10 th & 11 th OCTOBER 2013
Venue: School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, P.D Hills, Kottayam
ABOUT THE SEMINAR
India has the largest concentration of tribals in the world except in South Africa. They present a significant degree of cultural and ethnic diversity. They differ in their socio-cultural levels as well as in their behavioural patterns. Since tribal people are at different social, Political, economic and ecological levels, their problems also differ in degree. The government of India has launched several programmes for the educational and economic empowerment of the tribal communities in India. The success achieved in the past in transforming the tribal population for sustainable development is far from any satisfactory level. Even larger tribal population has been victimized due to development induced displacement, modern economic forces and other socio-cultural factors.
The tribals face the problems related to land alienation, infiltration of the non-tribals in the tribal region, threatening to the cultural identity of the tribals and voluntary migration and resettlement due to development projects. Going beyond the colonial and anti-colonial theme to explore the world of adivasis and their social history, the seminar intends to make a conscious effort to locate the present in the context of the past. It will contribute to the understanding of the encroaching colonial ideals and intentions in the name of development and civilisation that continue to impact their lives even today.
Sub Themes:
• Art, culture, tradition, unique knowledge and belief systems of the tribes.
• Tribal movements in India and abroad
• Tribes and Constitutional Safeguards.
• Tribes and Sustainable Development.
• Social Change and Continuity among the tribes.
• Tribes and Education.
• Tribes, atrocities and gender issues.
• Approaches to tribal development.
• Tribes and globalisation.
• Any other issues related to the main theme
Call for papers
The National Seminar calls research papers on the proposed title and sub-themes from the faculties of universities, research institutions, colleges and from administrators and research scholars. We expect wide spread participation in our National Seminar from learned scholars all over the country. We are sure, the theme of the seminar has good scope for participation of scholars from various disciplines like History, Social Work, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Economics, Politics etc., and we hope that it may deliver the desired results.
Guidelines for Abstract/Paper submission
Interested participants are requested to follow the following instructions before submission.
• Both the abstract and full paper must be composed in MS Word, Times New Roman font (size -12), 1.5 spacing and in A4 size paper.
• The Abstract should not exceed 250 words.
• The full length paper should not exceed 3000 words.
• Both abstracts and full papers may be sent by e-mail to ichrseminarsgtds@gmail.com
• The authors are requested to use endnotes instead of footnotes as per the latest MLA style.
• In case of joint papers, maximum number of collaborators should be limited to 3 (three).
• Papers should be based on an original research work not yet published.
• Papers should include the author’s name, mailing address, mobile number and e-mail address.
• All papers will be screened by the competent authorities.
• Soft Copy (CD) and one hard copy of the full length paper has to be submitted on the day of the commencement of the seminar.
• The selected papers will be peer reviewed by our esteemed review committee and evaluation will be based on the originality and relevance to the seminar.
• The organisers of the seminar would like to bring out the proceedings of the selected papers in the form of book with ISBN number at a later stage.
Dates to be noted:
Last date for abstract : 15th Sptember 2013
Notification of Acceptance : 20th September 2013
Last Date for Full Paper submission : 1st October 2013
Mode of presentation
• Oral/ multimedia presentation
• Poster presentation (Area of the poster should be 3ft x 2ft)
Accommodation
Participants are requested to indicate their requirements regarding the accommodation in the registration form. Accommodation will be arranged in guest house and hostels in the M.G.University Campus. No TA/DA will be provided to the participants except the invited resource persons and guests.
Registration Fee
Registration fee include conference kit, lunch and refreshments.
Faculty Members and others : Rs. 250/-
M.Phil/Ph.D Scholars : Rs.100/-
Students : Rs.50/-
For more details, please contact:
Mrs. Manjusha.K.A.
Assistant Professor
School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies
Mahatma Gandhi University
P.D Hills, Kottayam, Kerala -686560
E-mail: sasi.manjusha3@gmail.com,Mob: 9447887321
