PLATINUM JUBLEE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES SPEAKER'S TALK Marianne Tronstad Lund (Norway) “Aerosols and Their Effects on the climate: Globally and in India” Professor Peter Berger (University of Groningen) “Cereal Culture in Odisha” Professor Roland Hardenberg Frobenius Institute at Goethe University“Food Sovereignty, Food Security and Religion In Odisha and Beyond“ Professor Prasant Mohapatra Vice Chancellor (Research) Distinguished Professor University of California Davis, CA, USA " Transformative Learning: Perspectives on a Global Partnership" Dr. Mark Allen Peterson Miami University, USAFrom Responsibility to Empowerment: Changing Political and Media Cultures in Millennial India Padma Shri Prof. Tomio Mizokami President Kansai Japan-India Cultural Society, Kobe, JapanJapan-India Relations: History & Perspective Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu His Excellency, The Ambassador of Japan New Delhi Japan-India Relations in a New Era Padma Bhusan, Prof G. Padmanaban Indian Institute of Science, BengaluruPadma Bhusan, Prof G. Padmanaban Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Mr. Bijay Kumar Executive Director Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster ReductionsDisaster risk reduction and building lives: Together we transform Prof. Shyam Biswal Department of Oncology. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USAPAntioxidants as a driver of tumour growth: Paradox in Cancer Prof. Ravindra K. Jain Jawaharlal Nehru University New DelhiText and Context: Exploring the Contours of Polyglot Social Science in India Prof. Manoj DasSrujana ra Ushaloka: Baidika Udbhasana ebam Dui Mahakabya & Biswa bijayi pragyan loka sahitya Prof. Alan Law Trent university, CanadaChallenges of Leisure and Tourism in the contemporary world Prof. Thomas ReuterHow to build a sustainable Economy: An anthropological perspective on the central challenge of the 21st century Prof. Noel SalazarMomentous Mobilities- Reflections on the contemporary meanings of Travel Prof. Oopalee Operajita. “Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Life: Where Do they Meet?” Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, USA