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GNDU: 2-Day UGC National Seminar on Subaltern Revival Movements in World Religions inaugurated
AMRITSAR: €Sikhism in its birth represents not only a subaltern thought system but also it is a subaltern practice.
The logic of the lowest of the low transformed into the highest continues in Sikhism. However, the important component of social praxis is attached inalienably into the thought of Sikhism€, said Prof. N. Muthumohan, Chairperson, Department of Guru Nanak Studies of Kamraj University, Madurai while delivering the Key-Note Address in a €Two Day National Seminar on Subaltern Revival Movements in World Religions€.
This 2-day UGC€"Sponsored National Seminar was organized by Department of Guru Nanak Studies of the Guru Nanak Dev University under the UGC-Special Assistance Programme in the Conference Hall of Guru Nanak Bhawan of the University.
Dr. Jaswant Singh Neki, Prof. of Eminence in Religious Studies from New Delhipresided over the inaugural session. Prof. Shashi Bala, Head of the Department welcomed the guests and other dignitaries. She also detailed about he seminar. Dr. Manvinder Singh, Organizing Secretary of the seminar presented vote of thanks on this occasion.
Prof. Muthumohan said that certain religions of India do contain significant sources for subaltern revolts and they have made use of these resources all through Indian history. He said that similarly, certain other religions which have in built structures of domination miserably fail to exhibit any property of subalternity in the given conditions of Indian society. He said that the question of justice and practice for justice remains an enduring problem even on the days to come.
Dr. Neki in his presidential address said that Sikh scriptures stood for the subalterns but €this has scarcely been appreciated by the subaltern thinkers because Sikhism is considered a €subaltern religion' by those belonging to one or another subaltern faith. He also elaborated the popularization of this term in other disciplines besides history and historiography. He strongly appreciated the subaltern movement which vows to provide voice to those who have seldom been heard or heard to be neglected. He said that social movements only marginally affect the well entrenched state powers or time tested religious powers.
He cautioned that many movements have been launched by charismatic leaders from time to time but there always remains a threat that such movements emerge and wane sooner than later.
Prof. Shashi Bala while speaking on this occasion said that the main objective of these subaltern socio-religious movements within the subaltern groups and in the World Religions was to transform the lives of subaltern communities to a larger extent by awakening them to their self-dignity and by acknowledging their participation in the realm of spirituality. She said the focus of this seminar is to highlight the causes of emergence of these movements, objectives and contributions by analyzing their historical, social, philosophical, religious perspectives as well as their status in the modern context.
Dr. Manvinder Singh while presenting vote of thanks said that we got a warm response from the scholars and I am glad to inform you that our outside scholars have come from Various Universities of different states of India. He said that more than thirty scholars with specialization in different religious traditions viz. Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity as well as scholars from the allied disciplines are participating and would be deliberating upon the different perspectives of the theme.
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AMRITSAR: €Sikhism in its birth represents not only a subaltern thought system but also it is a subaltern practice.
The logic of the lowest of the low transformed into the highest continues in Sikhism. However, the important component of social praxis is attached inalienably into the thought of Sikhism€, said Prof. N. Muthumohan, Chairperson, Department of Guru Nanak Studies of Kamraj University, Madurai while delivering the Key-Note Address in a €Two Day National Seminar on Subaltern Revival Movements in World Religions€.
This 2-day UGC€"Sponsored National Seminar was organized by Department of Guru Nanak Studies of the Guru Nanak Dev University under the UGC-Special Assistance Programme in the Conference Hall of Guru Nanak Bhawan of the University.
Dr. Jaswant Singh Neki, Prof. of Eminence in Religious Studies from New Delhipresided over the inaugural session. Prof. Shashi Bala, Head of the Department welcomed the guests and other dignitaries. She also detailed about he seminar. Dr. Manvinder Singh, Organizing Secretary of the seminar presented vote of thanks on this occasion.
Prof. Muthumohan said that certain religions of India do contain significant sources for subaltern revolts and they have made use of these resources all through Indian history. He said that similarly, certain other religions which have in built structures of domination miserably fail to exhibit any property of subalternity in the given conditions of Indian society. He said that the question of justice and practice for justice remains an enduring problem even on the days to come.
Dr. Neki in his presidential address said that Sikh scriptures stood for the subalterns but €this has scarcely been appreciated by the subaltern thinkers because Sikhism is considered a €subaltern religion' by those belonging to one or another subaltern faith. He also elaborated the popularization of this term in other disciplines besides history and historiography. He strongly appreciated the subaltern movement which vows to provide voice to those who have seldom been heard or heard to be neglected. He said that social movements only marginally affect the well entrenched state powers or time tested religious powers.
He cautioned that many movements have been launched by charismatic leaders from time to time but there always remains a threat that such movements emerge and wane sooner than later.
Prof. Shashi Bala while speaking on this occasion said that the main objective of these subaltern socio-religious movements within the subaltern groups and in the World Religions was to transform the lives of subaltern communities to a larger extent by awakening them to their self-dignity and by acknowledging their participation in the realm of spirituality. She said the focus of this seminar is to highlight the causes of emergence of these movements, objectives and contributions by analyzing their historical, social, philosophical, religious perspectives as well as their status in the modern context.
Dr. Manvinder Singh while presenting vote of thanks said that we got a warm response from the scholars and I am glad to inform you that our outside scholars have come from Various Universities of different states of India. He said that more than thirty scholars with specialization in different religious traditions viz. Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity as well as scholars from the allied disciplines are participating and would be deliberating upon the different perspectives of the theme.
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