Harit Prem Bharat Mahotsav - 23rd to 29th Jan 2020
Prem Jain Memorial Trust promotes Dr. Jain’s love for Sustainability and Mother Nature through weeklong celebrations titled “Harit Prem Bharat Mahotsav”. The Mahotsav is held from January 23 to 29 every year, to celebrate Dr. Jain’s birth anniversary on 26th January. The Mahotsav comprises of various events linked to sustainability, undertaken and advocated amongst associated societies across the country, through various chapters and locations. As part of the weeklong celebrations, members and affiliated societies such as IGBC, ISHRAE, ASHRAE, IPA AND DIPM and premiere institutes like School of Architecture and Planning, New Delhi undertake various activities across the country like recognising and awarding companies and individuals engaged in activities related to Sustainability, organizing painting / debate competitions for their students, organising a walk or run and plantation of saplings across India.
Dr. Prem Jain, architect of the modern green building movement in India is revered as the “Father of Green Buildings”. He ushered in a paradigm shift in the way buildings are conceived, designed worldwide and facilitated. India stands tall in the global green building movement and aspired for "Bharat to emerge as Jagat Guru in Sustainable Built Environment”.
Prem Jain Memorial Address - 27th Jan 2020
Prem Jain Memorial Address is organized annually during the Harit-Prem Bharat Mahotsav, in order to promote interface amongst sustainability champions and communities through interaction and network alliances and to achieve sustainability. The second edition of Prem Jain Memorial Address will be held on Monday, 27th January, 2020 at C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, New Delhi with renowned speakers, who will speak to an audience of students, architects, engineers and young professionals.
The Memorial Address will be delivered by Honourable Justice Swatanter Kumar (Retd.) He will address the audience on this special occasion, including students, architects, engineers and young professionals. The Key note speaker will be Architect Pradeep Sachdeva.