Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver 6th Ramnath Goenka Lecture series.
PM Modi at Ramnath Goenka Lecture: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver the Sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture shortly. The lecture, named after the founder of the Express Group, invites speakers who have shaped change and inspired critical thought on the most pressing contemporary challenges and issues.
Viveck Goenka, Chairman, Express Group, said that the Prime Minister, speaking in Ramnath Goenka’s name, is “a reaffirmation that the dialogue between the state and the free press remains the heartbeat of a confident nation.” “This lecture is not a ceremony but a commitment to the values of truth-telling, accountability, and the power of ideas,” he said. This is a time when power equations of the world are being upended, when nations are redefining both their place and purpose and when uncertainty and volatility are the keywords of our times. That’s why listening to the Prime Minister, representing the highest elected office in the world’s largest democracy, has a deeper resonance,” he added.
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The first-ever Ramnath Goenka lecture was delivered by Marianne Pearl, wife of The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was killed by terrorists in Pakistan. Later, the lecture series has been addressed by speakers including RBI Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan, who was prescient in his articulation of India’s role in the global economy; President Pranab Mukherjee, who reflected on the power of a free press in a democracy; Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi who urged the judiciary to be on the “front foot” to reinforce its moral and institutional leverage; External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, who talked about moving away from the dogmas of Delhi to embrace the dramatically changing world; and, most recently, technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates, who laid out the contours of how technology is reshaping human lives and scripting social change.
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