Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Trust presents the 5th Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Lecture in collaboration with the Kolkata Centre for Creativity.
It honours the legacy of Chidananda Dasgupta - renowned film scholar, critic, and film maker - by inviting leading thinkers to explore the intersections of culture, democracy, and public life.
Witness the linking of cinema's critical traditions with contemporary democratic discourse and a reflection on the Constitution's promise, citizenship, and the paths to democratic renewal.
5th Annual Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Lecture
Reclaiming the Republic
Speaker
Shri Yogendra Yadav
Shri Yogendra Yadav is a public intellectual, political scientist, and leading psephologist whose work spans electoral studies, citizenship, and democratic reform.
Formerly Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, he co-founded Swaraj Abhiyan and the Jai Kisan Andolan, and later Swaraj India.
He currently convenes the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, connecting research with civic Action.
Venue
Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC)
777 Anandapur EM Bypass
Kolkata 700 107
Phone: +91 96741 40905
Email: kcc@akst.org.in
Website: www.kolkatacentreforcreativity.org
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