No

Date

Name & Designation

Topic

1

Friday September 16, 2005

Shri. Vikas Mathkari
Opposition Leader- PMC, BJP

Agriculture & Rural Development Issues in Urban Administration

2

Thursday September 22, 2005

Shri. Subroto Roy
Editor, Education Times of India, Pune

Neo Democracy as a tool of Subverting freedom.

3

Friday September 23, 2005

Smt. Sumitra Mahajan
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha ( BJP)

Extempore

4

Friday September 23, 2005

Dr. Mohan Dharia
President, Vanrai
Former Union Minister,
Former Deputy Chairman- Planning Commission of India

Agriculture & Rural Development

5

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Shri. C. P. Surendran
Resident Editor, Times of India, Pune

Dealt with the issue of personal consciousness and how it facilitates the understanding of an individual regarding social ills

6

Thursday September 29, 2005

Shri. Gopinath Munde
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Criminalization of Politics

7

Monday October 3, 2005.

Shri. Sudheendra Kulkarni
Former Secretary,
PMO

My experiences in the PMO

8

Monday October 3, 2005

Shri. Nawab Malik
MLA, NCP - Maharashtra

Religion and Politics

9

Friday    October 7,
2005

Shri. Pramod Mahajan
All India General Secretary,
BJP

Role Of Education in Leadership

10

Monday October 17,
2005

Shri. Jitendra Avhad
MLC, Maharashtra,
Member of NCP.

Youth & Politics

11

Monday October 18,
2005

Smt. Kanta Nalawade
General Secretary,
BJP, Maharashtra

Rashtra mein  Mahilaon ka Sthan

12

Thursday  October 20, 2005

Dr. Vishwas Mehendale
Media Personality.

Meaning of Media and the different forms of  Communications

13

Monday, October 24, 2005

Shri. Yeshwant Rajwade
Retd. I.A.S
Former State Election Commissioner

The Relationship between  Ministers and  Civil Servants

14

Wednesday  October 26, 2005

Shri. Edison Samraj
Ambassador Of Peace

Spirituality and Politics.

15

Thursday October 27, 2005

Shri. Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President BJP

Challenges before India for Development

16

Saturday, November 9, 2005

Dr. P. S. Palande
Ex Municipal Commissioner,Pune

Municipal Administration

17

Monday November 11, 2005

Shri. Sushil Kumar Shinde
His Excellency Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

My experience in politics and life. He also spoke briefly on Topics. Suggested by participants.
Role of caste in politics.
Zero-based budgeting
Role of Governor

18

Friday November 11, 2005

Shri. Prithviraj  Chavan
Minister of State in PMO

He Spoke on his Experience in Prime Minister’s Office.

19

Saturday November 12, 2005

Shri. D. Raja
National Secretary, CPI

Marxist Philosophy and Communism

20

Thursday November 24, 2005

Shri. Vishnu S. Kokje
His Excellency Governor of Himachal  Pradesh

Flaws in the Judiciary system of India

21

Friday November 25, 2005

Dr. Prem Masant
Radiation Oncologist, Honorary consultant, Brahma Kumari International Head Quarter at Mount Abu, Rajasthan

Leadership Skills

22

Tuesday November 29, 2005

Shri. Nitin Gadkari
BJP President Maharashtra

Infrastructure Development through Privatization

23

Wednesday November 30, 2005

Smt. Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar
Former Mayor of Mumbai

Role for Political Organization, Administration & Governance.

24

Friday December 9, 2005

Mr. Hans Lofgren
Director ( Post Gradute Program) Public Policy and Government, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

About Public Policy & its importance

25

Thursday December15, 2005

Shri. Bimal N.  Patel
Member of Organization of Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

India and International law

26

Friday December 16, 2005

Shri. R.C. Iyer
IAS (Retd.) Upa –lokayukta

How Corrupt is India? A Few Thoughts

27

Thursday December 29,  2005

Shri. G.V. Rao
Ex- Assistant Director General of UNESCO

United Nations & Specialized Agencies

28

Tuesday January 10,
2006

Shri. N. Venugopal
Director, CDRC

External Funding – Impact on Indian Governance

29

Wednesday  January 11, 2006

Mr. Walter Mead
Leading Interpreter on US history and America’s role in the world

US foreign policy & its effect in the world

30

Thursday  January 12,
2006.

Shri Shrikant Bhartiya
General Secretary
BJYM

Politics a planned Career & Youth movement in Politics

31

Monday, January 16,
2006

Shri. Arun Bhatia
I.A.S. (retd.)
Ex. Municipal Commissioner, Pune

What can one do to improve governance

32

Tuesday January 17, 2006

Dr. Abdul Q. Sheikh
Sr. International Economist

Trends & Directions of Global Trade

33

Wednesday
January 18, 2006.

Ms. Susan Stroud
Exe. Director Innovations in Civic Participation (NGO)

Students Leadership, Development & Civic Participation

34

Thursday  January 19, 2006

Shri Ramdas Athawle
MP, (RPI)

Dalit in Politics

35

Tuesday  January 24, 2006

Sushree Uma Bharti
Ex. Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh

Does Ideology matter in Politics?

36

Thursday  February 2,
2006

Shri. Swadheen Singh Kshatriya
General Manager,
B.E.S.T. Undertaking

Corporate Governance in Public Undertaking.
(A case study if BEST)

37

Friday  February 3,
2006

Shri Digvijay Singh
Ex. Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs

Coalition Government & Future of Parliamentary System in India

38

Thursday
July 6,
2006

Shri Digvijay Singh
Former, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh

Evolution of Indian National Congress

39

Thursday  February 9, 2006

Dr. A Vasudevan
Former Executive Director
RBI

Monetary Policy

40

Wednesday  February 15, 2006

Shri Anupam Mishra
Secretary, Gandhi Peace Foundation, NGO

Now – Former Secretary, GPF.

Traditional Wisdom in Rain Water Harvesting.
About NGOs

41

Friday
February 17, 2006

Smt. Jaya Jaitly
Founder Member
Dastkari Haat Samiti
& Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.

Structure and functioning of political parties –role of women, internal democracy and criminalization

42

Saturday  March 4,
2006

Shri L. K. Advani
Leader of Opposition

Effectiveness of a multi-party system in Indian Parliamentary practice / Levels of tolerance in the political parties

43

Wednesday
March 8, 2006

Shri. Vijay Arora, IAS
Director Employment Mission, Orissa

Functional Democracy in India

44

Wednesday
March 8, 2006

Shri. Vijay Arora

Universalisation of University education in India

45

Thursday
April 13, 2006

Dr. P R Dubhasi
IAS (Retd.)

Basic ideas about the concept and role of government

46

Friday
April 14, 2006

Shri Prasad Harichandan
Ex. Home Minister, Orissa

Regional Disparaties in Orissa and Natural Disaster and Rehabilitation(case of Orissa)

47

Saturday
April 15, 2006

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) K. M. Seth
Governor of Chhattisgarh

Problems in Governance of New State

48

Monday
April 17, 2006

Prof. (Dr.) Kancha Ilahi
Prof. Political Science and Social Activist

Role of B K Ambedkar in Indian Political System and its relevance to future governance

49

Tuesday
April 18, 2006

Shri Prakash Jha
Director of Film

Cinema and Politics

50

Tuesday
May 9, 2006

Smt. Satvasheela Chavan

Leadership qualities and  image building in political arena.

51

Thursday
May 11, 2006

Shri. N. Vittal
IAS (Retd.)
Former Central Vigilance Commissioner

Tackling Corruption Through Better Governance

52

Wednesday May 17, 2006

Shri. T C Benjamin
Settlement Commissioner

Modernization of   Land Records

53

Wednesday May 24, 2006

Shri Randeep Singh Surjewala
Minister for Transport and Parliamentary Affairs
Haryana

Role of Youth Congress in Political parties

54

Thursday May25, 2006

Mr. Michael Owen
U.S Consul General, U.S. Consulate
Mumbai

Transformational Diplomacy and US – India Relationship.

55

Thursday
 June 8, 2006

Shri. Ashok Tanwar
President
All India Youth Congress

Experiences in
All India Youth Congress

56

Monday
July 10, 2006

Shri Oscar Fernandes
Minister for State (Independent Charge)

Need Of Training for Politicians

57

Thursday
July 20, 2006

Shri Mohamad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
Minister for State, Human Resource Development

Role of Education in Politics

58

Saturday
July 22, 2006

Smt. Sheila Dikshit
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi

Management of the Capital State of India

59

Thursday
July 27, 2006

Smt. Margaret Alva
General Secretary
AICC

Panchayatiraj- has it strengthened or weakened the Indian Political System.

No

Date

Name & Designation

Topic

1

Monday  September 11, 2006

Shri. V. K. Saraf
Former Managing Director, IPS , Centre for Police Research

Criminal Investigation Procedures and Reliability of Witnesses

2

Tuesday  September 12, 2006.

Shri. Prakash Javadekar
Spokes Person, BJP.

Qualifications of a Good Politician - special focus on 'Qualities of a Effective Spokesperson

3

Saturday September 16, 2006

Shri. Ram Gopal Verma
Renowned Film Maker

Film & Politics

4

Tuesday  September 19, 2006

Dr. A Vasudevan
Ex. Exe. Director
RBI

Financing the Future Growth of Indian Economy

5

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Shri K. G. Kannabiran
National President for People’s Union for Civil Liberties.

Terror Laws and Peace.

6

Thursday
September 21, 2006

Shri K. N.  Govindacharya
Convenor, Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan

Globalization with reference to Swadeshi

7

Friday
September 22, 2006

Shri Anupam Mishra
Secretary, Gandhi Peace Foundation, NGO

Traditional Wisdom in Rain Water Harvesting.
About NGOs.

8

Monday September 25,
2006

Shri V. Ranganathan
Former Chief Secretary to Govt. of Maharashtra

Role of Chief Secretary in a State Govt

9

Friday
September 29, 2006

Dr. Kothapalli Jayashankar
Former Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University, Warrangal

Telangana the rational underlying demand for a separate state, a critical analysis of re-organization of Indian states

10

Tuesday
October 3, 2006

Shri. Satyavrath Chaturvedi
Member of Parliament & General Sec. AICC

OBC Reservation Policy

11

Wednesday
October 4, 2006

Shri Sanjay Bapna
Secretary AICC

Role of Youth in Indian Politics

12

Tuesday
October 10, 2006

Mr. Jimmy Gurule
Professor of Law

Terrorist Financing & Anti-money Laundering

13

Saturday
October 14, 2006

Shri. P A Sangma
Member of Parliament (LS)
Former Speaker, Lok Sabha

Role of Speaker in Parliament.

14

Monday
October  16, 2006

Mr. Bharat Parekh
GM, Special Project Cell- ABMC

Indian Industries contribution in the social sector

15

Friday
October  27, 2006

Shri Arjun Singh
Union Minister, HRD

Inauguration of MPG-02 (Challenges in Education Sector)

16

Thursday
November 9, 2006

Shri Avinash Dharmadhikari
(IAS Retd.) & Director, Chankya Mandal

Politics -Bureaucracy: Interface

17

Friday
November 10, 2006

Shri Kumar Saptarishi
Editor, Satyagrahi

Youth Movement In Maharashtra

18

Monday, November 13, 2006

Shri. Tripurari Sharan
Director, FTII

Management of Public Institutions In India.

19

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Shri. Bhayyuji Maharaj
Renowned Spiritual Guru

Youth, Spirituality & Politics

20

Wednesday
November15, 2006

Shri. P. Karandikar
Divisional Commissioner, Pune

Working of Self Help Group and   Micro finance

21

Friday
November 17, 2006

Ms. Poonam Mahjan
Leader, BJP

Today’s Youth & Politics

22

Wednesday
November
22, 2006

Shri. V. P. Rane
(Retd. IAS)  & Former Director, Vasantdada Sugar Institute.

Accountability in Bureaucracy

23

Wednesday November 29, 2006

Shri. Santosh Dutta
(Chief Commissioner of Income Tax)
Pune

Present Income tax Scenario In India.

24

Monday,
January 8, 2007

Shri. B. G. Deshmukh
Former Cabinet Secretary, President , CASP(Community Aids Sponsorship Programme) , Pune

My Experiences as Chairman of AGNI
(Action for Good Governance and Networking in India)

25

Tuesday
January 9, 2007

Shri. K. Natwar Singh
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Indian Foreign Policy in Next Decade

26

Thursday
January 11, 2007

His Holiness Sri. Sri. Ravishankar ji
Spiritual Saint and Guru

Role of Spirituality in Politics

27

Saturday
January 13, 2007

Shri. Sanjay Kumar
CSDS

Workshop on – Election Studies in India.

28

Tuesday
January 16, 2007

Shri. Sharad Joshi
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Developing Leadership Qualities

29

Wednesday
January 17, 2007

Shri. Karti Chidambaram
Member, All India Congress Committee

Role of Youth in Politics.

30

Sunday
January 21,  2007

Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare

Health Care in India.

31

Tuesday
January 23, 2007

His Holiness Swami Chaturvedi Managing Trustee,
Ramanuja Mission Trust

Political Philosophy and Culture

32

Thursday
January 25, 2007

Shri. Chandan Mitra
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Role of Media in Indian Elections

33

Wednesday
February 7, 2007

Dr. K. Malaiswamy
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Inevitable Pillars of Indian Democracy

34

Saturday
February,
17th Feb 2007

Shri. Jaswant Singh
Hon’ble Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha

Indian Foreign Policy

35

Wednesday
February,
21st Feb. 2007

Smt. Mridula Sinha
Renowned Social Worker

Women – Social work & Politics

36

Tuesday
February,
27th Feb. 2007

Shri. G. V. Rao
Ex – Assistant Director General, UNESCO

UN and it’s Specialized Agencies (UNESCO, ILO, WHO, FAO) and it’s Relevance to Member Governments.

37

Tuesday
February,
27th Feb. 2007

Shri. Shashank
Ex – Foreign Secretary of India

India’s Africa Policy: Errors and Lessons.

38

Wednesday
February, 28th Feb., 2007

Shri. Shashank
Ex – Foreign Secretary of India

Prospects and Challenges in the Expansion of UNSC:  What is Indian Agenda ?

39

Wednesday March 14th, 07

Dr. Raj S. Babu
I.A.S

Health for all

40

Thursday
April 5, 2007

Smt. Vandana Chavan
Former Mayor, Pune

73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment

41

Saturday
April 7, 2007

Adv.  Shri. Ashutosh Kumbhokoni
Associate Advocate General,
Bombay High Court

Government as a Litigant

42

Saturday,
April 12th 2007

Shri. Tiruchi Siva
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Role and Responsibility of Youth in Indian Politics

43

Thursday
May 10, 2007

Shri. Vishwas Gangurde
Ex MLA Maharastra

Planning and Executing a Political Campaign

44

Saturday
May 12, 2007

Shri. Jayant Umranikar
Commissioner of Police, Pune.

Interface of the Police and Civil Society

45

Monday
May 14, 2007

Shri. Sanjay Bhatia (I.A.S)
Additional Director General, YASHADA

Good Governance – Turn Around of a loss making Public Utility

46

Saturday
July 7, 2007

Shri Devdas  Apte
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Naxalite Problems and their new targets.

47

Tuesday
July 10, 2007

Shri. Ujwal Keskar
Corporator, PMC & Head, BJP Media Cell , Western Maharashtra

Handling Political party, media cell

48

Thursday
July 12, 2007

Shri. Arun Gujarati
Hon’ble President NCP, Maharashtra

Role of Speaker in Parliamentary Democracy

No

Date

Name & Designation

Topic - MPG 3

1

Sunday
August 5, 2007

Shri. Sharad Pawar
Union Minister for Agriculture, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.

My Experiences in Context to Indian Politics & Agriculture Policy of India

2

Monday
August 13, 2007

Shri. Madan Nagargoje
IAS

My Philosophy of MAX - D and it’s relevance to Leadership and MIT SOG.

3

Tuesday
August 14, 2007

Attack on Parliament – With Special Focus on Terrorism

4

Thursday
August 23, 2007

Shri. Avinash K. Sahay (I.R.S)
 Additional Commissioner Income Tax, (Systems) Pune

Meditation as a tool for total empowerment

5

Friday
August 24, 2007

Shri. V.B. Singh
Former Director, CSDS, New Delhi

Workshop on Campaign Management

6

Friday
August 24, 2007

Dr. Abhay Dubey
Senior Research Fellow, CSDS

Workshop on Campaign Management

7

Saturday
August 25, 2007

Dr. Suneelam
  MLA, Madhya Pradesh

Workshop on Campaign Management

8

Friday
August 31, 2007

Shri. Pravinsingh Pardeshi
Municipal Commissioner, Pune

Disaster Management in India

9

Saturday
September 8, 2007

Global Warming

10

Tuesday
September 11, 2007

Role of a Corporator

11

Wednesday
September 12, 2007

Shri. M.P. Prakash
Hon’ble Minister for Home, Law, Justice & Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs

Is Rural Development and Panchayati Raj just Utopean Ideas

12

Thursday
September 13, 2007

Shri. R. C. Iyer
Former Upa – Lokayukta, Maharashtra

Political Corruption & Higher Bureaucracy.

13

Saturday
September  29, 2007

Shri. Prakash Javadekar
National Spokesperson, BJP

Role of Political Party Spokesperson

14

Monday
October 2, 2007

Lt. Gen (Retd.) Shri. S.K. Sinha
His Excellency the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir
During Convocation of MPG 2

Convocation of MPG 2

15

Friday
October 5, 2007

Shri. Rajdeep Sardesai
Editor – In – Chief
CNN -  INN – 7

Interface between Politician and Media

16

Monday October 8, 2007

Shri. Anant Dikshit
Editor, Lokmat, Pune

Politics & Media

17

Friday
October 12, 2007

Shri. James Michael Lyngdoh
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

Pre-electoral study of Gujarat

18

Friday
October 26, 2007

Shri. Shivajirao Patil Kavekar
(Ex – MLA, Latur)

Panchayati Raj & Agricultural Problems in India and Remedies

19

Saturday
October  27, 2007

Governance Problems in India

20

Tuesday
October 30, 2007

Hon’ble Shri. Manohar Joshi
Former Speaker, Lok Sabha

Essential Qualities of a Good Leader

21

Monday
November 19, 2007

Sri. Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje
His Excellency the Governor of HimachalPradesh

Role of a Governor in the Indian Administration

22

Saturday
November 24, 2007

Shri. Nitin Gadkari
Hon’ble President, BJP, Maharashtra
& Leader of opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Development of Infrastructure – with Special focus on Public Private Partnership

23

Tuesday
November 27, 2007

Networks of Policing: New Concept in Public (Service) Management; Development of Public Police Service

24

Wednesday November 28, 2007

Shri. B.G. Deshmukh
Former Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India & Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

Coalition Governments and Bureaucracy

25

Thursday
November 29, 2007

Hon’ble Justice Shri. R. C. Lahoti

Former Chief Justice of India

Indian Judiciary – Waiting for Massive Reforms.

26

Saturday
December 1, 2007

Shri. Digvijay Singh
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Ex – Union Minister of State for External Affairs

Attended the World Aids Day Event.

24

Tuesday
December 4, 2007

Shri. Madhavrao Patil
Ex - Mayor, Ealing, U.K.

Life in U.K & Functioning of Urban Self Government – a Comparative Analysis.

28

Wednesday
December 12, 2007

Ms. Alka Lamba
Secretary, All India Congress Committee

Role and Prospect for youth in Indian Politics

29

Wednesday & Thursday, 12th & 13th , December 2007

Shri. S. Lakshminarayanan
Former Secretary, Inter State Council Secy, Union Ministry of Home Affairs

Current Challenges in the Indian Administrative System & Secessionist Tendencies of the States In India

30

Monday December 17, 2007

Padmabhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar
Former Director General, CSIR

Civil Service and Society

31

Tuesday  December 18, 2007

Mr. James Michael Newbill
Chief of the Economic and Political Section, U.S. Consulate,  Mumbai,

Indo – U.S. Relations: Challenges and Prospects

32

Thursday
December 20, 2007

Shri. Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo

The Need of Panun (Apana) Kashmir Movement & Kashmir Issue.

33

Saturday
December 22, 2007

Hon’ble Dr. Rajendra Singh

Experiences in Water Harvesting in Rajasthan

34

Tuesday
December 26, 2007

Shri. Jayant Patil
Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning,
Government of Maharashtra.

Need for Good Governance.

35

Saturday  January 5, 2008

Prof. Shri. V. G. Narayanan
Professor Harvard Buss. School 

Competition between Public and Private Sector.

36

Tuesday  January 8, 2008

Dr. Kirit Somaiya
Leader, BJP &
Ex Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
President,  Investor’s Grievances Forum 

Sense and Sensex VS Scams and Investor’s Protection

37

Friday
January 18, 2008

Shri. Tiruchi Siva
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Youth Wing Politics of political parties

38

Saturday
January 19, 2008

Dr. Mihir  Meghani, M.D
President, Hindu – American Foundation

Contribution of the Indian Diaspora to the U.S. politics

39

Saturday
January 19, 2008

Shri. Shekhar N. Gaikwad

Land Disputes among farmers.

40

Monday
January 21, 2008

Shri. Jitendra Avhad

Student Politics in India & Contribution of the youth in Indian Politics

41

Saturday
January 26, 2008

Shri. Venkaiah Naidu

Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Gujarat Victory – Vital Learnings.   

42

Thursday
 January 31, 2008

Smt. Smriti Irani
Secretary, BJP, Maharashtra

Leadership & Do We Need A New Approach?

43

Thursday   January 31, 2008

Smt. Yogita Nandurkar
Secretary,All India Youth Congress

Role Of Indian Youth Congress

44

Saturday
February 2, 2008

Shri. Amit Thakar
National President, BJYM
(Visited MIT SOG Library)

My Experiences during the IAS Training

45

Friday
February 29, 2008

Dr. Subhash Kashyap
Former Secretary General, Lok Sabha

60 years of Parliamentary functioning in India. & Comparative Parliaments of the West and the South Asian Countries.

46

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Ms. Lynne Gadkowski- Department Director American Centre Mumbai

US Elections

47

Monday
May 12, 2008

Shri Praveen Togadia- International General Secretary Vishva Hindu Parishad

Hindutva- Last Hope for India?

No

Date

Name & Designation

Topic - MPG 4

1

Thursday
Sept 4, 2008

Dr. Archana Patil

Attitude & Philosophy of Politics

2

Friday 
Sept  5, 2008

Lt. Gen. Rajender Singh SM, VSM -
DG INF Army HQ Delhi

Inauguration Ceremony. MPG 04

3

Friday 
Sept  5, 2008

Shri. Sudhendra Kulkarni
Former Secretary, PMO

Inauguration Ceremony, MPG 04

4

Friday 
Sept 12 , 2008

Shri Asheesh Sharma
Municipal Commissioner, PCMC

Only Prioritizing Agriculture will lead India to Superpower in 2020

5

Thursday, October 2, 2008

H.E.  Shri. ESL Narsimhan
Governor of Chattisgarh

India: Challenges in the policy implementation

6

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Smt. Rajashree Birla
Chairperson, Aditya Birla Foundation

Convocation Ceremony, MPG 03

7

Monday October 20,2008

Maj. Gen. R.K. Kaushal
SM VSM (Retd.)

Shifting Trends in India’s Foreign Policy

8

Monday  October 20,2008

Shri. P.B. Sawant
Former Justice Supreme Court of India

Judicial Accountability

10

Friday, November 7, 2008

Shri. B.G. Deshmukh
President , CASP & Former Cabinet Secretary , Govt of India

Indian Political Parties & Our Chaotic Democracy

11

Saturday
November 8, 2008

Shri. Ramnath Sonawane
Municipal Commissioner, Jalgaon

Urbanization

12

Thursday November 20, 2008

Shri. Mahesh Tapase
President , NCP Youth Wing, Maharashtra

Opportunities for youth in Indian Politics

13

Saturday
November 22, 2008

Shri. Chandrakant Dalvi
Collector, Pune

Role of a Collector in District Administration

14

Tuesday, November
25, 2008

Shri. Rajeev Rajale
M.L.A. Maharashtra

Indian Economy- Facts, figures & Challenges.

15

Sunday , November 30, 2008

Shri. Suresh Prabhu
Hon. M.P. (L.S.) & former Union Minister

Alternative Energy Resources

16

Friday, December 5, 2008

Shri. Laxmikant Deshmukh (I.A.S.)
Director, Sports & Youth Services, Maharashtra

Role of Zila Parishad in Rural Development of Maharashtra – A Blue Print.

17

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Her Excellency Smt. Prabha Rau
Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh,

World Human Rights

18

Wednesday
December 10,  2008

Shri. Jayant Umranikar
Commissioner of Police, Pune

Terrorism: Emerging Issues

19

Tuesday
December 16, 2008

Shri. K. R. Suresh Reddy
Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Role of a speaker in Legislative Assembly

20

Tuesday
January 6, 2009

Shri. Karan Singh Pawar
Ex - Director, National Board of Trade Ltd, Indore & Ex - M.L.A, Madhya Pradesh

Political Reforms in India

21

Thursday January 29,2009

Mrs. Shaista Ambar
President, All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board

Women’s Personal Law in India.                                             

22

Friday
January 30, 2009

Smt. Geetali Tilak (Mone)
Indian Independence Movement and Lokmanya Tilak (Father of Indian Unrest).

Indian Independence Movement Lok Manya Tilak(Father of Indian Unrest)

23

Monday
February 2, 2009

Shri. Suresh Bhatevara
Special Correspondent, Maharashtra Times, New Delhi

Local Self Government in India (Special Focus on Urban Planning.

24

Tuesday
April 7, 2009

Shri. Sunil Shastri
Lecturer in Marine Policy, the University of Hull,
United Kingdom
 

Environmental Governance and Ocean Recourses

No

Date

Name & Designation

Topic - MPG 5

1

Saturday
September 5, 2009

Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur
Hon’ble Member of Parliament,
Lok Sabha

Inauguration of MPG - 05

2

Saturday
September 5, 2009

Smt. Bhavan Gavali (Patil)
Hon’ble Member of Parliament,
Lok Sabha

Inauguration of MPG - 05

3

Saturday
September 5, 2009

Shri. Madhu Goud Yaskhi
Hon’ble Member of Parliament,
Lok Sabha

Inauguration of MPG - 05

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Saturday
September 5, 2009

Dr. Deepak Tilak
 Chancellor, Tilak Maharashtra University & Editor, Daily Kesari

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Tuesday
September 15, 2009

Smt. Pankaja Munde ( Palve)
Leader, BJP & President, Atharva Education Trust

Ideal Village Visit

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Saturday
October 3, 2009

Shri. Anees Chishti
Renowned Islamic Scholar

Role of Islam in Indian Politics                                            

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Wednesday
October 7, 2009

Shri. Anil Madhav Dave
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & Vice President, BJP,
Madhya Pradesh

“Leadership Development: Ancient Indian Way.                     

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Friday
October 9, 2009

Shri. Tushar Arun Gandhi
Renowned Social Worker & Gandhian Ideologist

Gandhian Ideology: Panacea to the challenges in front of the World.                     

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Wednesday
October 28, 2009

Dr. D. K. Sankaran ( IAS)
Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra

Role of Chief Secretary in the State Government.                    

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Saturday
October 3, 2009

Ms. Agatha Sangma
Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Rural Development

Rural Development

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Saturday
November 14, 2009

Dr. Devendradas Dipanshu
Senate Member, Javaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Bhartiya Rajniti Me Dharm ka Samavesh.

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Tuesday
November 17, 2009

Shri. James Michael Lyngdoh
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

How Good is Indian Electoral Democracy? & Do we need electoral reforms? 

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Thursday
November 19, 2009

Dr.Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
Director General, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini

Democracy, Populism and Political Parties.

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Friday
November 20, 23009

Shri. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
National Vice President, Jago Party

The Evolution of JAGO Party and its relevance in the present scenario. 

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Saturday
November 21, 2009

Dr. Neelam Gorhe
MLC, Maharashtra & Chairperson, Stree Aadhar Kendra

Women’s Participation in the Democratic Process

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Tuesday
December 1, 2009

Shri. G. V. Rao
Former, Asst. Director general, UNESCO

UN and its Specialized Agencies (UNESCO, ILO, WHO, FAO) and It’s Relevance to Member Governments.

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Thursday
December 3, 2009

Shri. N. Gopalaswami
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

Elections and Electoral Reforms in India.     & My Experiences as C.E.C.

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Monday
December 7, 2009

Dr. Praveen Togadia
International General Secretary,
Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Hindu Rashtrawad.  

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Monday
December 14, 2009

Shri. Nidheesh Tyagi
Editor, Pune Mirror

   Media: The fourth pillar of Indian Democracy.

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Tuesday December 15, 2009

The Rt. Hon'ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth (G.C.S.K., K.C.M.G, Q.C), His Excellency the President of Republic of Mauritius

"Role of Youth in Promoting the Culture of Peace in the World."

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Tuesday December 15, 2009

Hon’ble Shri. Mookhesswur Choonee His Excellency the High Commissioner of Mauritius in India. 

"Role of Youth in Promoting the Culture of Peace in the World."

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Tuesday December 15, 2009

Prof. (Dr.) Lari Azad
Renowned Scholar & Director, Interfaith & Inter – Religious Dialogue, WPC, MIT, Pune

"Role of Youth in Promoting the Culture of Peace in the World."

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Tuesday
January 5, 2010

Shri. Sanjay Puri
Chairman, Indo – US Political action Committee

Role of the Indian Community in the United States

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Monday
January 11, 2010

Shri. Anand Paranjpe,
Hon’ble Member of Parliament,
Lok Sabha

The Role Of Youth In Indian Politics