The impact of Indian Diaspora has motivated its homeland to map its history and
factors for migration. Concerns for economic, political, cultural and social
engagements of Indian Diaspora have been widely shown in the society. It has
also brought sociologists and researchers to look into the process of migration
and have found themselves into pondering upon the trends of Indian Diaspora.
The considerable presence of the Indian Diaspora in almost all parts of the
world and its insistence upon sending success stories back home in spheres
inspired homeland India to connect India with her Diaspora with renewed passion.
This conference will look into the cultural, social, economic and political
spheres of India's relations with its Diaspora and map on Diaspora history and
its contribution to India in IT, infrastructure, education, research and
technology, finance and banking, remittances, investments and oriental arts and
cultures.
The Department of Study Abroad Program at the Gujarat University and GOPIO have
finalized the Diaspora Conference with the theme, INDIA DIASPORA - Inter
Linkage and Synergy to
be held at the Gujarat University campus in Ahmedabad on January 12 and 13th, 2012.
The conference organizing chairs are: Dr. Neerja Arun (Study Abroad Program of
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India), Dr. Thomas Abraham (Founder President and
Chairman Emeritus, GOPIO International) and Dr. Jagat Motwani (GOPIO Academic
Council Chair 2004-2009).
DETAILED PROGRAM
Venue: Convention
centre of Gujarat University
(Convention centre is at the Helmet Char Rasta/ GMDC Grounds/ Drive-in
Road,Ahmedabad)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
08:30 am Registration & Breakfast
9.30 am Inauguration of Conference
11:00 am Tea Break
11:15 am Plenary Session (Indian Diaspora Linkages)
12:15 pm Parallel Session (Indian Diaspora Linkages)
01:15 pm Lunch
02:15 pm Panel Discussion (Here and There Merging
Sphere)
03:30 pm Tea Break
03:45 pm Parallel Session (Here and There Merging
Sphere)
04:30 pm Guest lecture
07:00 pm Cultural Program
08:30 pm Dinner
Friday, January 13, 2012
08:00 am Kite Flying
08:30 am Breakfast
09:45 am Plenary Session (Funders Agenda- Pitching
ideas for development)
11:30 am Tea Break
11:45 am Plenary Session (Synergy)
12:30 pm Parallel Session (Synergy)
01:15 pm Lunch
02:15 pm Plenary Session (Virtual and Spiritual
places)
02:30 pm Panel Discussion (Transforming Local with
Global)
03:30 pm Tea Break
03:45 pm Parallel Session (Transforming Local with
Global)
04:30 pm Valedictory
Schedule of Plenary sessions
|
Date
|
Theme
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of participant
|
Title Of Session
|
Time
|
Chairperson
|
Venue
|
|
12th January,
2012
|
Indian Diaspora Linkages
|
1
2
|
Dr Thomas Abraham
Dr Kavita Sharma
|
Indian Diaspora Linkages
|
11.15-11.45
|
Mr Chandubhai Patel, Chairman, NFIA, USA
|
Hall A
|
|
12th January,
2012
|
Position of Women and Diasporic Influence
|
1
|
Mrs. Sandhya Sinha
|
Guest Speaker
|
16.30-17.00
|
Dr Supriya Agrawal
|
Hall A
|
|
13th January
2012
|
Funders' Agenda- Pitching Ideas for development
|
1
|
Dr Prabhakar
|
SRI Project
|
9.45-11.30
|
Dr Thomas Abraham
|
Hall A
|
|
2
|
Mr. Rangan
|
CGM/ SBI
|
|
3
|
Dr. Chirag Shah
|
Apollo Hospitals
|
|
4
|
Mr. Nirmal Sinha
|
GOPIO
|
|
5
6
|
Mr Sunil Nayak
Mr. Kenny Desai
|
GOPIO
|
|
13th January
2012
|
Synergy
|
1
|
Shri P. Saran
|
Synergy
|
11.45-12.30
|
Dr. Chari
|
Hall B
|
|
2
|
Dr. M. K. Pandey
|
|
3
|
Prof. Bipin Sagankar
|
|
13thJanuary,2012
|
Virtual and Spiritual Places
|
1
2
|
Dr Sanjeev Sharma
Book release
|
Reshmi Ramdhony's Meri Aankhon Mein basa ek Sheher: Banars
Mrs. Anjana Sandheer
|
14.15
|
Ms. Sandhya Sinha
Co Chair: Mrs. Anjana Sandheer
|
Hall A
|
|
Date
|
Theme
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of participant
Title Of Session
|
Time
|
Chairperson
|
Venue
|
|
12thJanuary,2012
|
Here and There Merging Sphere
|
1
2
3
4
|
Dr Kavita Shama
Mr. P. Saran
Shri Nirmal Sinha
Dr Neerja Arun
|
14.15-15.15
|
Mr. J. C. Sharma, Ex Sec. MEA, GOI,
Co Chair: Mr. Neil Patel
|
Hall A
|
|
13th January,
2012
|
Transforming Local with Global
|
1
2
3
4
|
Dr M. K. Gautam
Ms. Sandhya Sinha
Mr. Radhakrishnan
Dr Z. N. Patil
|
14.30-15.30
|
Shri Ashok Motwani,
Co Chair: Mr. Sunil Nayak
|
Hall "A"
|
Schedule of parallel sessions
|
Date
|
Theme
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of participant
|
Title Of Paper
|
Time
|
Chairperson
|
Venue
|
|
12thJanuary, 2012
|
Indian Diaspora Linkages
|
1
|
Issar G Totlani
|
Concern Of NRI Parents Association Towards Indian Diaspora
|
12:15-13.15
|
Prof. Bipin Sagankar
Co Chair: Mr. S. L. Wickrama
|
Hall "A"
|
|
2
|
Jagat K. Motwani (To be read out)
|
Education And Diaspora
Tagore: Hindu Concept Of Education
|
|
3
|
Mukesh Bagoria
|
India's Linkages With Its Diaspora: A Case Study Of Indian Diaspora
In USA
|
|
4
|
Ravjeet
|
|
|
1
|
Mohan Gautam
|
Europe Experience of Education
|
12:15-13.15
|
Shri Nirmal Sinha
Co Chair : Mrs. Rupam Saran
|
Hall "B"
|
|
2
|
Sahil / Aarif
|
|
|
3
4
|
Pretti Kumar
|
Indian Diaspora Towards Re-worlding
|
|
Suman kapoor
|
Education in New Zealand: Realities beyond Dreams
|
|
12thJanuary, 2012
|
Here and There Merging Spheres
|
1
|
Vijyalaxmi Chari & Nirali Pandit
|
Diaspora And Business Linkages
|
15:30-16.30
|
Dr Sanjeev Sharma
Co Chair: Mrs. Lalita Joshi
|
Hall "A
"Hall "B"
|
|
2
|
Shailendra Kumar
|
Indian Cinema: Window Of Nostalgia And Adaptation For Diaspora
|
|
3
|
Neerja Arun
|
Connecting spiritually
|
|
4
|
Vivek Bhapkar
|
"Transforming Higher Education Services - Local Initiatives And Global Stakes
- Some
Indo-U.K. Viewpoints"
|
|
1
|
Rajeev Ranjan
|
Extension Of Homeland Civilization And Flow Of Indian Traditions Towards
Transnational Locations: Emerging Sacred Spheres In Mauritius Indian Diaspora
|
15:30-16.30
|
Mrs. Sudha Parikh
Co Chair: Mr. Issar Totlani
|
|
2
|
Khyati Joshi
|
Role Of Religion In Indian Diaspora
|
|
3
|
Arundhati Bhattacharya
|
Marriages With Non Resident Indians And Its Repercussions
|
|
4
|
Shailendra Kumar
|
Indian
Cinema; windows of Nostalgia and adaptation for Diaspora.
|
|
5
|
Hiral Jani Shah
|
Indians : Here And There...Merging Culture
|
|
13thJanuary, 2012
|
Synergy
|
1
|
Nisheeth Rai
|
Conceptualizing And Developing Diasporaism
|
11.45-12:30
|
Chair: Dr Indira Nityanandam
Co Chair: Dr Piyush Agrawal
|
Hall "A"
Hall "B"
|
|
2
|
Sevak Project: Read by Shree Thakore Patel
|
PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN THE INDIAN DIASPORA: SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN INDIA
|
|
3
|
Swati Kapadia
|
Indian Diaspora and Indian Classical Music
|
|
4
|
Bhavesh
|
|
|
1
|
Z. N. Patil
|
Legitimating New varieties of English
|
11.45-12:30
|
Mr. Niranjan Patel, FIA, Columbus USA
Co Chair: Mrs. Vaishali Padhiar, DO, Gujarat University
|
|
2
|
Rupam Saran
|
"Catching Up" and Making It With Synergistic Forces of Cultural and Social
Capital: Social Mobility of The Second Generation Asian Indians in New York
|
|
3
|
Dr. Sanjiv Sharma
|
|
|
4
|
Hiral Ravia
|
|
|
13thJanuary, 2012
|
Transforming Local with Global
|
1
2
3
4
|
Vaishali Padhiar
Vidya Rao
Supriya Agarwal
Naresh
Kumar
|
Networking for Global promotion of Handicrafts of Gujarat
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani!
Mobility, Connectivity and Imagination in a Multicultural World
Migration - Development interface; Policy intervention and role of Indian
Diaspora Association in North America
|
15:45-16-30
|
Dr E V Ramakrishnan, Central University of Gujarat
Co Chair: Dr Rajiv Ranjan Rai
|
Hall "B"
|
|
1
|
Lalita Joshi
|
Media and Diaspora
|
Dr Pretti Kumar
Co Chair: Mrs. Anjana Sandheer, Gujarat Vidyapith
|
|
2
|
1.
Ranjita Misra
2.Thakor G. Patel
3 N
Kamalamma
4
Hemant patel
5
Padmini Balagopal
6
Kirtibhai D . Patel,india
|
Prevalence of Diabetes in the Indian Diaspora; successful community- Based
prevention and management programs in India.
|
|
3
|
Sunil Nayak
|
|
|
4
|
Pranav
Joshipura
|
Bhopal:
the tragedy far from the over.
|
|
1
|
Urmi Satyan
|
The
inside - outside conflict between spiritual hollowness and materialistic wish -
fulfillment; an approach to study short story collection by Bharti Mukherjee and
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
|
Dr Z N Patil, EFLU, Hyderabad
Co Chair: Khyati Joshi
|
|
2
|
Sheryasee Datta
|
Cultural hybridity; Diaspora and identity in Uma Parameswaran's Sita's Promise
and Meera
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