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Rivers and Religion Connecting Cultures of South and Southeast Asia 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 Bangladesh (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, India 9:20-9:25 Speech by Guest of Honour H.E Ms. Riva Ganguly Das, Hon’ble High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Dhaka 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 Ganges- 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 Buddhism 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 Silk Road to South Asia Bengal 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 Rama 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 Comilla 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 Sonargaon 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 Hindus in India Philippines in the 19th and Early 20th Naga City, Philippines Century 9:10- 9:30 Ameneh Shirazinejad Vibha Agnihotri, Ph.D.
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