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Programme of National Seminar on “Globalization, Multiculturalism and Peace-building”

Programme of National Seminar on “Globalization, Multiculturalism and Peace-building”

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Day One, 19th April

Convention Center, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

 

Registration, Lecture Hall 1

9:30 – 10:00

 

 

Inaugural Session, Lecture Hall 1

10:00 – 11:30

 

Welcome Speech & Introduction

President, Indialogue Foundation

 

Chair

Prof. M. M. Verma

President, Interfaith Foundation India

 

Chief Guest

Honourable Dr Karan Singh

President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Government of India

 

Inaugural Address

Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar

Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

 

Guest of Honour

Dr Ahmet Muharrem Atlig

Secretary General, Journalists and Writers Foundation

Istanbul, Turkey

 

Guest of Honour

Swami Shantatmananda

Head of the Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi

 

Special Address

Prof. Maitrayee Chaudhuri

Chairperson, Center for Study of Social Systems

Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Vote of Thanks

Prof. R. A. Kamal

Former Head Department of Islamic Studies

Jamia Millia Islamia

 

 

Tea Break

11:30 – 11:45

 

 

Technical Session 1 (Common) – Culture of Coexistence and Peace Education

Time: 11:45 – 13:15, Venue: Lecture Hall 1

Chair: Prof. Mohd. Akhtar Siddiqui

Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia

 

Dr Ahmet Muharrem Atlig

Secretary General,

Journalists and Writers Foundation

Istanbul, Turkey

 

 

Necessity of Dialogue and Tolerance Education for Expanding Mutual Acceptance and Coexistence in Wider a Society

S. N. Sahu

Joint Secretary

Rajya Sabha

New Delhi

 

 

 

Culture of Coexistence in Educational System

Prof. Surendra Pathak

Head Department of Value Education

IASE University

Rajastan

 

 

Globalization and Peace & Harmony Education

 

Prof. Haribhau Kedar

Former Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University

Director General, Dharma Bharathi National Institute of Peace and Value Education

Nagpur, Maharashtra

 

 

 

 

Culture of Coexistence: Role of Education

 

Prof. Harjeet Kaur Bhatia

Professor, Department of Educational Studies

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

 

 

 

(In)equalities, Peace and Education

 

Reena Merin Cherian

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Social Work

University of Delhi, Delhi

 

Facilitating Peace Education and Multiculturalism among School Children Using Artistic Expressions

 

 

Lunch

13:15 – 14:15

 

 

Technical Session 2A – Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue in Multi-religious/cultural Societies

Time:14:15 – 15:45, Venue: Lecture Hall 1

Chair: Prof. Anwar Alam

Department of International Relations, Zirve University, Turkey

 

Swami Sachidananda Bharathi

Dharma Bharathi Ashram

Nagpur, Maharashtra

 

 

Peace-building in the Multi-religious Milieu of India

 

Prof. Reeta Bagchi

Jamia Hamdard

New Delhi

 

Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue for a Harmonious Society:

In Gandhian Perspective

 

Prof. Subhash Chandra

Board of Trustee

Global Peace Foundation

New Delhi

 

 

Enlightened Leadership: A New paradigm for World Peace & Oneness of humanity

 

Dr A. K. Merchant

General Secretary

Temple of Understanding

New Delhi

 

 

Globalization, Peace & Development:

An Interfaith Perspective

 

Dr Zeenat Shaukat Ali

Director General

World Institute of Islamic Studies for Dialogue, Mediation, Gender and Peace

Mumbai

 

 

 

The Emergence of a Unique Global Dialogue

 

Qamar Agha

Independent Journalist, New Delhi

 

 

Multiculturalism in Gulen’s teachings

 

 

 

Technical Session 2B – Otherness, Identity and Dialogue

Time:14:15 – 15:45, Venue: Committee Room

Chair: Prof. R. P. Singh

Center for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Dr Shanthikumar Hetttiarachchi

Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Religion

Conflict and Social Engagement

Colombo, Sri-Lanka

 

Recovering ‘Otherwardness’ as a Counter Narrative to ‘Otherisation’

in Plural Communities: A Proposition to Peacebuilding

 

Prof. Hema V. Raghavan

Senior Fellow, IASE University of Rajasthan

Former Dean of Students’ Welfare, University of Delhi

 

 

 

Jihad, McWorld and …?

Prof. K. K. Sharma

(Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor)

Professor Harmony Philosophy Chair

IASE Deemed University

Sardarshahar, Rajastan

 

 

Tracing Roots for Peace-Building in Evolutionary Processes and Modernism:

Analyses and Implications

 

Dr C. Sheela Reddy

Associate Professor

Indian Institute of Public Administration

New Delhi

 

 

Multiculturalism and Women: Approach and Search for an Identity

 

Steven d’Almeida, SJ

Scholastic of the Society of Jesus (Goa Province)

Rosary Jesuit Residence

Arajara, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

 

 

 

Harmonious Co-existence with the Other

 

Maneesh Rai

Research Scholar

Department of English

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Raising the Question: Who is Multicultural?

 

 

Tea Break

15:45 – 16:00

 

 

Technical Session 3A – Migration, Citizenship and Ethnic Identity

Time:16:00 – 17:30, Venue: Lecture Hall 1

Chair: Prof. Surinder S. Jodhka

Center for Study of Social Systems, JNU

 

Professor R. P. Singh

Centre for Philosophy

School of Social Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

 

 

Pluralistic Perspective on Peace:

Understanding Diversity in Multiculturalism in the Era of Globalization

 

Prof. Mohd Akhtar Siddiqui

Faculty of Education

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

 

 

Corporate Philanthropy, Peace-Building and New Indian Corporate Law

 

Dr Quaisar Alam

Assistant Professor

University of Delhi

New Delhi

 

 

Dynamics of Globalization and Citizenship beyond the Nation- State

 

Khutheibam Farook Ali

Research Scholar

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

 

 

Multicultural Societies and Local Diversities:

Intensification of Identity Movement

 

Salu D’ Souza

Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Study of Diaspora

Central University of Gujarat

 

 

Indian Diaspora Across the World: Peace-building efforts in Globalized Multicultural Environments

 

Shahana Purveen

Research Scholar

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Mumbai

 

 

Ethnic Identity: A Basic Right of Migrant Workers in Metropolitan City of India

 

 

Technical Session 3B – Peace, Development and World Religions

Time:16:00 – 17:30, Venue: Committee Room

Chair: Dr Ahmet Muharrem Atlig

Secretary General, Journalists and Writers Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Prof. Shri Krishan

Professor of History

Dean Faculty of Social Sciences

Indira Gandhi University

Haryana

 

 

 

Gandhi’s relevance in Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue towards a Harmonious Society

 

Dr Deepali Bhanot

Head of the Department of Sanskrit

Janki Devi College

University of Delhi, Delhi

 

 

Interfaith Understanding for a Harmonious Society: A Hindu Perspective

 

Patrick Nickisch

UNO representative of the United Religions Initiative (URI)

Geneva

 

 

Religion as Bridge-builder between Civilizations: Its role revisited in International Relations of the UN System

Naghma Siddiqi

Doctoral Research Scholar

Department of Islamic Studies

Jamia Hamdard

New Delhi

 

 

 

Development through Unilateral Peace in a Globalized World: An Islamic Perspective

 

Dr Farida Khanam

Associate Professor

Department of Islamic Studies

Jamia Millia Islamia

 

 

 

Intellectual Freedom in Islam

 

Adrian J. Fernandes

Student, Master of Theology

Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth

Institute of Philosophy and Religion

Pune, Maharashtra

 

 

A Hopeful Appraisal on Religiosity and Spirituality: Effective Mediums for Fostering Peace in a Globalized and Multicultural Context

 

 

Day Two, 20th April

Indialogue Center, M-207 Greater Kailash 2

 

 

Technical Session 1A – Common Cause, Community Engagement and Peace-building

Time:10:00 – 11:30, Venue: Seminar Hall A

Chair: Dr Rakesh Batabyal

Associate Professor, Center for Media Studies, JNU

 

Prof. S. A. M. Pasha

Department of Political Science

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

 

 

 

International Civil Society and Peace building

Prof. Mohammad Zafaruddin

Dean, School of Languages, Linguistics & Indology

Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Contribution of Tagore and Teresa to Multiculturalism and Peace

 

Dr Anil Dutta Mishra

Dy. Director, National Gandhi Museum

New Delhi

 

 

Sustainable Development and Environmental Ethics for World Peace

 

Dr Ashu Pasricha

Assistant Professor

Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies

Panjab University

Chandigarh, Punjab

 

 

 

Role of Civil Society in Peace Building

 

Dr Sanjeev Gupta

Associate Professor

Head Department of Accounting and Finance

School of Business & Management Studies

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

 

 

 

An Exploratory Study on Role of Civil Society in Peace Building during Civil Wars

 

Neelam Seam

Lecturer

IMS Law College

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

Religious, Linguistic and Ethnic Identity and Human Rights

 

Mohammed Yaseen Gadda

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Department of Islamic Studies

Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Muslim-Christian Relations: Prospect for Future Global Peace

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Session 1B – Educational Curriculum, Multiculturalism and Peace-building

Time:10:00 – 11:30, Venue: Seminar Hall B

Chair: Ashok Pandey

Principal, Ahlcon International School, Delhi

 

Deepti Kavathekar

Research Scholar

Central Institute of Education

University of Delhi, Delhi

 

 

Pluralism and Coexistence through Education:

Philosophy of Reality

 

K. Mohammed Basheer

Assistant Director

Arjun Singh Centre for Distant and Open Learning

Jamia Millia Islamia

 

 

 

Education for Peace in a Multi-Cultural Society

 

Yugeshwar Sah

Junior Hindi Translator

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

 

 

Communal Harmony and Peace-Building through Education

 

Hassan Shareef

Assistant Professor

Department of Islamic Studies

SAFI Institute of Advanced Study

Malappuram, Kerala

 

 

Need to Strengthen Peace and Harmony with the Implementation of Papers on Religions in the Curriculum of National Higher Education

 

M. P. Lele

Retired Additional Director General

Doordarshan

New Delhi

 

 

 

Peace Education for Global Communities

 

V. Sayyid Shaheer

Department of Psychology

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

 

 

 

Role of Education in Reconciliation Process

 

 

Tea Break

11:30 – 11:45

 

 

Technical Session 2A – Globalization, Multiculturalism and Nation-building

Time:11:45 – 13:15, Venue: Seminar Hall A

Chair: Prof. Badrul Alam

Head Department of Political Science, JMI, New Delhi

 

Prof. Anwar Alam

Professor, Department of International Relations

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science

Zirve University

Gaziantep, Turkey

 

 

 

Muslim Minority, Multiculturalism and Nation Building: A Comparison of India and Europe

 

Prof. Jai Narain Sharma

Professor, Department of Gandhian Studies

Punjab University, Chandigarh

 

 

Colonialism, Nationalism and Globalization

 

Dr P. Krishna Mohan Reddy

Assistant Professor

Department of History

Sri Venkateswara University

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

 

Multiculturalism and Secularism in a Globalized World: Some Questions

 

Anjum Hassan

Lecturer

IMS Law College

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Freedom of Speech in Multicultural Society

 

Vimal Nayan Pandey

Doctoral Fellow

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

 

 

Emerging Challenges to Global Peace and

India’s Peace Policy in Post-Cold War Era

 

Ankita Singh

M. Phil. Scholar

Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Globalising World and Cultural Exclusion

 

Major General P. K. Paighal

Retired

 

 

Multiculturalism and Nation-building

 

 

Technical Session 2B – Peace, Harmony and Dialogue in Religious Texts

Time:11:45 – 13:15, Venue: Seminar Hall B

Chair: Prof. R. A. Kamal

Former Head Department of Islamic Studies, JMI

 

Swami Sarvanand Sarsvati

International Bhajan Sukh Seva Mission

New Delhi

 

Peace and Harmony in Hindu Scriptures

Dr Azra Abidi

Assistant Professor

Department of Sociology

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

 

 

Role of Islamic Teachings to Maintain the Culture of Coexistence

 

Abdur Rahman

Research Scholar

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

 

 

Components of Security and Peace:

The Qur’anic Perspective

Syed Iliyas Hashmi

Sub-Editor

Department of Editing & Research

Dairatul Maarifil Osmania

Osmania University

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

 

Message of Peace for Multi-cultural Society:

Gleaned from Rumi’s Mathnawi-e-Manavi

 

Bilal Ahmad Khanday

Research Scholar

Department of Islamic Studies

University of Kashmir

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

Globalization, Peace and Development in the XXI Century: The Perspective of Fathullah Gulen

 

Tamanna Mobeen Azmi

Research Scholar

Department of Islamic Studies

Jamia Millia Islamia

 

 

Islamic Tolerance and Justice for the Peaceful Coexistence in Multicultural Society

 

Lunch

13:15 – 14:15

 

 

Technical Session 3A – Peace-building and Conflict-resolution: Regional Cases

Time:14:15 – 15:45, Venue: Seminar Hall A

Chair: Prof. Savita Pandey

Chairperson, Center for South Asian Studies, JNU

 

Dr Indrani Talukdar

Research Fellow

Indian Council of World Affairs

New Delhi.

 

 

 

Peace-building: A Case Study of Cyprus

 

Dr E.D. Immanuel Ebenezar

Teaching cum Research Fellow

Department of Christian Studies

University of Madras

 

An Interpretative Study on Hindu-Christian Communalism, Interactive Religio-Cultural Traditions and Interreligious Harmony

in the District of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

 

Puthem Jugeshor Singh

Research Scholar

Centre for African Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

 

 

 

Peace initiative and regional, external intervention in Recent Conflict in Mali

 

Alka

Research Scholar

Centre for Inner Asian Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi

 

 

 

Role of Afghan women in Peace- building and Nation- building in Afghanistan

 

Muhammad Abdul Sathar

Junior Research Fellow

Centre for West Asian Studies

Jamia Millia Islamia

 

 

Role of Religious Philanthropic organizations in Maintenance of Communal Harmony, an Analysis of Kerala Model

 

Aijaz-Ul-Haq

Research Scholar

Department of Political Science

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

 

 

 

Role of Civil Society in the Peace-building Efforts: A Case study of Civil Society in Kashmir

 

 

 

Technical Session 3B – Literature, Culture and Multiculturalism

Time:14:15 – 15:45, Venue: Seminar Hall B

Chair: Dr Arshad Alam

Assistant Professor, Center for Study of Social Systems, JNU

 

Dr Mohammad Aleem

Freelance Writer

New Delhi

 

 

World Literature, Translation, Peace building

 

R. Shokanova

Jamia Millia Islamia

Visiting Professor of Kazakh Language

 

 

Higher education in the context of globalization

 

Rahul Singhal

Research Scholar

Department of English

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Globalization, Multiculturalism and Indian English Fiction

 

Mr. K. G. Suresh

Senior Journalist

 

Multiculturalism in Media

Manjari Shukla

Research Scholar

Department of English

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Legitimizing Cultures through Hollywood

 

Mohammed Roshan

Student, Master of Sociology

Department of Sociology

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

 

 

 

Globalization: Understanding the Trends of Culture

 

 

Tea Break

15:45 – 16:00

 

 

 

Valedictory Session, Seminar Hall A

16:00 – 17:30

 

Chair

Shri Kanakmal Duggar

Chancellor, IASE University

Rajastan

 

Chief Guest

Prof. Tahir Mahmood

Professor of Law, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies,

Amity International University

Former Chairman of the National Minorities Commission

 

Guest of Honor

S. N. Sahu

Joint Secretary

Rajya Sabha

New Delhi

 

Guest of Honor

Prof. Anwar Alam

Professor, Department of International Relations

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science

Zirve University

Gaziantep, Turkey

 

Guest of Honor

Dr Shanthikumar Hetttiarachchi

Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Religion

Conflict and Social Engagement

Colombo, Sri-Lanka

 

Vote of Thanks

 

Nurdin Kaparov

Director Delhi Office

Indialogue Foundation

 

 

Movie Clips from

“International Language and Culture Festival”

Time:18:00-18:30, Venue: Seminar Hall

 

 

Valedictory Dinner

Time: 18:30

 

 

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