People are generally frightened at the idea of “Clash of Civilizations”, growing phobia towards others, accompanied by prejudice and lack of understanding of other’s faith and cultural values. At the same time, hi-tech communication technologies have helped the hate-mongers to spread chaos, enmity and hatred through disinformation, misinformation and false propagandas. Today, even a small occurrence in any part of the world affects the entire globe. However, we are not immune to events which are happening in other continents. In this respect, peace-building initiatives, interfaith dialogue, culture education and awareness programs are imperative in the contemporary society. Many nations have realized that “multiculturalism” is a sterling value, which citizens should imbibe in their daily life. The nations should launch extensive programs to spread these universal values.
It is a human nature to get frightened at the idea of a strange thing. When anybody hears a strange noise while walking in a dark street, his first reaction is one of fear. But after finding that the noise was caused by an innocent small kitten, his reaction converts into love, care and sympathy. It is so imperative to study and promote intercultural values, interfaith dialogue and peace-building initiatives to lay the foundation for peaceful coexistence, harmony and brotherhood.
In this regard, the Indialogue Foundation and Interfaith Foundation India invite eminent academics, research scholars, research fellows and peace activists to send their Abstracts/Papers to be presented at the Seminar. The same will be published and distributed at the Seminar. An abstract should consist of 300 words and full paper between 6 to 10 pages to be sent by the following dates to the Secretary of the Seminar:
The Seminar is of interdisciplinary nature and the contributors are welcome to look at the sub-themes and other topics conforming to the parameters of the main theme of the Seminar. Stated below are some sub-themes:
Day One, 19th April
Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Registration, Lecture Hall 1
9:30 – 10:00 |
Inauguration Ceremony, Lecture Hall 1
10:00 – 11:30 |
Welcome Speech & Introduction |
Mr. Bilal Acikgoz
President, Indialogue Foundation |
Chairman |
Prof. M. M. Verma
President, Interfaith Foundation India |
Chief Guest |
Hon’ble Dr. Karan Singh
President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Min. of External Affairs |
Keynote Address |
Amb. A. Sajjanhar
Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony,
Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI |
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 Interfaith Education
Time:11:45 – 13:15, Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Chairman: 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 |
Gheshe Doorji Dandul
Director, Tibet House
New Delhi |
Culture of Coexistence in Education System |
S. N. Sahu
Joint Secretary
Rajya Sabha
New Delhi |
Culture of Coexistence in National Educational Curriculum |
Dr. Laj Utreja
Director Institute of Global Harmony
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 |
Lunch
13:15 – 14:15 |
Technical Session 2A - Interfaith Dialogue and Peace-building in Multi-religious Societies
Time:14:45 – 15:15, Venue: Lecture Hall 2
Chairman: Padma Shri Prof. Ravinder Kumar
Former Vice Chancellor, CCS University, Meerat, UP |
Swami Sachidananda Bharathi
Dharma Bharathi Ashram
Nagpur, Maharashtra |
Peace-building in the Multi-religious Milieu of India |
Padma Bhushan Dr. V. Mohini Giri
Former Chairperson, National Commission for Women
Chairperson, Guild for Service & War Widows Association
New Delhi |
Role of women in Peace Building |
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 |
Prof. Subhash Chandra
Board of Trustee
Global Peace Foundation
New Delhi |
Enlightened Leadership: A New paradigm for World Peace & Oneness of humanity |
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 |
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 |
Technical Session 2B - Otherness, Identity and Dialogue
Time:14:15 – 15:45, Venue: Committee Room
Chairman: 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
Chairman: 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 |
Simon Murmu
Student
Jnana-DeepaVidyapeeth
Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Religion
Pune |
Redefining the Ethical Identity of a Person |
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 - World Religions, Peace and Development
Time:16:00 – 17:30, Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Chairman: Dr. Ahmet Muharrem Atlig
Secretary General, Journalists and Writers Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey |
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 |
Dr. A. K. Merchant
General Secretary
Temple of Understanding
New Delhi |
Globalization, Peace & Development:
An Interfaith Perspective |
Patrick Nickisch
UNO representative of the United Religions Initiative (URI)
Geneva |
Bridge-builders between civilizations:
Its role revisited in international relations of the system |
Mohammed Yaseen Gadda
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Department of Islamic Studies
Aligarh Muslim University
Uttar Pradesh |
Muslim-Christian Relations: Prospect for Future Global Peace |
Naghma Siddiqi
Doctoral Research Scholar
Department of Islamic Studies
Jamia Hamdard
New Delhi |
Development through Unilateral Peace in a Globalized World: An Islamic Perspective |
Dinner |
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
Chairman: 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 |
M. P. Lele
Retired Additional Director General
Doordarshan
New Delhi |
Peace Education for Global Communities |
Dr. Anil Dutta Mishra
Dy. Director, National Gandhi Museum
New Delhi |
Sustainable Development and Environmental Ethics for World Peace |
Dr. Homi Dhalla
President
World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation
Mumbai |
The Role of Human Rights in a Multicultural World |
Dr. Ashu Pasricha
Assistant Professor
Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies
Panjab University
Chandigarh, Punjab |
Role of Civil Society in Peace Building |
Anjum Hassan
Lecturer
IMS Law College
Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
Freedom of Speech in Multicultural Society |
Technical Session 1B – Educational Curriculum, Multiculturalism and Peace-building
Time:10:00 – 11:35, Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Chairman: Ashok Pandey
Principal, Ahlcon International School, Delhi |
Dr. Rajni Thakur
Assistant Professor
Chandigarh College of Education
Punjab |
Education and Coexisting Cultures |
Deepti Kavathekar
Research Scholar
Central Institute of Education
University of Delhi, Delhi |
Pluralism and Coexistence through Education:
Philosophy of Reality |
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 |
Yugeshwar Sah
Junior Hindi Translator
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi |
Communal Harmony and Peace-Building through Education |
V. Sayyid Shaheer
Department of Psychology
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi |
Role of Education in Reconciliation Process |
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 |
Tea Break
11:30 – 11:45 |
Technical Session 2A - Globalization, Multiculturalism and Nation-building
Time:11:45 – 13:15, Venue: Seminar Hall
Chairman: 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. 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 |
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 |
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 |
Diana Evangeline
Student, Master of Development Studies
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Emancipation in the Era of Globalization |
Technical Session 2B – Advocates of Peace, Security and Dialogue
Time:14:00 – 15:30, Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Chairman: Prof. R. A. Kamal
Former Head Department of Islamic Studies, JMI |
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. Azra Abidi
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi |
Role of Islamic Teachings to Maintain the Culture of Coexistence |
Qamar Agha
Independent Journalist, New Delhi |
Multiculturalism in Gulen’s teachings |
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 |
Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 |
| Technical Session 3A – Peace-building and Development: Regional Cases
Time:11:45 – 13:15, Venue: Lecture Hall 1
Chairman: Prof. Savita Pande
Chairman, 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:10:00 – 11:30, Venue: Lecture Hall 2
Chairman: Dr. Arshad Alam
Assistant Professor, Center for Study of Social Systems, JNU |
Dr. Mohammad Aleem
Freelance Writer
New Delhi |
World Literature, Translation, Peace building |
Rahul Singhal
Research Scholar
Department of English
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
Globalization, Multiculturalism and Indian English Fiction |
Manjari Shukla
Research Scholar
Department of English
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
Legitimizing Cultures through Hollywood |
Swami Sarvananda Saraswati
Sarveshvar Mahadev
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi |
Peace and Harmony in Hindu Scriptures |
K G Suresh
Journalist
Director, Global Foundation for Civilizational Harmony (INDIA) |
Multiculturalism in Media |
Tea Break
15:45 – 16:00 |
Valedictory Ceremony, Lecture Hall 1
16:00 – 17:30 |
Chair |
Prof. (Dr) M M Verma
President
Interfaith Foundation India |
Valedictory Address |
Mr S N Sahu
Joint Secretary
Rajya Sabha |
Guest of Honour |
Shri Kanakmal Dugar
Chancellor
IASE University, Rajasthan |
Vote of Thanks |
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