| Fifteenth
Grassroots Politics Colloquium |
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14-15
February 2004
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The
Fifteenth Annual Grassroots Politics Colloquium was organised
on 14th and 15th Feb 2004 on the theme ‘Poverty, Violence
and Underdevelopment : A Grassroot Perspective’.
Dealing with the
issue of poverty alleviation, the 15th GPC contributed greatly
in a comprehensive understanding of poverty in developing
societies.
Scholars,activists,academicians
from various parts of the country participated in the colloquium.
The discussion generated
considerable debate projecting a multi-dimensional understanding
of the issue.The seminar articulated the various facets of
poverty and the initiatives for dealing with it under the
guidance of case studies of three districts-Kalahandi, Bhojpur,
Chittoor under the structural-political approach.
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Fourteenth
Grassroots Politics Colloquium
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14-15
February 2004
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Issues
relating to viability of liberal political institution, role
of the Third Sector, role of International Funding Agencies
and the problems of Grassroots Movement were discussed in
the colloquium.
Intellectuals
and activists presented papers and initiated discussions on
various themes related to grassroots politics. Dr. Nivedita
Menon spoke on Grassroot Movements of Labour and Mr. Bijoy
discussed his experiences of tribal movement in Alirajpur
on the first day.
On
the second day, Dr. M.N. Thakur spoke on Creative Theory and
people’s assertion from below. Dr. Satyajit Singh shared
his experiences of Panchayati Raj Institutions in U.P. hills
and argued for a balanced positioning of the state in order
to distinguish between ‘grassroots movement’ and
‘grassroots politics’.
In
all, the two days colloquium saw an enriched and consensual
approach emerging among dcrc members to examine Grassroots
Politics in the new environment of globalized world.
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ANNUAL GRASSROOTS POLITICS COLLOQUIA 
