Speaker Series: India at Berkeley
By Culture·South Asian
Speaker Series: India at Berkeley is UC Berkeley's only Indian-centric speaker series, bringing distinguished guests from politics, business, sports, and entertainment to campus for public dialogue. Past speakers include poet Javed Akhtar, actor Boman Irani, singer Javed Ali, and politicians Smriti Irani and Shashi Tharoor. Members help organize these events and build what the club calls 'the intellectual hub of all things India' at Berkeley.
Events They Host
Dr. Vivek Lall Speaker Event
Upcoming event featuring Dr. Vivek Lall, scientist and Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar Speaker Event
Upcoming event featuring Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Electronics, and IT of India.
Pratik Gandhi Speaker Event
Upcoming event featuring actor Pratik Gandhi, known for Scam 1992, The Great Indian Murder, and Modern Love Mumbai.
Piyush Goyal Speaker Event
Past event featuring Piyush Goyal.
Kiran Bedi Speaker Event
Past event featuring Kiran Bedi.
Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik Speaker Event
Past event featuring Olympic wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik.
Sharad Sagar Speaker Event
Past event featuring Sharad Sagar.
Swupnil Sahai Speaker Event
Past event featuring Swupnil Sahai.
Javed Akhtar Speaker Event
Past event featuring poet Javed Akhtar.
Boman Irani Speaker Event
Past event featuring Bollywood actor Boman Irani.
Javed Ali Speaker Event
Past event featuring singer Javed Ali.
Smriti Irani Speaker Event
Past event featuring politician Smriti Irani.
Shashi Tharoor Speaker Event
Past event featuring politician Shashi Tharoor.