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It’s very rare these days to come across someone who has witnessed and participated in the creation of a relatively long recent history.

As a part of my oral history project “The legacy of India’s imagination” I had a dialogue with Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee.

Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee is a perfect source to tap into because he has worked at the grassroots level to co-imagine, inspire and mobilize resources, envision a better future and work relentlessly towards getting to it with hope and determination. He has used design sensitivities and participatory approaches to engage people at all levels of skillsets in his projects.

When I asked him which ideas, ideologues or people had influenced him, his answer was city of Kolkata. He elaborated how he thought deeply about Kolkata as a city of energy and inspiration to him only when he moved to the US. This part of the conversation was very inspiring.

I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Prof. Ashok Chatterjee.