Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Public Lecture on Rethinking Opportunity
A professor from Duke University is giving a talk in Bengaluru about how people can have better opportunities in life.
He says that opportunities are like ladders that help people reach their goals, but many people don't have strong ladders.
The talk will explain how to make these ladders stronger so that everyone can have a better future.
It will also talk about how some countries have done this well and how we can learn from them.
The talk is open to everyone and will be interesting for students, researchers, and people who care about making society fairer.
Azim Premji University is hosting a public lecture on December 19, 2025, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC).
The lecture, titled 'Many Ladders, Many Futures: Rethinking Opportunity in a Changing World,' will be delivered by Anirudh Krishna, a noted public policy scholar from Duke University.
Professor Krishna will discuss how opportunity is shaped by structured pathways, or 'ladders,' that determine accessible futures for young people.
The lecture will highlight examples of countries that have successfully created strong ladders of opportunity and emphasize the need for inclusive policies and institutional reforms.
The event is open to the public and expected to attract students, researchers, policymakers, and citizens interested in development, inequality, and the future of opportunity.
- Who
- Anirudh Krishna, Edgar T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University
- What
- Public lecture on rethinking opportunity in a changing world
- When
- December 19, 2025, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
- Where
- Bangalore International Centre (BIC)
- Why
- To discuss structured pathways of opportunity and social mobility, and to challenge conventional development models
- Event Title
- Many Ladders, Many Futures: Rethinking Opportunity in a Changing World
- Speaker
- Anirudh Krishna, Edgar T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University
- Date
- December 19, 2025
- Time
- 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
- Venue
- Bangalore International Centre (BIC)
- Host
- Azim Premji University
- Focus
- Structured pathways of opportunity and social mobility
- Target Audience
- Students, researchers, policymakers, and citizens