[Please note: This interview was conducted in 2013 -- OVER TEN YEARS AGO (!). The views of the speakers may have changed and/or may or may not reflect their current views.]

From the Archives... 'Human Rights in India' - Interview with Padma Shri Mohandas Pai in 2013, with Zachary Coffin

In May of 2013, while I was advising Amnesty International, I had the chance to meet Mohandas Pai several times and was keen to understand his views on human rights. Although this interview is "from the archives", I believe his thoughts are relevant today and well-worth considering for the years ahead. I hope you enjoy this glimpse from the past!

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Watch in HD video at --

https://youtu.be/k04QBQazv4A

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Shri T V Mohandas Pai is the Chairman of Aarin Capital, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, an Advisor to the Board of Manipal Education and Medical Group, a Member of the Board of Havells India, a Member of the Board of Ascendas Property Fund Trustee, the Trustee-Manager of Ascendas India Trust, Member of the Board of Manipal University and the Institute of Public Enterprises, Chairman of the FICCI Skills Committee, President of the All India Management Association, Chairman of the Regulatory and Financial Technology Committee of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), Founder-Trustee of the Akshaya Patra Foundation, an Investment Committee Member of the SIDBI India Aspiration Fund and the India Fund of Funds, and a Member of the Board of the National Stock Exchange of India. Previously, Mohan served as a Member of the Board and CFO at Infosys over a 17 year period. In 2000, he co-founded the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Bangalore – a mid-day meal program for school children. Today, this program feeds over 1.6 million children each day in 13,500+ government schools across twelve Indian states. He was awarded the Padma Shri award by the President of India in 2015 and the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2004.

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