The Indian Liberal Group is a think tank founded in 1965 by
Minoo Masani
Minocher Rustom "Minoo" Masani (20 November 1905 – 27 May 1998) was an Indian politician, a leading figure of the erstwhile Swatantra Party. He was a three-time Member of Parliament, representing Gujarat's Rajkot (Lok Sabha constituency), Raj ...
, author and parliamentarian, to promote the liberal point of view and educate the public on the concept of
libertarianism
Libertarianism (from ; or from ) is a political philosophy that holds freedom, personal sovereignty, and liberty as primary values. Many libertarians believe that the concept of freedom is in accord with the Non-Aggression Principle, according t ...
. Its headquarters is in
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
. 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
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"
in Mumbai.
The local chapters organize perform a variety of activities like Minoo Masani Memorial Lectures,
protests for the cause of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims,
organising a 'parliament of students' on board exams
and campaigns to improve the quality of education in Medical colleges.
References
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External links
Indian Liberal Group Official siteOfficial site of Meera Sanyalas an Independent Candidate in the 2009 Indian general election, 2009 Lok Sabha Elections for Mumbai South (Lok Sabha constituency), South Mumbai.
Libertarian think tanks
Non-profit organisations based in India
Think tanks based in India
Libertarianism in India