The Centre for the Study of Social Inclusion (CSSI), at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru is organising the 6th Sri. Hunasikote Abdul Ghaffar Annual Memorial Lecture on April 17, 2026, at 5.10 PM. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Narendar Pani, Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru on the topic ‘The Ethics and Morality of Indian Politics’.

About the Lecture Series

This memorial lecture was initiated by the Institute of Public Policy with the support of Prof. Adbul Aziz, Chair on Religious Minorities, NLSIU in memory of his father Sri. Hunasikote Abdul Ghaffar. Mr. Ghaffar passed away in 1982 in Hunasikote at the age of 74.

The first lecture in this series was delivered by Prof. Karkala Seetharam on April 3, 2019 on the topic “Human Rights as Public Policy.”

About the Speaker

Dr. Narendar Pani is a Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, where he is also the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Heads the Inequality and Human Development Programme. After a doctorate in economics, he moved into transdisciplinary research which allowed him to explore diverse, but interconnected, aspects of Indian reality. His work over the last four decades has ranged from agrarian reform to urban processes, confronting challenges of the method along the way. His books include “Inclusive Economics: Gandhian Method and Contemporary Policy” and “The City as Action: Retheorizing Urban Studies” (forthcoming).