Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, etc.

1.“Administrative Thinker – Fred W. Riggs”, in a two day Workshop organized jointly by the Board of Studies in Politics, the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai and JSM College, Alibag held in October 1994 for College teachers at JSM College of Arts and Science, Alibag, Maharashtra.

2.“Development Schemes and Welfare Programmes – Union and Maharashtra” in the Workshop on Our Rights and Their Implementation organized jointly by the Board of Studies in Politics, University of Mumbai and Ramnarain Ruia College on July 15, 1995.

3.“Universality of the Concept of Human Rights” in a Workshop organized by the Liberty Institute and Atlas Economic Research Foundation (USA) at Devlali, Maharashtra on April 3, 1996.

4.“Preliminary findings of the Post Election survey conducted in South and North-Central Mumbai” (jointly with Ms. Narayan) in a Seminar on “Election 1996” organized by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai on June 24, 1996.

5.“Reservation Policy – Implication and Effects” in a Seminar organized by Bharati Samaj Foundation on December 22, 1996 in Mani Bhavan, Mumbai.

6.Two papers titled (i) “Reproductive Rights of Women” and (ii) “Positive and Negative dimensions of rights” in Workshop on Liberty organized by the Liberty Institute & Atlas Economic Research Foundation at Devlali, Maharashtra on March 10-14, 1997.

7.“Indian Economic Strategy and the Pharmaceutical Industry” in the Seminar organized by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai on March 17, 1997.

8.“Education for and of Human Rights” in a Seminar on Reflections and Reconsiderations on Human Rights organized by Sir Vithaldas Thackersay College of Home Science, S.N.D.T. University on December 10, 1997.

9.“What are Human Rights?” in a Workshop on Human Rights and Medical Ethics organized by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai on February 7, 1998.

10.“Development and Human Rights” in an International Conference on Preventing Violence, Caring for Survivors : Role of Health Profession and Services in Violence organized by Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes, Mumbai on November 28, 1998.

11.“Right to Development: a Conceptual Framework” in a National Seminar on The Right to Development organized by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai on December 10, 1998.

12.“Asian Human Rights Protection System” in a National Seminar on Human Rights: Problems and Prospects organized by the Department of Political Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra on December 21-23, 1998.

13.“Human Rights Education: Pedagogy and Empowerment” in Asia and Pacific Regional Conference on Education for Human Rights organized by World Peace Centre, Poona, UNESCO, Paris, National Human Rights Commission of India and Indian National Commission for Co-operation with UNESCO.

14.“Peace and Development: Imaging the Co-relationship” in a National Seminar on Culture of Peace organized by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai March 6, 1999.

15.“Drug Policy in the Age of Globalisation” in a seminar on The Changing Nature of Public Policy in the Age of Globalisation in India organized by the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune, Pune on March 22, 1999.

16.“Development, Displacement and Human Rights” in a National Seminar organized by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai on December 4, 1999.

17.“Right to Health and Globalisation” in the UGC sponsored national seminar on Globalisation and Human Rights organised by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, in Mumbai on September 7, 2002.

18.“Universality and Particularities: Human Rights as a Framework For Negotiating Multicultural Claims” in an international conference organised by APPEND in University of New South Wales, Sydney, December 1 to 3rd December, 2002.

19.“World Trade Organisation and Public Health” in Western Region Workshop on Cancun Ministerial Conference of the WTO – Issues at Stake organised by Focus on the Global South and others held in Mumbai on June 3, 2003.

20.“New Initiatives in Governance – A Critical Exploration” in Conference of Regional Branches of the South Zone Indian Institute of Public Administration held at Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, on January 8, 2005.

21.“Human Rights and Empowerment of Women” in the State Level Seminar on Women’s Empowerment: Women’s Rights As Human Rights on 4th February, 2005.

22.“Good Consumer in the New Millennium” in the International Conference in Quality Health Care in the Changing Environment Opportunities and Challenges organised jointly by GS Seth Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai and Nutfield International Health and Development Group, University of Leeds, UK on February 4, 2005.

23.“Theoretical Debates in Intellectual Property Rights” in the National Seminar on Debates in Intellectual Property Rights organised under the DSA Phase III programme of the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai on 18th March, 2005.

24.Presented the report of the Survey findings on “Actual Price and Availability of Select Drugs in Maharashtra” in the Workshop sponsored by the World Health Organisation and Health Action International at Goa, on June 22, 2005.

25.“Protecting Traditional Knowledge in the age of Globalisation” in the National Seminar on Globalisation, Culture and Human Rights jointly organised by the Centre for Canadian Studies and SNDT Women’s University Mumbai on 22nd March, 2005.

26.Presented a “Cyberdemocracy and Public Sphere Chat rooms as Agoras of the Globalised World?” at the Asia-Pacific Philosophy Education Network for Democracy conference held at Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences in Hanoi, Vietnam on November 23, 2005.

27.“Good Governance – A Conceptual Framework” in the National Seminar on Good Governance organised under the DSA Phase III programme of the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai of December 16, 2005.

28.“Political Representation of Women – A Means to Attainment of Development Goals” in the UGC sponsored one day State Level Seminar on Empowering Women: An Approach Towards Attainment of Millennium Development Goals by SIES College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai on February 4, 2006.

29.“Cyberdemocracy and Public Sphere Chat rooms as Agoras of the Globalised World?” at the Asia-Pacific Philosophy Education Network for Democracy conference held at Manila, Philippines on 19th March, 2006.

30.“Issues in Citizenship” at the National Conference on Citizenship and Identity Politics organised under DSA Phase III of the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai on January 12, 2007.

31.“Impact of TRIPS on the Pharmaceutical Industry with special reference to India” on March 17, 2007 at the National Seminar organised by Centre for Development Studies, Mumbai.   PUBLICATIONS: Books :

1.F.W.Riggs – An Exposition, Published under the Occasional Papers Programme of the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 1997.

2.Universality of Human Rights Discourse – An Overview, Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 1998.

3.Revitalising Indian Democracy, Allied Publishers, Mumbai, 2001 (Jointly Edited with Nawaz B. Mody and Louis D’Silva)

Articles :

1.“The Role of Doctors in Legal Executions”, Medical Ethics, Volume 2 No.2 November-December, 1994.

2.“Dynamics of the Reservation Policy: An Overview”, Social Action, Volume 45 No. 4 October-December 1995.

3.“Right to a Dignified Death: Need for Debate”. Issues in Medical Ethics, Volume 4 No. 1 January- March 1996.

4.“Ethics in Health”, Issues in Medical Ethics, Volume 4 No. 2 April- June, 1996.

5.“Conservation of Biodiversity: Need of the Decade”, Social Action, Volume 47 No.1 January-March 1997.

6.“Over Dying- Weighing the reference points on euthanasia”, Humanscape, Volume IV No III March 1997.

7.Poplation Policy, Fertility Control and Women’s Rights”, The International Journal of Development PlanningLiterature, Volume 9 Nos 3&4 July – December, 1994.

8.“Development – The Indian Way”, The Radical Humanist, Volume 62 No. 6 September 1998.

9.“Human Rights Protection System in Asia”, in Waghmare, B.S (Ed.), Human Rights: Problems and Prospects, Kalinga, Delhi, 2000.

10.“Human Rights Education: Pedagogy and Empowerment Problems and Prospects”, Journal of the Institute of Human Rights, Volume III No. 2, December 10, 2000.

11.“Globalisation, Transnational Corporations and Human Rights”, Social Action, Volume 51 No. 2, April-June 2001.

12.“Introduction” in Mody, Nawaz B., Raman, Kannamma and D’Silva, Louis (Eds.), Revitalising Indian Democracy, Allied Publishers, Mumbai, 2001.

13.“People’s Health in Whose Hands?” in Mody, Nawaz B., Raman, Kannamma and D’Silva, Louis (Eds.), Revitalising Indian Democracy, Allied Publishers, Mumbai, 2001.

14.“Enriching Democracy through Human Rights Education” (jointly with Nawaz B. Mody) in Mody, Nawaz B., Raman, Kannamma and D’Silva, Louis (Eds.), Revitalising Indian Democracy, Allied Publishers, Mumbai, 2001.

15.“Epilogue”, in Mody, Nawaz B., Raman, Kannamma and D’Silva, Louis (Eds.), Revitalising Indian Democracy, Allied Publishers, Mumbai, 2001.

16.“India Contribution to A Culture of Peace in Asia” Humanitas Asiatic, (South Korea), Volume 1 No. 1, June 2001.

17.“Universality and Particularities: Human Rights as a Framework For Negotiating Multicultural Claims” in Cam, Philip (Ed.), Philosophy, Democracy, Education, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, South Korea, 2003.

18.“From Fair Trial to Public Trial” The Radical Humanist, Volume 68 No. 8 November 2004.

19.“Unique Modus Operandi: Prosecute the Victim”, The Radical Humanist, Volume 26 No. 7 October 2005.

20.“Rights of the Generation Ex: Need for Sunshine in the Grey Years”, The Radical Humanist, Volume 26 No. 8 November 2005.

21.“Corruption, Transparency and the Good Governance”, The Radical Humanist, Volume 26 No. 9 December 2005.

22.“Good Consumer in the Age of Globalisation” Perspectives in Social Work, Volume XXI No. 1 April 2006.

23.Review Essay “ A Critique of Healthcare Policy in India”, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume XLI Nos. 43 and 44, November 4, 2006.

24.“Cyberdemocracy and the Public Sphere- Chat Rooms as Agoras of the Modern World?” in Cam, Philip, Ibana, Rainier A., and Duc, Pham Van (Eds.), Philosophical Perspectives on Globalization ,Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Korea, 2006, pp. 77-97.