Participation of HDF School of Management in “India 2011 Event (1-9 October 2011)” at Trondheim, Norway, Organised by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).


India 2011 Event was organised and hosted by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) at Trondheim, during 1-9 October. The major goal of the event was to strengthen cooperation between India and Norway in culture, research, higher education and business development. A variety of activities were organised by NTNU to strengthen collaboration between research communities between NTNU and India; contribute to the strengthening and development of NTNU's international profile; create a platform for national and international participation; promote Trondheim as a city of culture and knowledge; introduce India to the mid-Norway region; promote cooperation between Norway and India in the fields of social and cultural development; mobilise the research community at NTNU for collective initiatives, stimulate student exchange programmes between the two countries; stimulate visiting researcher programmes between the two countries and; enhance recruitment of Indian students and researchers in the years to come.

Professors Haribandhu Panda and Smita Mishra Panda were invited for the 'India 2011 Event' specifically to participate in the workshop 'Transformation and Friction in Globalizing India', in which they made a presentation titled 'Environmental Insecurity and Social Friction: Case of Rural Odisha' which was based on the collaborative research among NTNU, HDF School of Management, School of International Studies JNU, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi and Centre for Social Development, New Delhi (2011-2012). Prof. Haribandhu and Smita were also invited to participate in the 2 day seminar 'India as a Global Power', in which eminent scholars like Pranab Bhardan (University of Berkely, California), Amit Bhaduri (Professor Emeritus, JNU) and others contributed.

Professor Smita Mishra Panda, along with Professor Ragnhild Lund made a presentation as part of popular lecture series titled 'Tribal Women in a Global Terrain: New Activism for Political Recognition', which was derived from their on-going research on tribal women's activism in Odisha. There was also a pictorial exhibition organised at the NTNU Campus on 'Indigenous Women's Livelihoods in Odisha', based on the research work of the two scholars.