Guest Lecture by Nobel Laureate
Mr Kailash Satyarthi
Nivah, DMS IIT Delhi in association with NSS IIT Delhi presents Town Hall with Nobel Laureate Mr. Kailash Satyarthi on “Youth Leadership for Change”
“Let us democratize justice, let us universalize knowledge, let us globalize compassion” – Kailash Satyarthi
About the speaker:
Mr. Satyarthi has been a tireless advocate for children’s rights over three decades. He and the grassroots movement founded by him, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), have liberated more than 85,000 children worldwide from exploitation and has developed a successful model for their education and rehabilitation. In 2014, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.”
About the event:
The talk by Mr. Satyarthi, a former engineer, will be centered on “The Role of Youth in Making the Society a Better Place”. He will make us cognizant of the harsh reality child labor and child trafficking and will enlighten us to the path of eliminating these evils. This will be followed by a Townhall Q&A which will be broadcasted live on Facebook India. The students can get their questions brought up through the attached registration form. ‘Nivah’- Social Sector Initiatives, Department of Management Studies, IITD will also be inaugurated in the event.
“Town hall to be Live on facebook!”
Date: November 04 (Friday)
Time: 5 pm Source : http://www.iitd.ac.in/content/guest-lecture-nobel-laureate-mr-kailash-satyarthi
Venue: Dogra Hall