Fourth Bala Memorial Lecture with Manoj Mishra

CIOs of India (powered by ISMF) has always been at the forefront of adding value to the Tech community.

Founded in 1996, we have come a long way, building on our roots to provide selfless service to our fraternity members. As a mark of gratitude for our grand past and for the passionate support we have continued to receive for our initiatives, we began a lecture series in memory of our forum's founder president Late S.R. Balasubramanian. Unlike our other engagements, this lecture series is primarily focused on areas of larger socio-economic interests including Sustainable Development, Water Conservation, Climate Change, Ecological and Cultural Issues and more.

The First Lecture in the series was delivered by Padma Shri Prof Shekhar Pathak on "Know Thy Himalaya", The Second Lecture was delivered by Padma Shri Dr. Sunita Narain on "Twin challenges in a climate risked world: Sustainability and affordable, inclusive growth", Third Lecture wasdelivered by Padma Shri Professor Pushpesh Pant on "Food, culture & politics-a spicy cauldron". These topics are of utmost importance to our generation and our future generations, exploring various facets of society.

About Shri S.R. Balasubramanian: The Founder President of ISMF (CIOs of India) was one of India's most recognized CIOs. Besides holding several senior positions across a broad spectrum of organizations, he set up this entity as India's first non-profit association for technology professionals.

This year's lecture is being delivered by Manoj Kumar Mishra on Yamuna, the societal mirror.

About Manoj Kumar Mishra:

Manoj Kumar Misra is a former member of the Indian Forest Service from MP/CG cadre. Served briefly at the WWF India headquarters in Delhi. Took voluntary retirement after 22 years of government service to devote full time to activities in the non government sector. Been the Convener of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan (Campaign for a Living Yamuna) since 2007 and presently on the Steering Committee of India Rivers Forum (IRF) and Water Conflicts Forum. Recently in 2022 edited a book, "Wildlife India @ 50", published by the Rupa Publications.

First Bala Memorial lecture was organized on 23rd November, 2019 where CIOs Of India Members, Past Presidents, Past and Current EC members, Technical partners were present. The Key note address was done by Padma Shri Dr. Shekhar Pathak. This is the full address of Dr. Shekhar Pathak on "Know The Himalayas"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7YizAH_q_A​