This year’s lecture, entitled “After Massification: The Democratization of Discontent in Indian Higher Education,” will be delivered by Prof. (Dr.) Satish Deshpande, Professor of Sociology (Retd.), Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. The session will be chaired by Prof. (Dr.) J. Prabash, Former Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Kerala.

The details of the programme are as follows:

Date: Monday, 16 February 2026

Time: 11:00 AM (IST)

Hybrid mode

Venue: Educational Theatre, Loyola College of Social Sciences (Autonomous),

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Brochure: JJK Memorial Lecture 2026

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/0sWeK3s0jr0?si=pL2Dqhoh8mtQ-hNM