The ninth Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial lecture "WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND BUILDING A FOOD AND WATER SECURE INDIA' was delivered by Padma Vibhushan Prof. M.S. Swami Nathan at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi on 31st October, 2003. Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.N. Khare, Chief Justice of India, was the Chief Guest.