Indian Liberal Group

The Indian Liberal Group is a think tank founded in 1965 by Minoo Masani, author and parliamentarian, to promote the liberal point of view and educate the public on the concept of libertarianism. Its headquarters is in Mumbai. Meera Sanyal serves as the current president.

Indian Liberal Group
Established	1965
Founder	Minoo Masani
Type	Libertarian think tank
Location	Mumbai
Website	www.liberalsindia.com

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Organization structure

The ILG has local chapters, a state executive and a national executive. National Conventions are held every two years. All current members of the organization can attend the National Convention, which serves as the policy making body.

People

Among the founding members of the Group were Prof. B. R. Shenoy, H.V.R. Iyengar, Fredie Mehta, Khushwant Singh, Sophie Wadia, and G V Sundaram. S.V. Raju is the immediate past president of the organization.

Activities

Indian Liberal Group presents a Liberal Budget [1] every year as an alternative version to the Annual Budget presented to the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister. Eminent economists are part of the drafting committees of these Liberal Budgets.

On October 8 and 9, 2010, ILG organized a symposium titled "India - the next decade"[2] in Mumbai.

The local chapters organize perform a variety of activities like Minoo Masani Memorial Lectures,[3] protests for the cause of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims,[4] organising a 'parliament of students' on board exams[5] and campaigns to improve the quality of education in Medical colleges.[6]

References

"ILG's Liberal Budget". hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
"ILG Symposium: India – the next decade". liberalsindia.com. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
"Minoo Masani Memorial Lecture". prayatna.typepad.com. Retrieved 2003-12-22.
"Bhopal Gas Tragedy protest jointly organised by ILG". merinews.com. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
"Parliament of Students organised by ILG". Chennai, India: hindu.com. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
"ILG protest in Guntur regarding Medical Colleges". Chennai, India: hindu.com. 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-04-01.

External links

Indian Liberal Group Official site
Official site of Meera Sanyal as an Independent Candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections for South Mumbai.

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