Thinkedu CONCLAVE 2019

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    Sessions - Day 1


  • Engineering, medicine, skills or liberal arts: What does India need to focus on to become Incredible? Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog in conversation with Shankkar Aiyar, Columnist
  • Columnist Shankkar Aiyar who moderated the first discussion
  • The extremely charged and well-informed audience that thronged ThinkEdu Conclave 2019
  • The extremely charged and well-informed audience that thronged ThinkEdu Conclave 2019
  • Anbumani Ramadoss, PMK's Member of Parliament talking about what India needs to become incredible
  • Engineering, medicine, skills or liberal arts: What does India need to focus on to become Incredible? Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog in conversation with Anbumani Ramadoss, MP and Shankkar Aiyar, Columnist
  • CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal speaking about her IAS journey at ThinkEdu 2019
  • Can you crack UPSC with just your school curriculum and without your friendly neighbourhood coaching centre? Prasanth Nair, MD, KSINC and CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal in conversation with Israel Jebasingh, Director, Officer's IAS Academy
  • Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit and Former President of India Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee being welcomed to ThinkEdu 2019
  • Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit and Former President of India Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee being welcomed to ThinkEdu 2019
  • The lamp being lit by the dignitaries as the audience looks on
  • TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla delivering the welcome address during the inauguration of ThinkEdu Conclave 2019
  • The lamp being lit by the dignitaries as the audience looks on
  • Former President Pranab Mukherjee listens to the Governor speak as TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla looks on
  • Former President Pranab Mukherjee listens to the Governor's speech
  • Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee delivers his address on inclusion, sedition and the need for plurality in Bharat at the ThinKEdu Conclave 2019
  • Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee delivers his address on inclusion, sedition and the need for plurality in Bharat at the ThinKEdu Conclave 2019
  • Are we producing hyper nationalists or pseudo-secularists? Subramanian Swamy in conversation with columnist Shankkar Aiyar
  • Are we producing hyper nationalists or pseudo-secularists? Subramanian Swamy in conversation with columnist Shankkar Aiyar
  • Are we producing hyper nationalists or pseudo-secularists? Subramanian Swamy in conversation with columnist Shankkar Aiyar
  • Are we producing hyper nationalists or pseudo-secularists? Subramanian Swamy in conversation with columnist Shankkar Aiyar
  • Are we investing enough in education infrastructure and research? Shekhar C Mande, Director General, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in conversation with Thirumurugan Gandhi, Activist and campaigner, Dinesh Singh, Former VC, Delhi University, Prof E Suresh Kumar, Vice Chancellor, English and Foreign Languages University and Dr Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode
  • Dr Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 speaking about investments in education research and infra
  • Dinesh Singh, Former VC, Delhi University at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 speaking about investments in education research and infra
  • Prof E Suresh Kumar, Vice Chancellor, English and Foreign Languages University at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 speaking about investments in education research and infra
  • Thirumurugan Gandhi, Activist and campaigner at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 speaking about investments in education research and infra
  • Is the Public-Private relationship actually skilling India or killing education? T V Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education in conversation with Ashok Kamath, Chairman, Akshara Foundation, Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI, Dr Sam Paul, Educationist and entrepreneur, Prof Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras and Parth Shah, Founder and President, Centre for Civil Society
  • Ashok Kamath, Chairman, Akshara Foundation discussing if the Public-Private relationship actually skilling India or killing education
  • Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI discussing if the Public-Private relationship actually skilling India or killing education
  • Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education discussing if the Public-Private relationship actually skilling India or killing education
  • Dr Sam Paul, Educationist and entrepreneur discussing if the Public-Private relationship actually skilling India or killing education
  • Prof E Suresh Kumar, Vice Chancellor, English and Foreign Languages University at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 speaking about investments in education research and infra
  • Anil Srinivasan's lec-dem on education and the music within
  • Lessons from the Epics: Should we have them in our textbooks? Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalistin conversation with Amish Tripathi, Author and Bibek Debroy, Economist and Author
  • Lessons from the Epics: Should we have them in our textbooks? Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalistin conversation with Amish Tripathi, Author and Bibek Debroy, Economist and Author


    • Sessions - Day 2


  • What does India's new education policy really need? R Subrahmanyam, Higher Education Secretary, Govt of India in conversation with Padma Sarangapani, Chairperson, Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research, TISS, Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairperson, All India Council for Technical Education, Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC, SASTRA Deemed-to-be University, J Krishna Kishore, CEO, AP Economic Development Board and Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, Government of India
  • What does India's new education policy really need? R Subrahmanyam, Higher Education Secretary, Govt of India in conversation with Padma Sarangapani, Chairperson, Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research, TISS, Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairperson, All India Council for Technical Education, Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC, SASTRA Deemed-to-be University, J Krishna Kishore, CEO, AP Economic Development Board and Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, Government of India
  • R Subrahmanyam, Higher Education Secretary, Govt of India talking about what India's new education policy requires
  • Padma Sarangapani, Chairperson, Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research, TISS talking about what India's new education policy requires
  • Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairperson, All India Council for Technical Education talking about what India's new education policy requires
  • Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC, SASTRA Deemed-to-be University talking about what India's new education policy requires
  • J Krishna Kishore, CEO, AP Economic Development Board talking about what India's new education policy requires
  • Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, Government of India talking about what India's new education policy requires
  • The extremely charged and well-informed audience that thronged ThinkEdu Conclave 2019
  • Are we creating liberals, nationalists or Urban Naxals of Young India? Vivek Agnihotri, Filmmaker and Author in conversation with Khushbu Sundar, National Spokesperson, INC, Rakesh Sinha, Rajya Sabha MP and Professor and Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
  • Are we creating liberals, nationalists or Urban Naxals of Young India? Vivek Agnihotri, Filmmaker and Author in conversation with Khushbu Sundar, National Spokesperson, INC, Rakesh Sinha, Rajya Sabha MP and Professor and Kaveree Bamzai, Senior Journalist
  • Khushbu Sundar, National Spokesperson, INC at ThinKEdu 2019
  • Rakesh Sinha, Rajya Sabha MP and Professor at ThinKEdu 2019
  • Vivek Agnihotri, Filmmaker and Author at ThinKEdu 2019
  • Are we doing enough in schools to create a nationalist India? Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry in conversation with Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, National Vice-President, BJP and Shankkar Aiyar
  • Are we doing enough in schools to create a nationalist India? Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry in conversation with Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, National Vice-President, BJP and Shankkar Aiyar
  • Are we doing enough in schools to create a nationalist India? Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry in conversation with Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, National Vice-President, BJP and Shankkar Aiyar
  • Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry talks about whether we are doing enough in schools to create a nationalist India
  • Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry talks about whether we are doing enough in schools to create a nationalist India
  • Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, National Vice-President, BJP talks about whether we are doing enough in schools to create a nationalist India
  • Does dissent still have a place in India's campuses? Dr S Subbiah, National president, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in conversation with N Sai Balaji, President, JNU Students' Union, Tejasvi Surya, BJP IT Cell, Karnataka, Nikhil Gupta, National Coordinator, Research Scholars of India, Apeksha Priyadarshini, Bhagat Singh Ambedkar Students Organisation and Kawalpreet Kaur, All India Students Association
  • Dr S Subbiah, National president, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad talks about dissent on Indian campuses
  • N Sai Balaji, President, JNU Students' Union talks about dissent on Indian campuses
  • Tejasvi Surya, BJP IT Cell, Karnataka, talks about dissent on Indian campuses
  • Nikhil Gupta, National Coordinator, Research Scholars of India talks about dissent on Indian campuses
  • Apeksha Priyadarshini, Bhagat Singh Ambedkar Students Organisation talks about dissent on Indian campuses
  • Kawalpreet Kaur, All India Students Association talks about dissent on Indian campuses
  • Is too much tech making young India un-creative? Jayaram Komati, Special Representative for North America, AP Govt in conversation with Taran Singh, Founder, Melvano, Mayank Kumar, Co-founder, UpGrad, Prof Pushpesh Pant, Former Professor, JNU, Malavika Banerjee, Director, Kolkata Literary Meet and chaired by Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, SASTRA Deemed-to-be University
  • Is too much tech making young India un-creative? Jayaram Komati, Special Representative for North America, AP Govt in conversation with Taran Singh, Founder, Melvano, Mayank Kumar, Co-founder, UpGrad, Prof Pushpesh Pant, Former Professor, JNU, Malavika Banerjee, Director, Kolkata Literary Meet and chaired by Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, SASTRA Deemed-to-be University
  • Modern lessons from ancient India: Have we learnt the right ones? Ashwin Sanghi, Author in conversation with Bibek Debroy, Author and Economist and Professor Pushpesh Pant
  • Modern lessons from ancient India: Have we learnt the right ones? Ashwin Sanghi, Author in conversation with Bibek Debroy, Author and Economist and Professor Pushpesh Pant
  • Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and Author talks about his approach to governance and what India's youth needs to do to clean the system up
  • Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and Author talks about his approach to governance and what India's youth needs to do to clean the system up
  • Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and Author talks about his approach to governance and what India's youth needs to do to clean the system up
  • Shashi Tharoor, MP, talks about why rural India is disadvantaged and answered a great deal of questions about politics, philosophy and the need for quality education
  • Shashi Tharoor, MP, talks about why rural India is disadvantaged and answered a great deal of questions about politics, philosophy and the need for quality education
  • Shashi Tharoor, MP, talks about why rural India is disadvantaged and answered a great deal of questions about politics, philosophy and the need for quality education
  • Shashi Tharoor, MP, talks about why rural India is disadvantaged and answered a great deal of questions about politics, philosophy and the need for quality education
  • Is India's education system divisive, wondered former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah in conversation with Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Textiles and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla
  • Is India's education system divisive, wondered former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah in conversation with Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Textiles and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla
  • Is India's education system divisive, wondered former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah in conversation with Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Textiles and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla
  • Is India's education system divisive, wondered former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah, also talking the need for peace and one's mother tongue
  • Is India's education system divisive, wondered former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah, also talking the need for peace and one's mother tongue
  • Is India's education system divisive, wondered former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah, also talking the need for peace and one's mother tongue
  • TNIE Group CEO Lakshmi Menon delivering the vote of thanks at the conclusion of this year's Conclave


    • More Pictures


  • Just before the beginning of day one of the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Enthusiastic audience queuing up at the registration desk | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Keen listeners in the front row at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • The SASTRA Deemed-to-be University table at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Outside the hall, the stage was set for pictures | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Always thankful to our sponsors for their support | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Welcome one, welcome all | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Students of MOP Vaishnav College for Women regaled the audience with their singing | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • A packed audience at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • J Krishna Kishore, CEO, AP Economic Development Board | (Pic: P Jawahar)
  • Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC, SASTRA Deemed-to-be University | (Pic: P Jawahar)
  • The audience was all ears at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 | (Pic: P Jawahar)
  • Young students and Prof Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras | (Pic: P Jawahar)
  • TV Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education during one of the sessions | (Pic: P Jawahar)
  • Former president and Bharat Ratna awardee Pranab Mukherjee greets all | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • Subramanian Swamy, Member of Parliament poses for selfies | (Pic: Kishore)
  • TCS iON make their presence felt at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 (Pic: Rakesh)
  • A member from the audience poses a question for a panel | (Pic: P Jawahar)
  • Jayaram Komati, Special Representative for North America, AP Government of AP; Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director, The New Indian Express and J Krishna Kishore, CEO, AP Economic Development Board share a light moment in the speaker's lounge | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)
  • An enthusiastic panel discussion | (Pic: Ashwin Prasath)