Office of Diversity and Inclusion at IIMB and APD jointly organise Purple Manthan on 20 February 2026

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) at IIM Bangalore, in partnership with The Association of People with Disability (APD), jointly organised ‘Purple Manthan: Decade of Disability Inclusion: Reflecting on the PwD Act 2016’ on 20 February, 2026. The event convened policymakers, academic leaders, practitioners, and civil society stakeholders to reflect on ten years of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016, assess its implementation progress, share lived experiences as persons with disabilities, and deliberate on strategies for strengthening inclusive development across sectors.