Two Day National Seminar

on“Mahatma Gandhi: Swaraj andDemocracy in the 21st Century”

Organised by

Department of Public AdministrationMaharaja Bir Bikram University,

Agartala, Tripura

Sponsored by

Indian Council of Social Science ResearchNorth Eastern Regional Centre

NEHU Campus, Shillong – 793022

Organising Secretary

Dr. Anuj Kanchan Datta RoyAssistant Professor

Department of Public AdministrationMaharaja Bir Bikram UniversityAgartala-799004, Tripura (West)

PH: + 91-9402121421E-mail: agt_anuj@yahoo.co.in

Two Day National Seminaron

“Mahatma Gandhi: Swaraj andDemocracy in the 21st Century”

25th -26th April, 2019

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Publication

Selected full length papers will be published in the form of Book for which author will not hold any copyright. Regarding selection of papers for publishing, decision of the Review Committee shall be final and binding.

Registration Fee

Registration fee for Paper Presenter is Rs. 500/- and for Participants is Rs. 200/. Registration fee along with duly filled in registration form should be sent to the Organising Secretary.

Accommodation & TA

The participants will have to bear their own travel and accommodation expenses. However, hotel accommodation may be arranged for interested participants on payment basis. Department of Public Administration, MBB University will not provide TA to the paper presenters and participants.

How to Reach MBB University, Agartala

Agartala is connected with Silchar, Guwahati, Delhi, Bangalore, Deoghar, Habibganj and Kolkata by train. The city is also connected with Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Guwahati, Bangalore and Delhi by air.

Important Dates

Last date for Submission of Abstracts:10th April, 2019

Last date for Submission of Full Papers:20th April, 2019

Last date of Submission of Registration Form along with Fee: 20th April, 2019

Venue

To be notified later on.

Concept Note

Gandhi, a man of holistic personality, was a political activist, social reformer, and an ideologist in the history of India. This influential character needs no formal introduction actually, as related to his contribution to the socio-economic and political setting of the country. Even spiritualism found place in his thought in relation to Indian freedom struggle. Over the past decade and more, intellectuals and researchers are making studies on different ideas put forward by the legend. One interesting among a bunch of his ideas is his notion of ‘Swaraj’ in democracy. ‘Swaraj’, the concept, Gandhi implied is “Self-rule” and the term is a Vedic one. With this very basic connotation Gandhi conjoined the concept of Swaraj with multiple senses at a time. It is to him is national freedom; freedom from English rule and realizing the power of self-rule that comes from ‘within’ ensuring self-governance. On other occasions spiritual freedom of individuals dominated his mind; in other words, it is ‘self-rule’ in religious or metaphysical context. Therefore, he actually developed a vast domain of thought including socio-political and economic freedom of individuals through a process of self-realization or rule in a democratic setup. Democracy in Gandhian ideology is a stateless version which is dominated by village communities on voluntary basis of cooperation and in a non-violent way. Democracy thus associates with several features viz. non-violence, equality, decentralization of power and like this. With these various means a true Swaraj is possible. Gandhi thus aimed not to achieve political freedom of individuals rather to attain liberation and self-rule for them which is Swaraj in actual sense for him.

Objectives of the Seminar

1. To understand, evaluate and implement the Gandhian Model of Development and Conflict resolution in present context.

2. To spread the thought and philosophy of Gandhi among the young generation in particular and society at large.

3. To promote and carry on research in various aspects of Gandhian thought on scientific basis.

About Maharaja Bir Bikram University

Maharaja Bir Bikram University, established by an Act of Tripura Legislative Assembly, began its maiden journey in 2015. Situated in a lush of green landscape adjacent to MBB College, Agartala, the university intends to sail through the vibrant world of academia with objective of encouraging imagination, innovations and ideas in the newly emerging academic disciplines without ignoring the vast knowledge that have been accumulated over long period of human civilization.

Department of Public Administration

The Department of Public Administration started its journey on 10th August, 2016. The basic objective of the Department is to train Post Graduate Students thoroughly in all branches of the discipline. The curriculum of the Department focuses on the theoretical concepts as well as recent empirical aspects in the discipline. This provides the students with necessary conceptual awareness to undertake further specialized studies and research activities.

Theme of the Seminar

“Mahatma Gandhi: Swaraj and Democracy in the 21st Century”

Sub-Themes

Theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below, but not necessarily limited to:

1. Relevance of Gandhi’s thought in contemporary Indian democracy.

2. Gandhi and Inclusive Growth

3. Gandhi, Decentralisation and Administration

4. Gandhian ‘Self-Rule’.

5. Gandhi and Non-Violence.6. Gandhi on spiritualism.

Call for papers

Original contributions based on theoretical or empirical research, case study on any of the themes of the Seminar as mentioned above or any topic that is related to the main theme of the seminar are invited. Abstracts in A4 size paper, typed in double space (MS Word, Times New Roman, Font Size 12pt), within 200 words should be submitted to nationalseminarpambbu@gmail.com latest by 10th April, 2019.