LETTER OF INVITATION
REGIONAL SEMINAR
“CRISIS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND VALUE CONCIOUSNESS IN INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM”
“BHAARTIYA SHIKSHA PADHATI MIEN MAANVADHIKAAR AUR MULYA -CHETNAA KAA SANKAT”
27th, 28th, January, 2006.
Sponsored by –ICSSR, CHANDIGARH.
Dear_______________,
Department of Sanskrit and political science cordially invite you to the two day regional seminar on the above mentioned topic as you know that
58 years of experimentation with education in the name of human welfare, dignity, progress, freedom and equality has lead this country of great traditions and varied cultures to what kind of achievements and accomplishments, is an area of concern for every individual who has guts to refuse to tow the line of politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen or traders and industrialists as they have not only mislead the whole human race but also en-cashed human miseries with their technological might and management skills. Half baked intellectuals must answer the questions posed not only by the situations concerning terrorism, deteriorating law and order, environmental pollution etc. but also problems arising out of individualistic, consumerist human behavior. Does any one of us have courage to question and challenge the utility and validity of the economic-social- cultural-psychological system, particularly educational system? What it means to be human being in this world or let us put it this way – who on the earth treats you like a human being? Name just one. If at all; anyone of us finds a name, he can not be the product of this existing educational system, as in this system, gulf between the content and the purposes continues to be wide. The instances of deteriorating standards of human conduct and neglect of social concern are quite numerous in the recent history our country in all walks of life and prevailing crisis of character. Wrong notion of modernity and rapid growth of science and technology and subsequent industrialization have caused a great threat and danger to human morals, values and rights. In the changed social-economic-political setup, definitions of morals and rights stand questioned. Old rights and values seem to be lost but new are yet to be evolved and brought into practice. This great country of ours is faced with politics without principles, education without character, science without humanity and commerce without morality. And this situation certainly forces us to face the challenge of human rights which are blatantly being violated. A situation where rich are not happy and poor does not have means to get justice how anyone can do anything for human rights, leave alone the rights of a woman, man, child etc. To understand a problem properly, especially when the problem is of an intricate and extremely delicate character, it is necessary that the human mind should be disposed of all its false preconceived notions and predilection.
The seminar proposes to redefine the essence of human and human rights with help of education in Indian context in particular and human context in general.
Suggested topics:-
· Practice of human rights in Vedic period
· Buddhist approach towards education and human rights
· Madarsaa education and human rights
· Pre-independence human rights and British law
· Redefining human rights and Indian sensibility
· Rights and duties – an Indian perspective
· Technology, trade and human rights
· Restructuring education and human rights
· Swaraajya, education and human rights
· Minority education and human rights
· Human rights in Dharma-shaastra
· Human rights and traditional value system
· Terrorist movements and human rights
· Human rights and value system: perception and perspectives
· Philosophy and Politics of human rights
· Modern education policy and value consciousness
REGIONAL SEMINAR
“CRISIS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND VALUE CONCIOUSNESS IN INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM”
“BHAARTIYA SHIKSHA PADHATI MIEN MAANVADHIKAAR AUR MULYA -CHETNAA KAA SANKAT”
27th, 28th, January, 2006.
Sponsored by –ICSSR, CHANDIGARH.
Dear_______________,
Department of Sanskrit and political science cordially invite you to the two day regional seminar on the above mentioned topic as you know that
58 years of experimentation with education in the name of human welfare, dignity, progress, freedom and equality has lead this country of great traditions and varied cultures to what kind of achievements and accomplishments, is an area of concern for every individual who has guts to refuse to tow the line of politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen or traders and industrialists as they have not only mislead the whole human race but also en-cashed human miseries with their technological might and management skills. Half baked intellectuals must answer the questions posed not only by the situations concerning terrorism, deteriorating law and order, environmental pollution etc. but also problems arising out of individualistic, consumerist human behavior. Does any one of us have courage to question and challenge the utility and validity of the economic-social- cultural-psychological system, particularly educational system? What it means to be human being in this world or let us put it this way – who on the earth treats you like a human being? Name just one. If at all; anyone of us finds a name, he can not be the product of this existing educational system, as in this system, gulf between the content and the purposes continues to be wide. The instances of deteriorating standards of human conduct and neglect of social concern are quite numerous in the recent history our country in all walks of life and prevailing crisis of character. Wrong notion of modernity and rapid growth of science and technology and subsequent industrialization have caused a great threat and danger to human morals, values and rights. In the changed social-economic-political setup, definitions of morals and rights stand questioned. Old rights and values seem to be lost but new are yet to be evolved and brought into practice. This great country of ours is faced with politics without principles, education without character, science without humanity and commerce without morality. And this situation certainly forces us to face the challenge of human rights which are blatantly being violated. A situation where rich are not happy and poor does not have means to get justice how anyone can do anything for human rights, leave alone the rights of a woman, man, child etc. To understand a problem properly, especially when the problem is of an intricate and extremely delicate character, it is necessary that the human mind should be disposed of all its false preconceived notions and predilection.
The seminar proposes to redefine the essence of human and human rights with help of education in Indian context in particular and human context in general.
Suggested topics:-
· Practice of human rights in Vedic period
· Buddhist approach towards education and human rights
· Madarsaa education and human rights
· Pre-independence human rights and British law
· Redefining human rights and Indian sensibility
· Rights and duties – an Indian perspective
· Technology, trade and human rights
· Restructuring education and human rights
· Swaraajya, education and human rights
· Minority education and human rights
· Human rights in Dharma-shaastra
· Human rights and traditional value system
· Terrorist movements and human rights
· Human rights and value system: perception and perspectives
· Philosophy and Politics of human rights
· Modern education policy and value consciousness
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