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{{Infobox organization
|name= Indian Liberal Group
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|established=1965
|type=[[Libertarian]] [[think tank]]
|founder= [[Minoo Masani]]
|head_label= President
|head=[[Meera Sanyal]]
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|staff=
|budget=
|endowment =
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|location=[[Mumbai]]
|address= First Floor, Sassoon Building, 143, Mahatma Gandhi Road
Mumbai 400001 India
|website= [http://liberalsindia.com www.liberalsindia.com]
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The '''Indian Liberal Group''' is a think tank founded in 1965 by [[Minoo Masani]], author and parliamentarian, to promote the liberal point of view and educate the public on the concept of [[libertarianism]]. Its headquarters is in [[Mumbai]]. [[Meera Sanyal]] serves as the current president.

==Organization structure==
The ILG has local chapters, a state executive and a national executive. National Conventions are held every two years. All current members of the organization can attend the National Convention, which serves as the policy making body.

==People==
Among the founding members of the Group were Prof. B. R. Shenoy, H.V.R. Iyengar, Fredie Mehta, [[Khushwant Singh]], Sophie Wadia, and G V Sundaram. S.V. Raju is the immediate past president of the organization.

==Activities==
Indian Liberal Group presents a Liberal Budget <ref name="ilgliberalbudget">{{cite web
| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110416601000.htm
| publisher = hinduonnet.com
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| title = ILG's Liberal Budget}}</ref> every year as an alternative version to the Annual Budget presented to the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister. Eminent economists are part of the drafting committees of these Liberal Budgets.

On October 8 and 9, 2010, ILG organized a symposium titled "India - the next decade"<ref name="ilgsymposium">{{cite web
| url = http://www.liberalsindia.com/events/event-details.php
| publisher = liberalsindia.com
| accessdate = 2010-10-08
| title = ILG Symposium: India – the next decade}}</ref> in Mumbai.

The local chapters organize perform a variety of activities like Minoo Masani Memorial Lectures,<ref name="ilgmasanimemoriallecture">{{cite web
| url = http://prayatna.typepad.com/satya/2003/12/second_minoo_ma.html
| publisher = prayatna.typepad.com
| accessdate = 2003-12-22
| title = Minoo Masani Memorial Lecture}}</ref> protests for the cause of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims,<ref name="ilgbhopalgasprotest">{{cite web
| url = http://www.merinews.com/article/bhopal-gas-tragedy--no-end-to-the-disaster/15789897.shtml
| publisher = merinews.com
| accessdate = 2009-12-03
| title = Bhopal Gas Tragedy protest jointly organised by ILG}}</ref> organising a 'parliament of students' on board exams<ref name="ilgstudentparliament">{{cite news
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071357650200.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090717044530/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071357650200.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2009-07-17
| accessdate = 2009-07-13
| title = Parliament of Students organised by ILG
| location=Chennai, India
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| date=2009-07-13}}</ref> and campaigns to improve the quality of education in Medical colleges.<ref name="ilggunturprotest">{{cite news
| url = http://hindu.com/2007/04/01/stories/2007040109020300.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070604151621/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/01/stories/2007040109020300.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2007-06-04
| accessdate = 2007-04-01
| title = ILG protest in Guntur regarding Medical Colleges
| location=Chennai, India
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| date=2007-04-01}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.liberalsindia.com Indian Liberal Group Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140322140959/http://www.meerasanyal.com/ Official site of Meera Sanyal] as an Independent Candidate in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha Elections]] for [[Mumbai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Mumbai]].

[[Category:Libertarian think tanks]]
[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Think tanks based in India]]
[[Category:Libertarianism in India]]

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