Talk on Indian Society : The Multicultural Landscape

INVITATION

Talk on Indian Society: The Multicultural Landscape

Thursday September 12, 2013

7.00 pm

Senate Room

NIIT University, Neemrana

Asian Lens Initiative Committee invites you to the first talk on Asian Lens to generate awareness and appreciation in Non - Indian Communities as well as Indian Communities of Asia’s rich cultural heritage with emphasis on understanding of modern India under NIIT University Asian Lens Initiative Programme.

Objectives of the Talk

·   To introduce and familiarize the participants about the rich multicultural aspect of Indian Society
·   To enable them to be appreciative of and feel the unity and diversity around them
·   To share facts about Indian society and its characteristics
·   To share an overview from legal perspective the retention factors for multiculturalism in India context


How This Talk Will Help
This talk will help the participants 
·   To understand  the basic facts of Indian Society
·   To understand the concept of unity in diversity
·   To provide an opportunity to seek answers to questions wrt Indian multicultural mileu
·   To know the legal dimension behind unity in diversity
·   To understand from multicultural perspective India and Indians and their perspective

For Whom
Any one who is interested to learn about India and Indians.
Corporate Executives who are responsible for helping management to take well informed decisions in starting any business/ plans in India and wants an insights about socio- cultural matrix of India.
Scholars who are pursuing their Ph.D. or M.Phil. Degrees in the areas of  Management, Commerce, Psychology, Sociology and other allied disciplines.
Faculty members in the said disciplines
Any citizen seeking enlightenment on this subject

Pre – Requisite for Participation
·   Curiosity to lean about Indian Society
·   Ability to understand English language


Medium of Talk
The talk will be given in English.


Pedagogy
The talk will be discussion oriented supplemented with question and answer session.


Participation Fee
There is no participation fee.


Registration Process

To register fill the attached form and send before Sept. 08, 2013 via email at  Anuradha.parasar@niituniversity.in or dispatch the filled form at below address:

Dr. Anuradha Parasar

Deputy Registrar

NIIT University, Neemrana

NH 8, Delhi Jaipur Highway

Alwar, Rajasthan, India

Tel (O):  302412, Mob. 9468966363

Fax : -01494 - 302418

The last date for registration: Sept. 08, 2013 by 3:00pm.

Limited numbers of seats are available through registration on the basis of first come first served.

How to Attend the Session Online

Participants can attend session online as well i.e. on Thursday September 12, 2013 at 07.00 pm as per Indian Time follow the following steps for  using Online Session through Adobe Connect

Use Internet Explorer(not mandatory) to open the Adobe connect (http://connect.niituniversity.in/onlineinterview/)Choose enter as a Guest option & put your Name in Text Box.Click on the Enter in Room button. It will take 2 to 3 minutes to install some add-ins.

Speaker Details

Dr. Anuradha Parasar is Deputy Registrar & Faculty at NIIT University, Neemrana. She is Ph.D., NET (UGC), LL.B., MBA (PGDHRM), M.A. Sociology, M. Sc. Anthropology, B.A. (Additional) Sociology, B.Sc. She was Commonwealth Academic Fellow – 2012. She has presented papers at various International and National conferences and is member of various International and National Professional bodies.

About NIIT University, Neemrana

NIIT University, Neemrana (NU) established by the Rajastan Governemnt  Act No. (5) of 2010,  commenced its first academic session at its 100 acre green campus at Neemrana in  August 2009. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission under UGC Act. The University envisions to become the leading center of innovation and learning in emerging areas of the knowledge society based on four core principles of the University - Industry-linked, Technology-based, Research-driven and Seamless. The campus is a fully residential educational institution which imparts holistic and balanced education emphasizing all round development of all its students taking into account national and international scenario. The uniqueness of the University is the format, content and pedagogy of its programmes and their relevance to the Industry and society which is also supplemented with various stipends and scholarships for meritorious students from University as well as University’s collaborating organizations. In short span of three years University is recipient of Best Institute /University in Use of Technology in Teaching-Learning Practices – 2013 Award under Excellence Awards by ASSOCHAM and has been awarded Green campus Award in 2012 in India Today Aspire Education Summit 2012.

NIIT University Asian / Indian Lens Initiative Committee

Advisors

Mr. Harpal Singh, Mentor & Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare Ltd, New Delhi. & Member, BOM NIIT University

Padma Bhushan Rajendra S Pawar, Founder, NIIT University & Chairman NIIT Limited.

Prof. Rajendra K Pandey, President, NIIT University Neemrana.

Prof. Parimal V Mandke, Vice President, NIIT University, Neemrana

Prof. Jean Lehman, Ex Professor IMD. Lusanne & INSEAD, Paris

Asia Lens Team Members

Dr. Anuradha Parasar, Deputy Registrar, NIIT University, Neemrana

Dr. Vidu Soni, Professor, NIIT University, Neemrana

Dr. Deepak Khanna, Associate Professor, NIIT University, Neemrana

Dr. Gurendra Bhardwaj, Associate Professor & Deputy Registrar Academic, NIIT University

Dr. Mohit Garg, Assistant Professor, NIIT University, Neemrana

Dr. Vaishali Shinde, Assistant Professor, NIIT University, Neemrana

Mohd Asif Mustafa Khan, Librarian, NIIT University, Neemrana

Dr. Veena Mehrotra, Coordinator, Community Connect, NIIT University, Neemrana

NU Student Body