[EVENT] Democratic Decentralisation at the Crossroads in India

​​Narayan Ramachandran in conversation with T R Raghunandan on 22nd January 2026 (Thursday), from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM on "Democratic Decentralisation at the Crossroads in India" at Takshashila Institution.

​Formerly in the Indian Administrative Service, Raghunandan served as Joint Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Rural local governments, 2004-2009) and as Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Karnataka State (2001-2004).

​His current assignments include serving as an advisor to Login Asia, a network of practitioners in Decentralisation from 11 countries in South, Central and South-East Asia. This project is supported by the Swiss Cooperation Office, Embassy of Switzerland. He is also a member of the Local Bodies Commission, Kerala State, and the Working Group on Decentralisation, West Bengal Government.