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Endowment Lectures
      The University conducts the following Endowment Lectures annually.

      1.  
Sir. A. Ramaswamy Mudaliar Memorial Lecture
      2.  
Dr. John Matthai Memorial Lecture 
      3.  
Sree Chithira Thirunal Memorial Lecture
      4.  
Indira Gandhi  Memorial Lecture
      5.  
Tagore Memorial Lecture
      6.  
Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture
      7.  E. M. S. Memorial Lecture 
  


Sir. A. Ramaswamy  Mudaliar Memorial Lecture

Sir. A. Ramaswamy Mudaliar Memorial Lecture was instituted in 1964 in memory of the former Vice Chancellor of Travancore University. The topics of the lecture will be based on any subject of contemporary interest. Last lecture was delivered by Dr. J. V. Vilanilam on 17th February 2000 on Challenges to Higher Education in the 21st Century.  

The following scholars have delivered the lectures earlier.

Sl.
No.

Year

Scholars

Topic

01

1964

Dr. S. Chandrasekhar

Kerala's Place in Indian Demography

02

1965

Dr. K. N. Raj

Monetary Policy and Banking

03

1966

Dr. B. R. Shenoy

Need for Devaluation

04

1967

Dr. R. Balakrishna

Economic Growth &Tariff Policy

05

1968

Shri. B.N. Ganguly

Rational Public Debt Management

06

1969-70

Shri. J. P. Naik

Equality, Quality and Quantity in Indian Education

07

1971

Shri. Andrei Beteille

Inequality and social change

08

1972-73

Shri. Dinesh Singh

The Changing Asian Scene &India

09

1974

Shri. D. P. Dhar

Challenge of Development in the 70s

10

1975

Dr. Malcolm S. Adiseshiah

Some thoughts on Adam Smith

11

1987

Prof. Neelkanta Rath

Growth &Investment in Indian Agriculture

12

1995

Shri P.S. Habeeb Mohammed

Dr. Mudaliar: An enquiry into Administration

13

1998

Dr. A. Sukumaran Nair

Search for Management Alternatives in Higher Education

Dr. John Matthai Memorial Lecture

Dr. John Matthai Memorial Lecture is instituted in memory of Dr. John Matthai, former Union Finance Minister. Usually, a series of two lectures are delivered on any topic of contemporary interest every year.

The scholars who have delivered the lectures are...

Sl. No.

Year

Scholars

Topic of the lectures

1

1966

Dr.  V. K. R. V. Rao        

India's Long term Food Problem

2

1967

Dr. P. S. Lokanathan

Strategy of Industrialisation in India

3

1968

Prof. V. K. Gokak         

The Impasse in Higher Education and a Solution

4

1969/70

Dr. A. K. Sen     

Profit Maximisation and Public Enterprise

5

1971/72

Dr. K. Subha Rao

The Indian Democracy

6

1972/73

Dr. Asok Mitra

Income Distribution and Prices

7

1973/74

Shri. H.V.R. Iyengar

Planning in India

8

1975/76

Shri. T. A. Pai

Role of Industries in India's Socioeconomic Growth  

9

1976/77

Shri. P. N. Haskar

Sociopolitical Forces in the Development of Economic Planning

10

1978

Dr. Satish Chandran

Education and Social Change

9

1981/82

Dr. P.C Chancre

The Surge of Socialism

12

1983

Dr. C. Chandrasekharan

The Control of Human Fertility

13

1985

Dr. P. R. Dubhashi

Administrative Reforms in Perspective

14

1986

Prof. Samuel Matthai

Indian Unity: Problems and Prospects

15

1987

Dr. Iqbal Narain

Ideas & Issues in Indian Politics

16

1989

Dr. J. Nagchaudhury

i. Man and his environment
ii. Brain, Consciousness and Super consciousness
iii. Nutrition- Retrospect & Prospects
iv. Wars & Medical Organisations

17

1991

Dr. I. S. Gulati

Centre-State Relations: Their Economic & Financial aspects

18

1994

Dr. M.V. Pylee

Reforming Higher Education

19

1995

Shri. N. Ram

Challenges to National Unity

20

1997

Dr. K. N. Raj

Marxism Today

                                                            

Sree Chithira Thirunal Memorial Lecture

This is an annual lecture instituted in memory of Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former Maharajah of Travancore and the first Chancellor of the University of Kerala.  An eminent scholar from India or abroad would be invited to deliver the lecture every year.

The following scholars have delivered the Sree Chithira Thirunal lecture:

Sl.No:

Scholars

Topic

1

Dr. Karan Singh

--

2

Dr. Hameed Khan

The Human Genome Project

3

Dr. N. R. Madhava Menon

Poverty and State Accountability:
A Constitutional Perspective

 

Indira Gandhi Memorial Lecture

The lecture conducted annually is instituted in memory of former Prime Minister of India Smt. Indira Gandhi. The scholars who have delivered the lectures...

SL No.

Year

Scholars who delivered the lecture

1

1985

Shri. S. M. H. Burney

2

1988

Shri. B. K. Nehru

3

1990

Shri. Krishna Chaithanya

4

1991

Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy