India Observatory
The India Observatory (IO) is a research unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The IO and the IG Patel Chair were established in 2006 in partnership with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of India (SBI) in honour of former Director of LSE and former Governor of RBI, Dr IG Patel.[1][2]
The Director of the IO, and current holder of the IG Patel Chair, is Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford.[3][4][5]
Dr Ruth Kattumuri, Co-Director of the IO,[6][7] is founder of the IG Patel Chair and the India Observatory.
IG Patel Lecture Series
[edit]As well as the IG Patel Chair, the IO hosts the IG Patel Lecture Series. This is a regular lecture in honour of IG Patel. The inaugural lecture was given by Montek Singh Ahluwalia (former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India) in 2006 and the most recent lecture, the sixth, was given by Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies in Singapore) in 2017.[8][9] Other speaker include Nicholas Stern, Amartya Sen and two former Governors of the Reserve Bank of India, Y.V. Reddy and Duvvuri Subbarao.[10][11]
Research
[edit]The purpose of the IO is to engage in public policy in and with India and also increase the generation and exchange of knowledge on India.[12]
The IO undertakes multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. Its main research activities are:
- Sustainable growth,[13] inclusion[14] and development[15][16]
- Climate change and environmental sustainability[17][18][19][20][21] in collaboration with the Grantham Research Institute at LSE
- Cities and sustainable development in collaboration with LSE Cities
- Public finance and taxation
- Financing and promotion of sustainable infrastructure
- Palanpur: economic developments in India through the longitudinal experience of one village in Uttar Pradesh[22][23][24][25]
The IO disseminates its research findings through events (including seminars, lectures and conferences)[26][27] and publications (including working papers, journal articles and books).[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Fellowships
[edit]The IO hosts two funded fellowships each year: the Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship and the Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality and Economics.[37]
The Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship was established in 1997 in partnership with the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.[38] The Fellowship is for a period of eight months during each academic year, based at the IO. The Fellow is expected to engage in social science research broadly on the Economy and Society in India and South Asia.
The Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality and Economics was established in 2010 and is supported by the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Foundation.[39] The Fellowship is for a period of three months during each academic year, based at the IO. The Fellow is expected to engage in research examining the impact of people quality and behaviour on the economies of Asian nations, prioritising but not restricted to, India and Bangladesh.
Students
[edit]The IO works with and supports students through a number of activities.
Jointly with LSE Careers, the IO administers the Tata Social Internship which offers LSE students the opportunity to undertake an 8-week project with the Tata Group in India. These projects have either a development, social enterprise, environmental, sustainable or corporate social responsibility focus and involve a significant research element.[40][41][42]
The IO has supported the activities of student societies including the India Society and the Entrepreneurs Society. The IO has supported various activities of the India Society since its inception. These include India Week, The Economic Forum for India at LSE and currently the annual LSE SU India Forum.
References
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- ^ Crace, John (25 March 2008). "Interview: Nicholas Stern". The Guardian.
- ^ "LSE plans to set up research centre in India - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 December 2006.
- ^ Reporter, B. S. (7 December 2006). "IG Patel chair at London school of economics". Business Standard India.
- ^ "Leading social scientists honoured". 5 March 2016.
- ^ "India's pollution crisis is triggering something unexpected". Independent.co.uk. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Taking Tharman's 'Inclusive Prosperity' seriously". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "DPM Tharman celebrates Chinese New Year with Singaporeans in London". The Straits Times. 30 January 2017.
- ^ Raghavan, T. C. a Srinivasa (31 March 2013). "1991 reloaded". The Hindu.
- ^ "Politics". 9 May 2013.
- ^ "India in a changing world: The next 20 years".
- ^ The Global Development of Policy Regimes to Combat Climate Change. The Tricontinental Series on Global Economic Issues. Vol. 4. World Scientific. 2014. doi:10.1142/8949. ISBN 978-981-4551-84-7.
- ^ "India's Leading Social Science Publisher :: Concept Publishing Company".
- ^ Governance and Governed: Multi-Country Perspectives on State, Society and Development. Springer. 2018. ISBN 9789811059629.
- ^ How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics. Oxford University Press. 22 August 2018. ISBN 9780198806509.
- ^ A Blueprint for a Safer Planet. 2 April 2009.
- ^ Stern, Nicholas; Bowen, Alex; Whalley, John (2014). The Global Development of Policy Regimes to Combat Climate Change. The Tricontinental Series on Global Economic Issues. Vol. 4. doi:10.1142/8949. ISBN 978-981-4551-84-7.
- ^ "Why Are We Waiting?".
- ^ "Climate change to hit Karnataka harder than other states: Experts". 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Karnataka has signifcant [sic] role in realising INDCs". 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Lessons from Palanpur". The Economist. 13 October 2012.
- ^ "India's economic "revolution": A perspective from six decades of economic development in Palanpur, a north Indian village".
- ^ Malingre, Virginie (27 April 2009). "Nicholas Stern, le lord Vert". Le Monde.fr.
- ^ "A Conversation With: British Climate Economist Lord Nicholas Stern". 20 November 2013.
- ^ "'India is land of billion opportunities' - Rediff.com Business".
- ^ "Amartya Sen describes Indian caste divisions as 'anti-national' at London School of Economics". 16 June 2016.
- ^ "India's economic "revolution": A perspective from six decades of economic development in Palanpur, a north Indian village".
- ^ A Blueprint for a Safer Planet. 2 April 2009.
- ^ Acharya, Shankar; Mohan, Rakesh (28 July 2011). India's Economy: Performance and Challenges: Essays in Honour of Montek Singh Ahluwalia. OUP India. ISBN 9780198074953.
- ^ https://www.ubs.com/content/dam/ubs/global/wealth_management/philanthropy_valuesbased_investments/indian-philanthrophy.pdf Archived 5 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "India's Leading Social Science Publisher :: Concept Publishing Company".
- ^ Stern, Nicholas; Bowen, Alex; Whalley, John (2014). The Global Development of Policy Regimes to Combat Climate Change. The Tricontinental Series on Global Economic Issues. Vol. 4. doi:10.1142/8949. ISBN 978-981-4551-84-7.
- ^ "Why Are We Waiting?".
- ^ Governance and Governed: Multi-Country Perspectives on State, Society and Development. Springer. 2018. ISBN 9789811059629.
- ^ How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics. Oxford University Press. 22 August 2018. ISBN 9780198806509.
- ^ "Making a Show: The Black Money Bill, Making a Show: The Black Money Bill, Making a Show: The Black Money Bill, Making a Show: The Black Money Bill, Making a Show: The Black Money Bill, the LSE India Observatory". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (23): 7, 8. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Ratan Tata is London School of Economics fellow". Business Standard India. 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality & Economics".
- ^ "LSE students to intern with Tata companies".
- ^ "Tata Social Internship 2016 hosts 19 international students in India".
- ^ "Tata Social Internship 2017 hosts 15 international students in India".