'Indian Statistical System: Emerging Challenges',  Prof. R Radhakrishna, Chairman, National Statistical Commission, Government of India, February 3, 2012.

'A New Vision of Planning', a lecture by Shri Arun Maira, Member Planning Commission, Government of India, January 31, 2012.

'External trade and internal geography: Lessons from Research on Europe, China and India', Dr.  Arne Melchior, Senior Research Fellow Norwegian Institute of International Affairs Oslo, Norway, December 1, 2011.

'Technology Interfacing the Socials Sciences', Dr. Wiebe Bijker, Professor of Technology & Society Maastricht University, Netherlands, October 24, 2011.

'Implementing Right to Education Act (RTE) - Stakeholders Perceptions an Challenges' (Project Initiation Seminar), Dr (Ms). Satya S Professor, Management Studies, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellow with ISEC, August 19, 2011.

'The World in Transition: Strategic Challenges in the 21st Century', Prof. Gautam Sen, Member Board of Trustees, Indian Institute of Education, Pune, August 3, 2011.

'Financial Crisis and After: India’s Tentative Recovery', Mr. Rajrishi Singhal, Head Policy & Research, Government Banking Group Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd, Mumbai, July 22, 2011.

A talk on 'Right to Education in India', by Prof. Anil Sadgopal, Professor of Education, Delhi University and 'Problems of Higher Education in India' by Prof. G Haragopal, Professor of Political Science, Central University of Hyderabad,  July 8, 2011.

'Crafting State-Nation: Diversity and Democracy in India', Prof. Yogendra Yadav, Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, May 27, 2011.

'Economic Analysis of Market Structures Under the Competition Act, 2002', Dr. Geeta Gouri, Member, Competition Commission of India, New Delhi, April 25, 2011.

'Political Development of Education in Karnataka, India: Historical Perspectives', Mr. Steve Napier, Ph. D Scholar, University of Cincinnati, Affiliate Student with ISEC, April 21, 2011.

'New Measures of Population Ageing', Dr. Vegard Skirbekk, International Institute for Applied, Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, March 10, 2011.

'Inventing in Public Health and Primary Care -Maastrich University Example', Prof. Onno Schayck, Scietific Director, Institute for Public Health & Primary Care, University of Maastricht, Netherlands, February 22, 2011.

'Religious Charishma and Microfinance: A Case Study in South India', Ms. Olivia Calleja Trimino, PG Student, Department of Anthropology, Free University of Brussels, Belgium, Affiliate Student with ISEC, Fenruary 18, 2011.

'Does Banglore Reflect a New Form of Global Urbanism?', Prof. Michael Goldman, Sociology and Global Studies, University of Minnesota, Minnepolis, USA, February 17, 2011.

'Research and Teaching Oppurtunities using Integrated Population Micro Data', Dr. Robert McCaa, Professor of Population History, Minnesota Population Center, Minnesota University, USA, February 14, 2011.

'Urban Social Movements: A Comparative Perspective on Latin America and West Africa', Dr. Christine Verschuur, Sr. Lecturer, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, February 10, 2011.

'The Origin and Evolution of Economics: 10000 BC to the 21st Century', Mr. Shankar Jaganathan, Chartered Accountant, Consultant in Corporate Finance, Bangalore, November 23, 2010.

'Maternity Protection: A National Assessment', Dr. Maithreyi Krishnaraj, Honorary Visiting Professor, ISEC, November 16, 2010.

'Political Corruption: Implications for Democracy', Hon Justice Shri. N Santosh Hegde, Lokayukta, Government of Karnataka, October 20, 2010

'What Does the World Expect from India?', Mr. Stephen Knapp, Founder, World Relief Network, Detroit, USA, September 6, 2010.

'Indicators, Actionable Data, and Local Decision-Making: NEO CANDO as an Example for Similar Systems in India', Dr. Diwakar K. Vadapalli, Doctoral Research Fellow, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 (USA), August 18, 2010.

Panel Discussion on 'Labor in Globalizing India', panelists - 1. Prof. T S Propola, Honorary Professor, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi 2. Prof. D Narasimha Reddy, Former Professor of Economics, Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 3. Prof. A N Sharma, Professor and Director, Institute of Human development, New Delhi, June 25, 2010.

'A Sociometric Approach to Public Policy: A Call to All Social Scientists to Develop Credible Public Policies', Professor T. Krishna Kumar, Managing Director, Samkhya Analytica India Private Limited, Bangalore, May 17, 2010.

'Status of U.S. Politics', Mr. Robert C. Kerr, Acting Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, May 14, 2010.

'Employment and Maternity Protection: Illustrating Poor Coverage of Beneficial Legislation through Content Analysis of Some Judgments', Professor S. Padmini Swaminathan, Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, April 6, 2010.

'The Communal violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of victims) Bill 2005 : Progress and Shortcomings', Sri S.T.Ramesh, IPS, Additional Director General of Police,  Government of Karnataka,  Bangalore, March 5, 2010.

'Changing development paradigms and conflict in the South Indian silk industry', Professor Simon Charsley, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK and Affiliated Research Scholar, ISEC, February 25, 2010.

'Positive identities and Dalit futures: a line of research', Professor Simon Charsley, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK and Affiliated Research Scholar, ISEC, February 18, 2010.

'American Indian Artists' "Artistic Sovereignty": Responses to Landscape Art as Discourse on Power', Dr. Karen Ohnesorge, Dean of Instruction, Ottawa University, Kansas, USA, February 1, 2010.

'Great Depression of 1930 and Global Meltdown in 2008', Dr. Sitharam Gurumurthi, IAS(Retd.), Member, State Planning Commission, The Government of Tamil Nadu, January 29, 2009.

'Ancient Institution in a Modern Sector', Mr.Benjamin Lindt, Research Scholar, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Affiliate Research Scholar, ISEC, Janury 8, 2010.

'Civil Society and Democratic Governance in India: The Case of Bangalore, Karnataka', Ms.Tsion Desalegn Melesse, Research Scholar, University of Antwerp, Belgium and South- South Mobility Research Scholar, CPIGD/ISEC, December 22, 2009.

'Re-thinking financial regulation in light of the Global Financial Crisis', Professor Ian Harper, Access Economics Pvt Ltd, Canberra, Australia, December 4, 2009.

'India and Changing Global Balance of Power', Dr. Harsh V. Pant, Lecturer Department of Defence Studies, King's College, London, UK, October 1, 2009.

'Biodiversity Conservation: Beyond Economics', Dr. V. Ramakantha, IFS, Bangalore, September 2, 2009.

'Metropolitan Governance and Inequality in India: Case of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area', Professor Annapurna Shaw, Public Policy and Management Group, Indian  Institute of Management, Kolkata, August 20, 2009.

'Smoke and Mirrors? Microfinance Impact Evaluations: Evidence from India', Ms. Maren Duvendack, Postgraduate Researcher, School of International  Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich , UK, August 19, 2009.

'Adaptation and/or Mitigation? Comparing the Costs of Action and the Cost of Inaction Cost-Benefit versus Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Climate Policies', Professor Patrick CRIQUI, Research Director, National Centre for Scientific Research, (CNRS) and Director of the LEPII, 1221 rue des Résidences, Bâtiment Economie-Gestion, Domaine Universitaire, 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France, July 22, 2009.

'Measuring Inequality When Individuals Live in Households', Professor Krishna Pendakur, Professor, Department of Economics, Co-Director Metropolitan British Columbia, Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Diversity, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, July 10, 2009.

'A Study on Post-Reforms Economic and Business Journalism in India' , Mr. K.V. Lakshmana, Assistant Editor, Hindustan Times, Delhi, July 7, 2009.

'Globalisation and Human Rights',  Professor G. Haragopal Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, and Visiting Professor ISEC, June 11, 2009.

'People's Movements and Electoral Politics - Trends in Andhra Pradesh', Professor G Hargopal, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, May 28, 2009.

'The Political Economy of the Structural Adjustment of Pension Funds in India',  Professor Anjan Chakrabarti, Professor and Head, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, and SRTT Visiting Fellow,ISEC, May 15, 2009.

'Population Policies and Family Planning Programme in India: A Review', Professor K. Srinivasan, Hon. Visiting Professor, ISEC, April 22, 2009.

'Intellectual Property Rights for Business and Strategy' , Mr.M.S.Kishore Kumar, Department of Mechanical  Engineering, Government Engineering College, Ramanagara, Karnataka,  March 31, 2009.

'Community Planning, Public Space and the Environment: The Neoliberal City and its Antithesis', Professor Thomas Angotti, Hunter College/CUNY, Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning, Director, Center for Community Planning & Development, New York,USA , March 19, 2009.

'Powerful Environmentalisms: Celebrity, Conservation and Capitalism', Dr. Daniel Brockington, Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, UK, April 10, 2008.

'Are There Any Statistically Discernible Structural Breaks in the Indian Economy Due to Economic Liberalization?: An Empirical Exploration', Professor  N R Vasudeva Murthy, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Business,Creighton University,  USA, April 9, 2008.

'Women's Participation and Decentralisation'  Singamma Sreenivasan Foundation, Bangalore, April 4, 2008.

'Differing Approaches to Development: The Case of  the Four South Indian States', Professor V N Balasubramanyam, Professor of Development Economics, Department of Economics, Lancaster University, UK, March 14, 2008.

'Urban Transport in India: Beyond the Nano and the Metro … and Back to the Basics', Professor Madhav Badami, Professor, McGill University, Canada, March 10, 2008.

'Implications of an Indian Secretary-General at the Commonwealth', Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, December 5, 2007.

'Tracing the Origins of Political Change in India', Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, December 4, 2007.

'The Dilemmas of the Congress Party Today', Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, November 27, 2007.

'Software Entrepreneurs in India's Silicon City: Tigers, Copycats, and Mixed Breeds', Professor Wayne Nafziger, University  Distinguished Professor of Economics, Kansas State University, USA, November 26, 2008.

'A Shift in the Paradigm in Indian Historiography: A Lecture Commemorating DD Kosambi in his Centenary Year', Professor Kesavan Veluthat, Professor of History, Mangalore University, Mangalore, December 1, 2007.

'Forest Rights in India', Professor M.K. Ramesh, Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, November 13, 2007.

'British liberalism and British capital in nineteenth-century India', Dr Patrick McGinn, Visiting Fellow, Institute for Social and Economic Change, October 29, 2007.

'Lessons in Human Development: Comparing the Human Development Experience in Kerala and Cuba', Professor Joseph Tharamangalam, Professor,Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada, October 17, 2007.

'(Mis) Reading Educational Reform Research: A Postmodern Post structural Orientation', Professor Dr.Erik.L.Malewski, Department of Curriculum Development, University of Purdue, USA, October 15, 2007.

'Foucault and Social Science Research' Lecture-1 and Lecture-2; Professor Rajan Gurukkal, Director, School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, August 27-28, 2007.

'Reducing Poverty is Politically Feasible and Politically Advantageous'; Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, July 26, 2007.

'A Promising Myth: How India's 2004 Election was Actually Won'; Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, July 26, 2007.

'Cereal Consumption Deprivation in India Before and After Economic Reforms: An Analysis Using the National Sample Survey Data'; Professor T.Krishna Kumar, Guest Faculty, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore,Retired Professor , Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. Discussant: R.S.Deshpande, Professor and Head, ADRTC/ISEC, July 25, 2007.

'Critique of Western Marxism'; Mr. S. Nagarajan, July 5, 2007.

Decentralised Planning with Spatial Dimension: Issues and Perspectives; Professor L.S. Bhat, National Fellow,Indian Council of Social  Science   Research  (ICSSR),and former Professor, Indian Statistical Institute(ISI), New Delhi, June 28, 2007.

Systems, Institutions, Innovations: Experiences From The District Quality Education Programme; Professor A.R.Vasavi  Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, June 7, 2007.

Revisiting Social Transformation(St): Must New Lessons be Learnt?; Dr. Susil Siriwardene, Co-Chairperson, Participatory Institute of Development Alternatives, Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 6, 2007.

The Capacity of India and China to cope with a Global Economic Downturn  ;   Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, January 24, 2007.

How to promote Grassroots Participation that gives Poor people Genuine Influence? -  Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, January 22, 2007.

Delivering Development: Bridging the gap between the District and Local Levels ; Professor James Manor, VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, January 18, 2007.

Such A Strange Journey: The Changing Pattern in the Discourse of Development in our Times -  Professor Jayanth Lele, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, January 9, 2007.

Religion and Social Sensitivity: A Case of Hinduism, Professor M.V.Nadkarni, Former Vice-Chancellor Gulbarga University and Visiting Faculty, ISEC, December 28, 2006.

The Relationship Between Income and Inequality and Health: What Have Learned So far?, Dr. S.V.Subramanya Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA, October 11, 2006.

Changing Character of the Indian State, Professor James Manor, IDS, Sussex, UK & VKRV Rao Chair Professor, ISEC, September 16, 2006.

Issues in Water Privatization: The Case of the Greater Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Project, Clifton D’ Rozario, Alternative Law Forum, August 29, 2006.

Impact of Neo-Liberalisation and Globalisation on the Decline of Unions in the US, Professor Mike Goldfield, Professor of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Department of Political Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, US, August 25, 2006.

New Ideas on the Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families, Shri Uday Kumar Verma. IAS, Vice Chairman and Principal Secretary,   Narmada Valley Development Authority, Government of Madhya Pradesh, August 16, 2006.

The Indian Monsoon, GDP and Agriculture, Professor Sulochana Gadgil, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, August 10, 2006

Traversing Landscape, Dr Anuradha Mathur, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Dr Dilip Da Cunha, Faculty, Persons School of Design, New york, July 13, 2006.

Decentralization, Participatory Governance and Development in India, Professor D. Narayana, Centre for Development Studies, Ulloor, Trivandrum, jULY 4, 2006.

Governance and Development: Lessons from China, Professor Pieter Bottelier, Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, & Senior Advisor to the Vice President, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank, June 6, 2006.

Mapping Livelihoods and Local Forests in the Indian Himalayas: Evidence from Field Surveys, Dr. Riniki Sarkar, Centre for Ecology Development and Research, New Delhi, April 27, 2006.

Is Growth Alone Sufficient to Reduce Poverty? In Search of the Trickle down Effect in Rural India;  Prof.   Santonu Basu, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, April 19, 2006.

Export Instability and Volatility, Investment and Economic Growth in Asian Countries: A Time Series Analysis - Prof. Dipendra Sinha, Department of Economics Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan and Macquarie University, Australia, February 28, 2006

An Overview of Water Resource Systems-With Special Reference to Methods of Flood Control in Urban Drainage System -  Sreeja. P, Water Resources, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT, Mumbai, February 6, 2006.

India: Broader Participation, Greater Inclusion, Deeper Democracy and a More Difficult Country to Govern - Professor James Manor, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, January 24, 2006.

Globalisation and Changing Labour Markets - Professor Gerry Rodgers,  Director, International Institute of Labour Studies, Geneva, December 29, 2005.

Defeating Poverty by Reducing its Creation - Dr. Anirudh Krishna, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, USA, December 21, 2005.

Game Theory: Some recent thoughts - Professor Sayantan Ghosal, Department of Economics, University of Warwick, UK, December 19, 2005

Inter-State Variations in Total Factor Productivity in Manufacturing in India: An Analysis of Selected Industries - Professor Subhash. C. Ray Department of Economics, University of Cnnecticut, US, December 15, 2005.

International and Intra-national Trade: A Continuum Approach - Professor Sugata Marjit, City University of Hong Kong and Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, India, November 18, 2005.

Changing Attitudes Towards Sexuality: Socio-Historical Perspectives on India - Professor Alice W. Clark, Faculty, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California and De Anza Collage, Cupertino, California, USA., November 7, 2005.

Conflict Resolution - Professor Ashok Panikkar Director, Meta-Culture, Bangalore, October 27, 2005.

Globalisation, Liberalisation and Regional Disparity with reference to Education - Prof Ad de Bruijne, professor Emeritus, University of Amsterdam, October 11, 2005.

Rural Health in India: From Rhetoric to Reality - Dr. Ashish Bose, Formerly Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, October 4, 2005.

The Emerging Tripolar World: India, USA and China - Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, September 19, 2005.

Sectoral Exchange Rate Pass Through: Testing the Impact of Policy Reforms in India - Dr Sushanth Kumar Mallick, Department of Economics, Lough Borough University, UK, September 16, 2005.

Fetal Origin of Adult Discores and Childhood Obesity - Dr P. Raghupathy, MD, DCh, FRCP (London), Former Professor & HOD, Department of Pediatrics, CMC, Vellore & Currently, Consultant Pediatrics Endo Craniologist, Sagar Apollo Hospital, Bangalore, August 29, 2005.

Ethics, Welfare and the Market - Dr Arne Hallam, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, IOWA State University, Ames, USA, August 9, 2005.

Foreign Aid and Its Relevance Today - Dr Gurushree Swamy, The World Bank, Washington D.C., July 28, 2005.

Indian Insurance Industry - Dr Tapen Sinha, ING Chair Professor of Risk Management, ITAM, Mexico, Special Professor, University of Nottingham, UK, July 21, 2005.

Energy and Sustainable Development - Prof.Mohan Munasinghe, Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) and Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),  Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 8, 2005.

Democracy and Multi Culturalism - Prof Gurpreet Mahajan, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, April 20, 2005.

New Politics of the Urban Poor - Prof. John Harriss, Director, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, March 24, 2005.

The Impact of Non Farm Sector on Poverty Reduction and Gender Disparity in India:1983-99 - Prof Bharat Ramaswamy,  Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, March 14, 2005.

Economics of Nuclear Power in India - Dr. M.V. Ramana, Fellow,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Environment and Development (CISED), February 17, 2005.

Economic Reforms in Russia - Dr. Oleg V. Malyarov, Chief Research Officer, Centre for Indian Studies,Institute for Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, February 14, 2005.

Capacity Utilization in Indian Paper Industry - Dr.Kaustuva Barik, Reader in Economics, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, February 4, 2005.

Current Issues in Indian Agriculture - Dr Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, January 22, 2005.

The Economic Consequences of the Health Effects of Transport Emissions in Australian Capital Cities - Ms Madhumita Lodh,  Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE), Canberra , Australia, January 19, 2005.

Political Economy of Energy - John Byrne, Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, University of Delaware, January 18, 2005.

USA Agriculture and Globalization: Lessons for India - Professor Ingolf Vogeler University of Minnesota, U.S.A., January 5, 2005.

Information Technology and Urban Development: A Case of Bangalore - Professor James Heitzman , New York University, USA, December 28, 2004.

Fertility Change in South Asia - Dr. Christophe Z Guilmoto and Dr. Irudaya Rajan, December 9, 2004.

Rethinking the Indian Village - Professor Dipankar Gupta, Centre for Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, December 8, 2004.

Indian Immigrants in the United States - Professor Gopal C Dorai, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA., December 3, 2004.

Civil Society in India and China - Dr. Van Der Veer, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, November 27, 2004.

WWF's Dialogue on Water, Food and environment - Dr. Biksham Gujja, Policy Advisor for the ‘Living Waters Programme’ of WWF- International, November 9, 2004.

Socio-Economic and Ecological feasibility Study of a Riparian Floodplain for Increased Stream Flows - Malavika Chauhan, SRTT Visiting Scholar, August 26, 2004.

Is There Another Development? Towards a Paradigm for Addressing Rural Urban Imbalances - Prof Scarlett Epstein SRTT Visiting Professor, August 23, 2004.

Reaching The Un-Reached: Towards An Energy - Development Paradigm For Rural India - Dr. Shirish Sinha, July 14, 2004.

Global commons, local solutions: Climate change policies and small-scale industries in India -   Dr. Preeti Soni, July 12, 2004

New interactions, new possibilities: transport, new information communication technology and the reduction of rural social inequalities - Prof. Margaret Grieco, Professor of Transport and Society at Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland and SRTT Visiting Faculty, ISEC, July 3, 2004.

Waste Pickers and Collectors in Delhi: Poverty and Environment in an Urban Informal Sector - Prof.Yujiro Hayami, Director, FASID Graduate Programme & Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, June 28, 2004.

Battles over Nature: Nature Conservation in South Asia in Historical Perspective - Mahesh Rangarajan, Environmental Historian, June 22, 2004.

Remote Sensing and GIS based flood vulnerability assessment of human settlements: A case study of Gangetic West Bengal - Joy Sanyal, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, June 11, 2004.

Management of Asthma and Allergic Disorders - Dr K S Satish, Pulmonologist, Wockhardt Hospital, May 21, 2004.

Growth Centres as a Tool of Regional Development: Evidence from India - Kala S Sridhar, Faculty, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,  May 20. 2004.

The Parampara of Social Interaction Studies:  The 'NUTS and BOLTS' of Qualitative Sociology - Prof Kenneth Liberman, Professor of Sociology, University of Oregon and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, University of Mysore, May 11, 2004.

The Media and Indian Politics - Narendar Pani, Senior Editor, Economic Times, Bangalore, April 29, 2004.

Competition for New Investments by States: Strategies in   Federal Structure - Dr. Hari Nagaraja,   Principal Economist, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi, April 5, 2004.

Economics of Dowry - Dr. Abdul Aziz, SRTT Visiting Faculty, March 12, 2004.

Women’s Empowerment in a Changing Global Economy - Dr.Josie Bass, President, ALVA Consortium, Washington D.C., March 1, 2004.

Information society spells surveillance society: spying, snooping, and social sorting - Dr. David Lyon, Department of Sociology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, February 9, 2004.

Explaining corruption at the individual and village level - findings from a study of the Panchayati Raj reforms in India - Sten Wildman, Dept of Government, Uppsala University, February 6, 2004.

Trade and Optimal Environmental Governance - Prof. Richard Norgaard, Professor of Energy and Resources Group and of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, January 16, 2004.

Ecological Constraints and Valuation - Juan Martinez-Alier, University of Autonoma at Barcelona, January 2, 2004.

Hypertention and Heart Attack - Dr Subash Chandra, Consultant Cardiologist, Manipal Hospital, December 30, 2003.

Hype, Skill and Class: the Politics of Reform in Andhra Pradesh - Dr. Jos Mooji, Visiting Fellow, CESS, Hyderabad, December 19, 2003.

Indian Middle Class - Prof Andre Beteille, National Professor, ICSSR and Chairman, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, December 16, 2003.

International Trade and Development - Prof. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), December 10, 2003.

Population Policy: A Historical Perspective - Dr. P.H. Rayappa, SRTT Visiting Faculty ISEC, December 4, 2003.

Regional Macro Econometric Modeling: A case of Karnataka Economy - Dr. Bhanu Murthy, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, December 2, 2003.

An Empirical Model of North-South Growth and Trade as a Differential Game Problem - T. Krishna Kumar, SRTT Visiting Faculty ISEC, November 19, 2003.

Suitable Framework for Designing Trade Policies of A Developing Country in An Open Global Economy - T. Krishna Kumar, SRTT Visiting Faculty ISEC, November 12, 2003.

Social Ethic and Development - Prof. Amal Ray, SRTT Visiting Faculty ISEC, September 19, 2003.

Is the Manufacturing Sector in India an Engine of Growth - Prof. K Kalirajan, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, and SRTT Visiting Professor at ISEC, September 11, 2003.

Is Caste System Intrinsic to Hinduism:  Demolishing a Myth - Prof. M V Nadkarni, Visiting Fellow ISEC, September 4, 2003.

Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Community Leadership in Delhi's Slums - Dr. Vijayendra Rao, Senior Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank, Washington D.C., August 6, 2003.

Understanding Kerala's Development Experience: the Antinomies of Public Action - Prof. Joseph Taramangalam, Prof and Head, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Mt. St. Vincent University, Halifax, NS, July 25, 2003.

Remote Sensing Applications -  Dr .P.P.Nageswara Rao, Head, Regional Remote Sensing Service Center (RRSSC), Bangalore, July 9, 2003.

Present Trends in Secularism Debate - T.N. Madan, Honorary Professor IEG, New Delhi, June 16, 2003.

Interlinking Rivers In India: Some Issues - R. Ramaswamy Iyer, Visiting Professor Centre For Policy Research, New Delhi  and Former Secretary Water Resources, Government Of India, June 6, 2003

Diabetes Mellitus: Global Burden and A Challenge for All - Dr Lilly John, Chief Diabetologist, Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, May 29, 2003.

Elite Capture in Participatory Development - Prof. Jean-Phillippe Platteau, Director of C.R.E.D, Department of Economics, University of Namur, Belgium, May 23, 2003.

Globalization from Bottom Up: Towards an Alternate Perception - Prof. Joan Mencher, Professor of Social Anthropology, City University of New York, March 11, 2003.

India, Europe And Early Modern World Economy: 1600-1800 - Prof David Wash Brook, Professor of South Asian Studies, St.Anthony's College, Oxford, January 14, 2003.

Modeling Political Demography Of India - Prof. P.Krishnan, Professor Emeritus of Demography, University of Alberta, Canada, December 20, 2002.

Environmental Risk Assessment - Prof. William Kastenberg, University of California, Berkel, USA, December 16, 2002.

Ethnic Identity and Labour Market Choices - Dr. Ravi Pendakur, Chief, Economic Research Division, Strategic Research And Analysis, Department Of Canadian Heritage, Government Of Canada, December 13, 2002.

Environmental Self-Regulation: Implications For Environmental Efficiency And Profitability - Dr. Surender Kumar, Visiting Scholar, Department Of Agricultural & Consumer Economics, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, November 29, 2002.

Recovering Community Initiatives: The Case Of The Indigenous Textile Industry - Dr.C.Shambu Prasad, Researcher, Green Peace, Chennai, November 26, 2002.

Remote Sensing and GIS techniques - Dr. K.S.R. Murthy, Research Associate, Centre of Remote Sensing, Department of Geo-Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, November 21, 2002.

Identification Of Groundwater Potential Zones In Varaha River Basin, Andhra Pradesh Using Remote Sensing And GIS Techniques - Dr. K.S.R. Murthy Research Associate, Centre Of Remote Sensing, Department Of Geo-Engineering, College Of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, November 21, 2002.

Cauvery Water Dispute - Parvathi Menon, Frontline, November 20, 2002.

Alternative to the Controversial Sardar Sarovar Project -  K. J. Joy, Visiting Fellow CISED, November 18, 2002.

Integrated Water Resources Management/ Modelling - Dr. Shrinivas M. Badiger, Post-Doctoral Scientist, International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 8, 2002.

Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: Models and Policy Analysis Framework - Dr. Ashish Rana, National Institute For Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, October 28, 2002.

How to Split the Baby: King Solomon’s Wisdom on California’s Water - Dr. Sanjay Pahuja, Associate Water Resources Consultant, CH2M, San Francisco, California, October 9, 2002.

Some Recent Developments in The Estimation of Consumer Demand Systems - Dr. Krishna Pendakur, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, September 26, 2002.

Risk, Disaster and Governance: Environmental Politics in India - Dr. S. Ravi Rajan, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, September 13, 2002.

Indian Federalism, Economic Reforms and Globalization - Prof. Nirvikar Singh, Professor of Economics, University of California, August 12, 2002.

Gender and Economic Policy - Dr.Gurushree Swamy, Consultant, The World Bank,  February 14, 2002.

Anti-Dumping Reforms -  Mathew Tharakan, Department of Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium, January 31, 2002.

Measuring Consumption Inequality - Prof. Krishna Pendakur, Simon Fraser University, Canada, January 4, 2002.

Environmental Impacts of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle - Dr. M V Ramanna, Research Staff, Programme on Science and Global Security, Princeton University, January 3, 2002.

New Political Economy - Dr. M V Rajeev Gowda, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, September 26, 2001.

Biodiversity Loss - Prof. Charles Perrings, University of York, UK, September 14, 2001.

Environmental Kuznets Curve - Prof. John Braden, University of Illinois, USA, September 14, 2001.

Theory of Consumption and Theory of Markets in Partial Equilibrium - Prof. Arindam Das Gupta,  September 3-7, 2001.

The Burden of Our History: Africa and the Challenges of a Delegitimised Past - Dr Chris Uroh, November 12, 2001.

Divided Cities: Conflicts in Governance and Economics of Bangalore - Dr.Solomon Benjamin, Architect and Urban Planning Consultant,  August 6, 2001.

Contributions of Prof. Amartya Sen to Economics and Philosophy - Prof. Kaushik basu, Carl Marks Professor, Cornell University, July 26, 2001.

Counting the Poor: An Elementary Difficulty in the Measurement of Poverty - Prof S Subramanian,  July 25, 2001.

Gender and Canadian Society: An Overview - Prof. Manon Tremblay, Director, Centre for Research in Women and Politics, University of Ottawa, Canada,  March 8, 2001.

Economic Approach to Federalism; Decentralisation Failure - Prof. Albert Breton, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada, February 27, March 5, 2001.

Public Choice: Past and Present - Prof. Albert Breton, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada, February 15, 2001.

Sources of Economic Growth: Regional Dimensions of Reforms - Dr. Ric Shand, Visiting Fellow, Australia South Asia Research Centre, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, January 23, 2001.

Voluntary Incentive Design for Endangered Species Protection - Dr. Rodney Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA,  January 18, 2001.

Globalising Civil Society or De-Globalising TNCs? Globalisation and Nationalism: What India can Learn - Dr. Gordon C Laxer, Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta, January 9 and 10, 2001.