Public Lectures @ Presidency University  

Presidency University is delighted to host the public lecture of
Dr Swati Mohan ,
Mars 2020 Guidance & Control operations Lead, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
on March 1st 2024
at Derozio Hall from 3pm onwards.
This interactive session will be moderated by
Dr Debiprasad Duari, Former Director, M.P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research.
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Presidency University Presents
4th Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri Memorial Lecture (Centenary Tribute)
TITLE: 'Classical Gravitational Radiation Using Quantum Gravity'
SPEAKER. Padmabhusan Prof. Ashoke Sen, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
CHAIR: Prof. Biswarup Mukhopadhyaya, IISER Kolkata
DATE & TIME: 8th April 2023; 2:00 PM IST
VENUE: Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri Lecture Theatre, Presidency University
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Sponsored by
The Royal Society International Collaboration between
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata & University of Cambridge, UK
Under the Aegis of
West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology
Hosted by
Presidency University, Kolkata
A Public Lecture entitled
“Living with earthquakes in Asia: what can science do to help”
by Professor James Jackson (FRS) University of Cambridge, UK
1st November, 2022 at 3 PM
The Derozio Hall, Presidency University, Kolkata
All are cordially invited
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We cordially invite everyone to the Webinar commemorating 159th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda to be held on 20th February, 2021 Saturday, organized by Presidency University.
Speakers:
Swami Kripakarananda, Monk of Ramakrishna Order and Doctor, Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, Varanasi;
Mr. Tarun Goswami, Resident Editor, Millennium Post.
We cordially invite you to the seminar.
We look forward to your participation.
Date and Time: Saturday, 20th February, 2021, at 4:00 pm.
Platform: Google Meet
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We cordially invite everyone to the Seminar commemorating 157th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda and 125th Anniversary of Chicago Address to be held on 29th January, 2019 Tuesday, organized by Presidency University.
Speakers:
Brahmachari Buddhachaitanya (Dr. Ayon Maharaj), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur
Title of the talk: Religious Cosmopolitanism in Swami Vivekananda's 1893 Chicago Address
About the speaker: Dr. Ayon Maharaj, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at RKMVU, Belur, received his BA and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He was also a Fulbright Fellow at the Institut für Philosophie, Humboldt-Universität at Berlin.
Mr. Tarun Goswami, Millennium Post.
Title of the talk: Universal Religion of Swami Vivekananda
About the speaker: Mr. Tarun Goswami is a renowned journalist and speaker. He received his BA and MA in Philosophy from erstwhile Presidency College.
Date and Time: Tuesday, 29th January, 2019, at 2:00 pm.
Venue: A.J.C. Bose Auditorium, Presidency University.

Department of Life Sciences Presidency University, Kolkata
Presents
A Public Lecture by
Prof. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
(Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009)
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
On
January 22, 2019 at 10 AM
Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency University
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Dr. Narayan Murthy, Founder Infosys Ltd., will visit Presidency University on 21st March 2018. An interactive session with all the students has been planned to be held in P C Mahalanobis at 11 am.
Please see the programme and send your name through your Head of the Department to me at mousumi.econ@presiuniv.ac.in by 12 noon of 19th March 2018. More..

The tenth Dipak Banerjee Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Esther Duflo, Co-Founder and Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty action Lab and Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at P C Mahalanobis Auditorium, Presidency University, on 22nd February, 2018 at 10.30 am. All are welcome.
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পশ্চিমবঙ্গ কবিতা আকাদেমি , তথ্য ও সংস্কৃতি বিভাগ , পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার এবং প্রেসিডেন্সি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের যৌথ নিবেদন
কবিতা কর্নার
" তোমাকে ধরে বেঁচে রয়েছি , কবিতা "
কবিতা নিয়ে আলোচনা , পাঠ ও আবৃত্তি
8th February 2018, 12:00 Noon at P.C. Mahalanobis Auditorium (Presidency University)

Dance for Revolution
Dr. Anita R Ratnam | Pandit Tanmoy Bose's Team | 9th February 2018, 2pm to 5pm at Derozio Hall
Presented by Kolkata Sanved in Collaboration with Presidency University & supported by TIDES Foundation.

A Talk By
STEPHEN STIGLER
on Mahalanobis & Fisher: Mathematical Statistics As A Global Enterprise
in Presidency University on 11 December 2017

Professor Swapan Chakravorty will deliver a series of three lectures (one hour each) on the following topics at the Department of English, Presidency University:
1. The Humanities, the University and Illiberalism (Monday, 16/10/17)
2. New Forms of Global Authoritarianism (Monday, 30/10/17)
3. Why That Which Can't be Counted Counts (Monday, 30/10/17)
All lectures will begin from 3.30 pm
Venue: Tarak Nath Sen Memorial Lecture Theatre (First floor, Main Building, Presidency University)
All are welcome.

Presidency University invites you to a public lecture by
Prof. Bruce Alberts on
Learning from failure: Life as an education
Date: Friday, 13th October, 2017 Time: 11-00 am Venue: Derozio Hall

Entrepreneurship Development Workshop 2017 Presidency University, Kolkata 9th & 10th March at AJC Bose Auditorium, Presidency University, Kolkata

Heritage and History in South Asia
Co-organised by Presidency University and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
February 20-21, 2017
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A History of Clouds
Thursday, 16 February 2017 at Derozio Auditorium
Based on the poetry of Hans Magnus Enzensberger
An evening of live, original music by Varun Kishore, Alex Malseed and Davide Marini with Rivu and Tanaji Dasgupta
A musical tribute to Hans Magnus Enzensberger, the great author, poet, translator and editor.
A concert-style production, the music for the evening is inspired by a selection of Enzenberger’s poems from his volume A History of Clouds: 99 Meditations (translated by Martin chalmers and esther kinsky; Seagull Books, 2010).
The programme will feature original live and recorded music, spanning a variety of genres and interspersed with recitations from the volume.
Varun Kishore and Rivu on guitar
Alex Malseed on bass
Davide Marini on drums
and actor Tanaji Dasgupta will be reading extracts from the poems

Public Lecture by
Mark McCaughrean
(Senior Advisor for Science and Exploration at the European Space Agency)
on
European Space Agency's Space Science & Exploration missions
AJC Bose Auditorium on 13th Feb 2017 at 3 PM

Public Lecture by Lewis Dartnell on "Science and Beyond" on 8th December 2016, 3:00 PM at Physics Lecture Theatre-II

PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY , KOLKATA
INVITE YOU TO A LECTURE ON
The Alphas to Zikas: Studying Viruses in the Brain
by
Dr. Karin E. Peterson
Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases
Neuroimmunology Unit
Rocky Mountain Laboratories
National Institute of Health, USA
Date & Time: 10th November 2016, 3:00 PM, Venue: Physics Lecture Theatre-II

British Council in association with Presidency University,Kolkata invite you to a lecture on
SCIENCE AND BEYOND
by
Prof. Robin J.M. Franklin
Professor of Stem Cell Medicine and Head of Translational Science at the Wellcome Trust-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.
on Thursday 10th November 2016 at 2:oo pm at Physics Lecture Theatre II,Presidency University,Kolkata

Department of Political Science , Presidency University cordially invites you to
Public lecture on
“US ELECTORAL PROCESS AND ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN”
The Distingushed Speakers :
MR. WAYNE HARPER
Hon'ble Senator Utah-State Senate (Republican Party)
MS. ARUNA MILLER
Hon'ble Maryland State Legislature Delegate (Democratic Party)
Date : September 6th 2016, Tuesday, Time : 10.30AM
Venue : POLITICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR LECTURE THEATRE

Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture in Mathematics
by
Fields Medalist Professor Cédric Villani
Director, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris
Venue: Physics Lecture Theatre 02
Date: 31st August, 2016, 10: 30 am

Presidency University and Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learnig (CAFRAL) invite you to a special lecture on
Directed Lending Programs and Growth
by
Nagpurnanand R. Prabhala
Professor of Finance at University of Maryland Chief Mentor and Head of Research, CAFRAL, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai
Economics Lecture Theatre, Economics Department
on 12th August 2016 at 12.30p.m.

Presidency University and Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learnig (CAFRAL) invite you to a special lecture on
Expert Captured Democracies
by
Archishman Chakraborty
Mel Harris Chair in Insurance and Risk, Professor of Finance Yeshiva University, New York
Economics Lecture Theatre, Economics Department
on 12th August 2016 at 10.30a.m.

A public lecture titled Some Problems in Cryptology
By
Professor Bimal Roy,
Indian Statistical Institute,Kolkata
Venue: Mathematics Lecture Theatre Date: 9th March 2016,4:00 P.M.

Lecture by Prof. Iain Stewart, University of Plymouth
Venue:AJC Bose Auditorium,
Date & Time: 25/01/2015 at 4.30pm More..

Presidency University welcomes you to
The Dipak Banerjee Memorial Lecture by
Dr. Raghuram Govind Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Venue: Derozio Hall
Time: 6.00 pm, 10th December 2015
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture by
Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
on
How well do we know our universe?
Venue: Derozio Hall
Time: 5.00 pm, Friday 21 August 2015
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture by
Dr. Bimal Jalan
on
ECONOMICS, POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
The Lecture will be presided over by
Padma Shri Harshavardhan Neotia.
Venue: Derozio Hall
Time: 2:30 PM
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Presidency University presents   Brain Awareness week
March 9th - 12th , 2015
Funded by: National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture by Prof. Sugata Mitra
on
Future of Learning
Venue: Derozio Hall
Time: 4:30 PM
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Presidency University & SPICMACAY welcome you to reliveThe Virasat Of India
Inauguration by Smt Amla Shankar and Tanusree Shankar.
The Virasat of the Uday Shankar Style of Dance .
Session chair- Prof Anuradha Lohia
Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency University
Date: 24th February to 27th February 2015
Time: 16:30- 18:30   ...more

Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
As if Women Matter:Feminism Beyond Borders to Tackle Sex Trafficking
by
Ruchira Gupta
Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency University
Date: 19th February 2015 ,3:00 P.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture by
Dr. Sudha Murthy
Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency University
Date: 6th February 2015 ,3:00 P.M.
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Google Lunch @Presidency

Kolkata Literary Meet 2015
Learning, Protest – Swapan Dasgupta, Shereen el Feki and Zaad Mahmood on the politics of student protest in Bengal’s campuses. Chaired by Deboshruti Roychowdhury
Venue: A.J.C Bose Auditorium, Presidency University
Date: 27th January ,2015,2:00 P.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
A Human Approach To World Peace
by
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama
Venue: Derozio Hall
Date: 13th January ,2015,9:30 A.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
Recasting Science
by
Prof. Abha Sur,MIT , Boston
Venue: Derozio Hall
Date: 13th January ,2015,3:30 P.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
Brain wiring and brain disorders
by
Prof. Mriganka Sur,MIT , Boston
Venue: Derozio Hall
Date: 13th January ,2015,2:30 P.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
Cancer Stem Cells: Hierarchy Vs. Plasticity
by
Prof. Inder Verma, Salk Institute Of Biological Sciences, California
Venue: Derozio Hall
Date: 5th January ,2015
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
Astronomy on the Cusp: A Subject Driven by Progress in Technology
by
Prof. S. R. Kulkarni,, California Institute of Technology
Venue: Derozio Hall
Date: 5th January ,2015,11:30 A.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to a public lecture on
Teaching the Humanities
by
Prof. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Columbia University
Venue: Derozio Hall
Date: 19th December ,2014, 3:00 P.M.
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Presidency University welcomes you to
'Literary Activism'
a symposium organised by the University of East Anglia in India
on 4th December 2014
Venue and Time: Presidency University, A.J.C Bose Auditorium Time: 11 am - 5 p.m. and Presidency Cafe 86 - 6:30 to 8 pm
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ALL ARE WELCOME