Speaker: Mr. Rahul Basu who was ex-CFO, Firstsource Solutions Ltd; co-founder, Kokum Design and Founder & CEO, Ajadé and is now a member of Goa Foundation; Mines, Minerals & People (mm&P); India Network for Basic Income (INBI) and the Goenchi Mati Movement. He has published on the topic in the Economic & Political Weekly: "Implementing Intergenerational Equity in Goa" and "Catastrophic Failure of Public Trust: Cast Study of Goa".

Abstract: Over the past few decades, mining and the export of India's minerals has become a highly contentious enterprise. Questions about social justice, environmental degradation and loss of state revenue continue to be raised. This talk will reflect on data about iron ore extraction, export and revenue in Goa in order to first get a sense of the current state of mining in the state and thereafter to put forth an alternative strategy for the management of this resource called the Goenchi Mati Proposal. The case of iron ore mining is an empirical case through which, it is hoped, will prompt similar questions and analysis about the management of all of the country's minerals. For more about the Goenchi Mati Proposal. see: http://goafoundation.org/gmpf/