Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 31 -- Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman will deliver the 16th K.M. Bashir Memorial Lecture here on September 1.
The lecture, on the theme "Fraternity in a Secular State: The Protection of Cultural Rights and Duties," will be held at the Press Club at 4.30 pm. Former Kerala DGP Dr. Alexander Jacob, IPS (Retd.), will preside over the function.
The event is being organised as part of the birth centenary celebrations of noted statistician, international civil servant and social thinker K.M. Bashir (1925-1990), who founded the Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust (VMFT).
The programme will begin with a welcome address by Prof. Jameela Begum, President of VMFT, followed by a commemorative speech by Dr...