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TAAPSEE TO DELIVER A LECTURE AT HARVARD

- Sneha Mahadevan

Actor Taapsee Pannu has been invited to The India Conference at Harvard University, US, organised by students of Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. The 15th edition of the event will be held this month, with the theme ‘Disruptive Innovation in India’.

A source says, “Taapsee will deliver a lecture and meet faculty members, the other speakers, and interact with students. The conference brings together government officials, business leaders, academics, artists, athletes, philanthro­pists, and other leaders to discuss key issues in the context of India’s path to global leadership. In the past, [it] has hosted Amartya Sen, Omar Abdullah, Chanda Kochhar, Azim Premji, Shashi Tharoor, P. Chidambara­m, Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar, Rajat Sharma, Vinod Rai, Navin Jindal and R Madhavan, among others.”

Taapsee’s spokespers­on confirmed the news, saying, “Taapsee is elated with the invitation. The platform is very prestigiou­s. Being a part of that would be a great honour.”

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