tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30920802816463273042024-02-19T11:20:19.805+05:30Vivekananda Kendra Institute of CultureCulture Nurture UnityVK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-8200645718000498622022-01-28T18:34:00.001+05:302022-01-28T18:34:05.743+05:30Sanskriti Anveshak: Bio-resources of NER: Sustainable Utilization for Entrepreneurship Dev<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">VKIC’s ongoing Sanskriti Anveshak (SA) Programme on the theme ‘Development through Culture: nature-culture-wellbeing fostering sustainable development’ which is now in its second phase sessions with the focus on ‘Place, People and Practices’.We are happy to invite you for the ninth and concluding session of this series scheduled on 29 January (Saturday) 2022 at 7 pm through the CISCO Webex virtual platform.</span></p><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item quickedit-field" data-quickedit-field-id="node/137/body/en/full" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;">Topic: <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bio-resources of NER: Sustainable Utilization for Entrepreneurship Developmen</strong>t</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;">Speaker: <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dr Mantu Bhuyan,</strong> Principal Scientist CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Date: <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">29 January (Saturday) 2022 </strong> Time:<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"> 7:00 pm</strong></div></span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div>VK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.comRiverside, MG Road, Latasil, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.1927265 91.752129500000009-2.1175073361788463 56.595879500000009 54.502960336178845 126.90837950000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-60329685379767264402022-01-23T17:31:00.003+05:302022-01-30T18:37:38.875+05:30VKIC’s 25 Years Celebration with Vivek Murchhana<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4KMUgoGTebapNjdzICAlLi4y1CTZKcaPLMtytcuV3qVf0hjXrRUhZKavLOXCWH_TEFb227-ZrdKc3gRKZ55bIC7F91Sa9lceOiMh6Ov0dlL4XrzhOJd7PIZs2ZcyFR9nJbGM22TiaDE2Ou83UbJWmc2be_P5HqPo37uE216E6xpsSll9eZIGoOjiCZg=s1080" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="809" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4KMUgoGTebapNjdzICAlLi4y1CTZKcaPLMtytcuV3qVf0hjXrRUhZKavLOXCWH_TEFb227-ZrdKc3gRKZ55bIC7F91Sa9lceOiMh6Ov0dlL4XrzhOJd7PIZs2ZcyFR9nJbGM22TiaDE2Ou83UbJWmc2be_P5HqPo37uE216E6xpsSll9eZIGoOjiCZg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The celebration of 25 years of the foundation of Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati, commenced here on 23 January (Sunday) 2022 with a musical performance titled ‘Vivek Murchhana’ as an offering to the Almighty.The program anchored by noted classical vocalist Smt Mitali De, witnessed the rendition of acclaimed classical vocalist Sri Jiten Basumatary, followed by a Sarod recital by renowned sarod maestro Sri Tarun Kalita, and a Sattriya dance performance by leading Satriya dance exponent Smt Anita Sharma. She also choreographed Sada Vivekanandamayem rendition in Sattriya form which invited the maximum applause from the audience.Earlier, in his welcome address, Sri Pravin Dabholkar, All India Treasurer, Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari and trustee Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) spoke about the intangible service of the VKIC for the past 25 years towards the culture tradition of north eastern India. Addressing the audience Sri Dabholkar said “50 years back Sri Eknath Ranade understood the external threats towards the indigenous culture of this region and thus conceived the VKIC, which primarily works for the people of north eastern India.” He further said that VKIC is a project of the Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari which is a spiritually oriented service mission.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBcSjqYHFpoQ_6HMzKusZ7iFZz9uT5h2his40076Efx8btf0880Byw3fOaIPlcNOLOP0vucVyRJG18cyRBnT1qCRsHGHzSOB5GHiApaxyFMw4JtsSe0KHpud4IzcnZ1dgGrPcujwuJpWL2YFywgGAa5A-LlFceaOPT9ngonvVoy0rWQPEcIombeMJB0w=s1152" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBcSjqYHFpoQ_6HMzKusZ7iFZz9uT5h2his40076Efx8btf0880Byw3fOaIPlcNOLOP0vucVyRJG18cyRBnT1qCRsHGHzSOB5GHiApaxyFMw4JtsSe0KHpud4IzcnZ1dgGrPcujwuJpWL2YFywgGAa5A-LlFceaOPT9ngonvVoy0rWQPEcIombeMJB0w=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> It started this organization in 1996 as a research organization and through its research and documentation activities tries to instill confidence amongst the people of this region towards their indigenous culture and establishes the commonalities of culture within Northeast and with the rest of the country.Kumari Meera Kulkarni, Prant Sangathak,Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, Assam Prant and trustee Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture outlined the various service activities carried out by the Kendra.23rd January also being the birth anniversary of one of the greatest freedom fighters of our times Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose saw the Karyakartas of the Vivekananda Kendra offering an ensemble of the famous marching song Kadam Kadam Badhaye Jaye which filled the atmosphere with a spirit of patriotism.Vivek Murchhana was an ideal Bharateeya Gana sabha which imbibed the spirit of unity of different genre of Indian classical music with the spirit of patriotism in heart and a profound sense of spiritualism in the mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Ref : <a href="https://www.vkic.org/reports-2022/vkic-25years-celebration-with-vivek-murchhana">https://www.vkic.org/reports-2022/vkic-25years-celebration-with-vivek-murchhana</a></span></div>VK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-65743787701454157542018-01-30T08:35:00.002+05:302018-01-30T08:35:22.178+05:30Foundation Day Invitation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559653443077583784noreply@blogger.comM.G.Road, Riverside, Uzanbzar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.1926916 91.752144000000044-2.056491900000001 50.443550000000045 54.441875100000004 133.06073800000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-56022604267302714992017-12-25T17:00:00.000+05:302018-01-10T21:25:57.232+05:305th Dr Minati Hazarika Memorial Annual Lecture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"> Dr. Rita Moni Baishya, Associate Professor of Hindi, Gauhati University delivered the 5<sup>th</sup> Dr Minati Hazarika Memorial Annual Lecture on December 27, 2017 in VKIC’s W.M. Auditorium. She spoke on ‘Assam’s contribution to the Indian Bhakti Movement.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">According to her the Indian Bhakti Movement was a great process that contributed to the religious and spiritual emancipation of a large mass of people. There are many reasons for its emergence and subsequent growth. One of the reasons cited was the threat of Islamic aggression, which was not the main reason. In the literature and philosophy of the movement one can find much more than a mere response to a particular situation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">The men behind the movement dwelled in different parts of India, and through their words, gave us Bhakti, philosophy as well as literature. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">There were many saints and seekers in India of that time among which were Ramananda, Kabir, Chaitanya who had influence over different parts of Bharat. Many of them are well known throughout the country. However, not much is known about Assam’s Vaishnavite Movement in the same way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">There are two main Margs in the broad Bhakti Movement – the Nirguna and the Saguna. Kabir and Jaishi were among the most famous who believed in the former path. There was also a Sufi tradition in which there existed a relation of love between the devotee and the divine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 36pt;">He celebrated Gyan and Prem, and considered them integral in his literature. Although there is no such consensus it can still be argued that the Vaishnavites of Sankardeva’s time can be considered as a Sampradaya. Like Sampradayas that grew around other Bhakti traditions, the Vaishnavites of Assam do possess common features spelled out in their beliefs and teachings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">When the contemporary Bhakti saints are compared it is seen that Kabir in particular was very critical of some practices of Hindus and Muslims of his times. He possessed a deep social consciousness. Guru Nanak too had a strong message of devotion for his followers which he expressed through his writings in three languages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">Some of the saints did not write books, which can be found today. But Tulsi Das did write at least eight very important books; some of course believe that he wrote more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">What sets Sankardeva apart from his contemporaries was his strong belief in the idea of Bharatvarsha. His significant writings are replete with references to this land. In times much older, Valmiki did write about events in different parts of Bharat, but the notion of Bharatvarsha as a nation finds mention only in the writings of Sankardeva. He was foremost in mentioning Assam as a part of Bharat. He was the guru of all the Assamese saints and seekers in the Bhakti tradition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">In the sphere of cultural activities, Srimanta Sankardeva was peerless due to his wide range of contributions. Apart from being a great saint in the Vaishnav tradition, he was a social unifier, great poet, painter, actor, and who also wrote songs and developed a dance form. His output and merit in literature is yet to be fully appreciated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">In order to promote an understanding of the Assamese Bhakti Movement, there is a need for it to be understood by more people in the country. One of the ways could be to have the literature of Assam’s Bhakti movement translated into other languages. It is essential that they are made available in Hindi, so that they can subsequently be translated into other Indian languages.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559653443077583784noreply@blogger.comM.G.Road, Riverside, Uzanbzar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.1926916 91.752144000000044-2.0471274000000008 50.443550000000045 54.4325106 133.06073800000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-12232825761645965352017-12-21T11:06:00.001+05:302018-01-10T21:14:21.875+05:30Invitation of 5th Minati Hazarika Lecture-2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Human lives have since time immemorial been shaped by forces of Nature, more than by any other power made by their will and efforts. Settlements grew near forest lands where fruits and flesh were not scarce for hunter gatherers. The first of the civilisations took root in the valleys of rivers where water was copious. Long migration routes unfolded through natural mountain passes connecting ancient societies enabling trade and commerce. In India too, natural spaces evolved over thousands of years and created a rich tapestry of community life where Nature determines or influences the rhythm of life. Our Adivasi communities, or Vanbasi communities exemplify such a Nature-reliant, Nature-inspired lifestyle, which from another perspective can be understood as a deeper appreciation of something sublime. Amid their day to day activities they adhere to traditions, rites and rituals which in a way pays obeisance to one forest deity or another. A sense of gratitude towards Nature is evident in even many of their mundane activities.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, the scenario is rapidly changing across the world; India being no exception. The winds of globalization and accompanying economic onslaught are sweeping the developing world in particular. Age old practices, centred on reverence towards Nature are being buffeted by forces of consumerism where naturally occurring objects are seen through the lens of resource exploitation. With its extensive experience of building ties with indigenous communities of North East India, VKIC is well appraised about these developments and, therefore, has taken up initiatives which will enable us to have deeper insights about the Nature-Human inter-linkages. One such attempt is to unravel this hitherto ignored treasure trove of knowledge and practices is our ongoing series of lectures on Forest-Community Interface. Through the lectures a number of issues relating to forests, their ecosystem services, degradation of natural landscapes and water bodies and strategies to conserve Nature are coming to the fore. Experts who have worked with such issues have shared knowledge that has led to better understanding of the fact – we all have much to learn from the communities who have dwelled in and around forests since time that predates our oldest written chronicles. It is our hope that VKIC will be able to justify before you how our fate is finally linked to that of the state of our forests and the way we perceive and treat them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>Gita Jayanti was solemnly organised in VKIC on Thursday, November 30 at its own auditorium with a large number of people taking part in the event. Sri Govindramji Sharma from Belda, Haridwar delivered the oration which centered on the subject – What Gita tells about Karma-yoga. The elder Gita Pracharak mentioned that although many physical developments were happening all around us, there was an absence of peace. “People are doing Karma, but is that in accordance with what the Gita says?”</i></span></h3>
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A discussion cum knowledge sharing programme on 'Intellectual Property Rights and its Status in Karbi Anglong' was initiated by Minakshi Goswami, Research Fellow, VKIC. The programme was organized on 13th August, 2017 at Desoi Homestay, Diphu, by People’s Initiative for Indigenous Culture & Tradition Consciousness (PIICATC). Fourteen people including members of Karbi Farmers Association, Trinity Hills Society, government employees, weavers, researchers and few more attended and participated in the programme. The main aim of this event was to generate awareness on the meaning and importance of IPR for a traditionally and culturally rich district like Karbi Anglong. Pointing to the substandard quality of traditional Karbi attires that has now flooded the local markets, the people present agreed that the cultural richness of Karbi Anglong is exposed to the threats of extinction. In this gathering the importance of documentation on the traditional knowledge and practices of the Karbis was acknowledged and the local people agreed to provide necessary assistance to VKIC in this endeavor.</div>
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<br />Padma Shri Ravindra Kumar Sinha delivered a Sanskriti Anveshak Lecture at VKIC on August 8, 2017. The senior scientist spoke on riverine ecosystems with special reference to threats facing Gangetic river dolphins and River Ganga. According to him rampant human interventions have throttled the river, which is revered by all Hindus. The river in the middle and upper reaches has been polluted by human and industrial waste and sustained efforts will be needed to improve the situation. It is no surprise that the population of Gangetic river dolphin has nosedived over decades. Not just the animal, but many ecosystems depending on the river water have been adversely affected. The River Brahmaputra too needs the attention of the authorities concerned; unplanned development in the river’s proximity. Protecting existing vegetation on the river’s bordering areas is just as important as planting new trees, he added. </h3>
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VK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.com0VKIC, M.G.Road, River Side, Uzan Bazar, Latasil, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.192668 91.752169999999978-2.0495400000000004 50.443575999999979 54.434876 133.06076399999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-79396799273518246382017-06-09T15:54:00.001+05:302017-06-09T15:54:36.526+05:30VKIC’s initiative on Intellectual Property Rights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Intellectual property (IP), a
product of human intellect, includes writings, designs, inventions, symbols,
names, songs etc. IP allows the creator or owner to enjoy benefits of his or
her creation. Protections under the IP regime allow the inventors to exclude
others from using, dealing or tampering with his or her product without prior
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The NER comprising eight North
Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura is a great treasure trove of diverse cultures,
social practices, and languages. The traditional methods practiced by the
locals for preservation of food, preparation of medicines and a sustainable use
of the available resources is a great source of knowledge. The knowledge and
diverse practices of the communities is a fit subject for protection under the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For VKIC, the research institute
that works with the moto of strengthening the indigenous communities of NE,
Intellectual Property is of much significance and relevance. This year, few
members from the core team of IPR went to Diphu, Karbi Anglong for an IPR
sensitization programme with the locals. It was realized that Karbi Anglong,
with its rich natural resources, traditional knowledge and practices is facing
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Presently a study on the designs
used by the Karbi people in their traditional attire and the scope of
protecting Jambili Athon (the most significant design used by them) under the
domain of Geographical Indication or GI (one of the areas of IP) is being
carried on. The grassroots level contacts which are being made are vital
elements in awareness generation among communities who need to know the basics
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Initial surveys by VKIC point
towards an emerging situation in which a number of communities having unique
traditional designs, practices and methods are totally ignorant about IPR and
the benefits its use can bring them. It is now time that the State's
authorities concerned, as well as others cognizant of the issue make efforts to
inform, educate and communicate with community elders in vulnerable areas.
Better synergy among multiple state and non-state agencies would make this
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Goswami of VKIC attended the International Earth Science Conference (IESC) in
University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya and presented a paper titled
Sharing Secrets: A study on the challenges to traditional knowledge protection.
Goswami, a Research Fellow of VKIC also participated in a workshop-cum-training
on Patent Search and Analysis organized by Tezpur University Intellectual
Property Rights Cell. On both the occasions VKIC's initiatives on IPR were
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VK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.com0Karbi Anglong, Assam, India26.186085 93.58126919999995224.360515 90.999482199999946 28.011654999999998 96.163056199999957tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-5690217042755074492017-04-22T17:30:00.000+05:302017-09-12T12:13:32.096+05:30 Sanskriti Anveshak Lecture at VKIC on April 22, 2017. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Noted conservation activist Sri Jayanta Sarma spoke about leveraging traditional knowledge for development in NE India in a Sanskriti Anveshak Lecture at VKIC on April 22, 2017. With information gleaned through extensive tours of NE India, Sri Sarma revealed some of the remarkable facts about indigenous communities coping with nature. Away from urban access to technology, they have collected huge amounts of information on forests, soil, farming methods and architecture. A common element of their ways of life is a respect for Nature and sustainable use of natural resources. Unfortunately, many of their traditional knowledge and practices are yet to be scientifically documented. Humanity has much to learn from them and make use of such information and skills spread over this part of the country. </div>
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Community participation with support from NGOs and the Forest Department has triggered successful conservation efforts, as witnessed in many ecologically sensitive areas across the world. In parts of North East India also, local community involvement has enabled the emergence of positive environmental stories, according to Dr Bibhuti Prasad Lahkar, a noted conservationist from Assam.</div>
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“Once a community identifies themselves with a forest, and realises its value for them, they make efforts to protect the flora and fauna therein,” said the IUCN’s World Heritage Hero (People’s Choice), 2016.</div>
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It is, however, a challenge to motivate the communities to do that. It may take years before local people become aware about their dependence on a forest, before they act in a strong and cohesive manner to save it.</div>
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Dr Lahkar, who has been working in the Manas landscape for the NGO, Aaaranyak for close to two decades first stepped inside Manas to carry out research work for his Ph. D on the grassland ecosystem of the National Park. </div>
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Manas was devastated during a violent phase in which armed extremists carried out massive tree felling inside the Park, decimating vegetation that had evolved over hundreds of years. Rampant poaching obliterated tiger and rhino population. Forest Department infrastructure was burnt down.</div>
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In its aftermath, Dr. Lahkar faced difficulties in building ties with members of local Bodo community. He started interacting with some of the youths, who he trained in wildlife observation. The boys, in time, became knowledgeable to act as guides to visitors and researchers. Some of them were encouraged to form an ecotourism society, a first for Manas National Park.</div>
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Community involvement was also witnessed in erecting an electric fence around a rural settlement to protect it from elephant depredation. Where once there were fatalities every year, today the community-maintained barrier has stopped human deaths caused by elephants which roam nearby.</div>
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Much can be achieved through community participation, because local people are more thoroughly aware about the prevailing environmental conditions than others who come for research and then move away. The Forest Department and line departments would be able to achieve much more if local communities are taken into confidence.</div>
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Referring to the present environmental situation in Assam and rest of the North East, Dr Lahkar said much remains to be done in areas such as conservation of sacred groves, preservation of seeds, watershed conservation, rescue and rehabilitation, and solid waste management, among others. These issues could also be better addressed with the collaboration of government agencies, NGOs and local communities. </div>
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VK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.com0VKIC, M.G.Road, River Side, Uzan Bazar, Latasil, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.192668 91.7521699999999780.670633500000001 50.443575999999979 51.7147025 133.06076399999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-59973911632272806982017-01-31T18:30:00.000+05:302017-06-09T15:45:04.306+05:30Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide interacts with invitees<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide, Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, interacted with a select gathering of people from varied backgrounds at VKIC on March 14, 2017. She was introduced to the audience by Prof. Parimal Chandra Bhattacharjee, Director of Research Advisory Council. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The programme was carried forward with a thematic presentation of VKIC by Dipankar Mahanta on the 20 years journey of VKIC. In his presentation, Sri Mahanta referred to VKIC as a social enterprise and its founder Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade as a great social entrepreneur. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the presentation Prof. Kalyan Das, Honorary Associate Director of VKIC’s Research Advisory Council solicited views and suggestions from the audience to help formulate a roadmap for the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the suggestions included: impact of digital India in cultural preservation, identification of vulnerable communities and how best to help their traditional culture, possible means to promote local cultural products. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summing up the discussion, Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide said that through VKIC’s role in engaging community members in its seminars and workshops the communities are benefited. When the community people are encouraged to speak about their traditions and customs, they are heard and appreciated, it builds confidence in them. It helps them realise that their traditional beliefs and practices are not outdated; but rather a matter of protection and preservation. Agreeing with what the noted economist S Gurumurthy refers to in his book </span></div>
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VK Institute of Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590700759216132133noreply@blogger.comVKIC, M.G.Road, River Side, Uzan Bazar, Latasil, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.192668 91.7521699999999780.670633500000001 50.443575999999979 51.7147025 133.06076399999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3092080281646327304.post-71827629970022428822017-01-29T16:00:00.000+05:302017-06-09T13:29:42.804+05:30Panel Discussion on ‘Development Through Culture’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of VKIC Foundation Day celebration, a panel discussion on 'Development through Culture' was organized on January 29 at the conference hall of VKIC. It centred on the book by the same name by S. Gurumurthy, the noted economist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sri Gurumurthy had carried out field studies travelling across India trying to understand what made certain regions of the country excel in the field of production and export of industrial goods through mutual support or collaboration. His study of small towns like Tiruppur, Morbi and Ludhiana which emerged as premier production and export centres of industrial goods revealed that these successful local production systems are entirely driven by mature local institutions where personal and social relations ensure intra and inter community cooperation, trust as well as competition. He concludes that culture-driven model of development is the only sustainable model of development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The panel discussion was undertaken to carry forward the philosophy behind S. Gurumurthy's book, and also to understand it better in the developmental context of India's North East taking into account the behavioural and cultural characteristics of the region for greater sustainability and well being of all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The programme was moderated by Sri Kashi Nath Hazarika, former Chairman, NEDFi. The speakers were Prof. Kalyan Das, OKDISCD, Dr. Manjit Das, Associate Professor, Bodoland University and Shri Dipankar Mahanta, Member of Executive Council, VKIC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shri Kashi Nath Hazarika opened the session stating that the idea of initiating this discussion is to disseminate the concept that culture is an important aspect of development and not an impediment to development. It is an attempt to sharpen our understanding of the imperatives that dictate development initiatives in the North East and also to reach out, generate and stimulate people at the policy level to design policy interventions attuned to the needs and aspirations of the people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prof. Kalyan Das made a power point presentation on some of the important economic activities carried out in North Eastern states. Citing examples of the agricultural sector, he opined that agricultural sector faces huge challenges like lack of efficient irrigation system, land use change and others. In handloom sector too, weavers face the problem of getting silk yarn and have to pay high prices for procuring raw materials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was of the view that individual initiatives in the existing production spaces need to be recognized, and efforts of the people need to be complemented by infrastructure development. Technological and financial intervention, developing inter-firm relations and at the same time linking with the larger markets is essential. He concluded from his studies that for an industry to succeed, behavioural norms, social institutions, state actions and legislations need to complement each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Manjit Das through his power point presentation communicated the problems faced by the bell metal industries of Assam and what can be done to resolve those. Assam has three main bell metal centers namely in Raha, Nagaon and Titabor. Five types of laborers are involved in the production process. Each village involved in the production process produces specific designs and shapes and no two villages come out with the same design. They mainly use second hand scrap imported from Pakistan as brand new raw materials are expensive. The artisans suffer health hazards from constant working on the metals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sri Dipankar Mahanta spoke about his experiences and works undertaken by VKIC guided by the philosophy of development through culture. He said that North East abounds in natural resources but it has not been harnessed properly. For instance the region is a hub of bamboo and bamboo reflects the culture and way of life of the people. However, the policy adopted by the government for enhancement of bamboo production like the National Bamboo Mission and the National Mission for Bamboo Application failed as they are not represented by the people with indigenous traditional knowledge. Folk traditions also hold the key to ecology development and most of the folk songs, dances and cultural practices carry a message for ecological protection and sustainability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">VKIC has started a new lecture series on ‘Forest-Community Interface’ considering its relevance to North East India. Sanskriti Anveshak is a platform of VKIC that provides scope for intellectual discussion and research focussing primarily on traditional culture of indigenous communities of this region. The first lecture was on November 25, 2016, on “Climate Change: Forests and Forest Communities” and for this curtain raising lecture VKIC invited Dr. Alka Bharagva IFS, Additional Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt of Assam. Dr. Pradip Sharma, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, Cotton College moderated the session.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Assam, Dr Bhargava also identified some of key interventions to make Majuli’s land and people environmentally more secure as: shelterbelt plantations on reclaimed and vulnerable land, Green buildings (e.g. bamboo based), cultural and ecotourism, E-transport, communication and awareness campaigns and plantations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Working in six or more separate areas they have come up with ideas and inventions which have been synergized to develop technology for producing both satellites and launch vehicles. Many of the technologies were created indigenously because those could not be purchased by India from foreign countries which own them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The success of the Chandrayaan 1 has shown that India is capable of planetary exploration containing many challenges. “Space exploration, including one like Chandrayaan Mission is unforgiving. There is no scope for error.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission he said that its success is significant, because India achieved it through a relatively modest budget, and did it on the very first attempt. Currently many nations have come forward to collaborate with India taking the country’s space technology very seriously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today ISRO’s payload delivery system is so reliable that many other countries and foreign companies use its launch vehicles put their satellites in orbit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He said that sending a space craft beyond Mars would present some hurdles. The propulsion system needed to carry them over very long distances would have to be very sophisticated and unlike those which are currently available with India. A foreign country will not easily sell such a technology to us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The occasion was also marked by the release of the book, Development Through Culture written by eminent thinker S. Gurumurthy. Published by VKIC, the volume focuses on the traditional cultural strengths of India being used to create and sustain comprehensive economic development in the country. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earlier, Dipok Kumar Barthakur, Chairman of VKIC delivered the welcome lecture and spoke about the institution's activities, which centre around protecting and promoting the culture of Indigenous communities of NE India and showing the commonalities they have with the rest of the country.</span></div>
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