21 September
9:00 – 9:30 AM    Opening Session
Opening Ceremony and Introduction of the Jury
Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Chaman Lal, President, Jawaharlal Nehru University Teacher's Association
  • Dhananjay Tripathi, President, Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union
  • Sandeep Singh, General Secretary, Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union
  • Deepika D'Souza, World Bank Tribunal Secretariat
9:30 – 10:00 AM    How the World Bank Works
The History, Mandate and Agenda of the World Bank
  • Smitu Kothari, Intercultural Resources
10:00 – 12:00 AM
The World Bank and the Indian Economy
  • Arun Kumar
The World Bank's Agenda in India
  • Aseem Shrivastava
Partner in the Erosion of Democracy and Sovereignty
  • Joint deposition by Intercultural Resources and Focus on Global South by Smitu Kothari
The Revolving Door of the World Bank
  • Prashant Bhushan
The World Bank as Knowledge Provider
  • Michael Goldman (on camera)
  • Shripad Dharmadhikari
12:00 AM – 12:30 PM    Impact of the Bank on Human Rights
World Bank and the Neo-Liberal Assault on Education in India
  • Anil Sadgopal
  • Madhu Prasad
2:00 – 4:30 PM    Education
Testimonies on:
  • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
  • District Primary Education Programme
Testimonies from:
  • Orissa
  • Meghalaya
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Tamilnadu
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • and others...
Testimony on Higher Education

2:00 – 4:30 PM    Water
Madhya Pradesh W-sector Reform
  • Rehmat, Basti Activist
Karnataka W-sector reforms Campaign Against Water Privatisation
  • Mr.Isaac, APSA
Mumbai K-east Privatisation Plans
  • Sitaram Shelar, K-east resident, Mumbai Paani
Delhi Water Privatisation Plan
  • Arvind Kejriwal, DJB union/resident
Himachal Pradesh Allain Duhangan HEP
  • Himanshu Thakkar, South Asian Network on Dams, Rivers, and People
  • and others...
Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh Water Supply, Swajal Project
  • Trepan Singh Chouchan, Chetna Andolan
  • Ashok Mathur, INSAF
  • Sanjay Bijayvargis, Centre for Policy Analysis
Water Policy, Uttarakhand, and the World Bank
  • Rohit Asthana, Development Centre for Alternative Policies
Summary of Depositions and Overview of World Bank-Led Water
Privatisation Efforts and their Impacts
  • Shripad Dharmadhikari, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
5:00 – 6:00 PM    Health, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA)
Health Sector Reform
  • Sundari Ravindran, JSA
HIV-AIDS and NACO
  • Rami Kadir
Impact of Neo-Liberalism and the Bank on Health
  • Imrana Kadir
6:00 – 7:00 PM    Jury
Initial Findings
  • Amit Bhaduri
  • Ramaswamy Iyer
  • Prabash Joshi
9:00 – 11:00 PM    Discussion on Alternatives
Developing Education Alternatives
  • People's Campaign for Common School System
What You Can Do
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Audio/Video
Arvin Kejriwal -Delhi Water Privatization
 
Amit Bhaduri - Response to the World Bank
 
Madhura Swaminathan - World Bank and Food Security
 
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