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NINETEENTH GRASSROOTS POLITICS COLLOQUIUM (GPC):
ON
IDENTITY AND POLITICS IN INDIA
22-23 FEBRUARY 2008
Proliferation of identity movements and animative campaigns at the grassroots level in recent times- the demand by the Gujjar community for recognition as Scheduled Tribes, campaigns for recognition by excluded tribal groups, dalit women, dalit Christians and Muslims, several religious and linguistic minorities, and minorities within minority groups across the country- provides the appropriate moment and context to discuss identity question and the cognate issues of caste, gender, ethnicity, sub-nationalism and nationalism in India.
Grassroots Politics Colloquium (GPC), an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary colloquium, is about the interface between academics and grassroots activists to search for answers to fundamental questions engendered by unwearied hearing of varied experiences, understandings and reflections. Besides evolving an activist-academia link, it aims at recognizing merits of an argument, and, wherever possible, making an effort to persuade activists and theoreticians to revise their view points.
The 19th GPC will explore issues surrounding identity and politics in contemporary India. Themes of this colloquium are: resistance movements; crosscutting identities such as caste and gender, tribe and gender, and gender and sexualities; land and environment; faith and ideology; localism, sub-nationalism and national identity; and civil society and globalization.
Contact details:
Mail ID: grassroots19@gmail.com
Convener: Dr. Biswajit Mohanty
Co-conveners: Dr. Shailaja Menon
Mr. Ambuja Kumar Tripathy
Tel./ Fax : 011-27666281
Concept Note
Programme
Brochure
Abstract
Oliver
Tambo Lecture
:
(Lectures
on Politics and Society in the Third World
named after Oliver Tambo, the late President of the African
National Congress, are delivered on alternate years.)
First Oliver Tambo Lecture: Prof.
Mahmood Mamdani
 Civil
Society and Community: Reflections on the African Experience (1995)
Second Oliver Tambo Lecture: Shri Sharad K. Patil
Das-Sudra Slavery (1996)
Third Oliver Tambo Lecture:
Prof.
Samir Amin
What is New in Globalisation
(1998)
Fourth
Oliver Tambo Lecture: Prof.
Theotaneo Dos Santos
The Neo – Liberal Economic Doctrine (2001)
Fifth Oliver Tambo Lecture:
Shri L.C. Jain
Freedom from Apartheid
and After (2003)
Sixth Oliver Tambo Lecture: Ambassador Jorge Heine
 All the Truth but only some Justice? (2005)
Seventh Oliver Tambo Lecture: Prof. Gail Omvedt
 The Dalit Anti-Caste Movement Global Alliances (2007)
 Pablo
Neruda Lecture :
(Lectures
on Literary and Cultural Processes in the Third
World dedicated to the memory of revolutionary
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda are delivered on alternate years.)
First Pablo
Neruda Lecture:
Prof. Sisir Kumar Das
The People’s Poet (1995)
Second Pablo Neruda Lecture:
Mr. Habib Tanvir
Subversive Processes in Third World Culture: The Question of Liberation in Theatre
(1997)
Third Pablo Neruda Lecture: Prof.
Namvar Singh
Kabir: Kal Aur Aaj (1999)
Fourth Pablo Neruda Lecture: Shri
Krishna Sobti
Kritikar, Kriti aur Krititva (2002)
Fifth Pablo Neruda Lecture: Prof. G. P. Deshpande
Notes towards a re-reading of Natyashastra” 2004
Sixth Pablo Neruda Lecture: Dilip Chitre
Poetry and the Crisis of a Republic 2006
Seventh Pablo Neruda Lecture: Prof. Aijaz Ahmad
 On the Dangerous Edge of Things: Thoughts on “World Literature” (2008)
Grassroots
Politics Colloquium
:
Since 1990, the annual grassroots politics colloquium has proved to be an important forum for regular interdisciplinary discussions, bringing together social activists and scholars for a dialogue. The topics ranged from people's initiatives in development issues, Panchayati Raj, dalit movements, tribal movements, science, technology and culture.
Nineteenth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
 on “Identity and Politics in India ” 2008
Eighteenth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
 on “Agrarian Crisis in India ” 2007
Seventeenth Grassroots Politics Colloquium
“Tribals Forest Land Rights ” 15-16 April, 2006
Sixteenth Grassroots Politics Colloquium
“Water: Grassroots Concerns” 28-29 Feb 2005
Fifteenth Grassroots Politics Colloquium
“Poverty, Violence and Underdevelopment : A Grassroots Perspective”14-15 February 2004
Fourteenth th Grassroots Politics Colloquium
On ‘Tribals and Displacement' was organised on 14-15 February 2003 in Arts Faculty, University of Delhi.
Thirteenth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Approaching Grassroots: Retrospect and Prospects” 2002
Twelfth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium on
on“Rights of the Disabled” 2001
Eleventh Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Indian Labour- New Agenda for the Millenium” 2000
Tenth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Indian Women's Movement” 1999
Ninth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Child Labour” 1998
Eighth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Human Rights in Grassroots Perspective” 1997
Seventh Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Agrarian Politics and Social Change” 1996
Sixth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on “Dalit Movement in Comparative Perspective” 1995
Fifth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Local Democracy in Comparative Perspective” 1994
Fourth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
 on “People's Science Movement” 1993
Third Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium
on“Development Programmes and People's Responses” 1992
Second Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium on
on“Grassroots Politics: The Cultural Dimension” 1991
First Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium on
on“People's Initiative and Grassroots Movements” 1990
Special Lectures:
Future of Socialism, 1 February 2006
Within our national seminar series Prof. Randhir Singh delivered a lecture on the “Future of Socialism” on the 1 st of February 2006. Prof. Singh has just published his well acclaimed and long awaited book on “The Crises of Socialism – Note in Defence of a Communist”. This lecture was part celebration of his book, but also a deep meditative reflection on the contemporary crises of democracy and freedom the world over. The lecture was well attended and was chaired by the eminent political scientist Prof. S.K. Chaube. A warm vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Madhulika Banerjee. Revisiting a Thesis, 14 December 2005
On the occasion of the inaugural of the new premises of the dcrc , Prof. Rajni Kothari, CSDS, delivered a lecture on ‘Revisiting a Thesis: Politics in India', and Prof. D.L.Sheth, CSDS delivered a lecture on ‘Revisiting a Thesis: The Non-Party Political process'. The session was extremely well attended. Both scholars took another look at their own formulations published in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Malati Choudhury Birth Centenary Lecture (15 July 2005)
The Malati Choudhury Birth Centenary Lecture was jointly o rganized by the dcrc , and the All India Women's Conference on 15 July 2005 at Aga Khan Hall, AIWC, 6 Bhagwandass Road, New Delhi. The lecture was delivered by Dr. Vina Mazumdar on the theme “ In the Footsteps of Numa: Some Lessons from the Indian Women's Movement”. Shri Rabi Ray, Former Speaker, Lok Sabha chaired the lecture. P hotographs on the life of Malati Choudhary and her work were also exhibited
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Film Screenings: Cinema as Social Science Text
Screening of the Film “West Beirut” Directed by Ziad Doueiri on 18 December 2006.
Screening of the Film “Hotel Rwanda” Directed by Terry George on 21 November 2006.
Screening of the Film “The Mission” Directed by Roland Joffe on 26 September 2006.
Screening of the Film “Battle of Algeirs” Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo on 11 August 2006. |
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Classic Reading Discussions:
Discussion on Plato's Republic , 21 December 2006.
Discussion on Plato's Republic, 7 December 2006.
Introductory Meeting , 9 November 2006 |
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