Monday, September 29, 2008

१४ unmesh


A Two–Day
National Seminar
on
Human Rights and Indian Ethos - Perception & Perspective
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Sponsored by UGC
March 3 - 4, 2008

Dear Sir/Madam ...............................................,
Departments of Sanskrit, Political Science and Hindi of this college cordially invite you to participate and present a paper in a two–day National Seminar being held on above said date. You are requested to send an advance copy of your paper (one hard copy and one soft copy in M S word or Page Maker 6.5/7.0, font: Arial / Mangal Unicode 12 pts. in English or 14 Pts. Hindi or e-mail only) along with Abstract as we are going to publish them before the seminar.
We invite you to deliberate on this topic in the light of your own experiences and the subject you are presently teaching. It is our humble objective to evaluate the concept of HUMAN RIGHTS AND INDIAN ETHOS through inter -disciplinary observations and find a better needful understanding. We are sure such an interaction between different subjects and individuals can raise hope for a better future where Human Rights and Indian cultural ethos may exist in real sense.
You are kindly requested to choose a topic of your conviction and convenience.
Kindly submit your paper latest by Feb. 10, 2008.
Delegation fee: Rs 200
You will be provided boarding & lodging.
Idea of the seminar­
Since the idea and philosophy of the human rights is the direct outcome of the two world wars fought in the name of saving humanity and in addition to it business and power interest added new dimensions to the idea of human rights. Peace initiatives taken by the west in the name of U.N.O and other peace keeping agencies certainly put a question mark on the human race that - Is human mind basically a criminal mind? If not then why human race has not been able to live peacefully, why there is always a violation of human life and dignity, who gave us the right to go to the other cultures and civilizations and tell them -look, You are backward and underdeveloped so we will teach you how to develop and progress. Reaching out to other cultures, civilizations and to modernize them with the intentions of business and religion have not only created a chaos like situation world over but also lead the humanity to think in terms of survival of the fittest and added to it that sex is the ultimate goal. So, the basic foundation of the modern thinking and practices has generated the idea of human rights from this particular angle only. Because it has become a reality for all the nations to follow the same, it has become a national and international law so scholars, intellectual and academicians must try to understand and evaluate the hidden intention, the spirit of the words, their impact on masses, states, nations not only for humanity sake but also that could usher a new direction and insights to the upcoming new generation of human race.
Moreover, can human rights be interpreted in a sense-that is capable of giving a rightful place to every human being, group, society or race to accomplish, for what they are born for ? Lot many arguments for and against can be put forward but the basic question remains the same i.e. with so many events, things happening around all over the world, can we as human beings hope for a better future for entire humanity as such or can we, in any way, assure or promise the upcoming generation about a safe and peaceful world ? Human rights and its idea or philosophy needs to be understood and focused genuinely in the terms of India as a nation as a culture, as a way of life in the form of deologies and practices, therefore, the burning need of present hour is not only to rethink but also to penetrate into the idea of human rights in relation to Indian ethos or else let it be proved that India had been uncivilized and a barbaric country.
While concentrating and trying to find out as to how the Indian mind thought about the human rights and what did they practiced or what terms did they use for human rights or how did they deal with situations regarding the human rights or what was there understanding of human rights ? It is requested that an overall view about the same must be taken into consideration. It is with this hope that the proposed seminar on human rights will come with fruitful ideas & concrete suggestions. This two-days National Seminar being organized for this kind of hard and fruitful thinking.
Suggested Topics­ :
1. Philosophy of Dharama and Human rights
2. Politics of peace and human rights
3. Human rights and Indian tradition
4. Concept of humanity and human rights in India
5. Power politics and human rights
6. Elements of Indian culture and human rights
7. Historical perspective of human rights in India
8. Terrorist movements and human rights
9. Issues of minorities and human rights
10. Issues of social justice and human rights
11. Philosophy of laws and human rights
12. Human rights and Jain practices
13. Human rights and Buddhist philosophy
14. Human rights and Vedic sensibility
15. Manus’ ideology of human rights
16. Issues of national identity and human rights
17. Globalization, trade practices and human rights
18. Islamism and human rights
19. Issues of religion and human rights
20. Armed forces, politics and human rights
21. Constitution, democracy and human rights
22. Gandhian perception & practice of human rights
23. Aurobindos’ understanding of human rights
24. Human rights in Mahabharata
25. Ramayana and human rights
26. Indian saint tradition and human rights
27. Pauranic understanding of Human rights
28. Treatment of human rights in Indian languages and literature
29. Swaraajya, education and human rights
30. Human rights in Dharma-shaastra
31. Philosophy and Politics of human rights
32. Expression of human rights in fine arts

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