The Centre organizes lectures in memory of Prof. Waheeduddin Khan, the first Director of the Centre. Eminent social scientists deliver these lectures. So far the following seven lectures were delivered in this series. 

• Dr. Sanjaya Baru (Media Advisor to Prime Minister of India): "The Local and the Global in Hyderabad's Development", 2007.

• Dr. James Manor (Professional Fellow, Institute of Developmental Studies, Sussex, London): "The Changing Character of the Indian State", 2006.

• Dr. Prabhu Pingale (Director, ESA, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome): "From Green to the Gene Revolution - Meeting the Needs of the Poor", 2005.

• Dr. Hafiz Pasha (US Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau of Asia and Pacific): "Linkages between Trade, Macroeconomic Performance and Poverty Reduction - the Asian Experience", 2004.

• Prof. Arjun K. Sengupta (Former Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi): "Development as an International Human Right", 2002.

• Raja J.Chelliah: Economic Reform Strategy for the next Decade, 1999.

• L.C.Jain: To Whom shall we give credit-In the 50th Year of Our Freedom, 1997.

• G. Parthasarathy: The Organized sector in the Indian Economy and Structural Adjustment, 1995.

• Yoginder. K. Alagh: Technology and Development in the Indian Sub-Continent, 1991.

• Amrik Singh: Higher Education in India-Structural and other Problems, 1990.

• M.Narasimham: Some Perspectives on the Eighth Plan, 1989.

• C. T. Kurien : The State and Market in Economic Processes: Some Basic Issues, 1986.