Shillong, Oct 21: The North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, commemorated the 125 th birth anniversary of Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, one of India’s most distinguished freedom fighters, politicians, and literary figures.

The event featured an invited lecture by Prof. Ashwani Kumar, Centre for Public Policy, Habitat and Human Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, on the theme, ‘Grassroots Governance and the Rise of Maternal Welfare in India.’

Kumar delved into the intersection of governance, gender, and social welfare, contextualising India’s maternal welfare evolution within global and local frameworks. He stressed the importance of humility and gratitude in governance, quoting poet and Nobel laureate Octavio Paz to underscore the moral dimension of socia

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