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INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR Vice-Chancellor, Cotton University 30-31 July, 2020 Panelists Theme : Population, Pandemic and the Economy - Local Prof Inauguration by Prof. Bhabesh Chandra Goswami, INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR Vice-Chancellor, Cotton University 30-31 July, 2020 Panelists Theme : Population, Pandemic and the Economy - Local Prof. Binod Khadria and Global Perspectives: I. India and the World, II. Assam Adjunct Professor of Economics, Cotton University, and the North-east Formerly Professor of Economics, Education and Migration Time: at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He was 30 July, 2020 (India and the World) : 6.00 PM – 7.30 PM IST also the Inaugural ICCR Chair Professor of Contemporary 31 July, 2020 (Assam and the North-east): 5.00 PM – 6.30 PM IST Indian Studies, Rutgers University, USA. Prof. Margaret Walton-Roberts Webinar Platform: Zoom App Professor in the Geography and Environmental Studies Registration at: https://forms.gle/CaoYo1YvJM3R49C97 Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, and affiliated to the Contact: Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo Ontario, +91 99540-36525 (Dr. Padma Sharma Goswami, Coordinator) Canada. +91 88760-38485 (Dr. Suresh Kr. Nath, Joint Coordinator) Prof. Hiranya K. Nath + 91 97060-08414 (Dr. Rupon Basumatary, Assistant Coordinator) Professor of Economics at Sam Houston State University, +91 99573-24210 (Dr. Hemanta Barman, Assistant Coordinator) Huntsville, Texas (USA). He is also an Adjunct Professor at Tezpur University, Assam. Organized by: Department of Economics, Cotton University, Dr. Amiya Sharma Guwahati, Assam, India-781001 Executive Director, RGVN, a national level NGO. He is also In association with a member in the Advisory Committee for Revitalization of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Cotton University, the State Economy, Government of Assam. He is an Guwahati, Assam, India alumnus of Delhi School of Economics and Rutgers University, USA. In technical collaboration with Mr. Pranabjyoti Nath, IAS Assam College Librarians’ Association (ACLA) Labour Commissioner, Government of Kerala. He is an alumnus of JNU, New Delhi. Visit us at www.cottonuniversity.ac.in .
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