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name = ACHARYA ANANDKUMAR GIRISHKUMAR
Institution = S.K.I.T,JAIPUR
country = INDIA
email = acharya.anand8@yahoo.com
PaperCategory = Environment and ecological matters
TitleofPaper = Hybrid Solar Telecom Charge Controller for Rural Area
AbstractofPaper = A worldwide concern for future access to affordable, sustainable
energy is driving the development of more efficient solar power generation. In any
photovoltaic (PV) based system, the master controller is a critical component
responsible for the control of electricity flow between the module, battery, loads, power
grid and diesel generator. The proposed telecom hybrid charge controller employs a
photovoltaic array, boost converter, battery charging, and load control. The main
elements of the hybrid charge controller structure are: controller of dc-dc boost
converter and ac-dc converter, battery charging circuit, PIC controller which select
energy sources to continue supply the load. The final simulation of dc-dc boost
convertor has been done, which was made in PSIM. It is shown that the constant output
voltage (50.2 V dc) to supply the load and to charge the battery if solar output power is
greater then the load power. The proposed control algorithm including the whole system
control is implemented on a low cost, microcontroller PIC16F877
name = ADITYA MOHANTY
Institution = INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
country = INDIA
email = amohanty@iitk.ac.in
PaperCategory = Society and Sociological Studies
TitleofPaper = CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE GLOCALISM DISCOURSE IN
POSTCOLONIAL URBAN SPACES
AbstractofPaper = In an age of rampant globalization, the spectre of civil society seems
to be looming larger and larger. The fact that numerous exogenous forces transgress
‗autopoietic‘ boundaries through both financial and ideological incursions compels one
to introspect on the emerging ramifications of an integrated economic order. Following
Marvin‘s imagery of ‗splintering urbanism‘, the paper hereupon attempts to peep into
the dialectics of such a labyrinth through the lenses of the ‗glocalism‘ discourse as
engendered by civil society actors in postcolonial urban spaces. The attempt made
hereupon is based on secondary literature and ethnographic interrogations into two
major avtaars of civil society viz., New Religious Movements and Resident Welfare
Associations; with the cases in point being the Swami Narayan Sect associated with the
Akshardham temple and the Bhagidari model of governance respectively. Interestingly
both of them are spatially located in the Indian megalopolis of New Delhi. However
their transnational spaces of engagement are of critical importance in this context.
Employing Castells‘ formulation of ‗spaces of flows‘ and ‗spaces of places‘, the paper
intends to look into the ways in which the ‗glocalisation‘ syndrome is well-orchestrated.
In case of the former it has been accentuated through a surreal invocation of
primordialism. In the latter case the same has been exemplified in the numerous
avenues that a participatory paradigm of development has put in place. In both the
cases, civil society, used in the Tocquevillean sense here, has been successful in working
through the secularized spaces of the megalopolis in question. Whether it is urban
spirituality or urban governance, the empowering potentials of civil society is aptly
demonstrated. However the paper definitely intends to mention with a chuckle that the
processes referred to herein does get afflicted with a certain degree of pro-middle class
activism.
name = Aditya Sharma
Institution = National Law University Delhi
country = India
email = advocatus.aditya@gmail.com
PaperCategory = Select Category
TitleofPaper = Realist view on international politics
AbstractofPaper = Firstly paper explains what is realism, who it emerged and how it
cleared the mist of confusion between the two already existing school of thought. Then
research paper deals with the six basic principles given by Hans J. Morganthau which
form the base of realist theory, then paper deals with critical understanding of these
principles. Next part of the article addresses how neo-realism emerged, and what is its
relevance in the contemporary world, this part also gives an understanding of neo-
realism. Next part compares both the schools (realism and neo-realism) on their
positive and negative points. which is followed by the concluding remarks of the
researcher.
name = Adiya Erdene-Us
Institution = University of Pune
country = India
email = erdeneus@gmail.com
PaperCategory = Economics, Economic challengers & development
TitleofPaper = Food Security and Economic Development of Mongolia
AbstractofPaper = FOOD SECURITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MONGOLIA
Volatile international food prices are serious and immediate threat to Mongolia. As the
country is land locked and faces lack of some important food production at home, we
depend on the import of many food staples to feed our people. All our rice, vegetable oil
and sugar are imported along with about 50 percent of our wheat and flour.
Much of the food available in Mongolia is either locally produced by the informal sector
or imported by small traders. Both sectors are largely unregulated.
Food security is defined as when ―all people at all times have an access to sufficient, safe
and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and
healthy life‖ . The number of studies shows important linkages between food security,
chronic malnutrition (of the type found in Mongolia) and a number of issues that affect
the long-term success of economic development of the country (Figure 1).
Generally, in most of developing countries, both food insecurity and security issues are
concentrated in rural areas, where a large portion of the population is engaged in crop
based agriculture.
However, in Mongolia the case is opposite. Rural population are mostly food secure.
Livestock based agriculture provides rural households with large quantities of meat and
dairy products and informal safety nets are strong. Though, food security is much
vulnerable to natural disaster in rural areas. But rural populations are lack of micro-
nutrients, as there is lack of availability of vegetables and fruits items in rural markets,
due to underdeveloped supply system and infrastructure.
name = University of Gunadarma
Institution = University of Gunadarma
country = Indonesia
email = viayumna@yahoo.com
PaperCategory = Language and literature
TitleofPaper = Indonesian Language as an Identity Francophone Society
AbstractofPaper = Literature and Indonesian Language as an Identity Francophone
Society
Abstract
The scientific paper exposes the existence of ‗Indonesian language‘ as an integrating

identity among the Indonesian students and workers abroad, particularly in Europe.
Herein the definition of identity from a literally figure, Amin Maalouf, is described. The
necessity to introduce Indonesian language and establish it as one of well known
language in Europe is by reflecting the manifest campaigned by group of La Pléiade in
France in the period of renaissance (16th century). Possible ways to achieve this purpose
are among other the making of bilingual dictionaries. Indonesian language and other
languages than English comprehensively, establish of Indonesian studies centre in
Europe with emphasize in Indonesian language teaching as well as translation studies
from and into Indonesian language.
Key words: identity, francophone, Indonesian language, literature
PanelParticipants = 1. Tri Wahyu Retno Ningsih (viayumna@yahoo.com)

2. Ichwan Suyudi (ichwan@staff.gunadarma.ac.id)
name = Aminath Nihan
Institution = Victoria University of Wellington
country = New Zealand
email = aminathnihan@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = ADJUSTING SAILS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE TRANSFER
EXPERIENCE OF THREE SECONDARY TEACHERS IN THE MALDIVES
AbstractofPaper = ABSTRACT
According to sociologists, current school environments around the world are a reward-
scarce setting for professional work and often seem to work against teachers‘ best efforts
to grow professionally and improve student learning (Peterson, 1995), prompting many
good teachers to leave teaching in the first three years (Frase, 1992). In most parts of
Asia, with limited space and resources, currently, the school administrators are
struggling to increase performance and decrease discipline problems. To find a solution
to these problems, administrators are implementing various changes to schools, school
systems and the teaching methods (Ministry of Education, 2007). In an era of political
reform and ‗uninformed policy borrowing‘ it would be worthwhile to gain insight into
how this impacts teachers‘ professional and emotional lives. Hence, this paper argues
the importance of foregrounding teachers‘ voices and mapping their emotional
experiences in order to bring this to the attention of respective administrators and
policy makers. Using the Narrative Inquiry methodology proposed by Connelly &
Clandinin, (1990) this paper explores the phenomenon and present findings of three
individuals‘ experience of teacher transfer in the Maldives and how this impacted the
professional and emotional lives.
name = BARNIK GHOSH
Institution = GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
country = India
email = barnikghosh@gmail.com
PaperCategory = Law, justice & Public Administration
TitleofPaper = JUSTICE: A COMPARISON OF RAWLS AND SEN
AbstractofPaper = This paper would trace the theory and evolution of justice from the
time of Plato right down to the recent Amartya Sen. The paper will stress most on the
concept of justice which has been proposed by John Rawls which deals with a
positivistic solution to the overall regime of lawlessness. This paper will balance the
normativeness and positivism as two sides of the coin. Moreover it will also be an
analysis of the two great writers on justice. The hypothesis is to prove that we are going
back to the era of normativism as opposite the post positivist views which are often
portrayed This paper delves into the discussions of morals against empiricism and
finally concludes with Aristotle's confession of his second best state.
name = CHAWNGTHANMAWII
Institution = Ph.D SCHOLAR,DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY,ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR
WOMEN,CHENNAI-8
country = INDIA
email = chm_chongthu@yahoo.com
PaperCategory = History and Archaeology
TitleofPaper = "EMERGENCE OF YOUNG MIZO ASSOCIATION IN MIZORAM"
AbstractofPaper = This article is a study of the Emergence of Young Mizo Association
in Mizoram . Attempts were also made to highlighs various factors that were responsible
for the inception of Young Mizo Association ,its objective and functions .
Young Mizo Association ,popularly known as Y.M.A is the oldest and the largest social
organization in Mizoram. It is a Non-political voluntary Association for all sections of
the society . Since its inception in 1935 , Young Mizo Association has its own
constitution to govern and regulate the functioning of its own member branches .
name = Dipak Jyoti Baruah
Institution = Jagiroad College, Assam
country = India
email = baruah_dj@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = Impact of Bengal Renaissance upon Assamese Literature with special
reference to Gunabhiram Baruwa
AbstractofPaper = A number of writers in Assam in the pre-Independence era were the
products of Western education and due to the slow development of higher education in
their home state, they had to be mostly graduated from the university of Calcutta. From
the early part of the nineteenth century, the Bengali society was being under the
beneficial lights of Renaissance which besides other things augered a very vital period of
the literature of Bengal. The Assamese youth who went there for their studies , could
invariably come under the veritable boon of the towering sweep of the Renaissance .
Their contact with the western thoughts of liberalism, through such an exposure to the
new wave of wind, started liberalizing their minds and they got motivated to emancipate
also their native people from the existing mires of traditional bondage and to throw
open for them also the doors of universal knowledge and ideas. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
and Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar who were both at the centre stage of Bengal Renaissance,
for instance, had their pivotal influences, the ideals of whom exerted fruitful initiation
for Gunabhiram Baruwa in the progress of his own creative soul. Groomed under the
most favourable and vital condition laid out by renassant Bengal, he on returning home,
took note of the cotemporary socio-political conditions of his state and wielded his pen
as an instrument for social reform. It is in this context that, Gunabhiram's genuine
concerns over the plight of young widows of the Hindu society are fully evident in his
play: "Ram Nabami Natak"(1857), the first modern Assamese drama.Being the first
secular cum social kind of drama to be written in the Assamese language, it opened up a
new vista in the Asssmese literature. The play with all its pungent satire upon social
orthodoxies and irrationalities while extolling freely the beauty of genuine and
passionate love, testifies Baruwa's urge for propagating humanistic propaganda through
literature.
name = Dr Seba Roy
Institution = Gurucharan College Silchar
country = India
email = royseba1@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Water Quality Assessment of the Barak River and Tributaries in Assam,
India
AbstractofPaper = The River Barak and its tributaries are a major source of usable
water to the highly populated Barak valley of Assam, India. This work is an attempt to
assess the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of R. Barak and its
tributaries during 2002 to 2006. Habitat scores (according to RBPIII) for all
sampling stations ranged mainly between suboptimal to marginal category.
Therefore, the study sites were neither pristine nor heavily impacted. Habitat score
was significantly different among the twelve sites (df =11, F = 70, P = 0.05). Habitat
scores influenced water quality parameters such as DO, total alkalinity and pH as
shown by regression analysis. Amongst the twelve stations of the Barak River
system, R. Chiri had the highest value of pH, total alkalinity , dissolved oxygen. At
the same time, it also had the lowest value of water temperature, conductivity, total
dissolved solids and BOD thereby revealing the fact that this site, located in the
upstream area of the Barak Catchment in Cachar district, was the least disturbed
station. But as the river flowed further downstream to enter Silchar, the largest
urban center in this area, there was an immediate decline in pH, total alkalinity, DO
and a concomitant increase in water temperature, TDS and BOD. BOD (5 days)
remained below the acceptable limit in R. Kushiara. Possible correlations were
made between the habitat score and water quality parameters. Habitat
degradation in River Barak and its tributaries might have occurred due to some
anthropogenic activities like agriculture, sewage and other waste disposal, mass
bathing ,washing of clothes etc in the river catchment.
name = Dr. Chaitali Choudhury
Institution = B.K.Girls' College, Howrah
address = Mangaldeep Apartment, First Floor, 56 - R.K.Chatterjee Road, Kolkata -
700042
country = India
email = khushbootitli@hotmail.com
PaperCategory = Religion and Philosophy
TitleofPaper = Indian Philosophy—the co-existence of Religion and Philosophy
AbstractofPaper = Indian philosophy is a rich system of thought, where true
interests of humanity, love and dependence on religion and philosophical problems are
all woven in.
The aim here is to explicate the proximity of Indian Philosophy and Religion.
The ancient and famous literatures like, Vedas, Gita, Upanishads, Puranas are close to
life. Through rich stories disguising the Truth, they impressed on the intellect of the
majority. This is how metaphysics is brought within understanding capacity of the
Indians.
There lies a close relation between religion and philosophy. For, religion is the
formation of concepts keeping in pace with the advancement of philosophical thought.
There always existed a close relation between the truths of philosophy and the daily life
of ordinary people. Therefore, religion in India could never crystallize itself but always
remained alive, real and enterprising.
Indian Intellect was free to discuss every aspect of life. Therefore, philosophy has always
been associated with issues like, the nature of God, the ultimate end of life, relation
between individual and God, reincarnation etc. These questions steeped in religion
always have stimulated philosophical discussions. No philosophical issue could ever
survive which failed the test of life. Therefore, no Indian philosophical system is biased
by the traditional religious beliefs, for, rational character of the Indian intellect always
tended to correct and revise the religious beliefs.
The broad divisions of Indian Philosophy include—i) the Vedic period (1500B.C—600
B.C.), ii) the Epic period (600 B.C.—A.D. 200), iii) the Sutra period (from A. D. 200), iv)
the Scholastic period (from 2nd century A.D).
I would like to stress on the Vedic and the Upanishad period of Indian Philosophy and
the relation between religion and philosophy as developed therein.
Vedas are the earliest records of the rational and systematic thought of human mind.
There are four Vedas—Rg, Yajur, Sama and Atharva. Each of the Vedas comprises of
three parts – Mantra, Brahamana and Upanishads. A very close association between
religion and philosophy is revealed here. Mantras or hymns taken together is Samhita,
Brahamanas are the religious duties while Upanishads on one hand is a continuation of
Vedic worship, on the other, a philosophical idealism which is a protection against the
rigidity of the Brahamanic religion, emphasizing the relative reality of the world, the one
spirit and the requirements of an ethical and religious life.
name = DR. DEBAMITRA DEY
Institution = BETHUNE COLLEGE,KOLKATA
country = INDIA
email = debamitradey@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = PROF IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD:VIEWS FROM
NYAYAKUSUMANJALI.
AbstractofPaper = IN SOME THEIST SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY, GOD IS
DESCRIBED AS AN OMNISCIENT, OMNIPRESENT AND POSSESSOR OF ETERNAL
KNOWLEGE AND POWER. BUT HIS EXISTENCE WAS NOT AT ALL ACCEPTED BY
ALL SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY. IT IS QUITE INTERESTING THAT NOT
ONLY THE 'NASTIKA' SECTIONS HAVE REFUTED GOD'S EXISTENCE BUT SOME
'ASTIKA' SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO PERFOMED THE SAME ACT.IN THIS REGARD, IT
CAN BE SAID THAT IF A THEIST SYSTEM WANTS TO ESTABLISH GOD'S
EXISTENCE THROUGH ITS ARGUMENTS, IT HAS TO FACE NOT ONLY THE
'NASTIKA' SCHOOLS, BUT SOME OF THE 'ASTIKA' SYSTEMS ALSO.
AMONG THE ASTIKA SCHOOLS, MIMAMSA DARSHANA HAS STRONGLY
REFUTED GOD. IT IS NOTEWORTHY IN THIS CONTEXT THAT THOUGH
MIMAMSA DARSANA IS AN 'ASTIKA PRASTHANA' AND IT ACCEPTS ' VEDA' AS A
PROOF, STILL IT DENIES GOD'S EXISTENCE.ON THE OTHER HAND THE NYAYA
SCHOOL IS AN ASTIKA PRASTHANA AS WELL AS A THEIST ONE. IT ACCEPTS
GOD AS A CREATOR OF THE WORLD. IN THIS PARTICULAR PAPER AN ATTEMPT
WILL BE MADE TO PRESENT THE VARIOUS ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SYSTEMS
TO DEPICT AN INTERESTING PICTURE OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHICAL INDIA
WHICH IS VERY MUCH RELEVANT TILL DATE.
name = DR. GOURI SANKAR BANDYOPADHYAY
Institution = Associate Professor of History, Syamsundar College (The University of
Burdwan)
country = INDIA
email = banerjee.gourisankar@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Impact of Globalization on Folk Religion: A Critical Study
AbstractofPaper =
Globalization is a cumulative process widely felt by everybody and everywhere in

these days. In every walk of our life globalization has been taking place with rapidity
sometimes perceptibly and often surreptitiously. It is a blessing but it is not as an
unmixed blessing. With unprecedented spread of globalization which manifests through
development of world trade, technology, new ideas of post-modernity etc. throughout
the present world, folk religion as a whole, is facing day to day an acute crisis than ever.
Due to globalization, the people belonging to the ‘little tradition’ almost
in everywhere have considered scientific and technological progress more and more as
the authoritative part of their life ignoring their root kept in the ageless folklore or folk
culture. In the so-called global village every aspects of folklore such as folk music, folk
dance, folk tale and folk religion are endangered irrespective of countries. In the fast
changing world, the principal world religions like Islam, Christianity, Judaism,
Buddhism, and Hinduism are not unsecured unlike so many regional folk-tribal cults.
On account of speedy urbanization, industrialization and commercialization, the mass
culture or the people’s culture which developed on the basis of a life with an
agricultural bias is undergoing major changes. In short, the folk cults are rapidly losing
its vital force to a large extent. Declining of folk culture is being happening again due to
its rural and rudimentary character. Although millions of people in the world still hold
to the popular religion, it has no written history, priesthood or no scriptures. In this
proposed study I have attempted to unfold the truth that impact of the globalization has
become a real menace to the folk religion worldwide.
name = Dr. Jaya Shrivastava
Institution = Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
country = India
email = jayabbau@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Understanding the Political Participation of Dalit Women Elected
Representatives in Panchayats: A Case Study of U. P.
AbstractofPaper = Drawing upon a micro-study of two districts Ghazipur and Mau in
Uttar Pradesh, this paper tries to explore the extent of dalit women elected
representatives participation in decision making process at grassroots level. It also
argues that participation of DWERs in Panchayati Raj Institutions is in worst position in
terms of their power structure which controls and guides the development programmes
of a society. This paper focuses on the understanding of different hindering factors in
women‘s full participation in political process. The study unravels very pertinent
observations regarding the limited restricted political space given to DWERs in
Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Key Words: Panchayati Raj Institution, Dalit Women Elected Representative (DWER).
name = Dr. Kalyan Chakraborti
Institution = BCKV, Kalyani
country = India
email = chakraborti.kalyan@rediffmail.com
TitleofPaper = PTERIDOPHYTES AS FOLK MEDICINES IN BENGAL
AbstractofPaper = PTERIDOPHYTES AS FOLK MEDICINES IN BENGAL
Monanjali Bandyopadhyay1 , Kalyan Chakraborti2 and Tuhinsri Sen3
1Vidyasaga University, Midnapur 721102.
monanjali.bandyopadhyay@gmail.com
2 Faculty of Horticulture
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Mohanpur, Nadia PIN 741252.
chakraborti.kalyan@rediffmail.com
3 Department of Botany, University of Kalyani,
Kalyani, Nadia, PIN 741235.
ABSTRACT
Pteridophytes are the oldest land plant groups and form a prominent constituent of
flora all over the earth‘s facade. They are the plants with a usual vacillation between a
gametophytic (sexual) and sporophytic (asexual) phase and impart a relation with the
higher vascular and lower non-vascular plants. Compared with flowering plants,
pteridophytes are mostly neglected by the researchers. But they (ferns) are becoming
admired in horticulture for the prettiness and diversity of their frond appearance. Some
of the Pteridophytes are used as folk medicines in Gangetic West Bengal. All told seven
species are evidenced as folk medicines in West Bengal. The current discourse is to all
intents and purposes the first detailed account of pinpointing traits, spreading, ecology
and upkeep of these medicinal pteridophytes of Bengal. The work makes a substantial
contribution to Herbal Medicines and Fern-lore withal. Of late, there has developed a
global stirring concerning the folk wisdom which is verified by the harmony of the
scholars and political personalities in evaluating the indigenous knowledge system for
making use of this in the sustainable advancement of the region concerned.
Pteridophytes may be the alternative medicines for the near future in the perspective of
health and economics.
Key words: Fern-lore, folk medicine, pteridophytes.
name = DR. MARTHAL NALINI
Institution = ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
country = INDIA
email = nalini_barnabas@yahoo.co.in
TitleofPaper = "WELTHY HONSINGER FISHER AND LITERACY HOUSE".
AbstractofPaper = This article is a study of the history of Literacy Movement in India by
Welthy Honsinger Fisher. Fisher, who was well-known as an educational activist,
influenced by Gandhi, started her training programme with 43 people at a small
bungalow of the Agricultural Institute in Allahabad in 1953. This was the first step
towards what later became Literacy House in Lucknow, a small nonformal school that
combined Literacy with Vocational Training.This institution still exist in India. Thus,
the history of this institution provide a crucial context to understand the lifework of
Fisher as well as the ways in which it evolved in response to the changing social and
cultural attitudes in the receiving culture.
Attempts were also made to highlight the Literacy Movement under four
heads:Functional Literacy, Family Life, Food Production and Fear Removal.
KEY WORDS:Lucknow,Gandhi,Literacy
name = Dr. Pranjal Boruah
Institution = Dibru College, Dibrugarh
country = India
email = anthroboruah@yahoo.com
PaperCategory = Anthropology and Ethnology
TitleofPaper = The Aos of Nagaland: A Glimpse into their Socio-Economic Life
AbstractofPaper = In the present paper an attempt has been made to focus the socio-
economic life of the Ao Nagas. Ao Naga is one of the domionant tribe in Nagaland. The
empirical data presented in this paper have been generated through field investigation
in three homogeneous Ao Naga villages namely Lirmen, Yajang-A and Yajang-B.
Standard anthropological methods and techniques have been used to collect the relevant
data.
name = Dr. Sara Mondini
Institution = Ca' Foscari University, Venezia (Italy)
country = Italy
email = sara_mond@hotmail.com
TitleofPaper = THE LAST BAHMANI FUNERARY COMPLEX AND THE CASE OF THE
AHMAD SHAH MAUSOLEUM BETWEEN POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS
REPRESENTATIONS
AbstractofPaper = During last years I focused my efforts on the study of the Bahmani
(1347-1527) capitals Gulbarga and Bidar. Elected as centres of power by the first
independent dynasty of Deccan, in India, the cities, represents an extremely interesting
case of development of a Muslim city in India.
Surveys carried out on field and the analysis of the available sources allowed to
reconstruct the main steps of expansion of the city and the building of its major
architectural complexes.
In the examined period, the predominant role of the funerary architecture is perhaps
one of the crucial aspects in the evolution of death‘s conception and burial traditions in
the Muslim India and in characterizing the capital city and its surroundings.
While the tendency to assemble mausoleums in complexes become common and they
are systematically constructed in a nearly chronological arrangement for entire
dynasties, the emergence of Sufism, strongly promoted by the court, led flourishing the
cult of saints and their veneration rooted also the construction of mausoleums dedicated
to them and the development of their dargah. Both these typologies of complexes
changed from burial sites into places of prayer to honour the deceased.
Undoubtedly the political, religious and social context had a primary role, not only in
the formation and spreading of this funerary architecture, but even in the evolution of
their configuration and development of symbolical meanings, and in many cases the
boundary between the practices connected to the veneration and erection of dargahs
and the importance attributed to royal mausoleums was labile. Moreover, in some cases,
even artistically mausoleums dedicated to saints and to the ―protected‖ sovereigns seem
to quote or imitate each other through similar architectural and artistic features.
In the development of the city these religious-funerary complexes seem to play a
predominant role, spatially translating the close and necessary connection between the
political and religious power.
On the light of these considerations, the paper‘s purpose is to analyze the last Bahmani
funerary complex in Ashtur (Bidar) and particularly the tomb of Ahmad Shah (1422-
1436), identifying the main principles of its erection – compared to the coeval dargahs –
the peculiarities of its symbolism, and see how its position and meanings could reflect to
the religious and political context.
name = Dr. Swarn Lata Sharma
Institution = Arya Girls College (P.G), Ambala Cantt
country = India
email = sharma.swarn@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = Regressive Forces in Progressive Societies: Role of Khap Panchayats in
India
AbstractofPaper = Modernization and social development programmes of developing
societies are facing stiff challenge from orthodox cultural forces Taking a specific case of
Khap Panchayats (caste councils) prevalent in some regions of some north- western
states of India, the paper seeks to expose how their massive influence nullifies the
efficacy of the constitutional provisions of democracy , rule of law, fundamental rights,
like right to life and personal liberty, equality of status besides the government efforts
for the creation of a humanitarian welfare society. The ancient informal institution of
Khap Panchayat is based on caste system. Their strict rules against marriage within
Gotra (kinship) and village, outside their caste and religion are responsible for brutal
killings of hundreds of youngsters especially girls in the name of ―honour killing‖,
besides numerous other injuries, unlawful confinements and forced separations and
marriages. Parents or father-brother duo are themselves made to kill the ―wayward‖ girl.
These institutions are enjoying political, administrative and social support and have as
such consolidated their strength like a pressure group to force their demands on the
government like passing law against marriage in the same ―gotra‖. They have rendered
the constitutional institutions of grass-root democracy - panchayat in their region
ineffective; weakened the government‘s moves for women‘s empowerment and
education. Paradoxically, they exist in the community and regions which have good level
of awareness, literacy and prosperity. The likely reasons behind such an influence are
excessive caste and gotra consciousness, gender- bias and eagerness to control the
sexuality of women, misled conception of‘ ‗honour‘, casteist politics and vote-bank
considerations of politicians. A powerful social awareness campaign involving specially
print and electronic media, stricter laws, special courts and speedy justice, heavy
punishment for the guilties, government intervention and creation of specific bodies for
keeping a strict watch on the working of Khap Panchayats like measures may be helpful
in controlling the social evil. Khap panchayats are region and community- specific
institutions rooted in the social culture. But understanding of such institutions, their
working and impact on society may be helpful in identifying the influence of the similar
forces in other socio-cultural systems and finding out ways to control their activities in
line with the professed goals of the society.
KEY WORDS
Khap Panchayat, Gotra, Caste, Honour Killing, Gender –bias, Casteist politics
name = Dr. Tinni Dutta
Institution = Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Asutosh College
country = India
email = tinnid@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = Tagore's Gitanjali-A Study from Psychodynamical Perspective
AbstractofPaper = Modern era is marked by speed, changes, and challenges. The rapid
advancement in science and technology has had a tremendous impact on the mind of
man. But in the middle of complexities man strives to elevate himself above earthly
things, his literary power blossoms, attempts to break through from the outer darkness
to the inner enlightening world of spirit. Thus Tagore's Gitanjali(Song offerings) is still
vivid, bright and shines in the coming centenary years. In this present study Gitanjali
has been analyzed psychodyanamically and we may feel the glow of the endless spheres
of light that illumined his life and find our own lives becoming fuller, healthier and
happier in its reflected glory.
name = Dr. Tirtharaj Bhoi
Institution = Department of History, University of Hyderabad,
country = India
email = tirtharajbhoi@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Megalithic Belief and Practices amongst the Gond of Bastar Region,
Chhattisgarh
AbstractofPaper =
Abstract
The archaeological research on megalithic has been going on in Chhattisgarh for more
then forty five years. It is the recent discovery by the present scholar indicates some
fascinating result to solve the problems linked to megalithic Belief and practices. The
important monument found is sculpted Menhir in the form of a human figure, showing
of facial outline and giving three dimensional perspectives, dated back to first
millennium B.C. The architectural constructions are depending on the environmental
factors. The people had advance knowledge of sepulchral architecture now and then.
With the knowledge of iron technology, quarrying of stone was a continuing activity, like
cutting, shaping, transporting and erecting huge Menhir with creatively decoration as
memorial monuments.
The megalithic people of this region were partly agriculturist and partly hunter as
shown by the excavated evidence of iron tools and implements. Megalithism represents
a form of ancestral worship and it seems to have been accompanied with elaborate
rituals and a complex system of beliefs including the existence of soul and life after
decease. The beliefs system still practices by the Gond of Bastar and Dantewada region.
Standard anthropological tools and techniques have been applied for collection of
empirical data. Thus, the ethnographic approach has proved to be of the greatest
importance of virtue of its contribution to our understanding of the human being.
name = Dr.Anuradha K.Ranade
Institution = Head, Deptt.of History, K.V.Pendharkar College of Arts Science and
Commerce,
country = INDIA
email = anuradharanade@rediffmail.com
TitleofPaper = POPULAR SUPPORT TO THE BUDDHIST ESTABLISHMENTS IN
WESTERN INDIA [200 B.C.-250 A.D.]
AbstractofPaper = Western India received the message of Buddha during his own
lifetime as is evident from the Supparaka Jataka.Since then for more than a thousand
years western India, particularly the region of Maharashtra,had been the center of the
Buddhist activities.Buddhist chronicle 'Mahavamso'states that a missionary
Mahadharmarakkhita was sent to Maharashtra at the conclusion of the third Buddhist
Council at pataliputra.
As a matter of fact,the Buddhist Missionaries seem to be very active during the period
between 200 B.C.-250 A.D.in western India.It was during this period that a number of
cave dwellings were excavated throughout the Sahyadri and Satapuda Mountain ranges.
These Buddhist establishments received the Royal patronage form the Satavahanas and
the Western Kshatrapas, the contemporary ruling dynasties in this region. But the most
striking feature of the rock-cut Buddhist establishments here is that these received the
popular support on a grand scale, and people from all walks of life came forward for the
creation of rock-cut cave dwellings for the Buddhist monks and even for their
maintenance.
Interestingly, many details of the Buddhist fraternity, their patrons, nature of the
patronage,various sects of Buddhism that existed hereand occasionly, their activities are
recorded in form of inscriptions in these cave dwellings from western India such as
Naneghat,Junnar, Karle, Bhaje, Bedse,Kanheri etc. The historical data of these sites is
preserved here in form of the inscriptions , engravd on the walls, pillars water cisterns
and other structures.
The present paper aims to throw light on thees Buddhist communities and their
patrons.The main focus will be on the popular support to the Buddhist fraternity, their
charity endowments and the purpose behind it. The paper is based on the primary
sources, i.e.the epigraphic records and contemporary literature.
Full Name Dr.KalyaniSarkar
Attached to Institution Bijoy Krishna Girls‘ College Howrah
Country India
Email drkalyani.sarkar@gmail.com
Paper Category ReligionandPhilosophy
Title of the paper Exploring Parallels between Tagore‘s Philosophy and Asian
Thoughts
RabindraNath Tagore is one of those poets who have mingled poetry with philosophy.
His literary prowess extended to the composition of numerouspoems, prose, narratives,
musicals .Unlike other philosophers he never schematized his own view, and simply
tried to establish the relationship of art and lifethrough his creation.Integrated
influences of indigenous and foreign origin are observed in his philosophy.
Upanisads,Vedanta philosophy,Buddhism and the medieval Indian Bhakti cult
constitute the principal spring of his philosophy This paper attempts to focus on his
notion of philosophy and religion andto find out their application on Asian culture and
heritage.
Tagore comments that even though he was influenced by India‘s ancient spiritualism,
his own conceptions of humanism and religious idealism were universal and not
confined to any specific nation. At the turn of twentieth century in 1901,Tagore
established a school, Santiniketan ,meaning abode of peace, that synthesized his
philosophy ofecological harmony with a unique practical experiment in education and
aesthetics. In 1918 it became the world firstinternational university,VisvaBharati.This
institution has aclose link between nature and aesthetics.
name = Farzaneh Khalili
Institution = University of Malaya
country = MALAYSIA
email = farzaneh_khalili2001@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = The effect on change demand of petrol due to subsidy removal .case study
in Iran
AbstractofPaper = The rapid growth in the consumption of petroleum products such as

petrol and the difference between the price of these products and its real value has
created a number of problems in Iranian economy. Like other oil exporting countries,
Iran allocates subsidy to domestic use of gasoline, but the amount of subsidy in Iran is
relatively huge. On the other hand, inefficient consumption of fuel, due to low prices,
has led to not only uneconomical usage of these non renewable products, but it has also
reduced the country‘s income from the sale of crude oil. Therefore, many economic
analysts advocate that, in order to reduce domestic fuel consumption, this product
should be sold for its cost of production. In other words, it should be offered without any
subsidy in the domestic market. Because of its significance, in this paper we have tried
to analyze the effects of subsidy elimination on the trend in the petrol demand under
two alternative scenarios. The main objective of this research is to eliminate the effects
on demand for petrol of subsidy removal and estimation of relevant demand function.
We are trying to accept or reject the hypotheses of sudden or gradual removal of petrol
subsidy in domestic market.
Finally, we reached the conclusion that in the case of sudden removal of petrol subsidy
predicted demand for petrol shift downward though it will always be upward sloping. In
the case of gradual removal policy during 1990, to 2000, the consumption of petrol will
decrease suddenly and this downturn will continue up until 1376, afterward the
consumption of petrol will remain steady. From 1379 the demand for petrol starts to rise
in order to reach its real value in the coming years.
Key Words: Subsidy removal – petrol demand – petrol price

name = Fei Su
Institution = Anhui University, China
country = China
email = sufei@126.com
TitleofPaper = Has Productivity Contributed to the Economic
Growth of Yangtze River Delta?
AbstractofPaper = The major issue of my thesis is to identify the sources of economic
growth in Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China. The empirical study examines total
factor productivity (TFP) growth, technical progress, efficiency change and the scale
effect in 16 component cities in YRD. Panel data of 1985-2007 for the 16 cities are
analyzed using the stochastic frontier model. In this paper we analyze the source of YRD
growth in which productivity growth is decomposed into three components: technical
progress, changes in technical efficiency and the scale effect and compare the
productivity and efficiency performance among cities and finding the tendency between
the results from different
parts of TFP growth. We find YRD‘s growth has been mostly input-driven and TFP
growth is about 9.5% per year. To sustain the engine position in China, YRD should take
effort to enhance the technology level and introduce in technical innovation from
outsides.
name = Feng Bimei
Institution = School of Economics Renmin University of China
country = China
email = fbma2008@163.com
TitleofPaper = The Evaluation of Construction on Low-carbon Economy
AbstractofPaper = The low-carbon economy as a green，sustainable
development economic patterns，in order to evaluate the ability of the low-
carbon development，it need to establish a set of
description，analysis，evaluation，prediction ect.function of
evaluation system about low-carbon development.This is also one of the issues of the
international study about low-carbon development.According to the theory of low-
carbon economy connotation，it has designed a low carbon economy evaluation
indexes system of―five-stack，layer convergence，standard
weight，uniform sort‖，its basic structure as shown below in Hubei
Province.And empirical analysis based on data obtained and analyzed by development
of Low-carbon economy in Hubei Province.The indexes system can be used as reference
for other provinces.Low-carbon economy evaluation reflect the complex ecosystem of
the state and variation.This complex ecosystem structure have many
levels，Actually，there is no perfect mode of the current evaluation
indexes and the standard model can be unified.As the region's
natural，economic and cultural conditions of different assessment system
reflect some differences，relatively speaking，some of the key reference
indexes should be consistent，so when selecting evaluation
indexes，combined with a specific background of information screening
assessment，drawing on overseas research，preliminary evaluation and
assessment of progress in the light of the actual cases
added，adjusted，and finally form a formal indexes system.Based on
the relevant references in the consolidated，this paper draw on the idea of AHP
evaluation indexes system.The purpose of the evaluation is to analysize the evaluation of
the structure of objects in depth system，The development of eco-system is
divided into different aspects，and finally propose the measurning indexes
which can reflect all sides on this basis .
name = Hacer Sivil
Institution = Istanbul Technical University
country = Turkey
email = sivilh@itu.edu.tr
TitleofPaper = The Cyber World is Welcome in the Classroom
AbstractofPaper =
The aim of the presentation is to share some creative ideas and innovative techniques
applied in my ELT classes. Sometimes even experienced teachers feel reluctant to
integrate the ‗Cyber World‘ into their teaching as they are fully aware that students are
far more competent than they are. Yet, guidance can be easily provided to promote the
students‘ language skills and make learning enjoyable, by combining their field of
interest with language acquisition.
Integration of the internet and computer technology into ELT environment not only
offers students access to huge amount of information but also raises our students‘
awareness to different cultures.
Since I learn better by practicing first hands on information, I would like to share my
experience rather than theory because I sometimes have difficulty putting those theories
into practice. Throughout my presentation, I am planning to introduce some webquests,
wikis, podcasts, etc. together with some practical activities.
I hope you will find them handy in terms of applying them into your ELT classes.
name = Hee Sook Lee-Niinioja
Institution = Oxford Brookes University
address = Piritanaukio 2B 18, 00150 Helsinki, Finland
country =
email = leeheesook@hotmail.com
PaperCategory = Cultural Studies, drama and Visual arts
TitleofPaper = Sacred Javanese Mosques, inspired and inherited by Hindu-Buddhist
culture and traditions
AbstractofPaper = Islamic culture and art have been influenced and remodelled by local
traditions with Southeast Asia which they came into contact, to comply with its religious
and philosophical ideas. This interaction has enriched both the material culture of the
Muslim world and those pre-existing ones.
Since its arrival (15C) in Java, Islam not only altered local cultural landscapes, but also
created a unique regional heritage. The basic patterns of ancestral, mythical belief and
Hindu-Buddhism were integrated within Sufi Islam which believed mosques to be
sacred. The holy pre-Islamic architecture and ornaments became a means for
Islamisation, creating a combination of indigenous and Islamic ideas and forms.
Consequently, mosques were constructed in a vernacular style with Hindu-Buddhist
multi-tiered roof as the mystical paths to God, using mostly wood to accommodate local
conditions until the 19th century. The persistence of indigenous buildings had to take
into account the local profusion of natural resources and variable climates, resulting in
exuberant and diverse architectural styles.
Van Leur in Indonesian Trade and Society (1960) argued that Indonesian history must
be understood in its own terms, not in those borrowed from other cultures.
Tjandrasasmita (1984) underlined that Islam took over local conditions and preserved
native cultural values, based on the tolerance of Islamic propagators and Indonesians.
Islam has been localized and incorporated into an element within the larger cultural
framework of Java from the Javanese perspective. Java was not part of Islam, but Islam
was part of Java or Javanese life.
The paper discusses of Javanese mosques in terms of (1) architectural traditions, (2)
sacredness, (3) mihrab ornamentation and (4) the common heritage as a mediator
between different religions. It will be done through comparisons between different
periods of Islamisation whose principles are combination of locality and Islam,
nationalism and internationalism, and strictness and smoothness in Java.
name = Jordan C. Cabandong
Institution = Far Eastern University-Department of Political Science
country = Philippines
email = jordancabandong@gmail.com
PaperCategory = Political Affairs & relation of Asian Countries
TitleofPaper = Critical Analysis of Asian Integration
AbstractofPaper = Europe has its European Union (EU). Africa has its African Union
(AU). South America has Union of South American Nations (UNASUL). Indeed,
increasing cooperation at the regional level is an emerging trend of international
relations. Despite the development of integration in other parts of the world, Asia does
not possess a regular continental-wide or nearly continental-wide integrated
organization that can match EU and AU, among others. Compartmentalization is the
pattern of international interaction that pervades in Asia. International integrative
organizations in Asia exist only in sub-continental or sub-regional levels like ASEAN,
GCC/CCASG, SAARC and SCO. In 2002, a continental-wide body, known as Asian
Cooperation Dialogue, was established with the goal of integrating separate regional
organizations in Asia. Some consider it as a precursor to an ―Asian Union.‖ Many Asian
leaders—past and present—have already called for Asian integration. With the
increasing trade and political relations among Asian nations and regions, integration
can be considered as a possibility of the future.
This paper delves into critical analysis of Asian integration (question of possibility and
impossibility of Asian integration). It focuses on factors affecting integration, primarily,
economics (trade, commerce, policies, etc.), politics (foreign affairs, territory, issue of
sovereignty, security, integration political processes, etc.), and culture (religion, race,
ethnicity, philosophy, etc.). It also investigates the indicators of integration in the light
of comparison with the integration experiences of Europe, Africa and South America.
name = LALIT KUMAR JHA
Institution = NEHU
country = India
email = an_aj@rediff.com
TitleofPaper = Biodiversity loss and Socio-cultural uncertainties in North -Eastern and Syntaxial
bend of North East ,Himalayas
AbstractofPaper = Modernization of agriculture may be accepted as driving force for imbalance in
traditional agro, farm forestry and agro forestry ecosystems .Honestly speaking I find my self in a
confused and puzzled stage.. Intensive cultivation, use of high yield varieties with guaranteed
progressive increase in productivity is must to ensure food for all when we consider food security
guaranty for over populated nations of Himalayas. Under these circumstances, concept of
sustainable land use system seems only a good slogan. We should admit that we are in dilemma and
working on principle ― Carry on …so long our land resource supports progressive increase in
productivity or force by technical know- how to support progressive increase in productivity to feed
nations of Himalayas‖. Our cultivable land is not infinite. We have to think about the present as well
as future generation and identify land use system which would not deteriorate and maintain the
productivity; rather we have to design to increase the productivity and make farming as attractive
innovation for all farmers (well-off, smaller and poorest farmers) or if, we are really interested to
conserve the biodiversity of agro, farm forestry, agro forestry and forest ecosystem prevalent in
agricultural land as well as community land in foot hills and hills of Himalayas ,concerned
Governments should admit contribution made by peasants and their should be an agreement
between International agencies and Government of nations located in Himalayas and also between
National Government and farmers on a comprehensive framework for compensation and positive
incentives for forestry as part of the ongoing climate change negotiations. Otherwise Brundtland
Report of World Commission on Environment and Development which has considered the need for
the environmental protection for the sustainability of the sustainability of the society on the one side
and the improvement in the standard of living required other side will remembered as ―good slogan‖.
Improvement in the standard of living is also desire of peasants of Himalayas. Switch on ―sharing the
price in lieu of plantation and conservation of forests‖ to the peasants and get hundred per cent
success in environment conservation. Interestingly India has no recognized contribution of farmers
in increasing tree cover(Anon .2009) .
This need advance and honest planning between International agencies and Governments of each
nation of Himalayas Advance planning is needed to (i) estimate tree cover area in the farm land
;village and family wise.(ii) estimate potential carbon sink power (green and brown carbon)in village
woodlots, agro forestry and farm forestry systems(iii)estimate potential of biodiversity conservation
and (iv) estimate value of other intangible services that have been performed by agro forestry/farm
forestry /woodlots ecosystem established by farmer in their farm or community land. Once Trading
is accepted, methodology needs to be established to make valuation and payment to the farmer. It
should not be in the form of incentives rather should be payment for share made by individual
farmers for conservation of Global environment. Once farmers start getting payment for intangible
benefits, there purchase power will increase and this would accelerates the participation of even
small and poor farmers having small or very small land holdings. Policy maker should act on this
issue to materialize the same at the earliest possible.
name = Laura Copeland
Institution = Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
country = Japan
email = booradly93@aol.com
TitleofPaper = Tuning In and Touching Up: The Art of Art in Language Learning
AbstractofPaper = The aim of this workshop is to improve our strategies for using music
and art in language learning. Because people see and hear language differently, there is
a potpourri of learning styles among our students. Music and art fashion bridges to
learning language which conventional methods of study and instruction do not explore.
Language acquisition through the arts creates opportunities for students to interact
with language from an area of strength while also challenging them to demonstrate their
understanding of information in creative ways. This workshop will focus on methods
for teaching critical thinking, creative writing, and expression via the arts. We will be
looking at music, art, poetry, and prose as we uncover new techniques to improve our
teaching. We will discuss ways to tailor these materials to our classroom in order to
target the skill levels and needs in our individual teaching situations. Please come
prepared to participate and exchange ideas.
name = Laura Copeland
Institution = Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
country = Japan
email = booradly93@aol.com
TitleofPaper = ...And They Lived Happily Ever After: Creating Life-Long Readers
AbstractofPaper = The aim of this workshop is to help teachers teach students how to
read a text thoughtfully. We will focus on the use of literature circles. Students enter a
reading class with a reading history. Some students have had very positive experiences
in reading while others come from frustrating, or less ―successful‖ experiences. The
various student roles in literature circles create opportunities for students to re-write
their reading history by learning how to access a text through different means - through
critical thinking and questions, through vocabulary, through art with a focus on the
importance of one scene, and through an analysis of the different characters. Different
students do different things well. As students learn how to perform their roles, they
experience success in reading. They are able to demonstrate their natural strengths in
reading and discussing a text while also being challenged to learn new skills in critical
analysis. Literature circles create accountability among group members for their
reading assignments and teach students to take personal responsibilty for their learning
process. We will also spend time practicing pre-reading techniques and follow-up
activities to classroom discussions. Please come prepared to participate and exchange
ideas.
name = M.B.M.Rameez
Institution = University of Colombo
country = LK
email = mbmrameez@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = Identity Politics and Political Culture in the Context of Sinhala
Nationalist Politics in Sri Lanka
AbstractofPaper = This paper is an analysis of identity politics and political culture in
the context of Sri Lankan politics. Although this paper primarily driven by a substantive
interest in identity politics and political culture, an important secondary purpose is to
explore the idea in Marxist and Post-Marxist perspective. My analysis of identity politics
and political culture shows that religion has a significant relationship with the political
participation. In this context, this paper examines a new political culture based on
Sinhala nationalism and religious diversity. This paper concludes that identity politics
and political culture would correlate with neo-liberalism and electoral and political
protest activity.
name = Miroslaw Miniszewski, PhD
Institution = Stanislaw Staszic College of Public Administration in Bialystok
country = Poland
email = mminiszewski@wsap.edu.pl
TitleofPaper = The Reception of Rabindranath Tagore's Thought in Poland
AbstractofPaper = In my paper I am going to present the reception of Rabindranath
Tagore‘s thought in Poland. His works were translated into Polish still in The Interwar
Period (for example by Leopold Staff or Jan Kasprowicz - famous Polish writers). Those
translations have entered to the canon of literature in Poland. Tagore is known in my
country mainly thanks to translations of his fiction. However his philosophy or
pedagogical concepts are less well known. Therefore I‘d like to reflect on perspectives
employing his conceptions nowadays. Lasting meeting of the East and the West which
began in disgraceful colonial age, inevitable also for the Poles, should to be continue,
however from disparate position. We should renounce the dominant intellectual and
political position in favour of pluralistic and spiritual attitudes. Rabindranath Tagore
can to teaches us how to do it. His ideas are particularly significant just today. Especially
his considerations on nationalism and politics at all should be rethought again from
contemporary perspective.
name = Mohamad Hafis Amat Simin
Institution = Lecturer in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
country = Malaysia
email = jayengbaya@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = HUMAN SECURITY OF WOMEN PLANTATION WORKERS IN
MALAYSIA
AbstractofPaper = This study focus on human security of women plantation workers in
Malaysia. There are two crucial research questions which need to be addressed in this
study, What level of human security women plantation workers in Malaysia? What are
the roles played by the NUPW to increase the human security level in economic, health
and personal aspect? The objectives of this study are to analyze marginalization of
women workers in Malaysian Estate, to analyze human security from economic, health
and personal aspect and to analyze the role of NUPW in order to increase the human
security and socioeconomic. The conceptual framework for this research is based on the
concepts of human security. The method applied in this research is based on
quantitative approach which include primary data from survey question on a hundred
respondents, oral interview and in-depth. The central concern of this research is
specifically focused on women plantation workers in Malaysia. The research findings
showed the level of human security women plantation workers in Malaysia is too lower
because their monthly income were below RM 500. Lower income can‘t generate a good
quality of life in economic, health and personal aspect. This study shows that instrument
like NUPW has tried to increase the human security women plantation workers in
Malaysia but not very effective and too economistics union.
name = mohamadreza babai
Institution = Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Iran
country = Iran
email = M_r_babay@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = Comparison of interest and knowledge rate relative to devotion and
martyrdom culture in between semnan area, Islamic Azad University‘s staffing and
students
AbstractofPaper = Introduction: contemporary concepts such as testimony, witnesses,
domination, and the holistic perception of the inner self, the immaterial and meta
sensory facts come to count on issues of education, training and curriculum planning,
and books by influential factors are considered.
Methodology: this study is descriptive and comparative. Researcher to measure and
measure initial data in this study questionnaires of attitudes towards the culture of
sacrifice and martyrdom has used. The study population, all students and staff of the
Islamic University of Semnan area. Random sampling and clustering, which are people
400 will be selected university desired. The analysis data use independent t –test.
Results: Results showed that interest and knowledge rate ratio to culture of sacrifice and
martyrdom significantly in staffing higher than the students.
Conclusion: To increase awareness and interest in concepts of value caused such default
is to grow and strengthen national identity, health and personal growth of people,
especially young people can help a community.
name = Mr. Deepak Anandrao Suryawanshi
Institution = Birla School, Kalyan
country = India
email = sadeepak@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = "Socio-Cultural Life Of Katkaris and Dhangars(Tribal Group)in Raigad
and Ratnagiri Districts of Maharashtra State"
AbstractofPaper = KATKARIS : They use traditional weapons like 'Tir-kamtha'(bow and
arrow),'Bechki'(catapult)etc. They work under kunbis,khots and under muslim
landlords.They love hunting.They don't use thumb while hunting as they consider
themselves from the ancestral family of'Ekalavya'. Their fishing style resembles with
African method of fishing to which katkaris called 'Zolane'.
DHANGARS : 'Cattle rearing' is their occupation. Their favourite dance is 'Gaja

Nrutya'.Asked about their art,culture and history they replied, "We were never in
prosperity,always wandering so,we don't remember our past culture.Wandering is our
history". They not only know medicines on animal diseases but also have good
knowledge of nature.
THEIR PROBLEMS :
1.They are food insecure.
2.There is no socio-economical stability hence, no progress in their life,art and culture.
3.Even after more than sixty years of Indian republic, they are deprived of - (I)Pure and
safe water (II)Enough Food (III)Good health and Medical facilities (IV)Electricity
(V)Education etc.
4.There is no occupation-oriented education for them. Government policies are many
but of no use because, implementation of policies with full justice is lacking.
POLICIES ARE FRAMED,RESERVATIONS ARE GIVEN BUT,DO ALL THE 8% OF

INDIAN POPULATION(TRIBES) REALLY
BENIFIT? WE NEED TO PRESERVE OUR PRINCIPLE OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.
THE CONCEPT OF KEEPING THE
CULTURAL ROOTS ALIVE ALONG WITH MODERNIZING THEM AND TO LIVE
PARALLEL WITH 21ST CENTURY WORLD IS A DIFFICULT TASK BUT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE ONE.
name = Ms. S. BHANUMATHI
Institution = ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
country = INDIA
email = anusuya.bhanu@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = "ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
TAMIL NADU".
AbstractofPaper = This article is a study of the Archaeological Tourism in Tamil Nadu
which aims to promote public interest in Archaeology and the conservation of historical
sites. It also highlights the Archaeological Tourism products which included
Arhaeological promotion, visits to Archaeological sites, museums, interpretation
centres, reenactment of historical accurances, rediscovering of indigenous products,
festivals and theaters.
The Archaeological discoveries traces the history of Tamil Nadu back to 3rd century
B.C, making Tamil Nadu as an enchanting state with vast historical wealth/ tourist
wealth where modern technology and contemporary vitality co-exist with tradition and
old architecture.
KEY WORDS: TAMIL NADU, ARCHAEOLOGY, TOURISM
name = Muhammad Akbar khan
Institution = International Islamic University,Islamabad Pakistan
country = Pakistan
email = khanakbar.khan04@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = The Role of Legal Education in Pakistan in the Process of Islamization of
Laws
AbstractofPaper = The paper is intended to analyze the role of legal education in the
process of Islamization of laws in the country. The syllabus and course contents of the
law colleges and universities have been discussed keeping in view the goal of Islamizing
laws.
name = Mujibul Anam
Institution = Jahangirnagar University
country = Bangladesh
email = labib303@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Masculinity in Majma: An Ethnography of Street Healing in Bangladesh
AbstractofPaper = Based on empirical Masters‘ research work, this paper took the form
of an anthropological enquiry into the forms of sexuality popularized by street-
canvassers and their advertisement and sale of male potency medicines in Bangladesh.
The field study raises as well as explores questions regarding male sexuality and sexual
health problems. This study has demonstrated, using ethnographic data, one of the
multiple ways in which males‘ sexual health problems are being understood and
practiced at the street level. Therefore, in this research, the concept of masculine
sexuality and its representation in Bangladeshi society is very central. Street canvassers
in Bangladesh are one of the primary contributing agents to the representation process
of masculine sexuality among rural and urban males. This process is linked to the
livelihoods of the canvassers who are not only so-called ‗traditional healers‘ but also
promoters of ‗modern‘ bio-medical ideas. Canvassers primarily produce and sell male
potency and enhancement medicines based on their specialization of the male body.
This process is reciprocal: Canvassers present an image that sells, which ultimately
influences the creation of an idealized estimation of masculine sexuality among the
clients. This study has focused on street canvassers‘ medicine selling situations in order
to understand their perceptions and dissemination of ‗ideal masculinity,‘ and its
consequences for male health. It has examined the views and narratives of the
canvassers as well as the responses of their clients.
name = Mukesh Kumar Srivastava
Institution = Jawaharlal Nehru University
country = India
email = srivastava_mukesh29@yahoo.co.in
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TitleofPaper = SOUTH EAST ASIA IN INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY: MOVING INTO
THE 2nd DECADE OF MILLENIUM
AbstractofPaper = Jawahar Lal Nehru, immediately after independence, envisioned a
greater Asia with ties that would develop in future between South and South East Asia.
Jawahar Lal Nehru in his book, ―The discovery of India", 1944, wrote, ―The Pacific is
likely to take the place of Atlantic in the future as the nerve centre of the world. Though
not directly a Pacific state, India will inevitably exercise an important influence there.
India will also develop as the centre of economic and political activity in the Indian
Ocean, South East Asian upto Middle East. India will have to play a very great part in
security problems of Asia and the Indian Ocean, more especially of the Middle East and
South East Asia‖. India's Look East Policy (LEP) can be seen as the unfolding of his
vision in contemporary times. It is a move to discover the long cherished political,
economic and socio-cultural affinities-a vision of Asian Community.
India's LEP is a concomitant development of the new economic reforms introduced in

India in 1991. Coinciding, with the Post Cold War period, the LEP was a reflection of the
economic and external foreign policy orientation. At the core was the enhanced
cooperation with East Asia for promoting Asian Solidarity on account of the tardy
growth of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Originating in
1992, the LEP has been widened with the inclusion of the North Eastern Region,
ushering in the second phase of integration with the East Asian region.
With over two decades since its inception, it is imperative to analyze and assess if the
purpose of integration with the East Asian economic has been a success story and to
examine the potential areas of integration-political, economic and socio-cultural.
Considering the growing presence of China in South East Asia, it is also imperative to
analyze the possible impediments in the road to building an Asian Community.
name = Najeemah Mohd Yusof
Institution = Universiti Sains Malaysia
country = Malaysia
email = najineen@usm.my
TitleofPaper = Social Interaction Among Multiethnic Students in a Mono and
Multiethnic Environment in Malaysian Secondary Schools
AbstractofPaper = The purpose of this study is to examine the social interaction
amongst students of various ethnic groups in Malaysia. The focus is mainly on
Malays,Chinese and Indians from the National Primary schools, National Schools,
Chinese National Schools and Tamil National Schools in National Secondary Schools
which has a multiethnic environment. These students are from a monoethnic
environment. How these students interact in a multiethnic environment at National
Secondary Schools is the focus of study. Data collection was based on questionnaires
which consist of items on students demographic background, usage of the main
language, ethnic boundary, prejudice and stereotyping. The study sample comprised of
720 students from form 1,2 and 4. Findings indicated significant difference in the mean
score levels for all the dependent variable.
name = Natcha Mahapoonyanont
Institution = Thaksin University
country = Thailand
email = natcha.m@hotmail.com
TitleofPaper = A Study of Power of the Test of One Way Anova with Large Sample Size
Data
AbstractofPaper = The purposes of this study of One – way ANOVA were to investigate
the power of the test of One – way ANOVA after transforming with large sample size
data by using Real Data.
The finding were summarized as follows:
1. when the sample size was increased, power of the test was increased.
2. when the data transformation was converted from square – root transformation,
logarithmic transformation, reciprocal transformation to raw data, power of the test was
not different.
3. when the significant-level was increased from .05 to .10, power of the test was
increased.
name = Natcha Mahapoonyanont
Institution = Thaksin University
country = Thailand
email = natcha.m@hotmail.com
TitleofPaper = The Causal Model of Some Factors Affecting Critical Thinking Abilities
AbstractofPaper = The main purpose of this research was to study the causal
relationship of factors affecting the critical thinking abilities of secondary students in
Thailand selected by two-stage random sampling. The instruments used for gathering
data in this study were the tests of critical thinking ability, a questionnaire on teacher‘s
teaching behaviors, a questionnaire on classroom climate, a questionnaire on
democratic rearing, a scale on science personality, emotional quotient inventory, a
questionnaire on school‘s environment, The reliabilities of the test were .88, .89, .97,
.72, .63, .87 and .83 respectively. The data were analyzed by using path analysis with the
use of LISREL 8.72 program. The results of study revealed that 6 causal factors
consisting of teacher‘s teaching behaviors, classroom climate, democratic rearing,
science personality, emotional quotient, and school‘s environment had positive
relationship with the critical thinking abilities with a statistical significance of .05. The
causal factor with the most influence on critical thinking abilities was emotional
quotient. The factor with the most direct influence on critical thinking ability was
emotional quotient while the factor with less direct influence were science personality,
teacher‘s teaching behaviors, , democratic rearing with the beta weights of .325, .313,
286 and .274 respectively. The factors with indirect influence ranked by beta weight
values were emotional quotient with the beta weight of .574, science personality with the
beta weight of 387, teacher‘s teaching behaviors with the beta weight of .314, classroom
climate with the beta weight of .258 and school‘s environment with the beta weight of
.156. All causal factors could together explain the variation of critical thinking abilities
of secondary students in Thailand at 75.54%
name = Ning Yu
Institution = Renmin University of China
country = China
email = yuarthur@126.com
TitleofPaper = How International Financial Crisis affects Industries in Beijing, Capital
City of China?
AbstractofPaper = Beijing‘s industrial structure is service-oriented with a high degree of
economic openness, and GDP has maintained rapid growth. This paper analyzes the
international financial crisis and the impact of China‘s anti-crisis policies on Beijing‘s
economic development as well as its transmission mechanism. Impact Index (excluding
seasonal factors) and ARMA Model are employed in the empirical study which involves
the crisis affection on output and stability of Beijing‘s top ten industries. Such
conclusions are revealed: Beijing‘s GDP losses more than 10% compared with its
potential value; the growth rates of over 70% industries are decreasing in Beijing;
shocks in financial and real estate are intensified. In the anti-crisis process,
manufacturing, real estate, scientific research, technical services, geological prospecting,
transportation, storage and postal industry have gained significant growing
opportunities.
name = Nutazo Lohe
Institution = University of Hyderabad
country = India
email = cliffsdo@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF CERAMIC HANDMADE
POTTERY TRADITIONS AMONG THE NAGAS.
AbstractofPaper = Abstract:
Clay appears to be the most popular material for the primitive people when the
knowledge of iron and metal was not known. The use of clay for making different types
of pottery containers does not seem to have originated in any single time and place in
human history, rather the idea seem to have been independently invented in an
unknown number among the primitive societies. Handmade earthen pottery serves both
utilitarian as well as an economic livelihood among the tribal people in the olden days
through different means like barter system which were carried out both within and
outside the villages for many years with the late advent of modern goods, trade and
commerce. Ceramic objects were used both as utensils and containers in day to day life
of many primitive people which can be seen even today among some Naga tribal people
of Nagaland in North East India where handmade pottery continued to be used and
produced in a traditional ways. The traditions of making pottery among the living Nagas
have not entirely drift away from its originality form of production since from the time
when it was invented. The Nagas made earthen pots by hand alone without using a
wheel and kiln technology which is a modern practice and invention. The size of the pots
meant for cooking is generally small, but those meant for storing rice, crop seeds and
other goods are generally bigger and large. The sizes of the pots are therefore made
according to the necessity. The methods and steps followed for the production of Nagas
handmade earthen pottery starts from the search and preparation of clay, traditional
technique of production with handmade tools and implements and, drying and firing of
pots. The quality of the clays and the careful treatment by the potters in the process of
production determined the vessels functions, distribution, durability and its life
expectancy.
A careful ethnographic study of handmade pottery among the Nagas has the potential to
unveil the archaic cultural values and past history beyond its functionality of day to day
life among the primitive people. The subject today has become important for both
archaeologists and ethnoarchaeologists to know the past history of this region.
name = Prasenjit Dasgupta
Institution = Forum for Ethno-musicology and Religious Studies, Kolkata
country = India
email = prasenjitdasgupta@rediffmail.com
TitleofPaper = Sound of Silence: Tradition and practice of mourning as funeral music in
the Popular Culture of Postcolonial Bengal
AbstractofPaper =A B S T R A C T
Sound of Silence: Tradition and practice of mourning as funeral music in the Popular
Culture of Postcolonial Bengal
Minha Khwala Kukum/ Owa Fida Naidukum/ Owa Minha Taratan Ukhba
―We created you from it, and return you into it, and from it we will raise you again‖
Islamic Mourning/ Traditional Burial Chants
Predominantly, framing the Pre-colonial Bengal to Postcolonial territory, we get an

extra ordinary reflection of various notions and essential futuristic changes in various
forms of mourning as Funeral codes and hymns of different institutionalized religions
and popular cultures of that said region. It has been considered that Bengal is one of the
indispensable pioneers of the multi dimensional rituals, songs and chants which has
cultivated from the emergence of the Bhakti Movement during the 13th and 17th
Centuries. Hari Bol, which is one of the most famous Funeral chants among the Hindus
in Bengal, is originally derived from this particular religious movement. The rise of the
religious songs at Bengal Renaissance period, which is closely related to the socio-
political scenario of the pre-colonial Bengal, ultimately got submerged by the Colonial
spiritual manifestation and socio-religious archetype. Besides these notions the Bengali
community has also re-cultivated several major folk outlines like Chal, Gambhira, Tusu,
Bhadu, Aalkap, Raibese, Habu, Bolan, Mime, Darbesi, Baul, Fakiri, Madari and many
other traditions reflecting the popular cultural orientation. The orientation of Death has
been multi dimensionally replicated through these outlines where the practice of
mourning is an imperative part and parcel of this very segment. Particularly among the
performance oriented traditions like Palagaan, Kobigaan, Taarja, and Kheur etc. have
had a great reflection on the Philosophy of Death.
At the time of Bengal Renaissance, the outline of the popular cultures took place when
the both reformist and revivalist movements lashed together. It is the time when
colonial ‗elite‘ society of Bengal has been attracted towards the utopian land of newly
born popular cultures like aoulia, chistia, baul, kaartabhaja, vaishnav, prakrit vaishnav,
motua, aghori, khushibiswasi, kaibalya, nathpanthi, pingal, radhashyami, tilakdasi,
sahajiya, ruidasi, sai, balaramhari, paltudasi, abadhuti, murshidi, bairagi, ramprasadi
etc.
Almost all the popular cultures have their ‗poles-apart‘ rituals and theory of music in
their religious and cultural paradigm as well as in Funeral traditions and mourning
customs at the same respect. Though some of the most unparallel and unconventional
treatment of mourning in Postcolonial Bengal has belonged to those subaltern
Diasporas and sub cultural peripheries are unfortunately unprivileged, ignored and less
cultivated by the social strata of Postmodern Bengali culture. Without these notions the
development and evolutionary phase of Funeral music in Bengal get never fulfilled. In
this regard it is necessary to re-cultivate this imperative source of musical tradition that
melts into the flesh and blood of the Postmodern Bengali culture. The subaltern culture
of Bengal and its socio religious archetype bring a unique manifestation towards Death
rituals through the general practices of Funeral or Burial score which has developed a
lot in this significant era. Through this paper I have tried to reinvent the music of life
through Death. The soul intention of the research is to describe my ethno musical
journey for searching the missing cord of the ancient tradition and the treatment of
mourning towards a new world of music.
Examples:
1.The concept of Rudali (The Lamenters) has been pre originated in the rural Bengal
almost two hundred years back. In mid 19th Century a particular race named ‗Maal‘ has
been identified as a group of Muslim lamenters at the interior portion of Murshidabad,
Nadia and Burdwan District of West Bengal. Usually they have been hired by the upper
class people for mourning and singing Funeral chants from Qur‘an in front of the dead
body.
2.Santhal is one of the most ancient and significant tribes in Bengal. The tribe also
generated their Funeral traditional music through the mass mourning (particularly by
women) and cursing the Death by beating stones on the rock. Through their mourning
they also pray for the dead by showing tribute to Marang Buru (Mountain god). They
also have some of the tradition of chanting ancient mantras in their primitive language,
popularly known as Alchiki.
3.The practice of Kirtan, Rabindra Sangeet and selective chants from Holy Bible are the
main resources for Burial songs among the Bengali Christian community in Bengal.
‗Christo Kirtan and mourning‘ as per the last Christo Baul legend, Samuel Mondol of
Village Chapra, Nadia District ‗we usually prefer both the notions at the time of and
after Burial procession.‘
4.Bedia or Snake charmers community of the Bengal are among the primeval backward
scheduled classes of the state with a great cultural heritage. Snake charming is the a
typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other
seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling
and sleight of hand. In Bengal. Maximum of Bedia tribes belongs to poor Muslim family
but they worshiped Devi Manasa (snake goddesses in Hindu mythology) for sake of the
legacy. Their secret chants or mourning had a great influence by Manasamangal kabya
at their Burial ceremony. Some of the tribes don‘t use instrument (Veen) at ceremony.
5.Motua, which is one of the oldest popular cultures of Postcolonial Bengal, uses heavy
instrumentation at the time of Funeral procession. As per their philosophy they have
celebrated victory of life over Death through their extravaganza in Funeral march. They
growled together along with their heavy drums at procession towards cremation ground.
Sometimes practice of mourning has performed among their funeral culture.
6.The Fisherman and Boatman community (popularly known as Jele and Majhi,
respectively) of the Bengal are quite famous for their well known musical tradition in
their daily life. Particularly the mourning customs among them are almost same and
significant. The ancient folk music has been sung by the bereaved people during the
ritual which is deeply influenced by early literary texts of Bengal like Annadamangal and
Manasamangal.
7.The practice of tantra is mandatory and indispensible among the Shaivas (followers of
Shiva). Dar Bolan is unconventionally one of rare musical outlines duly performed by
the devotees at the time of Gajon/ Charak festival in rural Bengal. Dar or Samshan
Bolan which is particularly a different stratum of mourning focusing the core of
Shaivism through their unconventional funerary practices.
Biographical Note
Prasenjit Dasgupta (b. 1981) was a former student of Comparative Literature and Mass
Communication, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India. Being associated with F.E.R.S
(Forum for ethnomusicology and religious studies), Kolkata, he is a young musicologist
and a full time Research fellow of Sociology of Culture under Ministry of Culture, Govt.
of India who has published and presented several papers on the development of
aboriginal music in India. He is an author of ‗Hari Bol: Evolution and Genesis of Funeral
Music in Postcolonial Bengal‘, (LAP-Lambert Academic Press, Germany, 2010) and has
also edited a book named ‗Children of Apocalypse: Contemporary reflections on myth
and neo-religious orientation‘, (Charcoal Press, Calcutta, 2009). His research interests
are ethnomusicology, religion, cultural studies and mythology. Currently he is busy in
developing a digital achieve for preserving rare indigenous musical forms of Post
Colonial Bengal which are near to extinction.
name = Prof. Joseph Rodrigues
Institution = Theem college of Engineering,
country = India
email = joboyr@rediffmail.com
TitleofPaper = ‗Migration and Diaspora‘: The central theme in Jhumpa Lahiri‘s fictional
world
AbstractofPaper = ABSTRACT
The migrant diaspora condition in literature is the most engrossing topic exciting
intellectual debate. Jhumpa Lahiri in her work depicts through her fiction world; the
life of immigrants; a victim of the sense of loneliness. She delves into the souls of
indelible characters struggling with displacement, guilt, and fear as they try to find a
balance between the solace and suffocation of tradition and the terror and excitement of
the future into which they're being thrust. The immigrants from India and their
American-reared children, exiles who straddle two countries, two cultures, and belong
to neither. Too used to freedom to accept the rituals and conventions of home, and yet
too steeped in tradition to embrace American fully. The older generation struggles to
assimilate while their children juggles mixed cultural identities. They are culturally
displaced, as they grow up in two worlds simultaneously.
Lahiri‘s fiction touches deep into the universal theme of isolation, the challenges of
exile, the constant sense of alienation, the knowledge of and longing for a lost world.
The solitude that novelist depicts in her diasporic characters is a result of the inner
psyche of the characters as also their external circumstances. Loneliness is a
manifestation of both inner and outer conditions and hence, its sense can be evoked
even in the middle of society.
She helps us understand what those lives mean without resorting to we-are-the-world
multiculturalism. It is a very long-lasting slow-moving one and the first and even the
second generation of immigrants, those who abound Lahiri‘s fiction in general, often
have to face up to problems and to be afflicted with scars and traumas to their national,
ethnic, cultural, and gender identities.The present study‘s central focus is Migration
and diaspora in Lahiri‘s world dealing with identity-crisis in isolation.
name = RADHA GHOSH
Institution = BIJOY KRISHNA GIRLS COLLEGE,HOWRAH
country = INDIA
email = radhaghosh@rediffmail.com
TitleofPaper = BUDDHISM IN INDIA
AbstractofPaper = BUDDHISM IN INDIA
Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century BC. Lord Buddha, (Gautam Buddha) an
Indian prince abandoned all materialistic pleasures to find out the real truth of life. His
teachings have immense significance. The Indian Subcontinent witnessed the rise of
Buddha and then His Thoughts in the later half of the sixth century BC and the first half
of the fifth century BC. It was after his enlightenment that He started preaching the
doctrine of Dharma to His disciples. During His lifetime a large number of people had
turned into His disciples.
However, the growth and spread of Buddhism had not taken a speed till the arrival of
the Indian emperor, Ashoka. It was Ashoka who gave state patronage to Buddhism and
sent Buddhist Missionaries to different parts of South-East Asia and the world
respectively.
After the fatal Kalinga war, Ashoka converted into Buddhism and then Buddhism
reached its Saturation point in India. But the situation changed after his death when
Buddhism had to go through a period of despotism during the reign of Pushyamitra
Sunga and his successors.
Buddhism again received the royal patronage in the reign of Kanishka.But the patronage
and fame that Buddhism had been receiving was soon replaced by ignorance due to the
revival of Hinduism in India and the arrival of Islam in India. But during the British
colonial rule in the early 20th century, Buddhism again witnessed a comeback to its
motherland, India.
The paper traces the development, fall and revival of Buddhism in India
name = Reza Sabery
Institution = Islamic Azad University of Iran, Azadshahr branch
country = Iran
email = saberyreza@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = Social integration in plural society
AbstractofPaper = Drawing upon the anthropological perspective and cognitive
approach, this research has attempted to study ethnicity as a matter of subjective
perception of objective cultural and other differences in context of plural society.The
concept of plural society enables us to understand the nature of the ethic groups in a
multiethnic society.
In the present study, social integration scale consists of 20 social, economic and political
situations where in the respondents were required to indicate their willingness to
involve with members of other groups, to accept equal rights for members of all groups
and to participate with members of all groups.Therefore,we call group integration as
'pluralism'.
This study was conducted in three cities of Golestan province, in the northern part of
Iran. The data were collected by sample survey from 750 respondents distributed among
five ethnic groups.
Key words: Plural Society, Social Integration,Ethnicity, Ethnic Identity
name = Rodionova Anna
Institution = Far Easten State University
country = Russia
email = aar.vl@mail.ru
TitleofPaper = The regional agreements regulated the legal regime of foreign
investments in the energy field in Asia region.
AbstractofPaper = As global demand for energy continues to rise, major players like the
United States, European Union (EU), and Japan are facing a new competitor in the race
to secure long-term energy supplies: China. As its economy booms, China is intent on
getting the resources needed to sustain its rapid growth, and is taking its quest to lock
down sources of oil and other necessary raw materials across the globe. As part of this
effort, China has turned to Russia, an oil-producing source whose risks and challenges
have often caused it to be overlooked economically.
China's booming economy, which has averaged annual 9 percent growth for the last two
decades, requires massive levels of energy to sustain its growth. Though China relies on
coal for most of its energy needs, it is the second-largest consumer of oil in the world
behind the United States. Once the largest oil exporter in Asia, China became a net
importer of oil in 1993. The International Energy Agency projects China's net oil
imports will jump to 13.1 million barrels per day by 2030 from 3.5 million barrels per
day in 2006. China currently imports about half its oil supplies from the Middle East,
and that percentage is projected to grow in coming decades. Yet the extent of the
country's energy demand has also compelled China to push into new markets. China will
also needs to legally consolidate and resolve an already established relationship with
existing partners. In this connection, the relevant question becomes international and
regional treaties and agreements of international cooperation in the energy field. The
paper analyzes existing international regulations in the field of energy.
name = Saayan Chattopadhyay
Institution = Assistant Professor, Baruipur College, University of Calcutta
country = India
email = saayanchattopadhyay@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Performative Modernity: Colonial Journalism, Public Sphere and the
"Subject of Affect"
AbstractofPaper = This paper seeks to study the emerging practice of journalism in
Bengal and its relation to modernity in the colonial period. I attempt to address this
question by studying the ways in which colonial journalism played a pivotal role in
engendering the imagination of "modernity" and the understanding of "public sphere"
in Bengal. The discursive construct of colonial modernity in Bengal and the early
development of journalism share a reciprocal commitment. Drawing upon newspapers,
periodicals and other resources, this paper attempts to examine, first: the complex
relation between the colonial journalistic practices and the notion of "affect" as it invests
in the discourse of modernity. This implicit negotiation between the affective and the
rational/intellectual is what defines Bengal‘s modernity. I argue, what is modern is the
emergence of a public sphere that created a space for the existence of this subject of
affect in public life in conjunction with the sphere of rational/objective intervention
made possible by colonial journalistic practices and the idea of the rights-bearing
individual. Moreover, focusing on the notion of performativity-- especially its
philosophical usages, as part of an ongoing poststructural critique of agency,
subjectivity, language and law-- the paper explores how the notion of modernity
emerges as a performative constitution. Instead of a general dichotomy of modernity
and tradition, I wish to suggest, it entails a reiterative and citational practice by which
specific discourses produce the normative contours of modernity, with its paternalistic,
prohibitive "acts" along with a "promise" of hegemonic "modern" self that is irreducible
to any historical certainty and settled nature. The colonial public sphere or more
specifically the journalistic press provides the site on which the working of such
discursive and regulatory structures can be explored.
name = Salfie Muzaffar Parray
Institution = Government degree college Baramulla.
country = India.
email = salfie.muzafar@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Achievable Nationhood. a realistic solution to Kashmir Problem.
AbstractofPaper = Since Kashmir is the Bone of Contention Between two big powers of
south Asia for last six decaded.It has wasted a lot of resources of both the countries not
only this but it is a big threat to the peace and development of the subcontinent.How
this problem could be addressed "achievable nationhood is a realistic and pragmatic
solution" to this vexed problem.The main feature of this solution is it addresses the
sentiments of all the parties of the conflict without the lose of anything to any party of
the conflict.Also it can provide a deep insight to coperate with other Asia powers to
stand before the challenges of the Globlisation and liberalisation.
name = Samel Swapna Hemant
Institution = Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Kalyan
country = India
email = godambesmita@yahoo.co.in
TitleofPaper = RELOGIOUS SYMBOLISM: SOCIO-CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE IN
INDIAN SOCIETY
AbstractofPaper =
RELOGIOUS SYMBOLISM: SOCIO-CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE IN INDIAN
SOCIETY
By symbolism the simplest, the commonest objects are transformed, idealized, and
acquire a new and, so to say, an illimitable value. THE variety of symbols seems at first
to be as boundless as the combinations of the human imagination. Many of these
symbols have double or multiple meanings
India is a land of innumerable beliefs, rituals and religious symbols. These beliefs and
symbols are highly respected and revered. Aspects of religion include narrative,
symbolism, beliefs, and practices that are supposed to give meaning to the practitioner's
experiences of life. The development of religion has taken many forms in various
cultures, with continental differences. The history of religions is usually constructed on
the basis of frameworks provided by religious texts, which are not always accurately
reflective of popular practice. Apart from their elite authorship and normative nature,
some of them are difficult to date. The sculptural motifs associated with ancient
religious establishments reveal the existence of a shared pool of auspicious symbols.
Their shrines reflect shared architectural styles that cut across sectarian differences. All
this is not surprising, as these traditions and their adherents shared a common cultural
space.
In the following research the efforts will be made to focus on some common religious
symbols in India like Swastika, Om, Star, Tree, Lotus, Sun, Moon etc. We will also see
that there are several religious symbols that were not specifically associated with a
specific religious tradition but were an enduring feature of popular religion over many
centuries. At the same time, the relationship between different religious symbols could
also take the form of competition and conflict.
There exists a symbolism so natural that, after the manner of certain implements
peculiar to the stone ages, it does not belong to any definite region or race, but
constitutes a characteristic feature of humanity in a certain phase of development. In the
20th century the symbolical character of religion was often stressed over attempts to
present religion rationally. The symbolic aspect of religion is even considered by some
scholars of psychology and mythology as the main characteristic of religious expression.
name = Sandeep Sharma
Institution = Rajasthan Technical University, India
country = India
email = sandeep_scientist@yahoo.co.in
TitleofPaper = Knowledge
AbstractofPaper = Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy
concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge. Much of the debate in
this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to
connected notions such as Truth. Academic disciplines vary widely in their implicit
epistemologies. This paper is written in a scientific style to explain the following features
of typically philosophical epistemology:-
1)Definition of Knowledge
2) Significance of Knowledge
3)Methods of Transference of Knowledge - Analysis using Set Theory.
4)Characteristics of Knowledge
5)Wisdom and Knowledge.
However the material presented in this paper is applicable to all forms of Epistemology.
name = Sandipan De
Institution = National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law
country = India
email = sandipanemesis@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Liberalisation of the Indian Legal Market
AbstractofPaper = This article seeks to assess the entry of foreign law firms which has
been a subject of hot debate in the legal sector in India. It discusses various issues under
the entry of foreign law firms and the Bombay High Court petition which challenged the
right of the foreign law firms to practise law in India. The questions which basically
arose before the court were whether permissions granted by the Reserve Bank of India
to the foreign law firms to establish liaison offices under the Section 29 of the Foreign
Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 are legal and valid and secondly, whether practising in
non litigious matters amounts to ‗practising the profession of law‘ under section 29 of
the Advocates Act, 1961 ? Inter alia, the authors have dealt with the historical backdrop
of foreign law firms setting shop in India and the various pertinent issues raised in the
course of the proceedings. The authors have also put forward what the pro/anti
liberalization lobbies have to say.
name = Dr. Sara Mondini
Institution = Ca' Foscari University, Venezia (Italy)
country = Italy
email = sara_mond@hotmail.com
TitleofPaper = THE LAST BAHMANI FUNERARY COMPLEX AND THE CASE OF THE
AHMAD SHAH MAUSOLEUM BETWEEN POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS
REPRESENTATIONS
AbstractofPaper = During last years I focused my efforts on the study of the Bahmani
(1347-1527) capitals Gulbarga and Bidar. Elected as centres of power by the first
independent dynasty of Deccan, in India, the cities, represents an extremely interesting
case of development of a Muslim city in India.
Surveys carried out on field and the analysis of the available sources allowed to
reconstruct the main steps of expansion of the city and the building of its major
architectural complexes.
In the examined period, the predominant role of the funerary architecture is perhaps
one of the crucial aspects in the evolution of death‘s conception and burial traditions in
the Muslim India and in characterizing the capital city and its surroundings.
While the tendency to assemble mausoleums in complexes become common and they
are systematically constructed in a nearly chronological arrangement for entire
dynasties, the emergence of Sufism, strongly promoted by the court, led flourishing the
cult of saints and their veneration rooted also the construction of mausoleums dedicated
to them and the development of their dargah. Both these typologies of complexes
changed from burial sites into places of prayer to honour the deceased.
Undoubtedly the political, religious and social context had a primary role, not only in
the formation and spreading of this funerary architecture, but even in the evolution of
their configuration and development of symbolical meanings, and in many cases the
boundary between the practices connected to the veneration and erection of dargahs
and the importance attributed to royal mausoleums was labile. Moreover, in some cases,
even artistically mausoleums dedicated to saints and to the ―protected‖ sovereigns seem
to quote or imitate each other through similar architectural and artistic features.
In the development of the city these religious-funerary complexes seem to play a
predominant role, spatially translating the close and necessary connection between the
political and religious power.
On the light of these considerations, the paper‘s purpose is to analyze the last Bahmani
funerary complex in Ashtur (Bidar) and particularly the tomb of Ahmad Shah (1422-
1436), identifying the main principles of its erection – compared to the coeval dargahs –
the peculiarities of its symbolism, and see how its position and meanings could reflect to
the religious and political context.
name = Sayan Mukherjee & Ankit Mishra
Institution = Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
country = India
email = sayan.mukherjee@hotmail.com
TitleofPaper = Rabindranath Tagore's Nationalism: A distinct Political Philosophy
AbstractofPaper = In the paper, I have tried to portray the uniqueness in the political
beliefs of the greatest artistic mind of the 20th Century, Rabindranath Tagore.
Tagore was the poet-philosopher of the country having his own distinct set of ideas and
beliefs in the various problems and issues facing the country during the early decades of
the 20th Century, The uniqueness of the political thought of Tagore appears to be the
metaphysical foundations of his contemplations which led him to think more in terms of
moral and spiritual awakening of the country instead of focusing on the need of a
political independence, as was being argued by our nationalist leaders under the
leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. Moreover his conceptualizations, though rooted in
moral and spiritual framework of Indian philosophy, had wider practical implications as
he tried to develop a cosmopolitan perspective of life in India.
He throughout his life has preached against the evil of nationalism, the political
institution that became the root of Xenophobic and Jingoistic temperaments ripping the
world apart and bleeding her white. An eternal creator, he has visioned India in the
world‟s festival, where the East and the West would have a deep association
march ahead in their creative spirit and launch crusade against anything that
contravenes humanity. He didn‟t want to restrict India to the perimeters of
nationalism, but wanted her to spread her wings like a little bird and answer to the call
of the World. Creation according to him was the essence of our very being and he
negated and antagonized nationalism by calling it a construction of the opportunist and
the materialist world to serve the vested interests of a few.
His views seem to have international ramifications, as he evaluated the practice of these
values in the various parts of the world and provided an eloquent critique of the
parochial, aggressive and superficial concept of nationalism. Thus Tagore turns out to be
the Indian spokesman for the cause of the cosmopolitanism in the world.
name = sayed aliakbar rabinataj and ramezan mahdavi azadboni
Institution = university of mazandaran
country = iran
email = aliindian2001@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = The Inborn knowledge of God in Muslim and Christian Culture
AbstractofPaper = Abstract
The Inborn knowledge of God in Muslim and Christian Culture

Dr. Sayed Aliakbar Rabinataj
And
Dr. Ramezan Mahdavi
Azadboni
One significant task of philosophers of religion is to deal with the rationality of belief in
God. Some philosophers hold that since there many sound logical arguments in favor of
God‘s existence, therefore, belief in God is rational. On the other hand, there are many
philosophers that argue conversely so they hold that the belief in God fails to have
logical ground. In this regards, there are third group who defend the rationality of belief
in God even if there are no sound logical argument to prove the belief in God. According
to this group of thinkers, human beings are equipped with God give faculty called as
divine sense that its duty is to produce the belief in God even in the absence of logical
argument. Knowledge of God (faith) is not necessary the result of argumentive power of
believers rather it is the result of direct and immediate works of pure heart. The aim of
writers is to deal with how God can be known directly without be based on logical
argument. In order to defend the innate knowledge of God, an understanding of man is
necessary.
Keywords: knowledge, faith, belief, argument,

name = Seba Roy
Institution = Guru Charan College Silchar
country = India
email = royseba1@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Anthropogenic influences on River Barak and its tributaries, Assam,
India
AbstractofPaper = In the catchments of R. Barak at Sadarghat, Silchar, and R. Kushiara

at Karimganj, the intensity of disturbance was high because of unplanned urbanization
and increased human habitation along the river bank. Also disposal of untreated sewage
into the river water at Sadarghat Barak and Kushiara resulted in poor habitat
condition at these two sites. As a whole it can be said that the riverine system of
Barak, particularly tributaries like Chiri and Rukni have not yet lost their habitats
due mainly to less population density but if human activities the catchment like
bathing, washing of utensils, cutting of trees are not checked properly, perhaps, in
due course of time this river system would lose its ecological productivity.
Therefore, this study clearly shows the need to control and manage the riparian
zone and to develop a long term strategy to protect this important riverine
system of North-east India which is second in importance only to R. Brahmaputra.
The present study showed that a watershed is an integrated unit and what is
done in one part of the unit may have conjugal effect in the downstream water
quality. Thus, restoration of ecosystem function in streams and rivers clearly
requires to be looked beyond the banks, to the quality of the riparian zone and
perhaps the entire landscape.
name = Shahnaz Begum
Institution = Head Of The Depertment of English, Purni Devi Girls College,
Bolpur,Birbhum,
country = India
email = shahnazsantiniketan@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Parent-Child relation in Jhumpa Lahiri‘s ‗Unaccustomed Earth‘
AbstractofPaper = Parent-Child relation in Jhumpa Lahiri‘s ‗Unaccustomed Earth‘
In the field of South Asian diaspora literature, Jhumpa Lahiri is a well known figure.
Lahiri, a second generation Indian American, made an entry into the world of literature
with her debut collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies and achieved the most
coveted Pulitzer Prize for fiction 2000 in her maiden attempt. The novel, The Namesake
(2003), again dealing with immigrant life, receives critical acclaim. Jhumpa Lahiri‘s
recent work of fiction, Unaccustomed Earth (2008) is a collection of short stories. The
broader theme of this collection as we can rightly anticipate, is the sketches of Bengali
Diaspora in the US. This is confirmed when the writer confidently asserts: ―I‘m the least
experimental writer. The idea of trying things just for the sake of pushing the envelope,
that‘s never really interested me.‖(New York Times). Unlike the works by the first
generation American writers of Indian origin for example Bharati Mukherjee, Chitra
Banerjee Divakaruni and Amitava Kumar whose works primarily dealt with the
problems faced by newly arrived immigrants in an alien land – the challenges of exile,
the loneliness, sense of liminal existence, the painful process of -- dislocation and
relocation, the search for identity, negotiation between cultures, crossing geo-cultural,
psycho-lingual boundaries, etc, Lahiri presents in this collection tales of parenthood,
generational conflicts, older and new generations‘ varied responses to the new diasporic
space, fragile marital and love relations, commotion in family space and so on and so
forth. The recurrent treatment of these issues by the author in all of her works
underscores how these factors predominate the lived experience of the ordinary
immigrant‘s life in the twenty first century which, therefore, result in tension, ‗dramas
and tragedies‘ worth narrating. However, no critic can bring charges of banalities
against the stories of the new collection as they demonstrate steady and gradual growth
of Lahiri‘s creative self. The stories in a way provide a far deeper insight and fresh new
perspectives to these issues and depict characters who have least resemblance to the
previously created characters. When being asked by the Book Forum about the source of
the characters of this new work, Lahiri informs,
Some bits and pieces are taken from my own parents and other parents that I knew
growing up. And sometimes they're totally invented. The thing I took for granted when I
was growing up is that I was living in a world within a world. It was a tight world, but I
knew a lot of people and was privy to the whole spectrum of types and personalities and
characters.
name = SHILADITYA CHAKRABORTY
Institution = UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI
country = INDIA
email = shiladitya_chak@yahoo.co.in
TitleofPaper = Ethics Building in Administration - Why Bother?
AbstractofPaper = Integrity has never been the strong point of the bureaucracy in India
and the situation has definitely worsened in recent times. Many scams are being
uncovered everyday which prove that public servants not only conniving at corruption
but are the beneficiaries of the corrupt system themselves. Despite having a host of anti-
corruption institutions like the CBI and the CVC and anti-corruption laws like the
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, there is a steep rise in the incidence of corruption in
Indian administration in contemporary times. Therefore the obvious question that
arises is – in spite of so many checks and balances why cannot corruption be eliminated
completely from administration? In this context the concept of administrative ethics
assume a lot of importance. The article focuses on the various facets of administrative
ethics starting with the importance of ethics in administration in India. It then goes on
to enumerate how such values can be entrenched within public organizations and why is
building ethical values the only solution to mitigate the problem of administrative
corruption in India.
name = Sone Piyush Vikas
Institution = JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore
country = India
email = piyush.sone@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Dakhni-Kannada bilingual children's executive functioning skills.
AbstractofPaper = India is a multicultural country in which many children grow up in
bilingual/multilingual families. Advanced inhibitory control skills have been found in
bilingual speakers (Chinese-English, French- English, Spanish-English) as compared to
monolingual controls, (Bialystok, 1999, Bialystok and Martin, 2004, Stephanie and
Andrew N. Meltzoff, 2008). This study is aimed to examine whether this effect is
generalised to related Indian languages like Dakhanni(southern urdu) – Kannada which
shows some similar language structures. In this study, 40 school going children (7-8
years) drawn from two language groups: Dakhanni-Kannada bilinguals and native
Kannada monolinguals were studied. These groups were matched for socio-economical
status. Parent/guardian of both the groups was given Rules questionnaire (Gralinski &
Kopp, 1993) and Children‘s behaviour questionnaire (Rothbart, Ahadi, Hershey &
Fischer, 2001) to know about house hold rules and child‘s behaviours respectively.
Parents of the bilingual groups were given the language proficiency questionnaire.
Children‘s executive functioning was assessed by the Manual dimensional change card
sort task and Simon Says task. Verbal fluency task was also assessed. The result showed
no significant difference among bilingual and monolingual groups but consistently
bilinguals performed well for all tasks. The evidence by Bialystok and Fergus 2010,
shows that the experience using two unrelated languages has broader implications for
cognitive ability and enhancing executive-control functions across the lifespan, this was
observed due to mechanism needed to resolve the potential conflict from the two
unrelated language systems and select appropriately from the target language is some
domain general aspect of executive control. However, in this study two related
languages (Dakhanni-Kannada) bilinguals showed lesser advantages than as expected
from other western unrelated bilinguals groups. This may be due to two related
languages which share some aspects of language representational system and both
languages overlap when the person is using two languages. Considering multilingual
societies of India it becomes necessary to improve our understanding about bilingual-
cognitive advantages in our context. This study has implications for the bilingual
education for Indian children. Further more studies are required to explore bilingual
advantages in related and unrelated languages.
name = Sresha Yadav
Institution = Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Roorkee
country = India
email = sresha85@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Exploring Criminological Perspectives in Anita Desai‘s Cry, The Peacock
AbstractofPaper = The present paper seeks to explore some criminological perspectives
in Anita Desai‘s Cry, The Peacock, in which the central character of the novel, Maya,
who is a neurotic women and being victimized by her four years long marital
relationship loneliness, is analysed in the light of criminological theories pertaining to
crime and retribution, such as psychoanalytical trait theories, strain theories, feminist
criminological theories etc. Thus,the present study would help to unveil the hidden
criminal tendencies, the cause and extent of psychological consequences of Mayas‘
oppressed state of mind .
name = Sudhanshu Shekhar
Institution = J.N.U, New Delhi, India
country = India
email = shekhar921@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = Multilingualism in India: Boon or Bane???
AbstractofPaper = Multilingualism in India: Boon or Bane??
Sudhanshu Shekhar
Center for Linguistics,
J.N.U, New Delhi (India)
Shekhar921@gamil.com
India has not only co-existence of many races, cultures, and religions but numerous
languages which is the essence of Indian heritage. All these languages makes India a
country inhabited by people who speak different languages belonging to five different
language families. Indian multilingualism dates back historically to ancient times when
ethnic groups and races came in contact with one another through migration from one
region to another. In contrast to this, language uniformity is considered necessary for
the economic development in the West. India is a treasure trove for languacultural
studies.
In this paper, I endeavour to explore the pros and cons of
multilingual situation of India. I will also try to explore the wider impact of education in
ones own mother tongue which is a kind of linguistic human right and
which is a kind of linguistic human right and which is being denied to children
speaking minority languages in this country. My paper will include the correlation
between bio-cultural diversity and linguistic diversity too.
name = Sukawarsini Djelantik
Institution = Parahyangan University
country = Indonesia
email = sukedj@home.unpar.ac.id
TitleofPaper = Terrorism in South East Asia: An Indonesia Case
AbstractofPaper = The paper will discussed the emergence of terrorism in Indonesia,
from the Darul Islam (DI) movements in the 1950‘s to the current situation. In its early
stage, the DI aimed to fight to the Indonesian secular government under the late
President Soekarno, to established an Islamic State under Islamic law. Currently, the
most dangerous terrorist organization in Indonesia is the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI). There
are differences and similarity between DI and JI; they both fighting to established an
Islamic government in Indonesia through violent actions/terrorism. The JI even
widening its interest to establish an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia, under the
leadership of Indonesian Abu Bakar Baasyir. The JI‘s ideal main goal is to implement
Islamic syari‘ah in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Southern
Philippines. Several bombs attacks in different places throughout Indonesia, especially
since the end of Soeharto‘s New Order‘s government, confirmed the existence of JI as
well organized, yet the most notorious terrorist movement in southeast Asia.
name = Sule Toktas
Institution = Kadir Has University
country = Turkey
email = sule@khas.edu.tr
TitleofPaper = Women's Movement in Turkey
AbstractofPaper = From time to time, there arose a tension in the relations between
Turkey and EU with regard to the shortcomings of Turkey‘s treatment of human rights
and complications in the country‘s democratization. The process of integration with
Europe has made the improvement of democratic institutions necessary. Women‘s
rights in Turkey has had a history of development dating back to the early stages of the
Republic and continuously progressed since its foundation in 1923. The women‘s
movement pushed for not only a well-functioning democracy in Turkey upon a wide
public sphere where women‘s citizenship status were to be equalized with men but also
was involved in various campaigns that aimed for empowerment of women in the
spheres of education, media, work and health. In a way, there seems to be a convergence
of the EU‘s demands - or rather to be in different words the EU membership criteria
resting on human rights, democracy and compliance with the EU agreements and
conventions – and that of the demands of the women‘s movement. However, there are
also some conflictual points between the two. This presentation will deal with the task of
illustrating the junctures and disjunctures between the EU membership project and the
women‘s feminist project in Turkey. In the first part of the presentation a brief history of
the development of women‘s rights in Turkey will be given. In the second part, Turkey‘s
Europeanization track will be outlined. In the third part, the feminist movement‘s
international collaboration and its consequences will be summarized. The presentation
will last by a commentary on the paradoxes of the women‘s movement in Turkey.
name = Sutipran Namkotr
Institution = Tilak Maharashtra University
country = India
email = sutipran_n@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION
ON THAILAND (2001-2005)‖
AbstractofPaper = Globalization is the overriding, contemporary reality. All countries have to
adjust to the force of globalization. It has both positive as well as negative features. On the one
hand, globalization has helped the free flow of people, ideas, trade, culture, capital and created
inter-dependencies, which makes the world more secure. On the other, it has created inequality,
Border, misuse of technologies by terrorists, criminals.
It has increased the vulnerabilities of developing countries.
Technology is the force behind the emergence of the global market. Over the past century and a
half it has not only reduced transport and communication costs but has literally collapsed
distance and time. This was the essential pre-requisite for the emergence of globally integrated
production. It has made possible production at a large numbers of remote production centers
from a single global management center.
The rate of growth of world trade is faster than what it was formerly, the ratio of trade to gross
national product has gone up from 15 percent in 1950 to around 45 percent today. More than
one-third world trade is made up of sales by transnational.
As recently as twenty years ago the global market place was geographically still quite small. In
all perhaps, two dozen countries had open, market driven economic systems. The collapse of the
socialist economics has added another 100 and more countries to the list, in November 2005;
Saudi Arabia became the 149th member of the World Trade Organization. Today the world is
moving at break neck speed towards a single integrated market.
This global integration that is globalization has brought immense pressure to bear on the
sovereignty of the nation state by making it necessary to harmonize national economic bars,
such as on patents and copyright, minimize barriers to trade, investment and financial flows and
leave the determination of key economic variables like the exchange rate and the domestic rate
of inflation to the market. Since, conflict threatens trade and this affects the fortunes of
shareholders and workers in dozens of countries, the avoidance of conflict has become justified.
It is therefore felt that the challenges of modern times can be met only through dialogue, mutual
understanding and collective concerted actions.
Thailand‘s economic growth form 1985 to 1995, the economic crisis of 1997-1998 and the
recovery of the economy from 2001-2005 are illustrative of the impact of globalization.
The industrial progress in Thailand, the increase in trade as the imports-exports indicate, the
regional cooperation through ASEAN and the inflow of foreign direct investment are the areas
which signify the positive factors of the impact of globalization.
The economic inequality, the rise in corruption, the illegal trafficking of women, children, drugs
and arms, and the inadequacy of social services in education and healthcare sectors are the
negative features caused by the impact of globalization.
The facts in these areas as noticed in the period from 2001-2005 are intended to be presented in
the present paper. After the presentation of factual details, an attempt will be made to offer
some suggestion in order to overcome the challenges of globalization and to make globalization
beneficial to all.
name = SWAPAN DEBNATH
Institution = Tripura University
country = India
email = raj_dn29@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = CLUSTER SIMPLIFICATION IN KBE
AbstractofPaper = CLUSTER SIMPLIFICATION IN KBE
Swapan Debnath
Research Scholar,
Dept. of English Tripura University
Kokborok is a tribal language of Tripura, a hilly state of the North-East India. It belongs
to the Bodo-group of languages of the Tibeto-Burman sub-family of the great Sino-
Tibetan language family. It is the first language of about six tribes of the eighteen
specified tribes of Tripura. In the variety of English used by the educated speakers of
this language -- termed in the present day as Kokborok English or KBE – the syllable
structure allows complex margins but selectively. It is universally observed fact that
languages across the world tend to go for Onset Maximization and Coda Minimization is
not preferred. Though KBE goes for Onset Maximization but its Coda Minimization is
far from being systematic. A close scrutiny of the fact may unravel the mystery. Various
strategies are adopted by the speakers of KBE to skirt aside the ‗marked‘ sequences in
the coda such as metathesis, epenthesis and most rampantly deletion. Some examples
relating the process are given below.
field → fil? builds → bils?
belt → bel? helps → hels?
milk → mil? sharp → sap?
christ → chris? risk → ris?
promp → prom? best → bes?
kemp → kem? pump → pam?
text → teks
Apart from this, KB stress system influences KBE which is at a variegated stand in
comparison to English (RP). Another important phonetic aspect is that KB does not
allow voiced aspirated sound and as a result KBE speakers influenced by their mother
tongue do create confusion while speaking even Indian English. Another aspect with
immense importance is that of consonant de-clustering. As a result, major confusion
marks any interaction with them even for the so-called speakers of Indian English.
Discovery of the underlying phonetic and phonological operations would be the primary
object of this study. Lastly, the potentialities of the existing remedial measures for
teaching these speakers of KBE the so-called Indian English would be examined. The
phonetic and phonological issues under study are important especially when one
considers the fact that these people are in the process of occupying important positions
in the society including teaching at the college and university levels.
name = SWAPAN DEBNATH
Institution = Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya
country = India
email = raj_dn29@yahoo.com
TitleofPaper = COPY VOWEL EPENTHESIS IN KOKBOROK ENGLISH WITH SOME
PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
AbstractofPaper = Kokborok (henceforth KB)is the first languabe of eight tribes of
eighteen officially specified tribes of Tripura. Its interesting linguistic features attracted
many linguistics over the years. While speaking English, KB speaking students commit
some systematic errors whic are far from being called idiosyncracies. They simplify
English clusters (onset and coda) by epenthesis in the onset or deletion in the coda(true
goes to turu, bade goes to beleid ~ balad whereas milk goes to mil, belt goes to bel).
Vowel coronalization is a regular phenomena in their mother tongue and they apply this
phenomena in the process of learning second language. the KB students are now coming
in the administrative field and even in the tartiary level with the English which is very
much influenced by their mother tongue.
name = Swatahsiddha Sarkar
Institution = University of North Bengal
country = India
email = swatahsiddhasarkar@rediffmail.com
TitleofPaper = "Are the Nepalis Indian?
Re-reading Migrancy, Citizenry and Nationality Questions in Post- Colonial India"
AbstractofPaper = The paper attempts to highlight the rather impossibility of the nation
state‘s capacity to ignore the territorially based conception of citizenship as the one and
only way of categorizing its subjects as legible and distinct from those who came and
settled down in the mother nation leaving the country of their forefathers‘ origin in a
distant past. The nation state at large willy-nilly accepts this latter group of population
in a hyphenated manner either to represent, in a metaphorical manner, their recent
origin or their inassimilable character to the so-called biography of the nation state.
These hyphenated citizens are often being made subject to crucial acid tests needed to
prove their true citizenry, a predicament the non-hyphenated one ever experienced. The
categorical expression of ‗nation state‘ is caught in such tropes, wherein the notions of
nation, borders, boundaries, communities are conflated against the backdrop of citizen-
migrant site. The praxis of modern nation state in this way leads towards an exclusive
categorization to determine its legitimate subject population. Those people whose
ancestral root can be traced back in another country automatically succumb to the
exclusionary logic of ‗otherness‘ the nation state maintains as a kind of an
unproblematic and hence an unquestionable thesis. The present paper is a preliminary
attempt to indulge in such a critique that qualifies the question raised in its title. It is
almost commonsensical that most citizens would argue in favour of national sovereignty
that impedes the free flow of immigrants. But what the consequences would be if a
country had completely open borders to anyone who wishes to enter? This is rather a
complicated issue in that it divulges the notions of migrancy, citizenry and national
identity open to the spheres of both morality and politics. The paper seeks to
contextualize the issue of Nepali identity question within such an analytical locale.
name = SWETA GUHA
Institution = BIJOY KRISHNA GIRLS' COLLEGE, HOWRAH
country = INDIA
email = guhasweta@gmail.com
TitleofPaper = BUDDHISM : ITS PHILOSOPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE
AbstractofPaper = BUDDHISM : ITS PHILOSOPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Buddhism has been declared as a philosophy rather than a religion. It is a way to perfection and
a path to liberation. It is based on faith , good works and trust in an all-embracing grace
,prevailing against all suffering , anxieties and personal shortcomings. Later faith is replaced by
personal insight into the truth of Buddha-dhamma, the fact of karma and rebirth, the reality of
nirvana, the Four Noble Truths and Chain Of Causation. Buddhism deals with epistemology,
phenomenology, metaphysics and ethics.
Buddha explains the phenomenal world as composite , that is composed of a large number of
elements , called dharmas . Even a human being is divisible into five groups of dharma , called
skandhas – rupa, vedana, samjna, samskara and vijnana . Human being is a composite of five
skandhas , none of which is permanent. None of these aggregates , nor the totality of them , is
identical with self , or constitutes an immortal substance called ―soul‖.
The Buddhist contribution to the field of metaphysics is dependent origination (pratitya-
samutpada) . The wheel of becoming (bhava chakra) is the representation of the dependent
origination . The outer rim is divided into twelve sections, the most central of all Buddhist
teachings. Realities are always dependent on other specific things. The chain of causation
shows that the cessation of death is dependent on the cessation of craving.
The purpose of leading an ethical life is to escape the suffering inherent in samsara. Buddhist
ethics aims at attaining nirvana or cessation of suffering , ultimate goal of human being.
Buddha proclaimed the Noble Eightfold Path as the way to liberation. Ethical purification is the
only way to liberation and enlightenment.
Buddhist epistemology holds anumana and pratyaksa as sources of valid knowledge. Sabda is
subsumed under anumana . Clearness and distinctness of knowledge of an object depend on
proximity of object. Form of an object is conveyed through perception. Anumana is an indirect
cognition , it depends upon our previous knowledge. Buddha considers that every cognition
reveals space and time of the object to the knower.
Buddha intended his philosophy to be accepted on the basis of verification , rejecting mere
faith . He put emphasis on direct insight and reasoning . So Buddhism is not a mere belief
system , its contribution to Indian Philosophy is significant.
KEYWORDS- INTRODUCTION, PHENOMENOLOGY, METAPHYSICS, ETHICS,
EPISTEMOLOGY , CONCLUSION
name = Thien-Huong Ninh
Institution = University of Southern California
country = USA
email = ninh@usc.edu
TitleofPaper = Ethnic Integration and Sanctity: An Examination of Vietnamese Catholics in
Cambodia
AbstractofPaper = The paper examines processes of ethnic boundary-making among
Vietnamese Catholics
living in Cambodia. It addresses three inter-related questions: (1) How do Vietnamese
Catholics
living in Cambodia re-situate their ethnic roots within the contexts of migration and
displacement?
(2) How does this assertion intersect with the trajectory of religious transmission across
family generations? And (3) How does the transformation ethnicity facilitate ties across
ethnic
boundaries?
Scholars have argued that religious practices intensify and preserve ethnic identity:
migrants become much more intensely devout to religious practices and beliefs after
migration
because they seek solace and continuity in a foreign land. It is unclear whether or not this
argument is supported by the case of Vietnamese Catholics living in Cambodia. The
transmission
of Catholicism to Cambodia-born Vietnamese descendents and the formation of Vietnamese
Catholic villages along the Mekong River seem to suggest that religion is a strong ground for
ethnic solidarity. However, Catholic practices are also transgressing ethnic boundaries.
Masses
are conducted in the Khmer language and have been blending in ―Buddhist‖ practices in
order
to attract the dominant Cambodian population that is much more familiar with Buddhism.
Based on interviews and participant observation collected during the past four months,
my paper reveals three themes of ethnic reconstitution: (1) the localization and preservation
of kin
roots and continuity rooted in religious practices; (2) the asymmetries of powers between
Catholic
practitioners and nation state in shaping inter-ethnic relations; and (3) the forces of
capitalism and
development on ideas about ethnic ancestry.
name = Tushar Kanti Saha
Institution = National University of Lesotho
country = Lesotho
email = drtksaha@gmail.com
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TitleofPaper = "One Asia, One Common Market- A Search for Regional Legal
Framework"
AbstractofPaper = An Abstract
In general terms, regional trade blocks are associations of nations at a governmental
level to promote trade within the block and defend its members against global
competition. Defense against global competition is obtained through established tariffs
on goods produced by member states, import quotas, government subsidies, onerous
bureaucratic import processes, and technical and other non-tariff barriers. Since trade is
not an isolated activity, member states within regional blocks also cooperate in
economic, political, security, climatic, and other issues affecting the region. In terms of
their size and trade value, there are four major trade blocks and a larger number of
blocks of regional importance. Laudable goals of the ASEAN were directed: (1) to
accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and
(2) to promote regional peace and stability and adhere to United Nations Charter.
A free trade agreement entered by India with the ASEAN is an international political
commitment and is also part of the ―Look-East‘ policy‖. India emerged with a strong
pitch for new initiatives with ASEAN countries to collectively respond to challenges
thrown up by the global economic meltdown and climate change. The recently signed
ASEAN-India FTA on Trade in Goods (TIG) is a major first step in its objective of
creating an India-ASEAN Regional Trade and Investment Area (ARTIA). The accord,
India‘s first with the trade bloc, will cover 11 countries with a combined Gross Domestic
Product of over $2 trillion. The combined population is of the order of 1.6 billion. The
mutually agreed tariff liberalisation would ―gradually‖ cover 75 per cent of the two-way
trade, beginning from January 2010. India-ASEAN trade was of the order of $40 billion
in the 2007-2008 accounting year. The regional bloc is now India‘s fourth largest
trading partner. A ―fast-track‖ approach for talks with India for a ―single‖ follow-up
accord on liberalising the two-way flow of services and investments is now in order.
India‘s participation in the India-ASEAN and the East Asia Summits was a vital element
of its vision of an Asian Economic Community (AEC) that is based on an open and
inclusive regional architecture. The Paper explores the viability, feasibility and
practicability of translating the dream of a regional alliance for development or an Asian
Common Market (ACM) centered on the established pattern of the European Economic
Community as an economic union of countries whose geographical position ranges from
the Arabian Peninsula to the member countries of ASEAN.
name = University of Gunadarma
Institution = University of Gunadarma
country = Indonesia
email = viayumna@yahoo.com
PanelMembers = 2
TitleofPaper = Indonesian Language as an Identity Francophone Society
AbstractofPaper = Literature and Indonesian Language as an Identity Francophone
Society
Abstract
The scientific paper exposes the existence of ‗Indonesian language‘ as an integrating

identity among the Indonesian students and workers abroad, particularly in Europe.
Herein the definition of identity from a literally figure, Amin Maalouf, is described. The
necessity to introduce Indonesian language and establish it as one of well known
language in Europe is by reflecting the manifest campaigned by group of La Pléiade in
France in the period of renaissance (16th century). Possible ways to achieve this purpose
are among other the making of bilingual dictionaries. Indonesian language and other
languages than English comprehensively, establish of Indonesian studies centre in
Europe with emphasize in Indonesian language teaching as well as translation studies
from and into Indonesian language.
Key words: identity, francophone, Indonesian language, literature

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