On September 23, 2026, Columbia Global Centre hosted a conversation with Radha Kulkarni, CEO of viksit Maharashtra, moderated by Manjeet Kripalani, Executive Director, Gateway House. The discussion between Kripalani and Kulkarni, both alumni of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, focused on the goals of viksit Maharashtra, its progress, the hurdles to achieving it, and the requirements to sustain its achievement.