME Specialist, UNDP India (North East)  Prof Sohel Firdous, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim  

Dokiu Kecham, Social Worker and Environmentalist, Shamator, Tuensang, Nagaland  

Dr Paramita Saha, Associate Professor, Tripura University (TBS)  

Comments: 

Prof Amitava Mitra, Vice-Chancellor (in charge), Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh

Event Page: https://www.impriindia.com/event/rural-realities-north-east/