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Two-DaysNational Seminar

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Organized by:

Centre forDr. B.R. Ambedkar StudiesKurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Haryana-136119 (INDIA)

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Relevance of Dr. B. R.

Ambedkar's Vision and

Mission : Present Scenario


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CALL FOR PAPERS

IMPORTANT DATES

REGISTRATION FEE

ABOUT CONTACT

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

Any one who has belief in the ideology of Dr. B. R.Ambedkar may participate in the Seminar which is openfor all such as; Teachers, Advocates, Judges, SocialActivists, Research Scholar etc. The participants arerequested to send an abstract of their paper not exceeding250 words on any one of the themes through e-mail to the

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Organizing Secretary of the Seminar latest by 7 April,2012. Further, participants are requested to send their fullthpaper latest by 12 April, 2012. The abstract and full paper

should be submitted in MS Word. Only selected papersafter evaluation by the experts will be allowed forpresentation in the seminar.

thSubmission of Abstract: 7 April, 2012thSubmission of Full Paper: 12 April, 2012thDate of Registration: 13 April, 2012 onwards

Teachers and other participants: Rs.500/-Research Scholars: Rs.200/-

All correspondence in this context may be addressed to:Dr. Ajit Singh ChahalOrganizing Secretary,

Assistant Professor,Department of Law,Kurukshetra University, KurukshetraHaryana-136119 (INDIA)Tel./Mob. : 09416148243, 09466481420, 09729422446.

E-mails: [email protected] & [email protected]

thThe registration will start from 13 April, 2012 onwards forall delegates /participants. Participants are requested to

register themselves by filling Registration Form alongwith registration fee (Cash) on the spot.Accommodation will be made available for the outstationdelegates /participants on their prior request.No TA/DA will be paid to the delegates/participants. Theyare requested to arrange the same from their owninstitutions. However, sleeper class/bus fare can beprovided to some needy delegates /participants.

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PATRON OF THE SEMINAR

DIRECTOR OF THE SEMINAR

CONVENER OF THE SEMINAR

ORGANIZING SECRETARY OF THESEMINAR

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Lt. General (Dr.) D.D.S. Sandhu,PVSM, ADC (Retd.)Vice-Chancellor,Kurukshetra University, KurukshetraHaryana-136 119 (INDIA)

Prof. (Dr.) J. S. Bidlan Director,Centre for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Studies,Professor,

Department of Psychology,Kurukshetra University, KurukshetraHaryana-136119 (INDIA)

Dr. Fakir Chand Assistant Professor (Selection Scale),Department of Physics,Kurukshetra University, KurukshetraHaryana-136119 (INDIA)

Dr. Ajit Singh ChahalOrganizing Secretary,

Assistant Professor,Department of Law,Kurukshetra University, KurukshetraHaryana-136119 (INDIA)

The Kurukshetra University was established in 1956 as aunitary residential university and its foundation stone waslaid by late Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of Indiato whom Dr. B. R. Ambedkar ,(Chief architect of Indian

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Constitution) submitted the Constitution on 26November, 1949 which was adopted by the ConstituentAssembly and signed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad. In the north-east of the University there is an old 'Buddha-stupa' which preserves the heritage and culture of Buddhist era.The university is situated in old Thanesar City which washeaded by the Buddha-Samrat Harshavardhan. Overand above the university has a beautiful green campus which extends over an area of 400 acres.

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The Centre for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Studies was set up in

Kurukshetra University in June, 1992 to mark thecentenary celebrations of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao RamjiAmbedkar who played an important role in theconstitutional development and emancipation of thedeprived classes. The objectives of the centre include tostudy the work of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar scientifically and

objectively, to understand Dr. Ambedkar's relevance today,to study problems such as untouchability, social injusticeetc. in the light of his ideas, to collect and publish writingsand speeches on Dr. Ambedkar, to bring out publications interms of books and journals devoted to his life and thesubjects in which he was interested in and to propagate thephilosophy of Dr. Ambedkar among the society, toencourage students of M.Phil and Ph.D courses and otherscholars to work on Dr. Ambedkar and Dalit literature, toorganize seminars, symposia, lectures and competitions onDr. Ambedkar's life, work and ideology and to provide a

commonplatform to the scholars working on Dr. Ambedkar'sthoughts in India and abroad to share their views andexperiences.

stSo, on the occasion of 121 birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar , chief architect of Indian Constitution, theCentre for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Studies, KurukshetraUniversity, Kurukshetra is going to organize a Two-days

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ABOUT THE CENTRE

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in an untouchablefamily and subjected to consistent caste baseddiscrimination by the Hindu society, became first talented

person of the world as per the analysis made by CambridgeUniversity, London. Eventually, Dr. B. R. Ambedkargained a reputation as a world scholar and advocatedpolitical and social rights and freedoms for untouchables.He is regarded as a Bodhisattva by Buddhists, though henever claimed himself to be a Bodhisattva. Ambedkar

emerged as a powerful jurist, political leader, Buddhistactivist, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian,orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor,revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. Hewas the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Dr. B. R.Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharatratna ,India's highest civilian award, in 1990. So, the presentseminar is an attempt to critically evaluate the relevance of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's vision and mission in presentscenario and to prepare an extensive vision and missiondocument for the times to come. Thus, the objective of the

seminar as follows:1. To understand the vision and mission of Dr. B. R.Ambedkar.

2. To promote the ideas on social, economic,political, religious, human rights & constitutionalreforms by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

3. To expand a model based on the critical evaluationof Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's vision and mission oneducation (higher, professional & technical) &weaker sections of the society.

4. To explore the potentiality in Ambedkarism in

Literature to strengthen the society and Indiannational spirit.

AIM & OBJECTIVESOF THE SEMINAR

I know today we are divided politically,socially and economically. We are in warringcamps and I am probably one of the leaders of awarring camp. But with all this I am convincedthat, given time and circumstances, nothing in theworld will prevent this country from becomingone, and, with all our castes and creeds, I have nothesitation in saying that we shall in some form bea united people".

---Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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THEMES & SUB-THEMES OF THESEMINAR

The major themes & sub-themes of the seminar are:Theme-I- Life, Mission, Philosophy , Literature &National Spirit

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Life and Mission

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Legacy, Literature and itsRelevance

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Philosophy and its FutureVision

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on Indian NationalSpirit

Relevance of Ambedkarism in present context

Theme-II- Social, Economic, Political, Religious,Human Rights & Constitutional Reforms

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on Social Reforms

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on EconomicReforms

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on PoliticalReforms

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on ReligiousReforms

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on Human Rights& Constitutional Reforms

Theme-III- Vision on Education & Weaker Sections of the Society

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on HigherEducation

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on Professional &Technical

Education

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on WomenEmpowerment

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on ScheduledCastes &TribesDr. B. R. Ambedkar's thoughts on B.C./O.B.C.&Minority.

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REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of the Participant :_____________________________________________

2. Designation :_____________________________________________

3. Name of the Institution :

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4. Address for Communication :_____________________________________________

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5. Phone/Mobile No :

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