Three-day webinar on #Black Lives Matter - Indian Perspectives from 24th
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Pune, June 23: The brutal death of George Floyd, an African-American at the hands of White American cop has shaken the world. This act of chocking the Black man to death by the White US Police officer invited worldwide protests and condemnation from all creating a wave of protests and outrage across countries. #BlackLivesMatter has not remained a mere hashtag, but also generated a debate about racism and all forms of social discrimination.
This incident found its echoes in India also. The Indians have shown empathy and solidarity with the movement, silently and in a non-violent manner to the surprise of some individuals and groups. Efforts are also underway to find parallels with some people raising questions about Indian democracy and governance systems.
It is against this background that the Social Studies Foundation (SSF) has organized a three-day webinar reflecting on the Indian perspectives on this social movement. Leading web portal www.newsbhaarati.com, known for its impartial news and nationalist views besides a commitment to human issues, will be supporting this webinar as its media partner.
The three-day event would kickstart on June 24 at 7.00 pm with the talk by renowned researcher and columnist on international relations Dr. Shailendra Develankar. He will speak on “Racism in the World: Genesis, Problem and Challenges”.
Dr. Devlankar has acquired a Ph.D. in International Studies from the famous Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU); has an M. Phil degree; he has been a Gold Medalist of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in M A (Political Science) and has authored 20 books on international relations and foreign affairs.
On June 25, 2020, Dr. Nanda Kishor MS, will be delivering a talk on “#BlackLivesMatter: 360-degree view”, at 7.00 pm. Dr. Nand Kishore has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hyderabad and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geopolitical and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. He is also the Coordinator of the Centre for Polish and Central European Studies. He has a core interest in Geopolitics, Globalization, Comparative Politics, and Gandhian Thoughts.
Former Editor of ‘Vivek’ Weekly, famous speaker, prolific writer, and social activist Ramesh Patange will be delivering the third lecture in the series on “Combating Discrimination: Indian Ethos” on June 26, 2020, the last day of the webinar at 7.00 pm.
Ramesh Patange is a renowned thinker; he is the President of Hindustan Prakashan Sanstha, Founder of ‘Samajik Samarasata Manch’, and ‘Bhatake Vimukta Vikas Parishad’. He has written over 60 books in Marathi mostly related to Dr. Ambedkar and social issues.Soe his books are translated into other Indian languages also.
Recipient of the ‘Lokmanya Tilak Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism’ by Maharashtra government, Patange has received a similar award by the Madhya Pradesh government also for his contribution to the field of journalism.
Dr. Kundan Singh, Ph.D. in Humanities from the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, USA, and a core Doctoral Faculty in the Hindu University of America (HUA) will be chairing the session.
Dr. Singh is also a fellow with Hindupedia and Adjunct Faculty at the Graduate Theological Union and California Institute of Integral Studies.
A scholar-practitioner of Integral Yoga and the Darshana of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, he has taught in the areas of Integral Philosophy and Psychology, Contemporary and Traditional Vedanta, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, Postmodern Philosophy. He is also Vice President of the Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco.
All the sessions will be held at 7.00 pm on all three days and would be in English and Hindi languages. The Webinar would be conducted via Zoom and live-streamed on FaceBook, informs Dr. Sanjay Vishnu Tambat, Convener of the webinar. www.newsbharati.com will be hosting this webinar live as a media partner.
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