As part of commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (from October 2, 2018 to October 2, 2020), IIT Bombay is organising a talk on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The details of the lecture are given below:

Title : “A New Look at Energy & Sustainability through Gandhian Ideals"

Speaker : Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki

Date : Wednesday, September 30, 2020.

Time : 11 am to noon

Webex link: https://kaksha.webex.com/kaksha/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0bfafc8c7ce134d7c9ebf4feb3afb97d

Abstract:

Energy is everything and everything is energy. Energy is also the major contributor to carbon emissions and therefore, the consequential climate change. To ensure access to energy is sustainable for future generations, the current energy patterns need to be relooked. Albeit, the solution lies in going to the basics and bringing in a discipline in the current lifestyle. The cue to curb the energy over-exploitation lies in the Gandhian philosophy of Gram Swaraj, and based on this, the idea of Energy Swaraj is conceptualized. Under Energy Swaraj, the communities or the locals not only consume and generate their own energy needs but also helps in generating technology-based livelihoods, a robust rural economy, empowering the local communities, etc.