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Rivers and Religion Connecting Cultures of South and Southeast Asia

8th SSEASR Conference of South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR)

Regional Conference of International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) Member of CIPSH under the auspices of UNESCO

Organized by Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS)

Hosted by University of Liberal Arts (ULAB)

Dhaka, Bangladesh June 13-16, 2019 DAY 1: Thursday, June 13, 2019

8.00—8:55 REGISTRATION (ULAB Lobby)

8:55 Guest Arrival (Auditorium)

9:00-10.15 Opening Ceremony (Auditorium)

9:00-9:05 Welcome Speech by Professor H. M. Jahirul Haque, Ph.D, Vice Chancellor, ULAB

9:05- 9:10 Speech by Professor Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Ph.D. Chair, 8th SSEASR Conference and Director, Center for Archaeological Studies, ULAB

9:10- 9:20 Speech by Professor Amarjiva Lochan, Ph.D, President, SSEASR, New Delhi,

9:20-9:25 Speech by Guest of Honour H.E Ms. Riva Ganguly Das, Hon’ble High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh,

9:25-9:30 Speech by Special Guest H.E. Mr. KM Khalid, MP, Hon’ble State Minister of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh

9:30-9:40 Speech by Chief Guest H.E. Dr. Dipu Moni, MP, Hon’ble Minister of Education Government of Bangladesh

9: 40-10:10 Keynote Speech on Evolution of River Deities Impacting Art and Archaeology of Indian Sub-Continent by B. R. Mani, Ph.D, Director General, National Museum and Vice Chancellor, NMI, Ministry of Culture, Government of India 10:10- 10:15 Vote of Thanks by Professor Imran Rahman, Special Advisor to the Board of Trustees, ULAB 10.15-10.45 Tea Break at Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone: Auditorium Lobby

10:45 Photo Session (Auditorium)

10:55 Inauguration of Photo Exhibition - Group Temples of Puthia (Room Padma- A 403)

11:00 Inauguration of Lokashilpa Mela (Room Shitalaksha- A408)

Room/Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

11:00 a.m. – Auditorium Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Room Jamuna (A 402) Room Meghna (A 404) Room Surma (A 407) 1:20 p.m. Session I: Major Rivers and their Session II: South and Southeast Session III: South and Southeast Session IV: Tirthas and Session V: Riverine Routes & Valleys: The Lifeline of South and Asian Diaspora in the World: Asian Art and Architecture Pilgrimages in South and Religious Links in South & Southeast Asia Religiosity and Survival Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Chairperson: Chairperson: Professor Perween Chairperson: Professor Akmal Chairperson: Professor Enamul Professor Dilip Kumar Barua, Ph.D Chairperson: Professor Abdul Hasan, Ph.D Hussain, Ph.D Haque, Ph.D Momin Chowdhury, Ph.D 11:00- 11:20 Syed Jamil Ahmed, Ph.D. Mo Mo Thant, Ph.D Anis Pervez,Ph.D Sharif Shams Imon, Ph.D. Lungtaen Gyatso

Beginning with a River: Reading the The Perception and Symbol of the Brahmaputra at Langalbandh: Connecting Culture and Nature, Understanding Human Wellbeing Culture of Lower - Lotus Flower Cybernetics of Forming Tangible and Intangible: Cultural beyond Religiosity Brahmaputra-Meghna Valley Consciousness Routes on the World Heritage List

11:20- 11:40 Manfred Hutter, Ph.D. Alan Potkin, Ph.D.

C. D. Sebastian V. Ramabrahmam, Ph.D. Hindu and Jewish Diaspora in the Ayesha Begum, Ph.D. Religious Conflicts over Hydropower The Semiotics of Tirthas and Philippines from the 1920s to the Development and Waterfalls Pilgrimages in Maritime Trade between South 1970s: How Colonialism, Politics and River Forts of Mughal Dhaka Aesthetics in South and Southeast India and Southeast Asia Diplomatic Contacts Shape Religious Asia Diasporas. 11:40- 12:00 Brian Pennington Niki Papageorgiou Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq, Ph.D. Devendra Kumar Kaushik, Ph.D.

The River and the Markets: Bangladeshi Immigrants in Greece: The Oriental Winds of Change: A Spiritual Journey through Medieval Prayag a Religious Place during the Assessing Entrepreneurial Religion Religious Organization and Social The to Early Nineteenth Century along the Ganga Adaptation through Bangladesh 12:00- 12:20 Edward Allen Irons, Ph.D. S M Saiful Islam, Ph.D. Roaksana Firdaus Nigar V. Balambal, Ph.D. Md. Abdul Bari, Ph.D.

Damming the Basin: A Polyrhythmic The Last Six Years of Bahadur Islam in Riverine Bengal and Its Sacredness of River Kaveri and Reading of the Mekong’s History of Islam and Clash in Pattani Shah Zafar’s Life (1857-1862): Impact in Local Architecture Pilgrim Centres Dismemberment Delhi and Rangoon 12:20- 12:40 Iftekhar Iqbal, Ph.D. Mahfuzur Rahman Akhanda, Ph.D. Ankita Chakraborty, Ph.D. Niru Shamsun Nahar, Ph.D. Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Ph.D.

Beyond Regionalism: Locating the The Rohingya Exodus in Bangladesh Cultural linkages between South and Shitalpati: An Intangible Cultural Riverine Routes and Religious Rivers in Inter-Asian Engagements, and Its Impact on Geo-Physical South East Asia: A Study of Hindu Heritage of Bangladesh Links in South and Southeast Asia 1840-1950 Environment Buddhist Pilgrimages Prior to the 4th Century CE 12:40- 1:00 Mohammad Mohibullah Siddiquee, Q & A Session + Discussion Ph.D. Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion The Origin and the Development of the Rohingyas in Arakan 1:00-1:20 Q & A Session + Discussion

1:00- 2:30 Lunch Break at Food Park (Tista) Room/Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

2:30- 4:30 p.m. Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Room Meghna (A 404) Room Surma (A 407) Auditorium Room Jamuna (A 402) Session VII: Major Rivers and their Session IX: Culture and Eco- Session X: Major Rivers and Session VI: Foreign and Domestic Session VIII: Language, Literature Valleys: The Lifeline of South and Tourism along the Rivers in South their Valleys: The Lifeline of Interaction during the Reign of and Sacred Texts Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia South and Southeast Asia King III: 1824-51 of Siam

Chairperson: Professor Chairperson: Professor Kazi Gulshan Chairperson: Mokhlesur Rahman Chairperson: Professor Shahnaj Satyanarayan Chakraborti, Ph.D Chairperson: Tassapa Umavijani Nahar Madina Husne Jahan, Ph.D

2:30- 2:50 Tassapa Umavijani A.K.M. Khorshed Alam, Ph.D. Shafi Noor Islam, Ph.D. Julkar Naim Asha Lata Pandey, Ph.D.

Maritime Warfare under King Rama Neotectonic Influence on Rivers on Role of Brunei River Connectivity Role of Ecotourism in Riverine Areas III: The Strategic Transformation in the Bengal Delta in Bangladesh: Importance of Rivers in the Rigveda for Community Livelihoods and of Bangladesh Siamese Coastal-Naval Warfare in Implication on Human Settlements Cultural Heritage Conservation of the Nineteenth-Century Siam and Culture Kampong Ayer (Water Village) in Southeast Asia 2:50- 3:10 Somphong Phaengcharoen, Ph.D.

Aktarul Ahsan Shikha Sharma, Ph.D. Siamese Buddhism under King Frederick B Goss, Ph.D. Khadiza Akter Farha

Rama III: Transitional Reforms from Medieval Human Settlement Affected Differentiating River Purity and Traditional to Modern Times and Literature in Connection: The Rama Contribution of Rivers on Ecotourism by the Active Lalmai Anticline in Pollution: A Complex Perspective Their Impact on Siam and Story in Southeast Asia of Bangladesh Region, Bangladesh of Indian Society Surrounding Countries (Later the ASEAN Region) 3:10- 3:30 Md. Abdul Hamid & Md. Adnan Arif Tetsuya Taguchi Gargi Saikia, Ph.D. Salim,Ph.D Varsha Rani Tahmina Ahmed

Comparison of Modernization Mahabahu Brahmaputra: The Lifeline The Scope of Cultural Heritage Ganga: The Metaphor and Motif between Siam under King Rama III Rivers and life: Literature and Reality of Assam Management and Riverine Eco- of Indian Life and Japan in the Late Edo Period Tourism Development in Bangladesh 3:30- 3:50 John Solt, Ph.D. Jasia Tahzeeda Nenita Domingo, Ph.D. Mokhlesur Rahman Siam and Western Relations Under Hybrid Travel Cost Method of Valuing Q & A Session + Discussion King Rama III (Who Refused to Wear Non Market Goods and Service: the The Language of Salvation and Wetland Ecotourism: Connects the Pichaiyamongkut Crown Case Study of Beach of Cox’s Bazar, Supplication Culture and Livelihhod Throughout His Reign) Bangladesh 3:50- 4:10 Md. Mohai Menul Haque, Sk. Atik Satoko Fujiwara, Ph.D. Moynul Hasan Mahmud, Irtifa Alam Nabila and Nilufa

Q & A Session + Discussion Akhtar How Religious Diversity is Conservation of Rivers through

Represented and Taught in Asian Riverine Tourism: A Paradigm Shift River Dynamics and People’s School Textbooks to Economic Revolution Livelihood of the Char Land 4:10- 4:30

Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion

4:30- 5:00 Tea Break at Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone: Auditorium Lobby 5:00- 6:00 Cultural Program (Auditorium) 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Pan Pacific

DAY 2: Friday, June 14, 2019

Room/Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

8:30- 10:30 Auditorium Room Meghna (A 404) Session XI: Signifying Festivals and Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Room Jamuna (A 402) Session XIV: Rethinking the Category Spectacles in Multiple Social Session XII: Religious and Session XIII: Language, Literature and Sacred Texts of Religion and the Religious Settings Cultural Practices in Diverse

Social Setting Chairperson: Professor Asha Lata Pandey, Ph.D Chairperson: Professor Mohammad Chairperson: Professor Sangeeta Yusuf Siddiq, Ph.D Gogoi, Ph.D Chairperson: Professor Sophana Sri Champa, Ph.D 8:30-8:50 GayatreeGoswamee, Ph.D Abantee Harun Akunthita Borthakur, Ph.D. Satyanarayan Chakraborty, Ph.D.

Religious Practices and Who takes the charge? 'Sufi' vs 'Ulama' Social Integration through the Bihu Critical Appreciation of the Gaṅgālaharī of Paṇḍitarāja Educational System of the categories in studying Islam in Festival of Assam Jagannātha Monastic Satras of Assam Bangladesh 8:50- 9:10 Adrian Hermann, Ph.D. Esmeralda F. Sanchez, Ph.D. Indu Kumari, Ph.D. Pankaj Mishra, Ph.D. Relating and Distinguishing Between Fluvial Procession: The Highlight of the Traditional Healing System Religion and Science in Thailand and the Feast of Penafrancia Celebration in Vivid Pictures of Rivers in Kālidāsa’s Meghadūtam among in India Philippines in the 19th and Early 20th Naga City, Philippines Century 9:10- 9:30 Ameneh Shirazinejad Vibha Agnihotri, Ph.D. Jatin Sharma, Ph.D. Sonika Islam

Concept of Silence in Islamic Mysticism Religious Practice and ‘Chomangkan’ of the Karbis of North- Excavating the Legacy of Buddhism in South Asia from the and Buddhism: A Comparative Spirituality Related to Health East India: A Sociological Perspective Travelogues of Chinese Pilgrims Study among Hindus

9:30- 9:50 Kaberi Saha, Ph.D. Asudha Mangar Chutatip Umavijani Ritwik Bagchi

Sakthipeeth Ma Kamakhya and Dynamics of Feminine and the Problem of Tantric Buddhism and the Anthologies of Sādhanamālā and Religious Practices of Devotees during Representation: A Newari Girl Corruption Caryāpada Ambhubuchi Mela through its Ritualistic Approach 9:50- 10:10 Lidia Julianna Guzy, Ph.D.& Rhuda M. Mujal Hab Lidia Guzy, Ph.D. Tuli Guha Majumder

The Convergence of History, Culture Q & A Session + Discussion The Pala Tradition of Western and Religion through the Lens of History and Evolution of Durga Worship Odisha - Music as Religious Binirayan Festival in the Province of in Bengal Instruction and Cultural Antique, Philippines Transfer 10:10- 10:30 Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion

10:30- 11:00 Tea Break at Madhumati (A406) & Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone (Auditorium Lobby) Room/ Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

11:00- 1:00 Auditorium Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Room Jamuna (A 402) Room Meghna (A 404) Session XV: Explicating the Session XVI: South and Session XVII: Major Rivers and their Valleys: The Lifeline Session XVIII: Rethinking the Entwinement of Water with the Southeast Asian Archaeology Category of Religion and the Spiritual of South and Southeast Asia Religious Chairperson: Professor SMK Chairperson: Professor Sonia Nishat Ahsan, Ph.D Chairperson: Professor Sharifuddin Ahmed, Ph.D Chairperson: Professor AKM Amin, Ph.D Shahnewaz, Ph.D

11:00- 11:20 Ruth Young, Ph.D.& Deirdre Amy L. Allocco, Ph.D. Rishu Sharma, Ph.D. Sikhamoni Konwar, Ph.D. O’Sullivan

Gathering the Ganges: Transferring Traversing the Unholy Karmanasa River: Conceptualizing the Rik-khwan Ceremony of the Ahom: A South Asian Buddhist Power in Tamil Ritual Contexts Protective Strategies in Hinduism Historical Analysis Translated to the UK 11:20-11:40 Keir Strickland, Ph.D. Roselin Jahan, Ph.D. Bablu Chakma Naznin Sultana Niti

The Rise and Fall of Religious Practices and Behaviours of Waters and Tanchangya Belief Anuradhapura and Polonnaruva, Water and Religion: A South Asian Perspective Indigenous People Specially Muslims of Systems in a Globalized Assam, India 11:40- 12:00 Md. Kohinoor Hossain Irina Glushkova Rezina Begum, Ph.D. Jennifar Ehsan Religious Belief of the Community of An Old River, a New Story. Why a Floating Markets and the Economy of Southern part of Bhagabania, Baha’i and From Mythology to Life Maid and a Grind Stone are Bangladesh Nigamananda on the Bank of the Bhairav Worshipped and the Chitra in Jashore 12:00- 12:20 Pukhrambam Lilabati Devi, Ph.D. Milagros C. Arrevillaga, Ph.D. Mala Malla Shahida Akhter, Ph.D.

The Techniques of Manipuri Ras Leela Appreciating Siddhartha: A River Baghmati and its Cultural Socio-Cultural life of the People along the Buriganga and and Indian Classical Dance Psychospiritual Experience Importance Turag Rivers

12:20- 12:40 Priyam Konwar Najma Khan Majlis, Ph.D. Shantanu Kumar Saha, Ph.D. Quennie Rose dela Cruz-Romero

Spread of Buddhism: An The Baara (Bera) Ceremony and River and Livelihood in Changing Climatic Context: A Case The Nazarene in the Sacred and Profane Archaeological Study, 3rd Rituals of Pre-Modern Bengal Study on a Group of Poor River Bank Dwellers in Bangladesh Spaces of Quiapo Century BCE to 12th Century CE 12:40- 1:00 Shubhankar Shil Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion An Antithetical Treatise on Rivers: Peace and Conflict Created by Rivers to the Riverine Communities 1:00- 1:20 Q & A Session + Discussion

1:00- 2:30 Lunch Break at Food Park (Tista) Room/ Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

2:30- 4:30 Room Jamuna (A 402) Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Session XXI: The Waterways of Auditorium Session XX: South and Southeast and Dhaka: Socio- Room Meghna (A 404) Room Surma (A 407) S Session XIX: Signifying Asian Archaeology Cultural Influences on the Session XXII: Sacredness of ession XXIII: South and Festivals and Spectacles in Development of Cities Open Rivers, Riverfronts and Races Southeast Asian Art and Space Architecture Multiple Social Settings

Chairperson: Dr. Sushma Mani Chairperson: Professor Beau Beza, Chairperson: Professor Najma Chairperson: Professor Chairperson: Professor V. Shamsuzzaman Khan, Ph.D Ph.D Balambal, Ph.D Khan Majlis, Ph.D

2:30- 2:50 Abu Bakkar Siddique Pawan Kumar Mallik Ritu Thaosen, Ph.D. Beau Beza, Ph.D.and Maharina Midori Horiuchi, Ph.D.

Jafrin Failing of Delhi Sultans and Bagmati River Valley Civilization: An Situating Busu Festival as a Influence of waterways on open Ganges River: Paradoxically Development of Muslim Amalgam of Hinduism, Buddhism Means of Social Cohesion space in Chittagong Sacred and Polluted Architecture by Establishing and Indigenous Beliefs Provincial Kingdom in India 2:50- 3:10 Roman Husarski Md. Ataur Rahman, Ph.D. Shamsul Hossain K R Ramasundaram Md. Abu Said InamTanvirul

Pure Entertainment or a Laurer Garh Archaeological Site in Historic Values of the Karnaphuli Sacredness of Tambiraparani Raja Harish Chandrer Pat in Conservative Manifesto? Sylhet District, Bangladesh River in Chittagong River Nilphamari District, Bangladesh 3:10- 3:30 Md. Nasir Uddin Mobin Shahinul Islam Khan Rosalind Hackett Byron Kaldis Ratna Lahiri Dynamics of Decorations in Early Development Planning Proposals From Sacred River to Heritage Medieval Bengal: A Case Study of and their Influence on the Ta Panta Rei Site: The Case of the Osun- Rivers, Water Bodies and Excavated Buddhist Monuments at Karnaphuli River and the Canals in Osogbo Festival in Nigeria Lalmai- Area Chittagong 3:30- 3:50 Jean Paulin Mengue Me Ndongo, Fahmid Ahmed, Ph.D. Sorkar Haider Farjana Jannat, Md. Saiful Islam and Ph.D.

Md. Abdur Rahman The Transforming Landscape of The Baruni Mela and the Holy Q & A Session + Discussion Cultural and Religious Heritage: Dhaka with its Plan Making Culture Bath in the River Karatoya, Material Culture Studies: A Case Study An Attempt to Interpret Geometric of Urban Development in Managing Panchagarh, Bangladesh of Lalmai-Mainamati Region Figures of Gandouras in North– Water Cameroon 3:50- 4:10 Khin Thidar Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion The Floating Festivals in Rivers of Myanmar 4:10- 4:30

Q & A Session + Discussion

4: 30-5:00 Tea Break at Madhumati (A406) & Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone (Auditorium Lobby)

5:00-6:00 Cultural Program (Auditorium) 7:00 p.m. ULAB Dinner at Permanent Campus

DAY 3: Saturday, June 15, 2019

Room/Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

8:30- 10:30 Room Meghna (A 404) Room Surma (A 407) Auditorium Room Jamuna (A 402) Session XXVII: Culture and Session XXVIII: South and Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Session XXIV: Explicating the Session XXVI: Tirthas and Session XXV: South and Eco-Tourism along the Rivers Southeast Asian Art and Entwinement of Water with the Pilgrimages in South and Southeast Asian Archaeology in South and Southeast Asia Architecture Spiritual Southeast Asia

Chairperson: Professor Sufi Chairperson: Dr. Esmeralda F. Chairperson: Professor Niranjan Chairperson: Professor Mo Mo Chairperson: Professor Habiba Mostafizur Rahman, Ph.D Sanchez, Ph.D Adhikary, Ph.D Thant, Ph.D Khatun, Ph.D

8:30-8:50 Khin Saw Nwe, Ph.D. Maria Janikova Rui Oliveira Lopes, Ph.D. Sangeeta Gogoi, Ph.D. Ashok Kumar Singh, Ph.D.

Brief Explanation on Cultural Culture and Eco-Tourism along River and Water River and Reign, with Special River Ganges and Heritage of Nathlaung Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia Anthropomorphism in South Asian Reference to the Ahoms of Assam Varanasi: Historical Reappraisal Temple, Bagan, Myanmar Art 8:50- 9:10 Sara Susanne Kuehn, Ph.D. Shahnaj Husne Jahan Srinivasan Vasanthi, Ph.D. Prachark Wattananusit, Ph.D. Riazul Islam Ripon

Bengali-flavoured Spiritual Archaeological Site The River Ganga and Her Ecology: The Veneration of UNESCO Memory of the World Bishwa Ijtema on the Bank of the between the rivers Karatoya and Representation in Art, Epigraphs Bayazid Bistami’s ‘Holy’ Turtles in Programme in Thailand River Turag Tista: A Unique Place for Cultural and Literature of Tamil Nadu Chittagong, Bangladesh and Eco-Tourism 9:10- 9:30 Rigan Chakma Preetee Sharma, Ph.D. Sophana Srichampa, Ph.D. Vinay Kumar, Ph.D.

Transition of Rituals and Belief Q & A Session + Discussion Pottery Traditions of the Early Hindu and Buddhist Circuits for System of Rivers, Small Streams Transformation and Apotheosis of Medieval Brahmaputra Valley: A South and Southeast Asian and Water Bodies of Chakma River Ganga in Early Indian Art Micro Study Tourist Cooperative Destinations Community 9:30- 9:50 Mastoor Fatima Bukhari and Naing Soe Priyanka Bhaduri Nighat Aslam

Q & A Session + Discussion Dragon Boat Ceremony: A Cultural Continuities in South Asia: Architectural Characteristic of Symbolic Significance of Water A Case Study from Ancient to Post- during the Period of King among the Tanintharyi People Colonial Era Kanishka in Gandhara 9:50- 10:10 Govind Mahendra Singh, Jeewan Singh Kharakwal, Ph.D; Anil K. Pokharia, Ph.D. and Krishan Pal Singh, Ph.D. Md. Abdur Rob Fahad Premlata Maisnam ,Ph.D

Origin and Distribution of Ragi in Use of Imprecatory Verses in the Lai Haraoba of Manipur India and its Ethnobotanical, Muslim Inscriptions Paleoconsumption Patterns and Traditional Knowledge in Regions of South India, Western Rajasthan and Uttarkhand Belt Areas 10:10- 10:30 Manisha Pandey Tiwari, Ph.D. Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion New Year Festivities in Southeast Q & A Session + Discussion Asian Countries: An unparalleled Manifestation of Cultures 10:30- 10:50

Q & A Session + Discussion

10:30-11:00 Tea Break at Room Madhumati (A406) & Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone (Auditorium Lobby) Room/ Time PARALLEL SESSIONS 11:00- 1:00 Room Jamuna (A 402) Room Surma (A 407) Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Room Meghna (A 404) Session XXX: South and Session XXXII: Major Rivers Session XXIX: South and Session XXXI: South and Southeast Asian Art and their Valleys: The Lifeline Southeast Asian Archaeology Southeast Asian Archaeology Auditorium andArchitecture of South and Southeast Asia

Chairperson: Professor Md. Chairperson: Professor Mala Chairperson: Professor Seema Chairperson: Professor Amarjiva Mozammel Hoque, Ph.D Malla, Ph.D Hoque, Ph.D Lochan, Ph.D

11:00- 11:20 Jayanta Singh Roy, Ph.D. Abhay Sankar Sahu, Ph.D. Khoundkar Alamgir, Ph.D. Jean-François Salles, Ph.D. Affinities between the Stone Age

Records of the Haora-Khowai National Anthems of the South Eklakhi Tomb at Hazrat Pandua, Circulation Patterns in Ancient River Valley of and Asian Countries: Content Analysis (818-36/1414-32) North-Bengal Bangladesh and the Irrawaddy and Spatial Information River Valley of Myanmar 11:20-11:40 Johan Arif, Ph.D. Muhammed Shohrab Uddin & Ahmed Abdullah, Ph.D. Arputharani Sengupta, Ph.D. Sharmin Rezowana Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Screening video on Cultural Hatigara Mura Archaeological Site Cultures of Hunter-gatherer from Indus Valley Tiger Seals Navigate Riverine Species in the Terracotta Diversity of Bangladesh in Cumilla District, Bangladesh Europe and Southeast Asia in the Tiger Cult in Sundarbans Art of Ancient Bengal entitled This is Context of Mortuary Burials 11:40- 12:00 Mohammad Mahmudul Hasan Piyush Chaubey, Ph.D. and Anjali Bangladesh(produced by Ahmed Sharif Khan Dalal Nazly Chowdhury, Ph.D. Nymphea Publication) and Rivers and the Relics: The Role of Museum and Hydro-politics of Ganga Water presentation on History, Archaeological Heritage in Mathurapur Deul: A Unique Community in Treaty and Migration Effect: A Culture and Religion, Sultanate Dhaka on the Bank of Temple of Bengal HeritageManagement in Potential Conflict for Indo- the Buriganga BASCR Assembly and Mahasthan, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Region 12:00-12:20 Puspa Das Approval of its Constitution S M Mostafizur Rahman, Ph.D. MAK Yuree, Ph.D.

Q & A Session + Discussion Environmental Impact on Ganga: Archeological Emblem of South Asian Art of Self Defense Chairperson: Professor How Does Museum Effectiveness Kapilmuni and Bodhi Dharma Satoko Fujiwara, Ph.D is Necessary to Our Society 12:20-12:40 Regina Vanda Md. Osman Ghani, Ph.D. Runa Khan

Analysis of Grassroot Responses Archaeological Remains of Arts and Marine Architecture to Hydropower Development in Thakurgaon District, Bangladesh the Mekong Delta 12:40-1:00 Md. Noorul Islam Sk. Zohirul Islam

Ramavati: Capital City of Rampal Selected Religious Monuments on Q & A Session + Discussion Dev the Banks of the Bhairab River, Jessore 1:00- 1:20 Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion

1:00- 2:00 Lunch Break at Food Park (Tista)

2:00- 3:30 Visit to Bangabandhu Memorial Museum

3:55 Guest arrival (ULAB Auditorium) 4:00 Welcome Speech by Professor Shamsad Mortuza, Ph.D, Pro-Vice Chancellor, ULAB 4:05 Remarks on the 8th SSEASR Conference by Professor Rosalind I.J. Hackett, Vice President, CIPSH, University of Tennessee, USA 4:20 Speech by Chief Guest H.E. M. A. Mannan, MP, Hon’ble Minister of Planning, Government of Bangladesh 4: 30 H. E. Mr. Kanbar Hossein-Bor, Hon’ble British High Commissioner to Bangladesh (Acting), British High Commission Dhaka 4:35 Vote of Thanks by Professor H. M. Jahirul Haque, Ph.D, Vice Chancellor, ULAB 4:40 Refreshments at Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone: Auditorium Lobby 7:00 Dinner

DAY 4: Sunday, June 16, 2019

Room/Time PARALLEL SESSIONS

8:30- 10:30

Room Karotoya (A 601) Room Jamuna (A 402) Room Brahmaputra (A 401) Room Surma (A 407) Session XXXIII: Rethinking the Session: XXXV: Riverine Room Meghna (A 404) Session: XXXIV: Language, Session XXXVII: South and Category of Religion and the Routes & Religious Links in Session XXXVI:South and Literature and Sacred Texts Southeast Asian Art and Religious South and Southeast Asia Southeast Asian Archaeology Architecture

Chairperson: Professor Gloam Chairperson: Professor Vibha Chairperson: Professor Shahnaj Sarwar Chowdhury Chairperson: Mosharraf Hossain Agnihotri, Ph.D Husne Jahan, Ph.D Chairperson: Dr. Niru Shamsun Nahar

8:30-8:50 Hee Sook Lee-Niinioja, Ph.D. Sherwin Pariñas Aphirat Kamwang Ajithprasad Pottentavida, Ph.D. Md. Asikuzzaman Asik

Metaphorical Streams Connecting The Ritual of Self-flagellation Crossing Rivers, Crossing the Common Heritage in Religion Dhaneti Burials and their Early Kotalipara Fort on the Southern during the Holy Week in the Borders: A Case Study of India and Culture across South and Harappan Cultural Context Bank of the River Padma Province of Bulacan, Philippines and Myanmar Southeast Asia 8:50- 9:10 Angel Sarmiento Recto, Ph.D.& Chirapat Prapandvidya, Ph.D. Shrutashwinee Gogoi, Ph.D. Mari Daisy Onate-Corral Arun Khanna Evangelina Ramos-Recto, Ph.D.

Religious Thoughts as Reflected Divination Practice among the Myths of the Philippines and The Trade in Southeast Asia Water Transforms the Eastward in Select Inscriptions of River Valley People of Assam with Neighbouring Countries-Our Lost based on Archaeological Liturgical Orientation of the 11th and 12th Centuries in Special Reference to the Ahoms Links and Treasures Evidence in Pre Christian Era Spanish Colonial Churches in Thailand and Cambodia Bulacan, Philippines 9:10- 9:30 Projit Kumar Palit, Ph.D. Nguyen Thi Phuc S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty, Ph.D. Devdutta G. Angal

Trade, Trade Routes and Q & A Session + Discussion The Buddhist Jataka with Special Panchakanchi – Religion, Buddhist Culture: A Religious Many Headed Bodhisatvas in Reference to its Vietnamese Architecture & Archaeology of Linkage between India and Ancient South East Asia Version South India Bangladesh 9:30- 9:50 Reinhard Hohler Oyndrila Sarkar Shushmita Sen, Ph.D. Euis Dewi Yuliana Riverine Routes and Religious Mapping the Brahmaputra Links in South and Southeast Ethno-Archaeological Studies of Water Existence in Temple Subak Narratives: 1820-1890 Asia: Documenting the Terracotta Toys of Gujarat in the Middle of the Water Crisis Ayeyarwadi River in Myanmar 9:50- 10:10 Priyam Kumar Roy Suhas Chand Kapur Habiba Khatun, Ph.D.

Q & A Session + Discussion Myth and Mythemes in Mangal Trace the Linkage of Buddhism Muslim Monuments of Pre-Mughal Kavya: A Narrative of History and between Ancient South-Eastern Dhaka Pretext of the Textual Universe Bengal and South-East Asia: An Overview 10:10- 10:30 Rajandran Kumaran, Ph.D Q & A Session + Discussion Q & A Session + Discussion The Journey Metaphor Scenario in Hindu Scriptures 10:30-10:50 Q & A Session + Discussion 8:30- 10:30 General Assembly, SSEASR (Auditorium) 10:30 Refreshments at Karnaphuli Refreshment Zone (Auditorium Lobby)