Indian Liberal Group
Established1965
FounderMinoo Masani
TypeLibertarian think tank
Location
Website

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.

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

  1. ↑ "ILG's Liberal Budget". hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved 2006-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "ILG Symposium: India – the next decade". liberalsindia.com. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Minoo Masani Memorial Lecture". prayatna.typepad.com. Retrieved 2003-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Bhopal Gas Tragedy protest jointly organised by ILG". merinews.com. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Parliament of Students organised by ILG". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  6. ↑ "ILG protest in Guntur regarding Medical Colleges". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2007-04-01. Archived from the original on 2007-06-04. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
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