Seminar on Alternative Development at Ranchi Golden opportunity for people in Jharkhand ! Listen to reputed scholars and practitioners who have implemented development models ideally suited for Jharkhand and its development to benefit all sections of society An Interactive Seminar to be held on April 12 & 13 where seven outstanding speakers from across the nation will share their views on participatory development models for us to interact, examine and adapt.
Venue- VTC, YMCA, Kantatoli, Ranchi In order to disseminate the information, knowledge and experiences regarding alternative development practices, JADFO is organizing a two-day seminar on 12th ? 13th April 2008 at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Eminent thinkers and practitioners of alternative development like Medha Patekar, Aseem Srivastawa, Vandana Shiva, Arun Kumar, Banwari Lal Sharma, Rahul and Manali, Mihir Shah, Yogeshwar Kumar along with grassroots people who implement the alternative development models have been invited to address the Seminar and share their thought with us. The Objective of the two-day seminar would be to spread the idea of alternative development praxis among the people and to start the process at the earliest. It is expected that even the small beginning made in this direction would eventually turn out to be a people?s movement, which can bring the needed policy decisions in this direction in Jharkhand. The galaxy of speakers include : Dr. Vandana Shiva from Dehra Dun - A physicist, ecologist, activist, editor, and author of many books. She has established Navdanya, a movement for biodiversity conservation and farmers? rights. She directs the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy and runs organic farms in Dehra Dun. Dr. Aseem Shrivastava from Delhi - A Doctorate in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, U.S.A. He taught Economics at Universities in India and the U.S. for many years and most recently taught Philosophy at Nordic College, Norway. He writes on issues of contemporary concern for a number of magazines and periodicals including Outlook, Z, and Counterpunch. Yogeshwar Kumar from Uttaranchal ? A civil engineer from IIT, Delhi and a pioneer in constructing community owned micro-hydels in Uttrakhand, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir. His methodology of stimulating community participation in all aspects of micro-hydropower construction and maintenance has been an eye opener for people and ideally suited for a State like Jharkhand. Dr. Arun Kumar of JNU, Delhi - Has been teaching Economics in Jawaharlal Nehru University since 1984. He has been the Chairperson of the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning of JNU and is currently the Coordinator of the EXIM Bank-JNU Library in Economics. He has been the Vice President and Acting President of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences (ISSA). He has been working on various aspects of Globalization and on building a framework of Alternative Economic Policies in India. He authored the Alternative Budgets for 1993-94 and 1994-95. Dr. Rahul Verman & Dr. Manali Chakrabarti from I.I.T. Kanpur- Dr. Rahul Varman is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Management at IIT Kanpur He works at the interface of organisations, labour and the third world. Of late he has been teaching about globalisation and its alternatives. He has worked with trade unions and workers? cooperatives and his recent work has been on alternatives to corporate organisations, Dr. Manali Chakrabarti, an economic historian, is a senior fellow of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and is an adjunct faculty at Institute of Development Studies Kolkata. Her research interests include - industrial clusters as an alternative to large organisation, workers? cooperative and the industrial history of India. Dr.Banwari Lal Sharma from Allahabad - A mathematician of world repute who has devoted himself completely to problems of sustainable development, food scarcity and hunger security, water conservation and rights of people to be employed in meaningful tasks. Medha Patkar from Gujarat ? Medha has gained fame through the Narmada Bachao Andolan making her a known name throughout India. She is one of the recipients of Right Livelihood Award for the year 1991. Medha Patkar has received numerous other awards, including the Deena Nath Mangeshkar Award, Mahatma Phule Award, Goldman Environment Prize, Green Ribbon Award for Best International Political Campaigner by BBC, and the Human Rights Defender?s Award from Amnesty International. Programme for the Two-Day Seminar Venue : YMCA Vocational Training Centre, Kanta Toli, Ranchi April 12, First Day Inaugural Session (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) : Chairperson: Dr. R.D. Munda Introductory Speech: Alex Ekka Inaugural Address: Medha Patkar Keynote Address: Dr. Aseem Srivastava LUNCH (1 p.m.-2 p.m.) Afternoon Session (2 p.m.-5 p.m.) : Theme: Concept of Alternative Development Chairperson: Bikash Singh First Speaker: Prof. Arun Kumar Second Speaker: Yogeshwar Kumar Third Speaker: Rahul & Manali April 13, Second Day Morning Session (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) : Theme : Strategies for Alternative Development Chairperson: Vasavi First Speaker: Vandana Shiva Second Speaker: Banwari Lal Sharma Third Speaker: Arvind Anjum LUNCH (1 p.m.-2 p.m.) Afternoon Session (2 p.m.-5p.m.) : Theme : Action for Alternative Development Chairperson: Harivansh First Speaker: Prof. Sharan Second Speaker: Sanjay Bosu Mullick Third Speaker : Balram
