Satyagraha in 21st Century 2019 : Satyagraha in the Twenty First Century Social, Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions in Global Pursuits of Truth

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

Satyagraha in the Twenty First Century
Social, Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions in Global Pursuits of Truth

22-24 October 2019
India International Centre, New Delhi

The international seminar aims to take the philosophy and methodology implicit in Gandhi’s Satyagraha campaigns in South Africa and India and examine the social movements and philosophical discourses in the 21st century.

The focus of the discourse would be new and fundamental questions regarding global transformation with an emphasis on marginalised and resistance groups as well as environmental issues such as:

a. Revisiting Gandhi’s Satyagraha experiences in South Africa and India in the light of new researches
b. Gandhi’s concept and practice of truth
c. Satyagraha in the global arena
d. Lessons from Social Movements in Independent India for the theory and practice of Satyagraha

Submission of abstracts in 250 words: 15 July 2019
Announcement of selected presentations: 25 July 2019
Submission of draft papers in 5000 to 6000 words: 1 September 2019

For further details visit the CSD website: http://csdindia.org/events/forthcoming-events/

Please send your abstracts to Dr. P.M. Arathi: [email protected], [email protected]