Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 20: A two week Capacity Building Programme on Incorporating Bhartiya Knowledge Traditions in Teaching and Research: Perspectives, Challenges and Way Forward, was inaugurated in the campus of Central University Jammu (CUJ), today.
The progarmme is organized by the School of Languages, CUJ in collaboration with Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh Prant.
Dr. Rashmi Singh, Commissioner Secretary Higher Education Department Govt. of J&K was the chief guest, while Prof. Geeta Singh from University of Delhi and Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor were the guests of honour.
In the inaugural address, the chief guest, Dr. Rashmi Singh appreciated such a timely and relevant programme being organized by the university.
She highlighted the inter-sectionality and inter-disciplinarily of knowledge traditions of India which is enormously profound and timeless.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Sanjeev Jain shared the vision and motto of CUJ which resonates with the theme of this capacity building programme and underscored how CUJ is consistent and clear in conducting research and teaching.
Prof. Geeta Singh urged the participants to think beyond the colonial vestiges and re-visit and re-imagine the rich knowledge system of Bharat in tune with contemporary needs.
The keynote speaker, Prof. Suresh Kumar Agrawal in his highly illuminating address connected various dots of Bhartiya knowledge traditions and took recourse to re-imagining and talking of communion and connections which has been there in Indian traditions and urged participants to debunk the construction of India as a land not only of Maharajas and snake charmers, but a land of Buddha, Nanak and Sankara.
Prof. Vandana Sharma, Dean School of Languages and Programme Director gave on overview of the objectives of the programme and its various sessions which have been designed as a manthan leading to collaborations and transformative ideas vis-à-vis Bhartiya knowledge systems.
Participants from different disciplines of Social Sciences from across the country, the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and university are participating in the two week programme.
Dr. K Rajesh, Head, Department of English delivered the vote of thanks.
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