MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD INSTITUTE OF ASIAN STUDIES (An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Kolkata)
Academic Programmes of MAKAIAS for the Month of August, 2019
National Seminar
1. Date: 3rd – 4th August,2019
Event: A Two-Day National Seminar on
Theme: “INA and Northeast India”
Venue: INA Martyrs’ Complex, Moirang, Manipur
Chief Guest: Sh. Prahlad Singh Patel Hon’ble Minister Department of Tourism and Culture Government of India
Guest of Honour: Sh. L. Jayanta Kumar Hon’ble Minister of Art & Culture Government of Manipur Special Guest of Honour: Prof. T.V. Kattimani Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkanthak, Madhya Pradesh
2. Date: 17th -18th August, 2019
Event: A Two-Day National Seminar on
Theme: “Endangered Ethnic Cultures and Languages in Northeast India”
Venue: Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi, Assam
3. Date: 21st - 22nd August, 2019
Event: A Two-Day National Seminar on
Theme: “Globalization and North – East India: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges”
Venue: Radhamadhab College, Silchar, Assam
4. Date: 30th - 31st August, 2019
Event: A Two-Day National Seminar on
Theme: Celebration of 131st Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad as National Education day in India
Venue: Telahi Tuwaram Nath College, Lakhimpur, Assam
Education & Outreach Programmes
1. Date: 5th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: GLC College, Barpeta Road, Dist. Barpeta, Assam
2. Date: 5th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: BKK, Nagaon, Dist. Barpeta, Assam
3. Date: 6th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam
4. Date: 6th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Kokrajhar Govt. College, Kokrajhar, Assam
5. Date: 7th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India 2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Puthimari Higher Secondary School, Kamrup, Assam
6. Date: 7th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Suren Das College, Hajo, Kamrup, Assam
7. Date: 8th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Baruah College, Guwahati, Assam
8. Date: 8th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam
9. Date: 9th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Jalukbari H.S. School, Dist. Kamrup, Assam
10. Date: 9th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Pandu College, Guwahati, Dist. Kamrup, Assam
11. Date: 10th August, 2019
Event: Education and Outreach Programme on
Topics: 1) 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army (INA) & the Establishment of Provisional Government of Free India
2) 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3) 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Venue: Borigaon H S School, Udalguri, Bodoland, Assam
12. Date: 12th August, 2019
Event: Community Participation in Protection of Archaeological Remnants
Venue: Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Sivasagar District, Assam, Government of Assam
Lecture Series
1. Date: 08th August, 2019
Event: Lecture Series to Celebrate Centenary of Teaching of Anthropology in India
Topic: Human Ecology of Tribes of India
Speaker: Dr. Umesh Kumar Senior Ecologist and Head of Office, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, Government of India
Venue: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Time: 3pm
2. Date: 13th August, 2019
Event: Lecture Series to Celebrate Centenary of Teaching of Anthropology in India
Topic: Politics of Misrecognition – Bengal in Crossroads
Speaker: Dr. Suman Nath Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Govt. College New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata. West Bengal Education Service, Go WB.
Venue: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Time: 3pm
3. Date: 14th August, 2019
Event: MAKAIAS Lecture Series
Topic: India’s Policy Toward Its South Asian Neighbours Under the Narendra Modi Government
Speaker: Dr. Sumit Kr Jha, Fellow, MAKAIAS
Venue: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Time: 3pm
4. Date: 16th August, 2019
Event: Lecture Series
Topic: Tagore’s thoughts on sustainability and Financial Inclusion Experience in Bangladesh
Speaker: Dr. Atiur Rahman Professor of Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Venue: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Time: 3pm
5. Date: 19th August, 2019
Event: MAKAIAS Lecture Series
Topic: India’s Rise as the Good Samaritan of Development Cooperation in South Asia
Speaker: Swati Prabhu, Fellow, MAKAIAS
Venue: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Time: 3pm
6. Date: 30th August, 2019
Event: MAKAIAS Lecture Series
Topic: Evolution of Agrarian Population in the Char Areas of Assam: A Review
Speaker: Dr. Farheena Rehman, Fellow MAKAIAS
Venue: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata
Time: 3pm
We look forward to seeing you at all our programmes.
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