LUCKNOW: Already a part of the UP growth story, The Times of India is now coming up with TOI Dialogues, a new platform to encourage insightful conservations, compelling discussions and constructive debates not only on the way forward but also on the issues that are important to the citizens of the state. The week-long event began on Friday with the first edition taking place in Gorakhpur.The second chapter will be held in Lucknow on June 25 while the series will culminate in Varanasi on June 27. Experts and persona-lities from various fields will share their thoughts on a multitude of topics concerning our daily lives.
From ‘economic opportunities’ to ‘intersection of history and modern politics’, at least 18 varied topics would be discussed by the panellists.
Educationists, bureaucrats, actors, industrialists, entrepreneurs, sportspersons, writers, columnists, doctors, politicians, chefs, historians, travel enthusiasts, and poets among other personalities would discuss the factors that have played a key role in shaping the UP growth story.
Lucknow, Varanasi and Gorakhpur represent the growth trajectory the state has achieved in health, business, education, women entrepreneurship, sports and arts and culture. While deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak and CM’s adviser Awanish Awasthi will deliver keynote addresses in Lucknow and Varanasi respectively, the star-studded panellists includes Anju Bobby George, Rani Rampal, Jagbir Singh, Zafar Iqbal, Rasika Dugal, Jimmy Shergill, Vikrant Massey, Faisal Malik, Ravi Kishan, Amit Sial, Malini Awasthi, Mohammad Kaif, Shweta Tripathi, Yatinder Mishra, Randeep Hooda, Vikram Sampath among others.
