Mr. Prem Bhatia was one of the most eminent and influential journalists of our age. During his active career span of six decades, his writings on political and social events were chracterised by independence of judgement, objectivity and exceptional analytical ability.
| Lecture 1 : | Dr. Karan Singh “The State of the Nation” | |
Lecture 2 : | Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah Former Chief Justice of India and Chairperson National Human Rights Commission. “On faith of the Journalist” | |
Lecture 3 : | Prof. A. M. Khusro Chairman, 11th Planning Commission “Indian Economy : Present State, Future Prospects” | |
Lecture 4 : | Prof. M. S. Swaminathan The Father of the Rice Revolution and current holder of the UNESCO chair in Eco-Technology | |
Lecture 5 : | Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee Attorney General of India Subject :- “Press Freedom : Problems, Perils & Paradoxes” | |
Lecture 6 : | Prof. Deepak Nayyar Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi. Subject :- “Democracy and Development: The Indian Experience” | |
Lecture 7 : | Prof. Dipankar Gupta Professor, Centre For the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University Subject :- “Not By Tolerance Alone: Prospects of Secularism in India After Gujrat” | |
Lecture 8 : | Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar Senior Adviser to the President on Foregin Affairs, Sri Lanka Subject :- “The World Order After Iraq”. | |
| Lecture 9 | Prof. Zoya Hasan Professor & Chairman of Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Subject : “Indian Polity Today and the Road Ahead” | |
| Lecture 10 | Mr. Ashok Desai For Attorney General for India Subject : “Dangers to Indian Democracy”. | |
| Lecture 11 | Mr. K.S. Bajpai Chairman, Delhi Policy Group, Former Ambassador to Pakistan, China & USA Subject : “India Engages with the World” | |
| Lecture 12 | Prof. Gowher Rizvi Director, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance & Innovation Harvard University Subject : “Government in the 21st century : Some challenges of governance and democracy in India” | |
| Lecture 13 | Dr. Ashok Mitra Subject : Growth For Whom: Choice or Dilemma? | |
| Lecture 14 | Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Subject : “Building Bridges in Unknown Lands : War and Peace in South Asia” | |
| Lecture 15 | Chandrashekhar Dasgupta Subject : “Rising China Emerging India and the Rest of the world” | |
| Lecture 16 | Shivshankar Menon Subject : “India and the Global Scene” | |
| Lecture 17 | DR. Y.V. Reddy Subject : “Global Economic Developments and India” | |
| Lecture 18 | Shyam Saran Subject : “Navigating an Altered Landscape: Finding India’s Place in a Changing World” |
These Prem Bhatia Memorial Lectures are useful in essay .