List of Memorial Lectures Delivered

ISCE organized the Prof. Ramlal Parikh Memorial Lecture series since 2000 to commemorate the memory and contribution of Prof. Ramlal Parikh. More than 15 lectures have been delivered by eminent personalities.

• 1st Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Ravindra Varma (Chairman, Labour Commission, Govt. of India), Bhaikaka Bhavan, Law Garden, Ahmedabad-380006 on 21/11/2000.
  Topic: "Basic Education in the New Era of Liberalization" (“એકવીસમી સદીની માંગ”).
  Chaired by: Shree B. J. Divan (Honorable Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court).
• 2nd Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Dr. Mohan Dharia (Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission) at Tagore Public School (TPS), Jaipur (Rajasthan) on 21/11/2001.
  Topic: "Development Oriented Education" (“વિકાસલક્ષી શિક્ષણ”).
  Chaired by: Dr. M.L. Mehta.
• 3rd Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari (Retd. Justice) at Bhaikaka Bhavan, Law Garden, Ahmedabad-380006 on 21/11/2002.
  Topic: "Kya Gandhi Kalbahya ho Gaya" (“શું ગાંધી કાલાતીત થઇ ગયા છે?”).
  Chaired by: H.E. the Governor of Gujarat Shri Sundar Singh Bhandari.
• 4th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Virenbhai J. Shah (H.E. the Governor of West Bengal) at Bhaikaka Bhavan, Law Garden, Ahmedabad-380006 on 21/11/2003.
  Topic: "Education for Employment" (“રોજગારલક્ષી શિક્ષણ”).
• 5th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Prof. Gunvant Shah (Well-known Laureate and Educationist) at Bhaikaka Bhavan, Law Garden, Ahmedabad-380006 on 21/11/2004.
  Topic: "Yauvanam Rashtradhanam Parmam" (“યૌવનમ્ રાષ્ટ્રધનમ્ પરમમ્”).
  Chaired by: Shri Aatmanandji (Founder of Srimad Rajchandra Adhyatmik Sadhana Kendra).
• 6th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Dr. Ahangmaye T. Ariyaratne (Gandhi of Sri Lanka) at Bhaikaka Bhavan, Law Garden, Ahmedabad-380006 on 21/11/2005.
  Topic: "Education without Borders to Promote Wisdom" (“પ્રજ્ઞાની ખીલવણી અર્થે સીમાઓ વિનાનું શિક્ષણ”).
  Chaired by: Shri Ravindrabhai Dave (Well-known Educationist).
• 7th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Pujya Shri Morari Bapu at Prayer Hall, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad on 27/11/2006.
  Topic: "Gandhijina Ekadash Vrato" (“ગાંધીજીના એકાદશ વ્રતો”).
  Chaired by: H.E. the Governor of Gujarat, Shri Navalkishor Sharma.
• 8th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Padma Vibhushan Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (Renowned Agricultural Scientist, Founder Chairman of M.S. Swaminathan Foundation) at Bhaikaka Bhavan, Law Garden, Ahmedabad-380006 on 28/11/2007.
  Topic: "Gram Swaraj – The Pathway to Purna Swaraj" (“ગ્રામસ્વરાજ: પૂર્ણ સ્વરાજનો ધોરીમાર્ગ”), Chaired by Dr. Y. K. Alagh (Well-known economist and Chairman IRMA).
• 9th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Rahul Bajaj (Head of Bajaj Group of Companies) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 22/11/2008.
  Topic: "Government, Business and the Society" (“સરકાર, ઉદ્યોગ અને સમાજ”), Chaired by Prof. Bakul Dholakia (Vice Chairman, Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management).
• 10th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Prof. Johan Galtung (Renowned Expert in Conflict Resolution and Peace activist) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 26/11/2009.
  Topic: "State Terrorism and Non-state Terrorism: A Gandhi Inspired Action Plan from Violence to Non–violence" (“પ્રવર્તમાન આતંકવાદ અને ગાંધી પ્રેરિત કાર્ય-યોજના”), Chaired by Shri Hasmukh Shah.
• 11th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar (CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, National Chemical Laboratory) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 07/01/2011.
  Topic: "Gandhian Engineering: More from Less for More", Chaired by Shri Kartikeya Sarabhai (Founder Director, Center for Environment Education).
• 12th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Lord Meghnad Desai (Well-known Economist and Hon’ble Member of House of Lords, England) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 06/01/2012.
  Topic: "Gandhiji’s Views on Violence", Chaired by Shri Sanatbhai Mehta.
• 13th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Rajmohan Gandhi (Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Professor of History at Illinois University and Ex Member of Parliament) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 05/01/2013.
  Topic: "Some Lessons From Our History" (“આપણા ઈતિહાસમાંથી શીખવાજોગ થોડુંક”), Chaired by Smt. Radhaben Bhatt (Chairperson of Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi).
• 14th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Lord Shri Bhikhubhai Parekh (A Distinguished Professor, Baron and Member of House of Lord, Britain) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 11/01/2014.
  Topic: "The Crisis of Higher Education in India" (“ભારતમાં ઉચ્ચ શિક્ષણની કટોકટી”), Chaired by Shri Ravindra Dave (Educationist of International fame).
• 15th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Dr. Karan Singh (Learned Philosopher, Educationist, and Statesman) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 17/01/2015.
  Topic: "Four Pillars of Education" (“શિક્ષણના ચાર આધારસ્તંભ”), Chaired by Dr. Kumarpalbhai Desai.
• 16th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Ashok Vajpeyi (Internationally acclaimed Hindi poet and laureate) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 07/12/2015.
  Topic: "साहित्य की नागरिक भूमिका" (“સાહિત્ય ની નાગરિક ભૂમિકા”), Chaired by Prakshbhai Shah.
• 17th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Pavankumar Varmaji, MP (Rajya Sabha, Well-known Writer, Diplomat, and Critic) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 16/12/2016.
  Topic: "Becoming Indian in a Globalizing World", Chaired by Dr. Y. K. Alagh.
• 18th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shrimati Mrinal Pande (Veteran journalist, author, and TV personality) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 21/11/2017.
  Topic: "India@70: Challenges before The Media" (“ભારત ૭૦ માં વર્ષે : માધ્યમો સામેના પડકારો”), Chaired by Dr. Anil Gupta.
• 19th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Shri Yogendra Yadav (Well-known Political Analyst, Academic Psychologist, and Activist) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 30/12/2018.
  Topic: "Indianisation of Education" (“શિક્ષણનું ભારતીયકરણ”), Chaired by Prof. Raghuvirbhai Chaudhri.
• 20th Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Prof. Sudhir Chandra (Well-known Historian, Author of "Gandhi: Impossible Possibility" and several other books, Fellow of Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies) at H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad on 21/11/2019.
  Topic: "Gandhi’s Relevance and Possibility: Our Responsibility" (“गाँधी की प्रस्तुतता व संभावना हमारी ज़िम्मेदारी”), Chaired by Shri Praksahbhai Shah.
• 21st Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Prof. Shri P.A. Nazareth in Ahmedabad on 04/09/2021.
  Topic: "The Imperative of Reviving Gandhiji’s Ideals and Strategies in Contemporary India" (“પ્રવર્તમાન ભારતમાં ગાંધી વિચાર અને કાર્યરીતિને પુનઃજીવિત કરવાની આવશ્યકતા”).
• 22nd Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Justice Akil Kureshi in Ahmedabad on 04/12/2022.
  Topic: "Constitution of India: Is it Fulfilling the Dream of Gandhiji?" (“ભારતનું બંધારણ : શું તે ગાંધીજીનું સ્વપ્ન પરિપૂર્ણ કરે છે?”).
• 23rd Memorial Lecture
  Delivered by Prof. Purushottam Agrawal, Ahmedabad on 01/12/2023.
  Topic: "Nobody listens to me... Reflections on Dharma through Mahabharata".
  Chaired by: Shri Raghuvirbhai Chaudhari.
• 24rd Memorial Lecture
  was delivered by Dr. Jayati Ghosh HD Auditorium, St.xavier's, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad On 2025-01-18 "What would a human rights-driven economy look like in India” (ભારતમાં માનવ અધિકાર થકી દોરવાતી અર્થ વ્યવસ્થા કેવી દેખાશે) Chaired by Dr. Vidhyutbhai Joshi.
• 25rd Memorial Lecture
  was delivered by Sr. Adv. Shri Dushyant Dave H.T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad On 22/11/2025 "Basic Human Values under the Constitution of India” (ભારતીય બંધારણમાં નિહિત મૂળભૂત માનવીય મુલ્યો) Chaired by shri Kumar Prashant.