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1 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES ( Established in 1956 ) Capacity Building For a Better Future IIPS Newsletter iips Volume 51 Numbers 3 & 4 July 2010 FIFTY SECOND CONVOCATION The fifty-second convocation of IIPS was conducted on 26 June 2010 at IIPS. Dr. R.A. Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai was e Chief Guest at is convocation. Ms. K. Sujaa Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Heal and Family Welfare, Government of India, presided over e convocation. See Page no. 2 Prof. F. Ram presenting e Director s Report (L-R) Ms. K. Sujaa Rao, Dr. R.A.Badwe, Prof. B. Paswan and Prof. F.Ram Greetings!! This issue of Newsletter reports e activities of IIPS during January to June, The proceedings of e Fifty second convocation is given briefly in is issue. Also we have reported e meritorious students who have received medals in e convocation. The entire activity of IIPS faculty, research staffs and students during e academic year , completed as well as ongoing project of IIPS and e list of passed out students are given in e Director s report Those who are interested can download it from our website We look forward to your continuing support and suggestions to improve e Newsletter much furer. Dr. S.K.Singh Dr. Abhishek Singh (Editors Inside is Issue Page No Proceedings of e 52 nd Convocation 2 Award/Medal Winning Students of IIPS 3 List of Students who have received eir Doctoral Degrees in e convocation Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Organised by IIPS Oer Programmes / Informations 8 Homage to Prof. Asha Bhende 10 Forcoming Programmes /Events Vision Mission "To position IIPS as a premier teaching and research institution in population sciences responsive to emerging national and global Needs based on values of inclusion, sensitivity and rights protection." "The Institute will strive to be a centre of excellence on population, heal and development issues rough high quality education, teaching and research. This will be achieved by (a) creating competent professionals, (b) generating and disseminating scientific knowledge and evidence, (c) collaboration and exchange of knowledge, and (d) advocacy and awareness.

2 IIPS Newsletter iips Newsletter PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTY SECOND CONVOCATION Ms. K.Sujaa Rao delivering e presidential address Ninety nine students have received eir degrees/diplomas at is convocation - Diploma in Heal Promotion Education (DHPE) - 22 students; Master of Population Studies (MPS) - 19 students; Masters in Philosophy in Population Studies (M.Phil.) -13 students; Doctor of Philosophy in Population Studies (Ph.D.) - 20 students; Master of Population Studies (Distance Learning) - 18 students; and Diploma in Population Studies (Distance Learning) - 6 students. Ms. K.Sujaa Rao presented e degrees/diplomas to e passing-out students. Dr. Badwe bestowed e meritorious students wi medals. Cont... Prof. F. Ram, Director and Senior Professor of IIPS gave e welcome address and presented e Director's Report for e academic year He elaborately described all e activities of IIPS during is period. Ms. K.Sujaa Rao delivered e presidential address. Dr. R.A. Badwe delivered e convocation address. Dr. Badwe delivering e Convocation address The Director's report ( ) can be accessed from our website: (Left) Academic procession entering e convocation hall (Below) View inside e convocation hall 2

3 MEDAL/AWARDWINNINGSTUDENTS Every year gold medals are awarded to e meritorious students, whose overall performance is adjudged to be e best in eir respective programme. They are Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Gold Medal, Dr. K.Srinivasan Gold Medal, Dr. P.N.Mari Bhat Gold Medal and IIPS Gold Medals. Additionally a student from MPS programme, whose seminar paper is rated as e best is awarded Dr. J. R. Rele award. This award is based on e Seminar paper's content, and e student's presentation and defense skill, while presenting e paper at e IIPS Student-Faculty seminar. Silver medals (IIPS) are awarded to students whose overall performance is ranked as e second best, in e respective programmes MPS, DHPE, PGDCH, DPS (Distance Learning) and MPS (Distance Learning). This year e medals/awards were given to e students by e chief guest of e convocation, Dr.R.A.Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. The list of students who received gold and silver medals is given below.. 1. Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Gold Medal Ms. Nidhi Jain (MPS) 2. IIPS Gold Medal Mr. Kammari Adinarayana (DHPE) 3. Dr. P.N. Mari Bhat Gold Medal M.s.Akanksha Srivastava (M.Phil.) 4. Dr. K Srinivasan Gold Medal Mr.Sharad Kumar Singh (MPS Distance learning) 5. Dr. J R Rele Award Ms. Nidhi Sharma (MPS) 6. IIPS Silver Medal 1. Ms. Kshipra Jain (MPS) 2. Dr. Manoj Nandkishor Toshniwal (MPS Distance learning).3. Mr. Ampineni Eswaraiah (DHPE) Ms. Nidi Jain (MPS) receiving Dr. C. Chandrsekaran Gold Medal from Dr. Badwe Mr. Sharad Kumar Singh (MPS- Distance Learning) receiving Dr. K.Srinivasan Gold Medal from Dr. Badwe Mr. Kammari Adinarayana (DHPE) receiving IIPS Gold Ms. Akanksha Srivastava (M.Phil.) receiving Dr. P.N.Mari Medal from Dr. Badwe Bhat Gold Medal from Dr. Badwe 3

4 LIST OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED DOCTORAL DEGREE Sr.No. Student Title of PhD Theses Guide 1. Mr. Sudipta Mondal Knowledge, Attitude and Risk: A Study of Male Clients of Female Sex Workers in e Wake of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Mumbai Dr. S.K. Singh 2. Mr. Nikhilesh Parchure Levels and Determinants of Infant Mortality in Madhya Pradesh Dr. H. Lhungdim 3. Mr. Sourabh Chakraborty HIV/AIDS Related Risk Behavior and Sexual Heal Problems among Diamond Workers of Surat, India 4. Mr. S. Srinivasan Risk Exposures, Treatment Seeking Behaviour and Quality of Life: A Study among Hospital based Hepatitis Patients in Mumbai 5. Mr. Sandip Anand Exploring Public-Private Partnership Paradigm Through a Longitudinal Study of Reproductive Heal Care Service Utilization in India 6. Ms. Shilpi Mishra Schooling of Children: A Micro-level Analysis of Tribal District Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh 7. Mr. Jalandhar Pradhan Assessing Heal Inequalities among Indian Children: A Decomposition Analysis 8. Mr. Nihar Ranjan Rout Linkages Between Population, Land Use and Environment : A Case Study of Bhubaneswar City 9. Mr. Bijaya Kumar Malik Proximate Determinants and Fertility Preferences Among Chronic Poor, Poor and Non-Poor: A Case Study of Balasore District of Rural Orissa 10. Mr. Murali Dhar An Indirect Study of Survival from a Disease in e Context of Developing Countries 11. Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Pattern and Association of Reproductive Morbidity in Bihar: Evidence from DLHS Ms. Sucharita Pujari An Insight into Men s Experiences of Involuntary Childlessness A Study of Rural Childless Men in Andhra Pradesh 13. Ms. Daliya Sebastian Demography of Ageing and Extent of Elder Abuse: A Study of Paanamitta District in Kerala Dr. S.K. Singh Dr.K.C.Das Prof. R.K. Sinha Prof. S. Parasuraman Prof. P. Arokiasamy Prof. R.B. Bhagat Dr. S.K. Mohanty Prof. S. Lahiri Prof. S. Parasuraman Prof. Sayeed Unisa Dr. T.V. Sekher 14. Ms. Manisha Nainakwal Reproductive Morbidity Among Women in Urban Slums of Mumbai Prof. B. Paswan 15. Mr. Manoj Kumar Some Socio-economic and Demographic Factors Affecting Maternal Heal Care Utilization: A Study of Mainpuri District in Uttar Pradesh Prof. B. Paswan 16. Ms. Puspita Datta Impact of Fertility Decline on Child Schooling in India Prof. F. Ram 17. Ms. Shrabanti Sen An Investigation into e Dynamics and Perspectives of e Use of Traditional Meods of Fertility Regulation in West Bengal Prof.F.Ram 18. Mr. Soumitra Ghosh Inequalities in Heal, Heal Care and Heal Care Financing in India Prof. P. Arokiasamy 19. Mr. Avishek Hazra Potential Role of Heal Insurance in Heal Care Utilization and Quality of Care: A Study of Rural West Bengal Prof. S. Lahiri 20. Mr. Atanu Ghosh Street Adolescents of Kolkata: A Study of eir Vulnerabilities Prof. L. Ladusingh 4

5 CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY IIPS I. Andhra Pradesh Dissemination Seminar The Andhra Pradesh dissemination seminar of e You in India: Situation and Needs Study was organized at Hotel nd Green Park, Begumpet, Hyderabad on 22 January, The seminar was inaugurated by Shri J. Satyanarayana, Principal Secretary, Heal, Medical, and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Shri A.K.Parida, Principal Secretary, You Services, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Usha Ram, IIPS welcomed e delegates. The dissemination seminar was attended by over 150 delegates including government officials, executives from international and national organisations, academia, researchers and press. II. National Dissemination Seminar Nobel Laurete, Prof. Amartya Sen delivering e keynote address in e National Dissemination of You Study Dissemination Seminar (L-R) Prof. Amartya Sen, Prof. F. Ram, Dr. Saroj Pachouri and Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad The key note address was delivered by Prof. Amartya Sen, (Nobel Laurete) Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University. Prof. F. Ram, Director and Sr. Professor, IIPS welcomed e dignitaries and delivered e opening address. The National dissemination seminar of e You in India: Situation and Needs Study was organized at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 20 February, The seminar was inaugurated by e Honorable Union Heal Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Heal and Family Welfare, Government of India. Ms. K. Sujaa Rao, Secretary, Heal and Family Welfare, Government of India chaired e inaugural session. `Honourable Union Heal Minister of Heal and Family Welfare, Sri Gulam Nabi Azad, inaugurating National Dissemination of You Study Seminar The dissemination seminar was attended by nearly 300 delegates including government officials, executives from international and National organisations, academia, researchers and press. Releasing National Report of You in India: Situation and Needs Study 5 Bo e above You Study dissemination seminars were organised by Dr. Usha Ram, Dr. S.K.Mohanty, Dr. Abhishek Singh and Prof. F. Ram. Cont...

6 III. Seminar on Demography: International Perspective and Challenges in India IIASA, Vienna, and Director, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID), gave an introduction about IIASA and its research activities. Ms. Kiran Abraham-Zacharia, Member Secretary, National Committee for e India-IIASA Programme gave an introduction of India-IIASA Programme. Prof. F Ram, Prof. S. Lahiri, Prof. Sayeed Unisa and Dr. A.Chattopadhyay were e Seminar Coordinators. A panel discussion on emerging research issues for future collabration (L -R) Prof. F. Ram, Prof. T. K. Roy, Dr. Prem P. Talwar, Prof. K. Srinivasan and Dr. Wolfgang Lutz IV. National Conference on Demographic Convergence, Demographic Dividend, Population Ageing and Implications for Heal and Socio-economic Transformations: Special Focus on Sou Indian States A seminar on 'Demography: International Perspective and Challenges in India' was held at IIPS during February, The seminar was organized by IIPS, jointly wi e International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, and Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi. The main purpose of is seminar was to examine and understand e importance of some of e population issues particularly in e context of population and development linkages and e necessary meodological developments ereof. The primary aim of e seminar was to discuss various meodological issues in demographic data analysis wi a special attention on future research collaboration. Being a member of e National Committee for e India-IIASA programme, Prof. S. Lahiri of is Institute was initially contacted by TIFAC, New Delhi to organize such a seminar at IIPS, Mumbai. Around 25 renowned demographers and social scientists from India and Austria participated in is seminar. In e inaugaral function Prof. F. Ram, gave an introduction of e seminar and welcomed all e participants. Prof. Kirit Parikh, Chairman, Integrated Research and Development, and Chairman, National Committee for e India-IIASA Programme gave e Key note address. Dr. Wolfgang Lutz, Leader, World Population Program, Inaugural session of e National Conference (L-R) Prof. P.Arokiasamy, Dr.K.M.Sayanaryana, Dr. Mallick,Padma Bhusan Sri. T.V.Antony, Shri. V.K. Subburaj and Prof. S.Lahiri A ree day IIPS national conference was organized in e city of Chennai during March 2010, to deliberate on new and emerging scientific emes namely: demographic convergence, fertility transition and determinants, heal, mortality and morbidity transition, age-structural transition and demographic dividend, labour force and migration, demography of ageing, heal and well being of older population including employment, pension, social security for e elderly population and heal care and heal financing issues in general. The conference also extensively deliberated on key heal, population and social policy challenges faced by e four sou Indian states namely, Andhra Pradesh, 6 Cont...

7 Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, in e context of second demographic transition. The conference was attended by a large number and a great blend of about 200 participants: government officials, distinguished researchers, veterans, senior academics, mid career and young scholars in e subject areas of demography, economics, social science and public heal. He en requested Ms. Vandana Krishna, Secretary, Women and Child Development and Mission Director, NRHM, Government of Maharashtra to chair e panel discussion and carry forward wi e proceedings. The conference provided an enabling forum and opportunity in which seniors shared eir expertise and experience wi young researchers while e later discussed eir creative research work while learning from e enlightened veterans. The conference was partly sponsored by e United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and Population Foundation of India (PFI), New Delhi. Prof. F. Ram, Prof. P. Arokiasamy, Dr. D.A. Nagdeve, Dr. Ponnapalli Krishna Mury and Mr. P. H. Fulpagare organised is conference. V. Panel Discussion on Women and Climate Change A half-day Panel Discussion on 'Women and Climate Change' was organised on 9 March, 2010 by IIPS. The symposium was supported by e UNFPAState Office, Maharashtra. Panel discussion on women and climate change ( L- R) Prof. F.Ram, Prof. Kamla Gupta, Ms. Vandana Krishna, Dr. Vibhuti Patel, Dr. D.K. Mangal Dr. D.K.Mangal, State Programme Coordinator and Ms. Anuja Gulati, State Programme Officer, from e UNFPA State Office, Maharashtra, Dr. Vibhuti Patel, Director, SNDT University and Prof. Kamla Gupta were e guest speakers. In addition to e guest speakers, an opportunity was given to IIPS students to share eir views in e panel discussion. Ms. Kshipra Jain, Ms. Nidihi Sharma and Mr. Aditya Singh, shared eir views on e eme. Dr. Usha Ram organised is panel discussion. The programme started wi a welcome address by Prof. F. Ram, Director, IIPS. In his speech, he re-iterated at e climate change is no longer a debatable issue and at e time has come where government policies need to intrinsically link climate change issues wi gender perspective, as women are most affected by climate change, particularly in India. He strongly recommended at in e policies and programmes at cover issues emerging due to changing climate, women s issues must find central place and provide opportunities and services to women For eir self development and not just because improving eir lives would help countries achieve development goals. VI. Debate on Inclusion of Questions on Caste in 2011 Census A debate on Inclusion of questions on caste in 2011 Indian Census was organized on 7 June 2010 at IIPS. While including question on caste in Indian Census, e challenges at Census is likely to face and its positive and negative effects on final data quality were debated. Prof. R.B.Bhagat facilitated e debate. 7

8 SHORT- TERM TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY IIPS The following training programmes were conducted at IIPS between January - June A Refresher Course on Demography' was conducted for fifteen Senior level ISS Officers during 4-8 January A Training Programme on Large Scale Sample Survey (LSSS) in Demographic and Heal Research was conducted for eight participants during January, Training on 'Application of SPSS for DataAnalysis' was conducted For twenty participants during February, Training on 'Application of Qualitative Meods of Data Collection in Population Research' was conducted for twelve participants from 22 March to 2April, Training on Population and Development was conducted for nine participants during 21 June to 9 July, Dr. Rajiva Prasad and Dr. A. Chattopadhyay were e Coordinators for ese training programmes. SPECIALTALKS BY STUDENTS Students presenting eir views during e panel discussion on Women and Climate Change ( Clockwise) Ms. Kshipra Jain, Ms. Nidhi Sharma and Mr. Aditya Singh 2. Debate on Inclusion of Questions on Caste in 2011 Census A debate on Inclusion of questions on Caste in 2011 Indian Census was organized on 7 June Prof. R.B. Bhagat facilitated e debate and our students, Mr. Kunal Keshri, Mr. Aditya Singh, Mr. Goli Srinivas and Mr. C. P. Abdul Jaleel debated on e Topic. Mr. Kunal Keshri and Mr. Aditya Singh spoke against e inclusion of caste in Indian Census STUDY and debated TOUR on e challenges at Census is likely to face and its effect on final data quality. On e oer hand, Mr. Goli Srinivas and Mr. C. P. Abdul Jaleel spoke in support of inclusion of caste in Indian census. 1. Panel Discussion on 'Women and Climate Change STUDY TOUR IIPS organised a Panel Discussion on Women and Climate Change' on 9 March Students were encouraged to actively participate in is discussion and an opportunity was given to em to express eir views in is subject. Ms. Kshipra Jain talked about 'Problem of Women in naturally devastated areas'; Ms. Nidhi Sharma talked on 'Condition of special populations women who are forced to take professions such as sex-work due to natural disasters; and Mr. Aditya Singh expressed his views on 'Importance of improving access to reproductive heal services including contraception'. 8 Every year as a part of e academic programme, all e students of Master in Population Studies are taken for a study tour to different parts of e country. This year s study st st tour was undertaken from 21 March to 1 April, The study tour included visits to Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Madurai, Gandhigram, Thiruvananapuram and Kanyakumari. Cont...

9 This tour provided an opportunity to e students to have direct interaction and exposure to two premier social science research institutions (Institute for Social and Economic Changes (ISEC), Bangalore and Center for Development Studies, Thiruvananapuram), two Population Research Centers, one social action institute (Indian Social Institute (ISI), Demography department in Kerala University and ree NGOs working in e areas of heal, HIV prevention, tribal welfare and social development. Apart from is, e students were given an opportunity to actively participate in e National Conference on Demographic Dividend and Fertility Transitions held at Chennai, which had many scientific sessions and deliberations on demographic issues. Besides participating in is conference, e students had interaction wi a large number of demographers and social scientists who attended e national conference. Dr. T.V. Sekher and Dr. Manoj Alagarajan accompanied e students as Faculty Guides. RETIREMENT Prof. Kamla Gupta, Head of Department of Migration and Urban Studies retired from e services of e Institute on 31st March 2010 on superannuation. Prof. Kamla Gupta joined IIPS in 1979 as a Lecturer. She became Reader in 1988 and Professor in 2000 and was heading e Department of Migration and Urban Studies since en. Besides teaching, she was also involved in research. Her research has focused on a variety of topics including migration, urbanization, ageing, gender and heal. It is wor mentioning here at she was e Chief coordinator for e latest two DHS surveys in India (NFHS- 2 & 3). Also she was e Principal investigator of a project on 'Alcohol Use, Sexual Behaviour and HIV Risk in Mumbai. Those who wish to receive e electronic version of our newsletter may contact us at publicationcell@iips.net ˆ¼ ÁÉ ½ œ í ú ˆ Ä ˆ Ÿœ» œ í ú ˆ Ÿ ˆ š ú œï µ ˆ Ä ˆ½ ˆ Ÿ Ä ½ / š ˆ ½ ˆ½ ˆ ¼ ÁÉ' ½ ˆ½ Ÿ š Ÿ ½ ˆ Ÿœ»' œ ú ½ í ú Ÿ ½ ˆ ½ ˆ½ Ÿ ½ 18 Ÿ Ä,2010 ˆ ½ ˆ ú ˆ Ä ˆ ½ ˆ Š ˆ Ä Ÿ ½ š ¾ š ˆ Ÿœ»' œ ž ˆ ½ ˆ½ Ÿ œ Ä ˆ Ä ˆ ú Ÿ Æ ªúŸ ú «Ä Š ú ½, ˆ¼ ÁÉ' ½ ½ ì ƒ ˆ Ä ˆ ½ œï ½É½ Ÿ œ, Á. ú œï, Á. «Ÿ, Á. Ÿ.ˆ½. ˆº ˆ µ úä,ªúÿ ú ú Ÿ ˆ¼ «µ à ªú.. Ÿ Ä ˆ Š Ÿ ½ 30»,2010 ˆ ½ š Ä ú ˆ Ä ˆ ½ ˆ Š ƒ ˆ Ä Ÿ ½ œï ½ˆ ž Š / ºž Š Ÿ ½ ˆ ˆ Ÿ Ä ½ / š ˆ ½ ˆ ½ ˆ Ÿœ»' œ í ú Ÿ ½ ˆ Ÿ ˆ ½ ½ š œï ½ ˆ ½ í ¾ ˆ ƒ ½ ˆ ˆ µ ˆ ½ ˆ½ - Ÿ Š Ä Ä ž ú Š ƒ ˆ Ä Ÿ ½ ˆ¼ ÁÉ' ½ ˆ ú ªúŸ ú «Ä Š ú ½ Ÿ Š Ä Ä Š ƒ ˆ Ä ˆ ½ œï ½É½ Ÿ œ ˆ½ Ÿ Š Ä Ä Ÿ ½ ªú.. Ÿ Ä, í ú š ˆ ú ˆ Š 9

10 8 HOMAGE appointed as a Professor. She retired from IIPS as Professor and Head, Department of Population Policies and Programme on October She was considered as a best teacher in IIPS. She was also involved in research and guided students for eir doctoral research. Her book "Principles of Population Studies" (Co-auored wi Prof. Tara Kanitkar) is well acclaimed by all demographers and students. The first edition of is book was published in 1978 by Himalaya Publication House. Recently, in 2010, e 20 edition of is book was published. Dr. Asha A. Bhende Dr. Asha Atmaram Bhende passed away on 28 May 2010 at e age of 82. She had an excellent academic career. She had ree Master degrees - one from e University of Bombay (1956), one from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (1958), and one from e University of California, Berkely (1962). In 1976 she received Doctorate in Sociology from e Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She joined IIPS in 1963 as Sr. Heal Educator and served e institute in various capacities. In 1973 she was Besides being an academician, Prof. Asha Bhende, was a well acclaimed actor and model too. Despite a demanding career in academics, she continued her passion in acting and came to be recognized as a multi faceted actress. She received e award for e best actress by e Government of Maharashtra in She has modeled for many commercials. Her modeling for e recent commercial advertisements such as State Bank of India Life Insurance (which won an award in 2007) and Asian Paints Tractor Emulsions (January, 2009) are wor mentioning. On her 80 birday, she released a book she had written on her life, titled Majhya Jagaat Me (In my own world, am I). Prof. Asha Bhende led a very productive and fruitful life all rough her life. We, e IIPS family convey our condolences to her bereaved family members. Annual Conference of Indian Association for e Study of Population The irty-second annual conference of IASP will be held at Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar during November, Dr. G.K. Panda, Head, Geography, Dept. & Hon. Deputy Director, PRC, Bhubaneshwar will be e local organising secretary. The main eme of e conference is Population and Public Heal. For detailed information visit IASP website: Editorial Team Dr. F. Ram Dr. S. K. Singh Dr. Abhishek Singh Ms. P. Princy Yesudian 10

11 FORTHCOMING EVENTS Short-Term Training Programmes 1. Application of SPSS for Data Analysis Time Schedule : September, Demographic Techniques & Application of Software Packages Time Schedule : 18 October to 4 November, Gender issues in Population, Heal and Development Time Schedule : November, Application of SPSS for Data Analysis Time Schedule : December, Large-Scale Sample Surveys in Demographic & Heal Research Time Schedule: January, Application of SPSS for Data Analysis Time Schedule: 7-11 February, Application of Qualitative Meods of Data Collection in Population Research Time Schedule: 7-19 March, Population- Poverty and Development Time Schedule: 11-24April, Admission Procedure: For admission to ese short-term training programmes, participants have to send e filled in application form to e programme coordinator ree weeks before e commencement of e respective programme, along wi e DD. Payment of course fee will be rough crossed Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, IIPS, and payable at Mumbai. Training Coordinators: Dr. Rajiva Prasad and Dr. A. Chattopadhyay Contact details: Dr. Rajiva Prasad / Dr. A. Chattopadhyay, Short-Term Training Coordinator, Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, , Maharashtra, India International Phone: ; Fax: shortterm@iips.net For furer details on fees and to download application form, visit our website: The Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Memorial Oration 9 Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Memorial Oration will be delivered by Prof. Amy Tsui Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heal, Baltimore, USA The topic is Family Planning Research in India in e Mid- Sixties: The Insights and Global Legacy of Dr. C. Chandrasekaran Prof. P.N.Mari Bhat Memorial Oration rd The 3 Prof. P.N.Mari Bhat Memorial Oration will be delivered by Dr.Prabhat Jha Center for Global Heal Research, Canada Date and Venue: 18 October, 2010 at IIPS Convocation Hall Timing and Venue: 4 pm on Monday, 6 September, 2010 at IIPS Convocation Hall 11

12 Fifty Second Convocation of IIPS ( Batch) Published by e International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Deonar, Mumbai , India Tel: ; Fax: ; director@iips.net; publicationcell@iips.net