Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal, and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, presented his vision of India in 2021 to an enlightened audience at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on Nov 7, 2011. Crystal-gazing, Shri Gandhi portrayed a kaleidoscopic image of India in 2021 – young, impatient and angry despite a vibrant economy with projected economic growth hovering around eight percent. The growing resources crunch, especially those related to employment, food, water, housing et al could lead to further deepening of the present crisis, Shri Gandhi cautioned.

A two day seminar on “Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context” was organised by VIF in association with well known civil society leaders and opinion makers like Dr. Subrahmanian Swamy, K N Govindacharya, S.Gurumurthy, Prof. R. Vaidyanathan and others on April 1st and 2nd, 2011. The seminar inaugurated by Justice M N Venkatachaliah was addressed by luminaries like Justice J.S Verma, Subhash Kashyap and N. Gopalaswamy. Experts including Joginder Singh, B R Lall, Amb. Satish Chandra, Vijai Kapoor, M D Nalapat, Prof.

A two day seminar on “Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context” was organised by VIF in association with well known civil society leaders and opinion makers like Dr. Subrahmanian Swamy, K N Govindacharya, S.Gurumurthy, Prof. R. Vaidyanathan and others on April 1st and 2nd, 2011. The seminar inaugurated by Justice M N Venkatachaliah was addressed by luminaries like Justice J.S Verma, Subhash Kashyap and N. Gopalaswamy. Experts including Joginder Singh, B R Lall, Amb. Satish Chandra, Vijai Kapoor, M D Nalapat, Prof.

VIF Director Mr Ajit Doval welcomed the gathering with an appetising statement that changing situations require new paradigms and increasing conflicts can be resolved through laws. Mr Sorabjee began his talk by outlining the grand vision of the founding fathers of the constitution to eradicate poverty, hunger and exploitation and render justice to all, which are enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. He defined governance as the qualitative assumptions about protecting the fundamental rights of the citizens enshrined in the constitution.