Th
e F
utu
re o
f Li
bera
l A
rts
in In
dia
Th
e F
utu
re o
f Li
bera
l A
rts
in In
dia
Und
erg
rad
uate
Lib
era
l A
rts
in Ind
ia:
A C
onfe
rence
U
nd
erg
rad
uate
Lib
era
l A
rts
in Ind
ia:
A C
onfe
rence
on
on
New
Dir
ect
ions,
New
Curr
iculu
m,
and
New
N
ew
Dir
ect
ions,
New
Curr
iculu
m,
and
New
In
stit
uti
ons
Inst
ituti
ons
Ram
an R
ese
arc
h Inst
itute
, B
ang
alo
re,
Jan.
7-9
, R
am
an R
ese
arc
h Inst
itute
, B
ang
alo
re,
Jan.
7-9
, 2
01
42
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4
Sponso
red b
y t
he R
am
an R
ese
arc
h Inst
itute
, th
e India
n Inst
itute
fo
r H
um
an S
ett
lem
ents
, Pom
ona C
olle
ge, C
lare
mont
McK
enna
Colle
ge, and Y
ale
Univ
ers
ity
Underg
raduate
Li
bera
l A
rts
and
Sci
ence
Educa
tion i
n I
ndia
- N
ew
dir
ect
ions,
New
Tech
nolo
gy,
New
C
urr
iculu
m,
and
New
In
stit
uti
ons
for
the 2
1st
Centu
ry L
ibera
l A
rts
and Sci
ence
Educa
tion in
In
dia
is
ta
king ro
ot
in a
num
ber
of
new
in
stit
uti
ons
and in
itia
tives,
m
aki
ng
this
an o
pport
une t
ime t
o s
how
case
som
e o
f th
ese
new
ventu
res,
and e
xplo
re h
ow
India
n lib
era
l art
s ca
n
develo
p i
n i
ts o
wn w
ay,
build
ing i
ts o
wn a
cadem
ic
tradit
ions
that
create
last
ing a
nd m
eanin
gfu
l im
pact
fo
r so
ciety
. A
dvance
s in
onlin
e e
duca
tion,
pedagogy,
and
curr
iculu
m
are
co
nverg
ing,
and
we
hope
to
create
a
stim
ula
ting
work
shop
where
le
aders
advanci
ng I
ndia
n H
igher
educa
tion c
an d
iscu
ss t
he
futu
re
landsc
ape
of
educa
tion
in
India
.In
our
meeti
ng,
we
will
dis
cuss
th
e
best
st
rate
gy
for
imple
menti
ng o
nlin
e a
nd lib
era
l art
s hig
her
educa
tion
in I
ndia
in a
way t
hat
will
help
solv
e s
om
e o
f th
e
challe
nges
that
India
fa
ces
in
the
new
ce
ntu
ry.
Libera
l A
rts
Educa
tion
can
help
cr
eate
a
new
genera
tion of
gra
duate
s tr
ain
ed to
th
ink
creati
vely
about
com
ple
x i
ssues
such
as
the u
rban-r
ura
l div
ide,
the
rapid
ly
develo
pin
g
natu
re
of
India
n
eco
nom
y.
Libera
l A
rt E
duca
tion m
erg
es
scie
nce
and
tech
nolo
gy w
ith h
um
anit
ies,
philo
sophy,
and t
he a
rts
to
addre
ss
som
e
of
the
deeper
issu
es
faci
ng
India
.Lib
era
l A
rts
Educa
tion
pro
vid
es
"holis
tic"
educa
tion
inte
nded
to
fost
er
creati
ve
and
independent
thought.
It
is
an
educa
tion
that
can
libera
te
people
to
purs
ue
their
pass
ions,
enablin
g
them
to d
o t
heir
best
and e
xpand t
heir
capaci
ties
in
all
field
s. O
ne g
oal of
such
an e
duca
tion is
to p
roduce
gra
duate
s w
ho w
ill a
ppro
ach
the w
orl
d w
ith a
more
bala
nce
d p
ers
pect
ive,
and w
ho c
an c
reate
new
jobs
and p
rogra
ms
to h
elp
oth
ers
wit
h a
sense
of
soci
al
resp
onsi
bili
ty.
How
is
libera
l art
s best
suit
ed f
or
the
India
n c
onte
xt?
What
has
been t
he e
xperi
ence
of
the
new
in
itia
tives
in
libera
l art
s in
In
dia
?We
use
th
e
occ
asi
on
to
not
only
ass
ess
th
e
rele
vance
of
and
need f
or
Libera
l A
rts
educa
tion i
n I
ndia
but
to a
lso
meet
wit
h P
resi
dents
, fo
unders
and V
ice C
hance
llors
of
leadin
g l
ibera
l art
s in
stit
uti
ons
and f
oundati
ons
to
engage
in
an
exch
ange
of
experi
ence
s and
ideas
aim
ing t
o l
earn
and b
e m
oti
vate
d o
r m
oti
vate
act
ion
for
bett
eri
ng t
he e
duca
tion o
f th
e y
outh
of
India
and
the w
orl
d.
We w
ill m
eet
at
the gre
en and se
rene
gro
unds
of
the
Ram
an
Rese
arc
h
Inst
itute
in
B
angalo
re,
a p
lace
cre
ate
d b
y P
rof
Sir
C.
V.
Ram
an
him
self w
ell
over
six deca
des
ago fo
r re
searc
h in
physi
cal
scie
nce
s.
We
meet
for
two
days
and
a
morn
ing w
ith t
ime s
et
asi
de f
or
dis
cuss
ions
betw
een
talk
s both
in a
form
al
and i
nfo
rmal
sett
ing.
Ple
ase
co
me a
nd h
elp
us
dis
cuss
and e
nvis
ion t
he f
utu
re f
or
libera
l art
s in
In
dia
!
Keynote
ta
lks
by
note
d
his
tori
an a
nd a
uth
or
Ram
ach
andra
Guha a
nd b
y
form
er
Info
sys
CEO
Nandan N
ileka
ni w
ill p
rovid
e a
n
exci
ting c
onte
xt
and m
oti
vati
on f
or
our
meeti
ng w
ith
consi
dera
tions
for
the i
mplic
ati
ons
of
new
lib
era
l art
s in
stit
uti
ons
as
it re
late
s to
In
dia
’s his
tory
, polit
ics,
and
futu
re
indust
rial
develo
pm
ent.
O
ur
confirm
ed
pre
sente
rs
incl
ude
som
e
of
the
most
dynam
ic
leaders
of
hig
her
educa
tion a
nd i
ndust
ry i
n I
ndia
and
the
Unit
ed
Sta
tes.
Fo
undin
g
Vic
e
Chance
llors
and
Pre
sidents
of
the
Ash
oka
U
niv
ers
ity,
Azi
m
Pre
mji
Foundati
on,
India
n I
nst
itute
of
Hum
an S
ett
lem
ents
, O
.P.
Jindal
Glo
bal
Univ
ers
ity,
and
Shiv
N
adar
Univ
ers
ity
will
be
att
endin
g
wit
h
many
of
their
aca
dem
ic l
eaders
fro
m t
hese
new
inst
ituti
ons.
They
will
be j
oin
ed by Pre
sidents
, D
eans
and p
rofe
ssors
fr
om
lib
era
l art
s co
lleges
and
univ
ers
itie
s abro
ad
such
as
Pom
ona
Colle
ge,
Yale
-NU
S
Colle
ge
(Sin
gapore
),
Duke
U
niv
ers
ity,
Cla
rem
ont
McK
enna
Colle
ge,
and C
arl
eto
n C
olle
ge,
and p
rofe
ssors
fro
m
Yale
U
niv
ers
ity
repre
senti
ng
all
thre
e
div
isio
ns
(Sci
ence
s,
Soci
al
Sci
ence
and
Hum
anit
ies)
w
ill
be
att
endin
g.
Confe
rence
web s
ite
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ona.e
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f. A
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rag
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ar,
Fou
nd
ing
Vic
e C
han
cello
r,A
zim
Pre
mji
Un
ivers
ityD
r. G
eorg
e B
lum
en
thal,C
han
cello
r,U
niv
ers
ity o
f C
alif
orn
ia
San
ta C
ruzD
r. H
iram
Ch
od
osh
,Pre
sid
en
t,C
lare
mon
t M
cKen
na C
olle
gePro
f. V
asu
dh
a D
alm
ia,C
han
dri
ka a
nd
Ran
jan
Tan
don
Pro
fess
or
of
Hin
du
Stu
die
s,Yale
Un
ivers
ityPro
f. D
avid
D
rew
,Jose
ph
B.
Pla
tt C
hair
an
d P
rofe
ssor
of
Ed
uca
tion
,Cla
rem
on
t G
rad
uate
Un
ivers
ityM
r. R
am
ach
an
dra
Gu
ha,A
uth
or
an
d
Pro
fess
or,
Yale
Un
ivers
ity a
nd
In
dia
n In
stit
ute
of
Sci
en
cePro
f.
Cyn
thia
Hu
mes,
Ch
ief
Tech
nolo
gy O
ffice
r an
d A
ssoci
ate
Pro
fess
or
of
Relig
iou
s S
tud
ies,
Cla
rem
on
t M
cKen
na C
olle
geD
r. S
ati
sh
Inam
dar,
Dir
ect
or
an
d S
ecr
eta
ry,
Ban
galo
re E
du
cati
on
Cen
ter
Kri
shn
am
urt
i Fo
un
dati
on
Pro
f. S
ud
hir
Jain
,Dir
ect
or,
IIT
Gan
dh
inag
arM
r. G
eorg
e Jose
ph
,Dir
ect
or
for
Inte
rnati
on
al
Rela
tion
s an
d L
ead
ers
hip
Pro
gra
ms,
Yale
Un
ivers
ityPro
f. Z
ayn
K
ass
am
,Pro
fess
or,
of
Relig
iou
s S
tud
ies,
Pom
on
a C
olle
geD
r.
Man
gala
Su
nd
er
Kri
shn
an
,Coord
inato
r an
d H
ead
of
NPTE
L in
itia
tive,N
PTE
LPro
f. N
ita K
um
ar,
Pro
fess
or
of
His
tory
,Cla
rem
on
t M
cKen
na C
olle
gePro
f. R
aj K
um
ar,
Fou
nd
ing
Vic
e C
han
cello
r,O
.P.
Jind
al G
lob
al U
niv
ers
ityD
r. A
nu
p K
um
ar
Dh
ar,
Pro
fess
or
of
Hu
man
S
tud
ies,
Am
bed
kar
Un
ivers
ity o
f D
elh
iPro
f A
nit
ha
Ku
rup
,Pro
fess
or,
Sch
ool of
Soci
al S
cien
ces,
NIA
SD
r. P
eri
cles
Lew
is,F
ou
nd
ing
Pre
sid
en
t,Yale
-NU
S C
olle
ge,
Sin
gap
ore
Dr.
A
nu
rad
ha M
ait
ra,D
irect
or
Glo
bal In
itia
tives,
Un
ivers
ity o
f C
alif
orn
ia
San
ta C
ruzD
r. B
eth
McK
inse
y,P
rofe
ssor
of
En
glis
h a
nd
form
er
Dean
an
d V
PA
A,C
arl
eto
n C
olle
gePro
f. V
en
u N
ara
yan
,Pro
fess
or
of
Ed
uca
tion
an
d P
hilo
sop
hy o
f E
du
cati
on
,Azi
m P
rem
ji U
niv
ers
ityPro
f. P
riya N
ata
raja
n,P
rofe
ssor
of
Ast
ron
om
y a
nd
Ph
ysi
cs,Y
ale
Un
ivers
ityM
r. N
an
dan
Nile
kan
i,C
hair
man
of
Tech
nolo
gy C
om
mit
tee T
AG
UP,
an
d f
orm
er
CE
O,In
fosy
s In
fosy
sDr.
David
Oxto
by,P
resi
den
t,Pom
on
a C
olle
geM
r. M
ad
an
Pad
aki
,co-F
ou
nd
er
an
d C
hair
man
,Head
Held
Hig
h F
ou
nd
ati
on
Dr.
M
oh
an
das
Pai,C
hair
man
,Man
ipal G
lob
al U
niv
ers
ityPro
f. R
aje
ev
Patk
e,P
rofe
ssor
of
Hu
man
itie
s,Yale
-NU
S C
olle
ge,S
ing
ap
ore
Dr.
A
rjen
du
Patt
an
ayak,
Pro
fess
or
of
Ph
ysi
cs,C
arl
eto
n C
olle
gePro
f.
Lau
rie P
att
on
,Dean
,Tri
nit
y C
olle
ge o
f A
rts
an
d S
cien
ces,
Du
ke
Un
ivers
ityPro
f. B
ryan
Pen
pra
se F
ran
k P.
Bra
ckett
Pro
fess
or
of
Ast
ron
om
y a
t Pom
on
a C
olle
ge,
AC
E F
ello
w,Y
ale
Un
ivers
ityD
r.
Sm
ita P
rem
chan
dar,
Fou
nd
er,
Sam
park
NG
OD
r. U
sha
Raja
ram
,Head
of
UW
C L
earn
ing
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ind
ra U
WC
,Pu
neM
r. D
ileep
R
an
jeka
r,C
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,Azi
m P
rem
ji Fo
un
dati
on
Dr.
Som
ak
Raych
au
dh
ury
,Vic
e C
han
cello
r an
d P
rofe
ssor
of
Ph
ysi
cs,P
resi
den
cy U
niv
ers
ityD
r. A
rom
ar
Revi,D
irect
or
an
d
Pro
fess
or
of
Glo
bal E
nvir
on
men
tal C
han
ge,In
dia
n In
stit
ute
of
Hu
man
Sett
lem
en
tsD
r. L
aks
hm
i S
ari
palli
,Ast
rop
hysi
cist
an
d
Ram
an
Fello
w,R
am
an
Rese
arc
h In
stit
ute
Dr.
Pra
math
Raj
Sin
ha,S
en
ior
Dir
ect
or
of
Alb
rig
ht
Sto
neb
rid
ge G
rou
p,
Fou
nd
er
&
Tru
stee o
f th
e A
shoka
Un
ivers
ity,
an
d F
ou
nd
ing
Dean
of
the
Ind
ian
Sch
ool of
Bu
sin
ess
(IS
B)
an
d A
shoka
Un
ivers
ityD
r. N
ikh
il S
inh
a,F
ou
nd
ing
Vic
e C
han
cello
r,S
hiv
Nad
ar
Un
ivers
ityPro
fess
or
Kaly
an
akr
ish
nan
Siv
ara
makr
ish
nan
,Din
aka
r S
ing
h P
rofe
ssor
of
Ind
ia a
nd
Sou
th A
sian
Stu
die
s; P
rofe
ssor
of
An
thro
polo
gy a
nd
Fo
rest
ry a
nd
En
vir
on
men
tal S
tud
ies;
Dir
ect
or
of
Un
derg
rad
uate
S
tud
ies
Yale
Un
ivers
ityD
r. S
hara
da S
rin
ivasa
n,P
rofe
ssor
of
art
,arc
haeolo
gy,a
rch
aeom
eta
llurg
y a
nd
cu
ltu
re,N
IAS
Dr.
Cyru
s V
aki
l,D
irect
or
of
Stu
die
s,M
ah
ind
ra U
WC
Dr.
Ste
ven
W
ilkin
son
,Nile
kan
i Pro
fess
or
of
Ind
ia a
nd
Sou
th A
sian
Stu
die
s,
Dir
ect
or
Un
derg
rad
uate
Stu
die
s Yale
Un
ivers
ity
Confirm
ed A
ttendees
(part
ial lis
ting):
Confe
rence
Org
aniz
ing C
om
mit
tee:
•Pro
f. B
ryan P
en
pra
se, Fr
ank P
. B
rack
ett
Pro
fess
or
of
Ast
ronom
y,
Pom
ona C
olle
geD
r. L
aksh
mi S
ari
palli
, A
stro
physi
cist
, R
am
an F
ello
w,
Ram
an R
ese
arc
h Inst
itu
te, B
angalo
re, In
dia
.Pro
f. K
. Siv
ara
makri
shnan, D
inakar
Sin
gh P
rofe
ssor
of
Ind
ia a
nd S
outh
Asi
an
Stu
die
s; C
hair
, S
ou
th A
sian S
tudie
s C
ou
nci
l of
Yale
Univ
ers
ity;
Dir
ect
or,
Yale
In
dia
Init
iati
veM
r. G
eorg
e Jose
ph, D
irect
or
for
Inte
rnati
on
al R
ela
tion
s an
d L
eaders
hip
Pro
gra
ms,
Yale
Univ
ers
ityD
r.
Aro
mar
Revi, D
irect
or
of
the In
dia
n In
stit
ute
of
Hum
an S
ett
lem
ents
, and n
ote
d e
xp
ert
on c
limag
e c
hang
e a
nd e
nvir
onm
enta
l sc
ien
ce.
Dr.
Pra
math
Raj Sin
ha, Sen
ior
Dir
ect
or
of
Alb
rig
ht
Sto
nebri
dge G
roup,
Fou
nder
& T
rust
ee o
f th
e A
shoka U
niv
ers
ity, and F
ou
ndin
g D
ean o
f th
e India
n S
chool of
Busi
ness
(IS
B).
