Eminent statesman Akbar to deliver Nehru Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 6 November 2014 00:00
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At the invitation of the Pathfinder Foundation, National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party and eminent journalist, author and former member of the Lok Sabha, M. J. Akbar, will deliver the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture to mark his 125th birth anniversary.
Akbar has authored many books including ‘Tinder Box: The Past and Future of Pakistan’, ‘Kashmir Behind the Vale’, ‘Riot after Riot’ and ‘India: the Siege Within’. Akbar’s highly acclaimed biography of India’s first prime minister, ‘Nehru: The Making of India’ was published in the centennial year of Nehru’s birth.
The Indo-Lanka relationship is multifaceted and offers considerable scope for significant expansion and rapid improvement in the coming years. The commencement of a new political cycle in India provides an opportunity to cast aside mutual suspicion and apprehensions and work together to lay a firm foundation for closer and mutually beneficial cooperation in many fields, including security, trade, investment, education, health and culture. Akbar is well placed to address these issues.
The public lecture is organised by the Pathfinder Foundation with the support of the Indo-Lanka Foundation. Lirnenasia Chairman Prof. Rohan Samarajiva and University of Colombo Professor of Economics Dr. Sirimal Abeyratne will participate in the ensuing discussion. Former Foreign Secretary and Chairman of the Pathfinder Foundation Bernard Goonetilleke will chair the event.
The lecture will be held on 7 November at 5.30 p.m. at the BMICH, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Committee Room D. Reservations could be made by calling 112372895/6 or emailing [email protected].
