Events organized under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) is an initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive independent India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people of India who have been instrumental in bringing to India its evolutionary journey and those who envisioned a new India, energised by the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
AKAM is an embodiment of all that is progressive about India’s socio-cultural, political and economic identity. One of the primary foci of the celebration is to document our unsung heroes, lesser known personalities and places that have made invaluable contributions in the freedom struggle of India and the progress made thereafter. It commenced on 12th March 2021 with a 75-week countdown to our 75th Anniversary of independence and would be concluded post a year, on 15th August 2023.
Themes of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav:
1. Freedom Struggle
2. Actions@75
3. Achievements@75
4. Ideas@75, and
5. Resolve@75
The ICSSR, as part of the celebration of the 75th Year of Indian Independence, has initiated a series of lectures to review the achievement of Independent India and the prospects for the future in various fields of social, economic, scientific and technological endeavour to be delivered by experts in their respective fields. The ICSSR also sponsors and funds the applications for organizing Seminars/Workshops on the above given themes of AKAM. On completion of these events, the ICSSR sends the periodic reports every month to the Ministry of Education and also upload the same on the ICSSR website and through social media platforms.
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Lecture Series
Shri. T. Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, speaks on "Evolution of Aeronautical Design and Manufacture in India and Prospects for the Amrita Kala", Tuesday, June 27, 2023 [Watch Video]
Shri. T. Suvarna Raju, Former CMD, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, speaks on "Evolution of Aeronautical Design and Manufacture in India and Prospects for the Amrita Kala", Monday, May 8, 2023 [Watch Video]
Prof. Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, speaks on "Atomic Energy in India: Achievements of the last 75 Years and Prospects for the Amrita Kaka", Friday, February 3, 2023 [Watch Video]
Shri Kiran Karnik, Former President, NASSCOM speaks on "Achievements of Independent India in Information Technology and Prospects for the Amrita Kala", Tuesday, December 27, 2022 [Watch Video]
Prof. K Radhakrishnan, Chairperson, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur speaks on "Sixty Years of the Indian Space Programme and Prospects for the next Ten", December 12, 2022, 6:00 pm at India International Centre, New Delhi [Watch Video]
Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, GOI speaks on "The Story of Indian Agriculture in the 75 Years of Independence and the Plans for the Amritakala", September 9, 2022 6:00 pm at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi [Watch Video]
Sri R Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI speaks on "India's Experience of ensuring Social Justice and Empowerment and the Tasks Ahead", August 22, 2022 6:00 pm at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi [Watch Video]
Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Former Principal Scientific Advisor, GOI speaks on "Seventy-five Years of Science in India and the Prospects for the next Decade", 4th July 2022 6:00 pm at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi [Watch Video]
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