Economics of Happiness Conference III, March 2014

hosted by Shikshantar, Vistaar and Bhoomi Network


Introductory remarks


Opening Remarks by Helena Norberg-Hodge (author, Ancient Futures), Claude Alvares (Third World Network). Welcome by Manish Jain (Shikshantar) , David Selvaraj (Vistaar) , Seetha Ananthasivan (Bhoomi Network)

Icebreaker & Introductions


Lets Walk to the left, Lets Walk to the Right, And Meet and Open up to People., to.Happiness..



Key note address


Former PM of Tibet govt in Exile, Samdhong Rinpoche in his keynote address gives four conditions for an economics that is necessary to bring happiness


Open Session at Economics of Happiness Conference III - Introductory lecture


Helena Norberg-Hodge outlines a critique of Globalisation, And the sources of the new alternatives - the localisation of economic and cultural/spiritual spaces.




Panel 1 Why Localisation

Charles Eisenstein, Aseem Srivastava, Claude Alvares,, and others discuss the imperative of Localisation



Discussion on Localisation and Modernity

exhibitSamdhong Rinpoche and Helena Norberg-Hodge answer questions on issues of localisation and modernity 



Conference Sidelights -Inauguration of Vikalp Sangam Website


Economics of Happiness -III conference sidelights - Exhibition, Opening, Inauguration of Vikalp Sangam website


Group Session: Swaraj & Economic Democracy

Special discussion on Hind Swaraj, Economic Democracy and Localisation. Lead participants Sampdong Rinpoche, Rajni Bakshi, Ashish Kothari



Group Session: Stories of Hope


Discussion around stories of hope at the economics of happiness conference in march 2014 - slow food, mendha-lekha, water, recycling, education, consumer-producer links etc.


Panel -II - The Way Forward


P. V. Rajagopal of Ekta, Ashish Kothari of Kalpavriksh, Bayo Akomolaff of Nigeria, Carlos of the five star movement,  Keibo Oiwa and Helena Norberg-Hodge;share the stories of positive change towards Localisation