Derek O’Brien presented Hamid Ansari, former two-time Vice President of India with a copy of his new book Who Cares About Parliament
Derek O’Brien’s purposive meeting with Lifeline Foundation on mental health and suicide prevention
Derek O’Brien’s purposive meeting with Ahmed Hassan (former MP) & newly appointed Chairman, West Bengal Minorities Commission & Cyrus Madan, Member where they discussed ways to reach successful schemes in Bengal to even more people- Aikyashree & Medhashree scholarships, microfinance, loans and more
Derek O’Brien’s purposive interaction with the Mary Ward Social Centre-Loreto team in Kolkata who are working on outreach programmes in education, skill development & capacity building for all communities across Bengal. Touching the lives of children, women and the marginalised.
Derek O’Brien’s address to the first session of the 13th Batch of Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship 2023-24
75 years ago, St Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) stepped out of Loreto School in 1948 and began her work at the Motijheel slum. THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED. The Missionaries of Charity now work for ‘the poorest of the poor’ in 138 countries. 23 April was a joyous day. The Mamata Banerjee government has regularized paperwork for this historic and sentimental plot of land. Sister Mary Joseph, current worldwide head of the Missionaries of Charity, who herself lived and worked in this Motijheel facility from 2016-20, led the celebrations.
Derek O’Brien addressed bureaucrats, MLAs, government officials & professionals from the private sector at the Indian School of Business (Bharti Institute of Public Policy) in Delhi. The discussion included a range of topics from public policy, Parliament, legislation, elections & more.
Derek O’Brien addressed 300 principals representing 800 schools in Kolkata from an Association of 54,000 Christian education institutions teaching 60 lakh students annually from all communities, on the tenets of national education policy, its impact on States & Article 30 of the Indian Constitution, which grants rights to administer education institutions
Derek O’Brien’s interactive session with students of the Indian School of Business (ISB) at Hyderabad
Derek O’Brien’s address to educationists & principals of 250 schools and colleges from Telangana on the dangers of the proposed National Education Policy, its impact on States, Article 25 and Article 30 of the Indian Constitution that grants rights to administer education institutions
Derek O’Brien’s address to principals from All India Association of Catholic Schools at its 53rd national convention
Meeting protesting farmers at Singhu, Haryana-Delhi border
At the United Nations
Videos
August 21, 2023
Derek O’Brien takes oath as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for the third term
June 30, 2023
Derek O’Brien’s Tribute to Sister Cyril the Irish-born nun who made Kolkata her home, pioneered Loreto Rainbow Homes
March 14, 2023
Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2022 | Derek O’Brien receives ‘Best Parliamentarian of the Year’ (Rajya Sabha) Award
Zero Hour | Indian Express
December 9, 2023
Let’s bring humour back to Parliament
November 24, 2023
Beating air pollution is an investment, not an expenditure
November 10, 2023
Less Welfare, More PR
#CallingAttention | NDTV
December 1, 2023
Gujarat Model Is Glasshouse Model
November 3, 2023
What Happened To PM’s ‘People In Chappals In Hawai Jahaz’ Dream
October 23, 2023
20 Questions: Play The World Cup Cricket Quiz
#Whataboutery | Price rise debate in Parliament
August 5, 2022
#Whataboutery Episode 1
August 5, 2022
#Whataboutery Episode 2
August 5, 2022
#Whataboutery Episode 3
Shoja Banglay Bolchi
November 5, 2020
Shoja Banglay Bolchi | Episodes 31, 32 and 33
November 4, 2020
Shoja Banglay Bolchi | Episodes 28, 29 and 30
November 4, 2020
Shoja Banglay Bolchi – Episodes 25, 26 and 27
Inside Parliament
September 16, 2020
Inside Parliament | Episode 5
September 16, 2020
Inside Parliament | Episode 4
September 15, 2020
Inside Parliament | Episode 3
Outside Parliament
May 14, 2019
Outside Parliament Episode 31. Opinion Poll of Polls & Hit Rates.
May 13, 2019
Outside Parliament Episode 30. 420 is his fave number!
May 12, 2019