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UGC Sponsored National Seminar
On
RELEVANCE OF GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY
IN THE PRESENT CONTEXT
Organised By
Deptt. Of History & Philosophy
HARHI COLLEGE, DHAKUAKHANA
In Collaboration with
North Bank College, Ghilamara
29th & 30th August, 2015
Venue:
Harhi College Auditorium
P.O.- Gobindapur, Dhakuakhana
Dist.- Lakhimpur, Assam, PIN-787055
Website- www.harhicollege.org
E-mail- [email protected]
INVITATION
Sir/Madam,
It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that the Departments of
History and Philosophy, Harhi College, Dhakuakhana is going to organize a
UGC
Sponsored
National
Seminar
on
“RELEVANCE
OF
GANDHIAN
PHILOSOPHY IN THE PRESENT CONTEXT ” to be held on 29th & 30th August,
2015.
So, we would like to invite you to participate and contribute research
paper.
Your
presence
and
participation
will
make
the
occasion
more
meaningful and successful.
With sincere regards,
Ananda Bharali
Dr. Manash Jyoti Neog
Thagendra Chutia
Principal Cum Chairman
Coordinators
Deep Dutta
Asstt. Coordinator
Seminar Organizing Committee
Harhi College, Dhakuakhana
ABOUT THE THEME
RELEVANCE OF GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE PRESENT CONTEXT
M.K Gandhi is popularly known as “The father of the nation” in India. His philosophical ideas
like Non-violence,
Satyagraha, Swaraj, concept of man and women, concept of religion,
morality etc are not only read in India, but these are read and applied in the lives of common
people in other countries also. For example his concept of Non-violence is the best solution of
any problem in our socio-political lives. In his concept of Non-violence he said that non-violence
has two aspects-Negative and Positive. In its negative aspects it means abstaining from hurting
other by thoughts, words and deeds. But its positive aspects are more important than that of the
negative. In its positive aspect it means ‘love’. He says that the principle of non-violence should
be practiced by every individual in their day-to-day lives. Therefore he developed a technique of
ahimsa which is– Satyagraha, which is translated in English as truth-force or soul force or love
force. Some of the well known kinds of Gandhian Satyagraha are fasting, non-cooperation, civil
disobedience etc. These are yet beneficial in solving many social, political problems. Again in
his concepts of religion we clearly see that he has urged to believe in the essentially of every
human beings. He says that all religions are mainly the different paths of arriving at the some
destination. The basic conviction of Gandhi is that there is one reality- that is god. Again in this
concept of men and women we find that his aims at the establishment of a society in which peace
and happiness will reign supreme. He feels that this world be possible only when men and
women realize their states and duties in society. It is a fact that women today are trying to
concept with men in every walk of life by imitating the ways of men. Gandhi is also aware that
men are not prepared to give up their sense of mastery over women. This appears to Gandhi as
unfortunate. He feels that in Ideal society duties and functions are distributed not only among
different varanas, but also among men and women. Again his idea of Sarvodaya which means
the all round development of every individual.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective is to show the relevance of Gandhian Philosophy in the present context with
special reference to India and to solve some social, political problems which hampers the all
round development of a country.
Sub Themes
1. Mahatma Gandhi and Panchayati Raj System
2. Mahatma Gandhi and religion
3. Trusteeship in the Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
4. Non-violence in Gandhian Philosophy
5. Comparative analysis of Gandhian philosophy to modern Psychology
6. Basic Education of Mahatma Gandhi
7. Mahatma Gandhi in the context of enhancement of Cottage industry
8. Any topic related to the main theme.
Call for Papers
Research papers are invited in the form of original works from the researchers, academicians,
teachers from universities and colleges, research scholars, social workers and students. Two hard
copies and one soft copy (CD) of full paper are to be submitted.
Medium of research paper
The medium of research paper can be either Assamese or English. Assamese Font: Geetanjali
(RAMDHENU). In case of the English medium the researcher should type the research paper in
MS-Word in Times New Roman with font size 12.
Guidelines
Authors are requested to follow strictly the specifications given below without which it will be
difficult for selection of papers for publication. The guidelines for submission of abstracts and
full papers are as follows.
Submission of abstract
Abstract of the research paper should be submitted with the following information and in this
order:
a) title of abstract, b) name of author(s), c) institutional affiliation, d) email address, e) telephone
numbers, f) body of abstract and g) key words (alphabetically). The abstract should not exceed
250 words.
Submission of full paper
1. Title of the Paper
2. Name of the Author/Authors
3. Designation and Institution
4. Email Id
5. Copy of the Abstract Submitted
6. Main Body of the Paper
7. Bibliographical references should be arranged alphabetically and given at the end of the
text in the APA* format.
8. Do not use foot notes, use only end notes before the references (if any).
9. Word Limit- 3000 words
*APA Style:
Surname, name, year of publication, title of the book, place of publication
ExampleRogers, C. R. (1961). On becoming a person. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
In case of edited book
Adler, A. (1956). The individual psychology of Alfred Adler: A systematic presentation of
selections from his writings. (H. L. Ansbacher & R. R. Ansbacher, Eds.). New York
N.B. Authors are requested to kindly send the abstract and full paper through E-mail to the ID:
[email protected]
Publication
Selected papers will be published as a book volume having ISBN and will be distributed to the
participants on payment basis.
Important Dates
a) Last date of submission of Abstract: 15th August, 2015
b) Last date of submission of Full Paper: 20th August, 2015
Registration Fees
a) Participant with paper
i.
For sanctioned teacher: 500/ii.
For non-sanctioned & Research Scholar: 400/b) Participant without paper: Rs. 200/c) Students: 100/Accommodation
The organizing committee will provide accommodation to outstation participants on payment
and this correspondence must be made ten days before the seminar.
Travel and Connectivity
1) The college is located 5km north of Dhakuakhana town
2) Regular day and night bus services to and from Dhakuakana and Guwahati as a well as
other parts of the state.
3) Ferry connection is available from Disang Ghat (Sivsagar) to Matmora Ghat
(Dhakuakhana).
4) Local vehicles are also available from Dhakuakhana town to the college.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
Harhi College was set up in 1996(Academic Session 1998-99) and situated at a very beautiful
landscape on the bank of the river Charikoria of the rural Sub-Division of Dhakuakhana, P.O.Gobindapur, Dist- Lakhimpur, Assam. It is only a premier institution of Higher Education,
covering almost 5 GP where most of the people basically belong to ST, SC, OBC and MOBC.
The college now tills the date of establishment, imparting higher education and providing
Knowledge and skill in Arts among the poor students. The College which began with a few
students in HS and BA 1st year classes and the faculty was consisted of only five members, is
now a full-grown one in the rural Sub-Division of Dhakuakhana. The faculty now increases up to
34 and most of them have M. Phil degree. Some are now getting admittance in Ph. D course. The
college has a student enrolment of more than 1200 right from HS to the BA classes in
conventional mode. Besides, the college has another 200 students in Open School under Assam
Higher Secondary Council, BA Part-1 and MA classes under Directorate of Distance Education,
DU, in non-conventional mode. The college campus extends over an area of more than 48
Bighas of land of which 8 Bighas of low land are still covered under Fishery and another 7
Bighas of land are under the coverage of Chum plantation. Besides, the campus of the college is
nicely built including Employees’ Residential Quarters.
The College has already been received final concurrence from the State Govt. of Assam on 2212-2005, Affiliation from Dibrugarh University on 05-10-2005, 2(f) registration from UGC on
18-09-2008 and received UGC 12(B) recognition on 21-01-2011. After receiving the recognition
under the section 12(B) from UGC, now the college is able to receive a huge amount of grant
from UGC to construct Women Hostel, Indoor Stadium, Outdoor Stadium and to uplift the
library facility. The college has Provincialised by the Assam Venture Educational Institutions
(Provincialisation of Services) Act, 2011 and Amendment Act, 2012 in the year 2013.
UGC Sponsored National Seminar
On
RELEVANCE OF GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE PRESENT CONTEXT
Organized By
Deptt. Of History & Philosophy
Harhi College, Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur
29th & 30th August, 2015
Registration Form
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Address for communication
Dr. Manash Jyoti Neog
Principal, Harhi College
Contact No. 9435277478
Email Id- [email protected]
Ananda Bharali
Vice-Principal &
HoD, Department of History
Harhi College, Gobindapur
Contact No. 7896412331
Thagendra Chutia
Assistant Professor, Department Of Philosophy
Harhi College, Gobindapur
Contact No. 9401665360, 9678666788
Email Id- [email protected]