Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Conference Call for Papers: ‘Rethinking Svaraj’ 15-17 January, 2015, MCPH), Manipal (Karnataka)
CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS: ‘RETHINKING SVARAJ’
Date: 15-17 January, 2015.
Organiser/Venue: Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (MCPH), Manipal, Karnataka INDIA.
In his ‘Svaraj in Ideas’, the philosopher K. C. Bhattacharya discusses the question of intellectual self-determination. (The lecture can be found at http://www.unipune.ac.in/snc/cssh/ipq/english/vol11_4.htm). Taking its point of department from Bhattacharya’s essay, this conference aims to create new philosophical knowledge regarding the concept of svaraj through an ontological rather than a political lens. Topics may include: the Kantian (or German idealist) conception of autonomy and KCB’s notion of self-determination; Bhattacharya on the ‘hybridization’ of ideas, and the contemporary hermeneutical traditionOrganiser/Venue: Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (MCPH), Manipal, Karnataka INDIA.
(for instance, Gadamer); svaraj and the notion of self-creation in the Western philosophical tradition (e.g., Nietzsche); the possibility of decentring Gandhi on svaraj; etc.
Essays must make an original contribution to the topic; and must be explicitly situated within the Western tradition of philosophy. All contemporary philosophical approaches – hermeneutical, phenomenological, deconstructive, psychoanalytical, etc. – are welcome.
Please send essays no longer than 3,000 words (excluding footnotes) to: svaraj.mcph@gmail.com. To ensure blind reviewing, authors’ names and affiliations should not appear in the paper.
Paper presenters will be given 2nd AC train fare and free accommodation. Submissions from PhD scholars are encouraged, but will be evaluated on the same basis as regular contributions.
For a more detailed description of the conference, please visit: barefootphilosophers.wordpress.com.
Please contact Apaar Kumar (apaarkumar.mcph@gmail.com) for additional information.
The last date for submissions is: 15 October, 2014.
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Here's the Khan's blueprint, designed for Mirror readers.
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Nine out of 10 people, says Khan, have no idea what they will do with their lives. “It's always, `I want to make money, enjoy time with family and go on a few holidays a year',“ he shares.Interestingly, every rich and successful person you'll meet will be clear about goals to achieve.The problem, he believes, is linked to confused identity. “When you ask them, `Who are you?' they'll tell you what they do.Very few end up describing their character.“
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People you associate yourself with have a profound impact on how you will think and behave. It's important then to choose your circle of influence judiciously. This doesn't mean you stalk those with an eight-figure bank balance.“Not every successful person has money to show for it,“ argues Khan. “But they are happy, contended, comfortable and good at what they do.“
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Here's the Khan's blueprint, designed for Mirror readers.
CHASE CLARITY
Nine out of 10 people, says Khan, have no idea what they will do with their lives. “It's always, `I want to make money, enjoy time with family and go on a few holidays a year',“ he shares.Interestingly, every rich and successful person you'll meet will be clear about goals to achieve.The problem, he believes, is linked to confused identity. “When you ask them, `Who are you?' they'll tell you what they do.Very few end up describing their character.“
DEFINE YOUR CIRCLE
People you associate yourself with have a profound impact on how you will think and behave. It's important then to choose your circle of influence judiciously. This doesn't mean you stalk those with an eight-figure bank balance.“Not every successful person has money to show for it,“ argues Khan. “But they are happy, contended, comfortable and good at what they do.“
Your associate could be a storyteller, musician or an artist, not making pots of money, but still very successful. Learn from their skill set, and apply it to your life.
FIND A COMPELLING REASON
Look at the successful Richard Branson, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi. They didn't just have a reason; they had a `compel ling' reason, and it helped them achieve success in whatever they were seeking. “You must wake up in the morning thinking about that compelling reason to motivate you. It's what'll drive you to go to work. It has to be a reason more compelling than, `because it pays my bills',“ he says.
TURN INTO A MONEY MANAGER
All monetarily successful people have great money-managing skills. “But investing money is not enough“, says Khan. “You have to be specific, and have clarity on what you'd like to do with the cash at hand. Rich people know exactly how » PAGE 21
Aug 27 2014 : The Economic Times (Bangalore)
UGC, Don't Stifle Teaching Innovation
Let IITs and private varsities experiment
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is needlessly pushing IITs to scrap their four-year undergraduate programmes (FYUP). Conformity with the UGC's national policy was used as the instrument to end Delhi University's misguided FYUP . Now, the UGC wants to straitjacket that national policy on the Indian Institutes of Technology, the Indian Institute of Science and some innovative private universities. This is a grave error. India needs reform in higher education to compete in an increasingly knowledge-intensive economy . Students graduating from our universities should have the ability to think out of the box and to innovate. All this calls for a change in culture including how courses are designed, and how institutions are run. The UGC should not be a stumbling block in nurturing innovation. Rather, its policy framework should not just leave room for but also encourage innovation and experimentation.UGC's fiat infringes on the autonomy of IITs that are governed by a separate Act of Parliament. There is every reason for these institutions to experiment with varied programmes. The UGC and the government must encourage, rather than thwart, innovation in pedagogy . Centres of excellence such as the IITs and the IISc and small, private universi ties are ideal for carrying out such experiments. If found successful, these can then be deployed in larger universities across the country .
An FYUP is a prerequisite for admission to the masters' programme in the US and some other foreign varsities. If some Indian students want to pursue a four-year degree in preparation for a Master's abroad, why should the UGC stand in the way? The DU experiment was illconceived and rushed through without proper consultations with all stakeholders. The extra one year in the DU programme was devoted to 12 compulsory but substandard foundation courses. Not just poor course design. DU also lacked the capacity for additional seats to house the fourth batch of students. A flawed DU experiment should not throttle innovation elsewhere through the UGC.
An FYUP is a prerequisite for admission to the masters' programme in the US and some other foreign varsities. If some Indian students want to pursue a four-year degree in preparation for a Master's abroad, why should the UGC stand in the way? The DU experiment was illconceived and rushed through without proper consultations with all stakeholders. The extra one year in the DU programme was devoted to 12 compulsory but substandard foundation courses. Not just poor course design. DU also lacked the capacity for additional seats to house the fourth batch of students. A flawed DU experiment should not throttle innovation elsewhere through the UGC.
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