Events

Call for Papers: ‘Gondwanalandings: Indian-Australian Perspectives on Cultural Understanding’

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14 February 2013 5:15 pm to 25 March 2013 5:15 pm

This symposium aims to reinforce the work being done by the Australia India Institute (through its tiffin talks, public seminars and conferences) in boosting Australia’s cultural literacy about South Asia, as well as in facilitating Australia-India relations at both the cultural policy and people-to-people levels. It is also expected to play a key role in generating a framework for cultural understanding between the two nations that capitalises on the strengths of the vibrant South Asian diaspora in Australia, and addresses the following goals:

200 Years of Financial Crises - Lessons Learnt and Lessons Forgotten

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12 February 2013 12:30 pm

After working as an accountant for Ford Motor Company and as a civil servant in New Zealand, Professor Capie read economics and economic history at the University of Auckland and the London School of Economics. Amongst many books, he has written 'Depression and Protectionism' and was co-author of 'The Inter-War British Economy'. He has also written papers on monetary and trade history and was editor of The Economic History Review from 1992-1999. He served on the Shadow Chancellor's advisory council from 199 to 2004, and on the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee from 2002 to 2004.

Indian Parliamentary Delegation's Visit

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11 February 2013 7:30 pm

A good will delegation of Indian Parliamentarians is visiting Melbourne, led by Minister for Planning Rajiv Shukla. The Australia India Institute is hosting the delegation with a dinner at University House, and the delegation will also visit Canberra and attend parliamentary question time.

Jaipur Artists' Retreat

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31 January 2013 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

In keeping with the Australia India Institute’s mission to engender greater interaction between Australia and India, the Australia India Institute will conduct a 10-day retreat involving artists from India and Australia.

PARLIAMENT IN INDIA: DEVELOPMENT OR DECAY?

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30 November 2012 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Old Arts Building, Room 205, University of Melbourne, Parkville

Echoing W. H. Morris-Jones’s 1957 classic, Parliament in India, this talk offers an overview of Dr Sen’s research on the contemporary Indian parliament. Based on interviews, attendance at parliament and a wide range of other sources, the research explores how parliament today functions, how its members relate to each other and to their constituents and the extent to which party, ideology and regional loyalties influence the conduct of business. How has the Indian parliament changed since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and W. H. Morris-Jones?

The next Five Years of Higher Education in India

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30 November 2012 12:00 pm

India’s higher education enrolment has been rising rapidly, recently surpassing that of the United States. Current enrolments of up to 26 million people now exceed the population of Australia. With a significantly larger youth population than China (374 million people under age of 15 years against 262 million in China), India’s higher education enrolment is destined to surpass that of China in the next few years.

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