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Chandigarh November 18, 2020

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A Two-Day (17th-18th Nov) National Webinar  on Shrii Shrii  Anandamurtiji’s Contribution to Philosophy, Science, Neo-humanism, Economics and Neo-humanist Education has been  jointly organised by The Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Renaissance Universal (RU).

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The Webinar was inaugurated by Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice-chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh on 17th Nov. Dr. Shivani Sharma, Chairperson, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University delivered introductory and Welcome Speech.  She told that Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarka popularly known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji was a great Indian Philosopher and the founder of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, a world-wide spiritual organization dedicated for spiritual upliftment of human society. He left behind a vast legacy, including over 500 books written on a wide variety of topics. He wrote books on sociology, agriculture, environment, ethics, psychology, history, literature, education, medicine, cosmology, and philosophy, also notably founding the philosophy of ‘Neohumanism’ in 1982 and the ‘Theory of Microvita’ in 1986. In his Theory of Microvita, Sarkar “believed that the atoms and the subatomic particles throughout the boundless universe are imbued with life”.

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 Prof Saket Kushwaha delivered the inaugural speech and told that Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji was a versatile genius. He has written  books on multifarious subjects for the upliftment of the society . He also promised on behalf of his University that we will start research work on Ananda Marga and the contributions  of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji. 

The program started with singing of Prabhat Samgiita by Dr.Maneesha Kulkarni, Department of Music, University of Mumbai and She also briefly highlighted the role of Prabhat Samgiita for the new generation. She expressed her views about Prabhat Samgiita and told that its lyrical excellence and melodious beauty is unparalleled.  Dr. Godabarish Mishra, formerly Professor of Philosophy, Madras University presided over the Webinar. On this occasion, Acharya Divyachetanananda Avadhuta, Central RU Secretary, 

 Dr.Surendra Mohan Mishra, Director, Bharat Ratna, Gulzari Lal Nanda, Centre for Ethics and Philosophy, KU, Prof. Ramnath Jha, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru  University, Delhi, Prof. Bibha Agrawal, Department of Sanskrit, KU, Dr.Bhagyashree Verma, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Mumbai and   Dr. Anil Pratap Giri, Associate Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar were the main speakers today. They spoke on Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s contribution to  philosophy based on Ananda Sutram, Neohumanism, ethics and Music respectively. Today Prabhat Khabar from Kolkata and Jharkhand, Jagruk Times from Mumbai and Jaipur, Samachar Jagat from Jaipur and Global Herald from Indore and Bhopal published the said news on 18th November.

Chandigarh November 17, 2020

The Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Panjab University organized a special online Gandhi Katha” by Smt. Shobhana Radhakrishna ji on the World International Day of Students and on commencement of the new Academic Session of MA 1^st Semester of the session 2020-21.

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Dr. Manish Sharma, Chairperson introduced the topic and the speaker and other invited guests, faculty members and students.

In his inaugural address Professor Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, PU informed the audience that with the introduction of the new academic session, new positive vibrations will bring positivity for everyone and in the present times the relevance of Gandhian philosophy is very much relevant and the kind of his ideology which takes everyone together which is the need of the hour can be seen in the activities of this department. He also redefined the concept of ‘Satyagraha’ and its difference with the ‘Passive -Resistance’. Satyagraha can be used for mass mobilization as well as resolving the conflicts of many issues. He also asked the teachers to reintroduce the concept of Gandhian philosophy via the curriculum as the concept of Values, Life and Thought, attitude of mind, living together concept and especially of Peace when incorporated in the system then the results will be more visible in terms of Gandhian ideology and the same is added via the New Education Policy of 2020.

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In her narration of Gandhi Katha by Shobhana Radhakrishna ji who is a globally renowned Gandhian recognized for her invaluable contribution to literature, social service and spreading the vision of Mahatma Gandhi. She is on a mission to reintroduce Mahatma Gandhi to the people of India and abroad. She has imbibed Gandhiji’s values as she was born and brought up in his Sevagram ashram, Wardha in Maharashtra. Shobhana’s focal point is the Gandhian way of life and serving humanity. The basic idea of the Gandhi Katha was to reintroduce the Gandhi’s vision and its relevance and an attempt to provide some principles, ideas and alternatives that can help us in our quest for more significant substance and help address pressing social, communal and ecological challenges of our times specially of the COVID 19 like situations.

These lessons gleaned from Mahatma Gandhi’s life offer us invaluable advice on leading an enlightened, more meaningful, self-aware, socially responsible and saner life. In her address she also narrated how the different personalities of the world have seen and conceptualized Gandhian principles which are as relevant as they were for the past centuries. Further, she also talked about the different influences on Gandhi which shaped him from a simple layman to a Great Soul as Mahatma. She also talked about the Three Gifts from Gandhi’s life as Satyagraha or non-violent resistance to establish justice, non-cooperation with evil and civil disobedience. Second gift as Constructive Activities or service to humanity for restoring the dignity of the poorest of the poor, thirdly as EkadashVrata or Eleven vows for building inner strength and bring about transformation. In case anyone follows these three principles in life, he will become Mahatma.

 The special katha on Gandhi ji was well attended by various faculty members of the Department as well as the new enrolled students and faculty members and students from other departments. Dr. Manish Sharma, Chairperson proposed a vote of thanks to all for attending the event.

Chandigarh November 5, 2020

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Dr Ashok Kumar, Chairperson, Head of the Department, Centre for Systems Biology & Bioinformatics(CSBB), Panjab University, will be conducting the online counselling for admissions in M.Sc. I,  for the Session 2020-21 on 7th November, 2020 via Google Meet Link https://meet.google.com/ifo-vcvq-bmr for the invited candidates based on the provisional merit list uploaded on 2nd November 2020, informed Dr. Ashok Kumar, Chairman.

The invited students must join the Google Meet group at the beginning of the allotted time and leave the group after their counselling. This will be the preferred mode. As an alternative, the candidate must also be prepared for Whatsapp communication in case the situation arises, with the same mobile number as provided in the Application form.

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TIME SLOTS

1.  1-30 RANK :- 10:00 -11:30 A.M

2.  All categories candidates:- 11:30 -12:30 P.M

3.  All other candidates left :-12:30 -1:30 P.M