First National Conference Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh

Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture

Chamba Cultural Meet-2019

1-2 November 2019

Report and Recommendations

Organized by Submitted to

Department of Sociology Indian Council of Social Science Research Govt. College Chamba New Delhi Himachal Pradesh

Sanction Letter No. 11-21/2/IMPRESS-ICSSR/SWC/2018-19 Dated: 02.07.2019

Brief Abut the Conference

Number of Conference: First Conference of Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh Organised by: Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh at Department of Sociology Govt. College Chamba, HP Organizing Secretary: Dr. Mohinder Slariya, Associate Professor of Sociology Convener Scientific Steering Committee: Dr. Shiv Dayal, Principal Govt. College Chamba Name of the Conference: Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture Popularly Known as: Chamba Cultural Meet-2019 Tagline of the Conference: Knowledge is Power, if it shared! Sponsored by: Indian Council of Social Science Research (IMPRESS), New Delhi From: 1-2 November 2019 Number of Sub-themes: 14 Technical Sessions: 14 Number of Abstracts Received: 120 No. of States Participated: 14 No. of Countries Involved: 03 (India, England and Austria) Conference Divided in Four Parts: Inaugural; Symposium; Cultural Evening and Valedictory Inaugurated by: Sh. Hans Raj, Deputy Speaker, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Inaugural Speaker: Prof. Anand Kumar, Ex-Professor of Sociology, JNU, New Delhi Keynote Speaker: Prof. Satish Kumar Sharma, Ex-Professor of Sociology, HPU Shimla Speakers in Symposium: Prof. Satish Sharma (Chair), Dr. Raj Kumar Kaistha, Dr. BP Badola, Prof. Vishav Raksha, Dr. Manoj Teotia and Moderation by Dr. Bhup Singh Gaur (President NWISA) Chief Guest in Cultural Evening: Sh. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Director (Research), ICSSR, New Delhi. The cultural evening was moderated by Sh. Pankaj Sharma, one of the old students of Sociology and famous folk artist from Chamba, Folk Dance by two College Students, Folk songs by Mr. Bhuvnesh Kumar and the students of Sarawati Sangeet Academy, Chamba and Special Gazals by Dr. Vidya Sagar Sharma, Principal, Govt. College Sihunta, Chamba. Valedictory: Chief Guest, Sh. Vivek Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner Chamba Valedictory Address, Brief of the Conference: Prof. Sachin Kumar, Assistant Professor, Govt. College of Teacher’s Education, Dharamshala Presentations: Shahnwaj Malik, Director, Eastern and South Asian Studies, Department of Geography, Salzberg University, Austria Dr. Surya Prakash Upadhaya, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, HP Next Conference: 2nd SSHP Conference will held at IIT Mandi in 2020.

Rationale of the Conference

Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society. Through culture, people and groups define themselves, conform to society's shared values, and contribute to society. Thus, culture includes many societal aspects; language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and institutions. Institution refers to clusters of rules and cultural meanings associated with specific social activities and common institutions like; marriage, family, education, religion, work, health care etc. The culture is finest example since ages and now experiencing change because of many factors and development.

Development is a process that creates growth, progress, positive change or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social and demographic components. The positive purpose of development is to raise the level and quality of life without damaging the resources of the environment and society. Today it is realised that economic growth did not necessarily lead to a rise in the level and quality of life and cannot be measured all the time with available indexes like Human Development Index.

Simply, development is a value laden concept and a process of desired change, and address basic questions like; desired by whom and desired for whom? and aims to improve the lives of human beings. To greater extent, it is society which needs development and it is a system of reciprocity between Development for Society and Society for Development. Development for society is being measured in relation to economic development, human development and it can be measured in term of Human Development Index (HDI), Gross Happiness Index (GHI). The processes of change like; westernization, modernisation and globalisation has increased the pace of development many folds and changed/changing the social fibre and social structure as well. On the other hand, society for development reflects negative consequences of development like; increasing greed for accumulation of money, deviance and changing the Indian social system in a way or another. Basic social institutions like family and marriage have changed because of development. The basic structure and role of these institutions have changed drastically during last few decades. Due to this, the process of socialisation has changed and resulted into degradation of values on context of family as well as society. It largely reflects on economy for development as well as for politics for development with individual in the centre of process of development, which is always being ignored in the whole process of development from planning to execution. Development also aims to bring ideal socialization, education and acceptance/ adaptation of development. Since the era of development begun in Neolithic stage of human development and to date man has made considerable intrusion in the Mother Nature in the name of development and today reached at optimum level. Under existing Lobbyist Pressurized Model of development, the process of development at every step existing model has ignored human being for whom development is being planned. This model is resulting into ill-effected development causing pains in the lives of people and affecting society at large, questioning the existing model of development as it is not meeting requirements of society, also affecting detriments of mother nature like; mountains, water, soil, cropping patterns, ecological cycles and finally resulting into ecological imbalances and threatening human survival to greater extent by disturbing existing cultural fabric of society. The conference is a multi-disciplinary attempt to discuss relationship between Culture, Development and Society at large. How developmental processes affecting traditional cultural interactive web, traditional knowledge and affecting interactive web of relationship at large, was the main focus of the academic endeavour. Focusing on major issues related to development and their impacts on every aspects of society and affecting cultural aspects is more than justified. "Knowledge is Power if it’s shared" was the tagline of the conference. On the basis of this tagline Sociological Society Himachal Pradesh (SSHP) organized it’s first National Conference at Department of Sociology of Govt. College Chamba from 1-2 November, 2019. For this conference Professors/Associate/Assistant Professors in universities/colleges/NITs/IITs, budding social and natural scientists, independent researchers, academicians, NGOs, policy makers, industry people were invited to the Historical Town, Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. Whole conference was divided into XIV sub-themes related to conference:

1. Culture in Transition 2. Development and Traditional Knowledge 3. Changing Culture- Losing Identity? 4. Indigenous Knowledge: Status and Challenges to Preserve 5. Transforming Tribal Culture 6. Impact of Development on Water Resources 7. Is Water still a Human Right? 8. Issues Related to River based Development 9. Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Issues still to be Resolved 10. Water based Development and Disaster Management 11. Developmental Policies, Legislations and Society 12. Transforming Society: Then and Now 13. Changing Fundamental Social Institutions 14. Increasing Urbanization

These sub-themes were finally converted into technical sessions and presentations made as the theme in each technical session. The technical session was selected by the presenter during abstract submission and finally the session was allotted by the organizing committee as per the directions of the convener of the scientific steering committee and was executed by the organzing secretary. To reduce carbon foot prints, an email ID [email protected] has been created and used for all purposes like; abstract submission, fee submission, submission of full length papers and other conference communication.

Whole conference was divided in four major parts:

1. Inaugural 2. Symposium on Celebration of 100 Years of Sociology in India 3. Cultural Evening 4. Valedictory

Report of the Conference

Inaugural Session

As per the scheduled program, the inaugural starts at 10.30 am as a part of two-day National Conference entitled, “Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture”, was held on 1-2 November, 2019 at Govt. College Chamba. This conference was the first conference of recently formed Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh and was organized by Department of Sociology, Govt. College Chamba and NWISA and was sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. The inaugural session of the conference was held on 1st November, 2019 at 10.30 am as per program schedule.

Sh. Hans Raj, Honorable Deputy Speaker, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha was the Chief Guest of the inaugural session. The session started with lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries along with Chief Guest, Prof. Anand Kumar (Inaugural Speaker), Prof. Satish Kumar Sharma (Keynote Speaker), Dr. Shiv Dayal (Principal-cum-Convener), Dr. Ruchi Ramesh (President SSHP), Dr. Bhup Singh Gaur (President NWISA) and Dr. Mohinder Slariya (Organizing Secretary cum Secretaries NWISA & SSHP) set alight the lamp with prayers of Ma Sharde at the background played by the students of Music department of host college. All The dignitaries were welcomed by pinning the rosette and Himachali mufflers and caps.

Expressing his gratitude towards the guests on the dais and delegates in the conference for their illustrious presence in the inaugural session of the conference the President SSHP Dr. Ruchi Ramesh welcomed all the guests. While explaining the theme, she said that the relationship between culture development & society has been complex, neither development nor culture has a fixed set of signs. Both are always contested and therefore are being redefined. Then after, Convener Scientific Steering Committee cum Principal, Dr. Shiv Dayal officially welcome everyone and explained the relationship between Culture, development & Society at length and set the tone of the conference.

The souvenir of the conference was released by Chief Guest, and other dignitaries i.e. Prof. Anand Kumar, Prof. Satish Sharma, Dr. RK Kaistha, Dr. BP Badola, Dr. Anju Sharma, President NWISA, Dr. Bhup Singh Gaur and President SSHP, Dr. Ruchi Ramesh and Dr. Vidya Sagar Sharma.

After release of souvenir, the inaugural speech was delivered by Prof. Anand Kumar, Retired Professor of Sociology, JNU New Delhi. In his address he said It is important to understand the structure of society, configuration of culture and dynamics of development. But unfortunately, study of technology and management has gained precedence over study of social sciences. He said current developmental paradigm is flawed and skewed favouring a few ignoring larger masses and professionally trained individuals lack ethics and basic human values. Consumerism and individualism are dictating discourses of development. He stated emphatically that culture as a tree is suffering from termite; culture as a river has become polluted. This trend is ruining development. Sustainable development stands for social justice, equality and liberty. Current paradigm is focuses on short term development leading to destruction in long term. The keynote was delivered by Prof. Satish Kumar Sharma. He elaborated the theme of the conference and how theory and practice are different. He considered sociologists as interventionist and objectivity must be considered as a keystone in social science research. We should understand comparative as well as competitive objectivities. He also asserted that at the same time, two types of cultural imperatives should be understood: cultural electives and cultural exclusives and presently material culture is gaining supremacy over other forms.

Herculean task of editing and preparing souvenir by the Organizing Secretary, Dr. Mohinder Slariya, the efforts to edit souvenir was acknowledged. Chief Guest and other luminaries on the dais released the souvenir of the conference and appreciated the efforts of Dr. Mohinder Slariya and his team members. In his address, Sh. Hans Raj stated emphatically that “study of sociology shaped my vision about society, people and politics.” Engineering is important but social engineering is more important. Sociology should be made compulsory at school level.

Lifetime achievement award is also introduced for the first time by SSHP to those who contributed in the last 30 years in the state.

The inaugural session ended with a vote of thanks extended by Organizing Secretary of the conference Dr. Mohinder Slariya. He expressed his gratitude towards Honorable Deputy speaker the Chief Guest of the function, Prof. Anand Kumar and Prof. Satish Kumar Sharma for their commitment to the cause of Sociology and to the Humanity at large.

The lifetime achievement was given to Prof. Satish Sharma, Dr. RK Kaistha and Dr. BP Badola by the Chief Guest in presence of President and other officials of SSHP. Prof. Satish Sharma worked in Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla as head of the department and other two awardees worked in the colleges of Himachal Pradesh.

Symposium

Symposium as a part of conference was organized on 1st of November, 2019 was organized as per the schedule. The conference commemorated with the completion of 100 years of Sociology in India and 30 Years in Himachal Pradesh University at large. The symposium was conducted on the 100 years journey of Sociology under the aegis of mentioned theme. The speakers for the symposium were Prof. Satish Sharma, Prof. Vishav Raksha, Dr. B.P. Badola, Dr. R. K Kaistha and Dr. Manoj Teotia. The moderation was done by Dr. Bhup Singh, the President of NWISA. All the speakers were asked to speak on the progress made in the field of Sociology and their contribution as a teacher and researcher. Dr. B P Badola traced history of Sociology in India focusing on changing trends over the years. Pointed out gaps in curriculum and lack of updation in theoretical content. Worldly rationalism to transcendentalism taking forms of rationalism and spiritualism. Lack of Indian sociological ideas in curriculum. Dr. R K Kaistha highlighted the expansion of sociology in the state of HP. Pointed social evils amongst youth. Urged researchers to focus on local social issues. Sociologists lacking applied aspect. Whereas Prof. Satish Sharma considered teachers as learners and he differentiated between methods and methodology. He said that during his time he attempted to introduce MSW, integrate Sociology with Social Work. It is important to develop analytical skills in research scholars. Prof. Vishva Raksha outlined the history and research areas of Department of Sociology, Jammu University. She focussed on importance of studying local social dynamics. Highlighted that collaborative work is essential for a better future of sociology. Whereas Dr Manoj Teotia pointed out that sociology focused more on rural areas and people and urged for rigorous engagement with urban issues. He listed probable areas for future studies.

In this symposium, office bearers and life members of SSHP and NWISA and other delegates of the conference took part. All panelists discussed the status of sociology in India as well as in challenges being faced by the sociology in years to come and also discussed on the topic how challenges can be mitigated. The session was wrapped up by Dr. Sujit Surroch, the Vice-president of SSHP.

The organizing secretary told that all papers were divided into XIV Technical Sessions (Annexure-I) based on the sub-themes of the Conference as well as in three parts i.e. Inauguration, Cultural Evening and Valedictory. For the conference, abstracts from 14 states and 2 countries have been received and detail is being given as follows:

State/Country Nos of Delegates Number of Abstracts Received Himachal Pradesh 36 Delhi 15 40 Chandigarh 13 35 J&K 7 30 Harayana 7 25 Rajasthan 6 20 Punjab 6 15 Uttar Pradesh 3 10 Uttarakhand 3 5 Maharastra 2 0 West Bengal 2

J&K Bihar 2

Delhi Bihar

Punjab

Austria

England Harayana

Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh 2

Tenalgana

Maharastra

Chandigarh

Uttarakhand West Bengal West Uttar Pradesh Uttar Tenalgana 2

Madhya Pradesh Madhya England 1 Himachal Pradesh Himachal Austria 1

On the first day, along with inaugural and symposium, 8 technical sessions were conducted. To conduct each technical session, three people have been appointed; session chair, co-chair cum rapporteur and facilitator (from host college) and one feedback form was also given to the facilitator and facilitator gave the feedback form back to organizing committee on the basis of which report has been prepared.

Cultural Evening

Based on the theme of the conference i.e. Chamba Cultural Meet-2019, cultural evening was the third most important part of the conference and was organized with an aim to show case the rich cultural heritage of Chamba. In the cultural evening Honb’le Director, ICSSR, Sh. Ajay Kumar Gupta was the

Chief Guest. The chief guest was welcomed by host college, officials of SSHP and NWISA. The presidents of SSHP and NWISA welcome him with rosette. In the cultural evening the famous artist of Chamba and one of the old students of Sociology Sh. Pankaj Sharma moderated the whole evening and another old student of the college and famous signer Sh. Bhuvnesh Kumar presented folk songs. The Saraswati Sangeet Academy being run by one of the old Sociology at Chamba presented their folk enriched programme and compelled audience to dance. The main attraction of the evening was special Gazals item by Dr. Vidya Sagar Sharma, Principal and Professor of Music, whose Gazals keep everyone spell bound and everyone enjoyed a lot. In his address, Chief Guest rated this programme very high and appreciate the organizers. In the end, the Chief Guest honoured all the contributors of in the Cultural Evening with mementoes, Himachali caps and Muflers. Finally, the vote of thanks was presented by senior faculty Sh. Parvinder Kumar.

Valedictory

Valedictory was the last part of the conference. The pre-decided Chief Guest of the valedictory Sh. Pawan Nayyar, Honb’le MLA Chamba Sadar was unable to be part of the session and he was replaced with Young IAS officer

Sh. Vivek Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner Chamba. He was welcomed by Convener Scientific Steering Committee, Dr. Shiv Dayal, President SSHP Dr. Ruchi Ramesh and President NWISA, Dr. Bhup Singh Gaur with rosette, cap and mufler. In this session the report of the whole conference was read by President, SSHP Dr. Ruchi Ramesh. Followed by the report, a presentation on “Sociology of Urban Transformation” was presented by Dr. Surya Prakash Upadhayay from Department of Sociology, IIT Mandi. In his deliberation he asserted that alongwith development, we have to keep intact our culture in the era of urban transformation, as villages are transforming into urban centres and it became very important in 21st century to develop a reciprocal relationship and should create such an atmosphere in which development, urbanization and culture can co-exist. Then after, Sh. Sachin Kumar, Senior Assistant Professor posted at Govt. Teacher Education College Dharamshala has wrapped up whole conference and presented his presentation entitled, “Culture, Society and Development: Reflections from the Conference”. In his deliberation he emphatically stressed that all technical sessions which were based on the sub-themes of the conference, well taken and discussed. Referring to the existing theories of development in relation to culture presentative and understanding, he stated that both culture and development should go together and can not be seen in isolation rather can be better understood in reciprocal relationship. Prof. Sachin Kumar explained multiple conceptualisations of culture and development and highlighted implications of culture in/for/as development. He summed up the key learning from the conference and pointed out key messages for future researchers.

Dr. Shahnawaj Malik, Director (South & South East Asia), UNIGIS International University of Salzburg, Austria, having his roots in Chamba and Chambyali Culture, presented his presentation on “Environment, Culture and Development of Chamba - Retrospect and Prospect”. In his presentation he highlighted the rich cultural heritage of Chamba and showed his anguish over the deterioration of culture of the hill in general and of Chamba in particular. The chief guest, appreciated his deep understanding of culture and call him for meeting to discuss culture in relation to development. Then, chief guest addressed the gathering and congratulate the host college. He highlighted the role of such conferences in the better planning.

He asserted that the culture of chamba is changing now and people don’t litter in the open and he also stated that to keep everything neat and clean we all have to work collectively to make chamba a better chamba. Organizing secretary announced that next conference will be held at IIT Mandi next year, for which organizing secretary on behalf of SSHP thanked Dr. Surya Upadhayay. Proposing vote of thanks, Organsing secretary thanked to chief guest and thank all the speakers, delegates and everyone present in the conference hall and break for high tea.

The organizing secretary asserted that in this conference Issues like cultural identities, Deity culture, rediscovering and assertion of identities, right to privacy, indigenous knowledge, traditional cultural beliefs, masturbation, cross-region marriages, cultural transformations, political participation have been covered. The presentations were also based on the study of Social groups like; Tribes (Gaddi, Gujjar, Pangwals, Kinnaurs), women, elderly, single women, Dalits etc. In the deliberations, geographies Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan have been covered. Qualitative as well as qualitative; ethnographies, case studies; Empirical and conceptual; Primary as well as secondary, Metaphors, content analysis of songs have been used by the scholars in their presentations. Meta- processes like Globalization, technological transformation, climate change, Disaster, Colonisation, Marketisation have also included and Agents like, Media, Youth, Women have been covered in the study.

Finally, the chief guest declared the conference closed with a promise to meet next year at Indian Institute of Mandi for 2nd conference of SSHP.

Hope to see you all again at IIT Mandi in 2020….

Conference in News

Chamba Culture Meet- 2019 Recommendations

On behalf of deliberations in the conference and concurrent discussions in different technical sessions as well as the symposium and inaugural session, the following recommendations have emerged:

1. Modernization is detrimental to cultural practices. The nation and state must evolve certain strategies to preserve the culture of different diverged Indian societies. 2. Sociology as a subject must be introduced from class 9th in all the central and state boards of education. 3. Research in Sociology particularly on culture, society, development and their inter- relationships must be encouraged. 4. Tourism and tourists have been found to be affecting negatively the culture of indigenous people, particular in tribal areas. There must be some mechanism to neutralize such negative impacts of tourism. 5. Migration, displacement in many cases have been reported to be a major contributing to the loss of culture. Therefore, displacement should either be avoided completely or displaced people should be resettled and rehabilitated with a view to preserve their culture and social values. 6. All development must be planned in a way that it remains inclusive and does not harm in any way the culture and social values of affected area and people. 7. A lot of traditional knowledge has omitted in different parts of the country due to unwilling and incapable youth of certain societies both the state and Central Government should device tool and techniques to revive our extincting traditional knowledge. 8. Economic conditions of the indigenous tribes and societies should be offered in such a way that their culture and traditions remain intact. 9. There should not be any politics involved it with the identity of people and political gimmickry such as reservation should not be used to gain political mileage. 10. Urbanization is also found to be detrimental to cultural and social practices particular due to lack of space. Future planning for organization must include adding and developing spaces for social and culture purposes. 11. It has been also noted that all higher education institutions are not offering Sociology as a subject of study. It is recommended that all the State and Central government must systematically proceed to offer Sociology as a subject invariably in all higher education institutions.

Dated: 15th November 2019 Dr. Mohinder Slariya Place: Chamba Organizing Secretary

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Enclosed: Annexure-I Detailed Programme of the Conference

Annexure-II Souvenir of the Conference

Annexure-I

Detailed Programme of the Conference

Day- 1

1st November 2019

Registration: 9.00 AM to 10.30 AM

Inaugural Session

- Lighting of Auspicious Lamp - Sarawati Vandna by Students of Music - Welcoming of Chief Guest (Cap, muffler, rosette) and Special Invitees (rosette) - Welcome of the Chief Guest by President, SSHP - Official Welcome by Convener Scientific Steering Committee cum Principal, Govt. College Chamba 10: 30 to 12:30 Noon - Release of Souvenir by Chief Guest and others - Welcome Address and Description of Programme by Organizing Secretary - Life-time Achievement Awards - Inaugural Speech by Prof. Anand Kumar - Keynote Address by Prof. Satish Sharma - Address of Chief Guest - Felicitation of Chief Guest - Felicitation by Chief Guest - Vote of Thanks Lunch with Chief Guest

12:30 - 1: 15

Symposium on Celebrating 100 Years of Sociology in India and 30 Years in Himachal Pradesh University Time: 1:15-2:45 PM Venue: Multipurpose Hall Facilitator: Kehar Singh and Dinesh Kumar Introduction by Dr. Ruchi Ramesh, President SSHP Moderation by Dr. Bhup Singh Gaur, President, NWISA

Speakers:

Prof. Anand Kumar (Chair) Prof. Satish Kumar Sharma Prof. OP Monga Prof. Vishav Raksha Dr. Raj Kumar Kaistha Dr. B.P. Badola Dr. Manoj Kumar Teotia

In each session minimum 6 papers will be presented by giving 10-12 minutes to each presenter and in the end of each session minimum 15 minutes for discussion. Each session chair and co-chair are requested to recommend publishable paper to the organizer.

Session Number of Technical Session Description of Technical Session Track

1.1 Technical Session-1 Culture in Transition: From Traditional to Modern

Chair: Prof. Yash Pal Singh Prof. of Education MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly Venue: Conference Hall Time: 2:50- 4:00 PM Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Sanjeev Kumar Facilitator: Ashish Kumar 1.1.1 Mohammad Riyaz An Elixir to the Indisposed Societal Dispute and an Ecstasy to the Melancholic Mind 1.1.2 Sandeep Sharma Adventure Tourism Business in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh: A Case Study 1.1.3 Shashi Punam The Role of Youth for Development and Traditional Knowledge 1.1.4 Kiran Jyoti Kaur Globalisation, Acculturation and Changing Traditional Values 1.1.5 Joseph Shibin Metaphorical Problems and Transition of Culture 1.1.6 Deepika Sharma Displacement Induced Changes Experienced by Kashmiri Pandit Youth 1.1.7 Sucheta Singh The Cultural Dynamics of Unorganized Sector: A Study of Chandigarh 1.1.8 Sakshi The Culture of E-learning Among University Students: A Study 1.2 Technical Session-II Development and Traditional Knowledge Chair: Dr. Sujit Surroch Associate Professor of Sociology Venue: Multipurpose Hall Time: 2:50- 4:00 PM Govt. College, Palampur Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Sh. Yogesh Koundle Facilitator: Sh. Hakam Chand 1.2.1 Lovely Singh Time Through Silver Street 1.2.2 Dinesh Sharma Modernity- A Carrier of Tradition: A Study of Transforming Society in Shimla Hills 1.2.3 Shriya Gautam Culture and Archaeology: The Role of Archaeology in Reconfiguration of Past Societies 1.2.4 Radha Verma vkfnoklh ifjos'k dk cnyrk Lo:i 1.2.5 Duni Chand Hali Dalit’s Transformation-An Ethnographic account of Mangli Panchayat in Churah Tehsil of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh 1.2.6 Amrit Barla Changing Aspects of Indigenous Knowledge and Culture with Reference to Health and Development: A Case Among Tribes in Odisha 1.2.7 Bhavna Hammad Impact of Free Market Economic Policies on Scheduled Tribes in India 1.2.8 Sunita Globalization and Tribal Culture in India 1.2.9 Reetu Sharma Culture and Lifestyle Related Diseases: A Study 1.3 Technical Session-III Changing Culture- Losing Identity?

Chair: Dr. Anju Sharma OSD, Directorate of Higher Education Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla Room No. 305 Time: 2:50- 4:00 PM Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Dr. Anita Surroch Facilitator: Dr. Manesh Verma 1.3.1 Deepa Rani Unveiling the Facts of Cultural Deformation in the Writings of Tagore’s essays on Nationalism 1.3.2 Ashish Chandan A Study on Identity Issues of Bihari Labour in Industrial cities 1.3.3 Jyotipura Das A Politico Cultural Survey of the Right to Privacy Debate in India 1.3.4 Arpit Gaind Politics of Becoming - Memory, Culture and Representation 1.3.5 Nitika Khanna Scripting Dehaat: (Re) producing Culture Questioning Development through Action Research 1.3.6 Ravinder Kumar Contesting Tropes of Culture and Identity: A Critical Review of Westernized Modernization in Orhan Pamuk’s Snow 1.4 Technical Session- IV Indigenous Knowledge: Status and Challenges to Preserve

Chair: Prof. Vishav Raksha Professor of Sociology University of Jammu Room No. 306 Time: 2:50- 4:00 PM Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Sh. Minod Guleria Facilitator: Dr. Ajay Kumar 1.4.1 Deepikar Thaliyari Life-Narratives from the Margins 1.4.2 Vishal Sood Indigenous Ways of Preservation of Manuscripts

1.4.3 Dheeman Bhattacharyya “Let the Drum be our Heart”: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the idea of ‘Sustainable Growth’ within Neo- Liberal Economy 1.4.4 HS Chandana Preserving Tribal Cultural Through Tribal Tourism- A Study on Select Tribes of India

1.4.5 Kewal Krishan Traditional Knowledge: Challenges to Preserve in Modern Knowledge 1.4.6 Kaku R Manhas Transformation of Tribal Culture: In Case of Gaddi Tribe 1.4.7 Nishant Surroch Geo-Climatic Conditions and Changing Demographic Situation in Tribal Areas of Himachal Pradesh

Tea Break 4:00- 4:15 PM 1.5 Technical Session- V Transforming Tribal Culture

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Sharma Associate Professor Venue: Conference Hall Time: 4:15- 5:30 PM Govt. College Nurpur, District Kangra Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Dr. Arvind Mahala Facilitator: Dr. Parnita Kumari 1.5.1 Dheeraj Kumar Kushwah Understanding Socio-cultural Transformation in Tribes: Colonial to Post-Colonial India 1.5.2 Manpreet Kaur Transforming Tribal Work Culture: A Sociological study of the Barads of Punjab 1.5.3 Ajay Kumar Socio-Economic Profile of Gujar Tribe of Himachal Pradesh: A Study of Chamba District 1.5.4 Shivanshi Nehria Change in Gaddi Culture: An exploratory study of role of tourism as an agency of economic and cultural transformation 1.5.5 Deepika Post-development Praxis in an Adivasi Context: Rethinking Development Through Gendered Relationalities 1.5.6 Nilamber Chetri Ethno-Politics and Demands for Recognition as Scheduled Tribes in Darjeeling 1.5.7 Anita Surroch Changing Position of Tribal Women: A Case Study of Kinnaur District 1.5.8 Promila Thakur Impacts of Hydropower Generation on Population- A Case Study of Chamera-II in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh 1.6 Technical Session- VI Impact of Development on Water Resources Chair: Dr. Alok Kumar Meena Associate Professor Venue: Room 305 SD College, Beawar, Ajmer Rajasthan Time: 4:15- 5:30 PM Co-chair: Sh. Ravinder Negi Facilitator: Dr. Santosh Kumar 1.6.1 Avinash Pal Status of Cold freshwater fisheries and scope of Modern Intensive Fish Farming of cold-water fish Schizothorax species (Snow trout) in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh 1.6.2 Shivani Abrol An Appraisal of Climate Change and Its Mitigation for Sustainable Agriculture in India 1.6.3 Krishnendra Singh Nama Impact of Urbanization on Water Resources in Chambal Basin, Kota (Rajasthan) 1.6.4 Sushant Verma Water Recourses Development: Sustaining Life and Environment 1.6.5 Indu Gender and Water: Is Water a Women’s Issue? 1.6.6 Nitika Negi The Parallel Between the Degradation of Ecology and the Tribal Women of Kinnaur: An Eco Feminist Concern

1.7 Technical Session- VII Is Water still a Human Right?

Chair: Dr. Manoj Kumar Associate Professor of Sociology Govt. College for Girls Sector-11 Venue: Room No. 306 Time: 4:15- 5:30 PM Chandigarh Co-chair: Dr. Hema Gandotra Facilitator: Dr. Tej Singh 1.7.1 Sarita Bansal Empowerment of Women with Special Reference to Tribal Women Welfare in Five Year Plans in India 1.7.2 Akshay Thakur Influence of Deity Institution and Shamanic Traditions on Social Structure of Himachal Pradesh 1.7.3 Isha Jha The ‘New’ Culture: An Ethnographic Study of ‘Self Care’ in Post Reform India 1.7.4 Aquib Kirmani Labor Migration and Development: A Comparative Study of Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala 1.7.5 Anju Devi Institutional Child Care and SOS Mothers: A Study in SOS children’s Village Jammu 1.7.6 Sanjeev Sharma Development for Whom: Understanding the Impacts of Commercialized Advancement on Ecology and Indigenous People of Indian Himalaya Cultural Evening Venue: Multipurpose Hall Time: 6:00 - 800 PM Chief Guest: Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Director, ICSSR, New Delhi Facilitators: Sh. Sunil Kumar and Sh. Ashish Sharma  Welcome of Chief Guest by Dr. Manesh Verma, Staff Secretary  Felicitation of Chief Guest by Principal and President SSHP  Formal starting of the Cultural evening by Sh. Pankaj Sharma, Singer and Old Student of Sociology  Folk song-based Items by Saraswati Sangeet Academy, Chamba being run by old student of Sociology Sh. Gulshan Pal  Folk dance by B. Voc. Students  Folk Items by Sh. Bhuvnesh Kumar, one of Old student  Gazals by Dr. Vidya Sagar, Principal Govt. College Sihunta  Address of Chief Guest  Felicitation by Chief Guest of Dr. Vidya Sagar, Sh. Pankaj Kumar, Sh. Bhuvnesh Kumar and Saraswati Sangeet Academy, Chamba  Vote of Thanks by Sh. Parvinder Kumar, GC Chamba

Welcome Dinner 8.00-9.00 PM

Day-2 2nd November 2019 2.8 Technical Session- VIII Issues Related to River based Development Chair: Dr. Vidya Sagar Principal, Govt. College Sihunta, District Chamba Venue: Conference Hall Time: 9:30 -11:00 AM Co-chair: Ms. Anjana Thakur Facilitator: Sh. Sunil Kumar 2.8.1 Hema Gandotra Migration and Identity Assertion: A Study among Kashmiri Migrants in Jammu 2.8.2 Aditya Sharma National Development and Unfinished Memories of Partition: A Study of Partition victims in Jammu District 2.8.3 Shabaz Sadiq Kazami Migration and Changing Identities: A Study of Rohingya Immigrants in Jammu City 2.8.4 Abhinandan Sociological Impact of Astrological Predictions on Hindu Marriage 2.8.5 Kahkesha Migration and Identity 2.8.6 Priyanka Ohri Reproductive Health Narratives in Tribal Areas of Himachal Pradesh: A Case Study of Lahaul, Pangi and Bharmour 2.8.7 Tej Singh Evaluation of Seven Famous Natural Water Sources for Drinking Use in Chamba Town and its Periphery of Himachal Pradesh, India 2.9 Technical Session- IX Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Issues still to be Resolved Chair: Dr. Jagsir Barar Department of Sociology Guru Nanak Dev University College, Venue: Multipurpose Hall Time: 9:30 -11:00 AM Mithra, Kapurthala Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Sh. Dinesh Sharma Facilitator: Miss. Promila Thakur 2.9.1 Lovepreet Singh Social-cultural Transformation of Visually Impaired Students: Impact of Urbanization, Education and Technology 2.9.2 Harmanpreet Kaur Continuity and Change in Familial Relationships: Impact of Urbanization 2.9.3 Ramanjeet Kaur Education for the Children in Urban Slums: Barriers, Opportunities and Future 2.9.4 Aquib Kirmani Labor Migration and Development: A Comparative Study of Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala 2.9.5 Bharat Khepan Analyzing the Patterns of Human Migration within Shimla District: A Sociological Study 2.9.6 Bhisham Kumar Development: An Assault on Water Resources- A Sociological Analysis 2.9.7 Virender Shahare Decentralised Governance and Social Exclusion of Tribals in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra 2.10 Technical Session- X Water based Development and Disaster Management

Chair: Dr. Bhup Singh Gaur Associate Professor Govt. College Gurugram Haryana Venue: Room No. 305 Time: 9:30 -11:00 AM Co-chair cum Rapporteur: Smt. Seema Ohri Facilitator: Dr. Ashish Thakur 2.10.1 Dr. Reema Gill Plenary Speaker Department of Sociology Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh 2.10.2 Lekh Raj Disaster Management: A Review of Policies and Practices for Mitigating Disasters 2.10.3 Isha Jha The ‘New’ Culture: An Ethnographic Study of ‘Self Care’ in Post Reform India 2.10.4 Damodar Gautam Religious Practices in Contemporary Hindu Society: Case Study of a Village 2.10.5 Sachin Ladwal Globalization and Socio-cultural Changes in India

2.10.6 Allina Kichloo Local Residents Perception on Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism: A Case of Amritsar City 2.11 Technical Session- XI Developmental Policies, Legislations and Society Chair: Dr. Nilamber Chhetri Department of Sociology Venue: Room No. 306 Time: 9:30 -11:00 AM IIT Mandi, HP Co-chair: Dr. Kewal Krishan Facilitator: Sh. Kehar Singh 2.11.1 Narender Paul/ Himanshu Mishra Panchayat based Comprehensive Integrated Rural (Panlery Speaker) Development Model Encompassing Developmental Policies, Legislations and Society – A CORD Case Study 2.11.2 Sunil Kumar In-service Training of Post Graduate Teachers: A Study of Government Senior Secondary Schools in Hamirpur District of Himachal Pradesh 2.11.3 Kritika Goel Breaking the Monolith: Rethinking Development and Gender 2.11.4 Ashu Sharma Dalit Christians and Reservation Policy in India 2.11.5 Subhash Dr. Ambedkar’s Vision to Water Resource Development in India 2.11.6 Santosh Kumar चंबा की संस्कृति एवं लोकगीिों का परिचय 2.11.7 Krishan Lal Guga Jahar Veer Celebrations in Bilaspur, Current Scenario and Conservation: An Overview Tea Break 11.00 to 11.30 AM Venue: Staff Room 2.12 Technical Session-XII Transforming Society: Then and Now Chair: Dr. Amarjit Lal Associate Professor of Sociology Venue: Conference Hall Time: 11:30 -1:00 PM Govt. College Hamirpur Co-chair: Dr. Anoop, Associate Professor, Govt. College Faridabad Facilitator: Mrs. Shivani Thakur

2.12.1 Laxmi Mishra A Study on the Digital World as the Lonely Planet: The More we Connect, the More we Escape from Reality 2.12.2 Savi Khanna Work of Love A Research into the Transformative Potential of Love from an Adivasi Woman Perspective 2.12.3 Prateek Deploying Development: Feminism and the politics of “cure” 2.12.4 Parveen Farzana Study of Personal Hygiene Practices Among Primary School Students Living in Slums of Delhi 2.12.5 Suneela Shama Re-writing Mythology in English Literature: A Study of Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi 2.12.6 Anjana Thakur Women in Development Through Political Participation 2.12.7 Rohit Bajaj Representation of Indian Society in Italian Traveller’s Account 2.12.8 Manmohan Singh Love, Greed and Sacrifice: Food as You Want it

2.13 Technical Session- XIII Changing Fundamental Social Institutions Chair: Dr. Virender Shahare Associate Professor Venue: Room No. 305 Time: 11:30 -1:00 PM Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi Co-chair: Dr. Subhash Chand Facilitator: Sh. Anit Kumar 2.13.1 Vaneet Kour Aging and Old Homes: A Study in Jammu 2.13.2 Chandaramani Piyush Changing Caste Institution: Opportunities and Challenges

2.13.3 Azaz Lone Struggling with human voracity: The rise, decline and revitalization of Environmental Sociology: Some insights from Kashmir 2.13.4 Naresh Kumar Caste as Determinants of Social Status in Modern Times- A Study with Reference to Nagrota Bagwan of Kangra District 2.13.5 Anju Devi Institutional Child Care and SOS Mothers: A Study in SOS children’s Village Jammu 2.13.6 Abhinandan Sociological Impact of Astrological Predictions on Hindu Marriage 2.13.7 Manesh Verma Status Survey of Library Development and Information Management System in Institute of Higher Learning in Himachal Pradesh 2.14 Technical Session- XIV Increasing Urbanization: A Threat? Chair: Dr. Krishan Lal Sidharth Govt. College Nadaun, Venue: Room No. 306 Time: 11:30 -1:00 PM Hamirpur Co-chair: Sh. Bharat Khepan Facilitator: Sh. Jitender Thakur 2.14.1 Owis Khan Obliteration of Water Resources: A Consequence of Insentient Utilization of Water Resources 2.14.2 Shailza Bhatt Urbanization and Health: A Challenge for Sustainable Development 2.14.3 Hakam Chand The Socio-Economic Impact of Urbanization in India 2.14.4 Uttam Singh Urban Boom and Changing Economic Practices: Noted from Small Town 2.14.5 Kehar Singh Socio-political Isolation of Himalayan Tribes: A Study of Pangwal Tribe 2.14.6 Poonam Sabarwal Biodiversity of Wood Decaying Fungi and It’s Relation to Environment 2.14.7 Vidushi Sharma Behavioral Finance and the Decision-Making Process of Individual Investors Lunch 1:00- 2: 00 PM Venue: Staff Room

Valedictory Venue: Multipurpose Hall 2.00- 4.00 PM Official Welcome of the Chief Guest by Convenor, Scientific Steering Dr. Shiv Dayal Committee Felicitation of the Chief Guest

Sociology of Urban Transformation Plenary Speaker Dr. Surya Prakash Upadhyay Assistant Professor School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology IIT Mandi Culture, Society and Development: Sh. Sachin Kumar Reflections from the Conference Assistant Professor Govt. College of Teacher’s Education, Dharamshala Environment, Culture and Dr. Shahnawaj Malik Development of Chamba - Retrospect Director (South & South East and Prospect Asia), UNIGIS International University of Salzburg, Austria Recommendations of the Conference President of SSHP

Chief Guest Address Sh. Vivek Bhatia Deputy Commissioner, Chamba Felicitation by Chief Guest Dr. Shiv Dayal Principal cum Convenor Scientific Steering Committee Dr. Ruchi Ramesh President SSHP Dr. Surya Prakash Upadhyay Plenary Speaker Sh. Sachin Kumar Special Speaker Dr. Mohinder Slariya General Secretary SSHP cum Organizing Secretary Vote of Thanks Organizing Secretary cum General Secretary cum SSHP Official Closing of the Conference Chief Guest

Group Photograph Tea with Chief Guest All those who want to visit Khajjiar will submit their names Field Visit on 3rd November 2019 to the organizers (Prof. Jitender Thakur and Ashish Sharma 10:00 AM onwards… will be the incharge of this visit; Contact Number: 94186- 19955 and 98165-88444) along with Rs. 1000/= and this visit will be planned if minimum 14 delegates give their consent. All delegates (who have given their names to visit Khajjiar will assemble at the reception of their respective hotels along with their luggage and they will be facilitated to pick by taxi/vehicle at 10:00 AM and all will have lunch together at Khajjiar on meadows and depart from there to their respective places round 3.00 PM with a wish to see everyone sometime again…..

Annexure-II Souvenir of the Conference

First National Conference Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh

Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture

Chamba Cultural Meet-2019

1-2 November 2019

Celeberating 100 Years of Sociology in India & 30 Years of Sociology in Himachal Pradesh Univestiy

Souvenir

Conference Programme and Abstracts

Department of Sociology Govt. College Chamba H.P.

Dr. Shiv Dayal Principal Govt. College Chamba Phone: 01899222207 Website: www.gcchamba.com Email: [email protected]

Message

I am very happy to note that our college is organizing the first conference of Sociological Society of Himachal Pradesh (SSHP) on the theme “Culture, Development and Society- Understanding Development in Relation to Culture (Chamba Cultural Meet-2019) from 1st to 2nd November 2019. The discipline of Sociology is very close to my heart and I strongly feel that sociological studies can contribute in a very big way in bringing large scale change in over overall well being.

As a Venue Partner, Govt. College Chamba has played its role for the success of the event. I am happy and commend all the Staff and Students of various departments who worked hard to make the conference a reality. Conferences are providing opportunities for researchers and faculty members and students for networking and collaboration among the peer groups along with publications. It is really good that such conferences are held to enhance the spirit of innovation among Faculty Members, Research Scholars and Students.

I am sure the conference will provide an opportunity for the participants to share their knowledge and get updated. We are living in a time where boundaries of knowledge are being advanced at a rapid pace, the conference will help to chart new stream of research for sure. I encourage all participants to present their knowledge to strengthen India as developed and prosperous nation.

With best wishes.

Dr. Shiv Dayal Principal cum Convener Scientific Steering Committee

Sh. Ajay Kumar Gupta Director (Research) Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi

Message

I am very happy to know that the ‘Sociological Society Himachal Pradesh, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh’ is organising its First National Conference on ‘Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture’, popularly known as “Chamba Cultural Meet-2019” during 1-2 November, 2019.

I believe that the conferences/seminars would prove to be a great platform for exchange of new ideas, findings, research gaps and all.

I wish the conference a grand success.

Ajay Kumar Gupta

President Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh Dream Villa, Anand Nagar, Lower Khalini, Shimla-171009 HP (Regd. Under H.P. Societies Registration Act 2006 (Act No. 25 of 2006) Registration No. 1205/2018 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sshp.co.in

Message

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the First Conference of Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh on ‘Culture, Development and Society- Understanding Development in Relation to Culture’ on 1-2 November, 2019 at Govt. College Chamba H.P. Chamba is famous for its cultural artefacts like; miniature pahari paintings, folk art, traditional jewellery, Chamba rumal (handkerchief), shawl, honey etc. The selection to organize the first conference at Chamba goes well with the theme and place as Chamba is culturally rich and colourful land of Himachal Pradesh.

I am confident that with the active participation of delegates from various parts of the country, cooperation of NWISA and Govt. College Chamba would carve an indelible impression in the annals of SSHP in particular, and at national scale in general.

The Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh seeks to initiate a vibrant forum for its members from the state and other parts of the country as well as whole world for academic exchange. In furtherance of this mission, we shall remain committed to our goal of achieving constant academic strides and traversing milestones. I am confident that the conference at Govt. College Chamba will provide platform for deliberating the concerned issues which are of enormous significance in recent time in the backdrop of confronting issues.

I sincerely wish all success to the organizing secretary of conference and whole team of Govt. College Chamba under the dynamic leadership of Principal Dr. Shiv Dayal. With the cooperation and active participation of you all I am sure that this conference will be intellectually fruitful and socially relevant endeavour.

Dr. Ruchi Ramesh President Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh

Prof. (Dr) O P Monga (Retired) House No. 46/9, Second Floor, Near Shiv Printers, Rajgarh Road, Solan-173212 (Himachal Pradesh) Email: [email protected] Contact: 9418126760/ 8219589229

Message

I take great pride in congratulating Organising Committee of the first National Conference of the Sociological Society of Himachal Pradesh on Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture being organised at Government College, Chamba, from 1-2 November 2019. It is one of the most important domains of social life which impacts all of us. Culture and Society come in conflict with development because of prescriptions and proscriptions. There can be no denial that society can thrive without development, but sociological focus lays very high priority on ‘Development with Human Face’. I have all appreciation for Dr. Mohinder Slariya, Organising Secretary for his sincere efforts in providing platform to Sociologists of Himachal Pradesh for deliberating on cultural context of development. Sociologists from universities/colleges/NITs/IITs, budding social and natural scientists, independent researchers, academicians, NGOs, policy makers, industry people from different parts of this state will dwell and discuss on very important issues of Knowledge as Power, Status of Sociology in HP, Social and Cultural Transition, Indigenous Knowledge, Status and Challenges, Development and Water Resources, Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Disaster Management, Developmental Policies, Legislations, Urbanization, etc.

I wish you a successful conference and hope that it will augur well in future for new collaboration for knowledge sharing and enhancing relevance of Sociology and Sociological studies in future.

Prof. (Dr.) O P Monga (Retired) Department of Sociology Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

Dr. Raj Kumar Kaistha Registrar APG University, Shimla Email: [email protected]

Message

It is a matter of great pleasure and pride that newly formed Sociological Society of Himachal Pradesh is going to organize its first academic conference of two-day National Conference to commemorate the completion of 100 years of Sociology in India and 30 years of Sociology in Himachal Pradesh University Shimla.

It is coincidence that I also started my career as a lecturer in the subject of Sociology in the same year in 1989 from Govt. College Chamba, my Karam Bhumi where I served for complete nine years. This place is a second home to me, and I always feel it my privilege to be associated with Chamba. I have witnessed the growth of the subject over these years throughout the State. Govt college Chamba has got special place in the 30 years journey of the subject as it has credit to organize two National Seminars and One International. It is my proud privilege to be a part of this mega event.

I appreciate the efforts of SSHP to start its journey from Chamba, one of the remotest areas of the State that shows the determination of the newly formed Association. The academic endeavor initiated by the Association will definitely prove to be the milestone in the growth and development of the subject in years to come. I am confident that deliberations of the conference will certainly help the young scholars, researcher and academicians to achieve the objectives of this conference.

I congratulate and thank SSHP, Department of Sociology and college administration for providing platform to budding and veterans Sociologists to rub their shoulders with one another.

I wish the conference a great success.

Dr. Raj Kumar Kaistha Registrar APG University, Shimla

Prof. Yash Pal Singh Department of Education MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly UP Ex-President, Rohilkhand University Campus Teachers’ Association

Message

It gives me immense pleasure to know that Department of Sociology, Govt. College Chamba is going to organize a National Conference on “Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in relation to Culture” during November 1-2, 2019. The topic of the conference is greatly relevant in the context of world today. We all believe that development must be in congruence with the culture of a society or the country. We also know that our country is facing a few serious concerns related to both the issues of our culture and development. I hope that deliberations in the conference will definitely provide some fruitful observations and suggestions for the questions being raised in the area of our common interest.

I wish your conference a grand success.

With Regards

(Prof. (Dr.) Yash Pal Singh)

Bhup Singh Gaur President North West Indian Sociological Association Editor: Newsletter T.G.-03 International Sociological Association Mobile: 9896036403 Email: [email protected]

Message

It gives me immense pleasure to know that the Department of Sociology Government College for Chamba, Himachal Pradesh is going to organized first S.S.H.P. National Conference on Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture, November 1-2-2019. I am happy to know that topics to be deliberated upon ranges from Deteriorating Environment, Culture in Transition Development and Traditional knowledge, Changing Culture and loosing identity, Tribal Culture, Impact of Development on Water Resources, Water as a Human Right, River, Dam construction, Displacement, Disaster Management, Development Policies, Legislation increasing Urbanization Transformation of society along with symposium on Celebrating 100 Years Sociology in India and 30 Years in Himachal Pradesh. These needs to be deliberated so as to address such issues for the betterment of mankind and society at large. The confluence of Academicians, Researchers and Social Scientists will provide congenial atmosphere for the students to get acquainted with such vast range of issues in such a lucid manner.

I hope that the deliberations during the seminar will provide concrete solutions for such problems and can be emulated at the national level. I wish the organizers a grand success of the seminar.

(Bhup Singh Gaur)

Dr. Manoj Kumar Teotia Assistant Professor CRRID, Chandigarh Secretary WG-05 of International Sociological Association (ISA) on Famine and Society

Message

Culture has been a crucial issue in sociological debates across the globe. In Indian context, the processes of urbanization, modernization, use of ICT and development induced social, economic, political and environmental changes have been influencing culture. There is a need to conceptualize and theorize various emerging cultural realities and look how Indian society is experiencing new types of cultural exclusion, marginalization, poverty, inequality etc. There is growing need to understand the transition to transformation of Indian society, its social institutions, cultural traditions, practices and how new social realities are confirming or challenging the existing social, cultural and economic orders in the society are some important issues which I think we need to discuss today. The urbanism, culture of poverty and growing process of marginalized urban sub cultural spaces in India and how the same is resulting in the exclusion and marginalization of the urban poor in cities also requires serious debate.

I am glad that SSHP is organizing its first National Conference on Culture, Development and Society in Chamba on November 1 to 2, 2019. I am sure the conference will generate lot of interest among the budding sociologists from various parts of the country as well as from Himachal Pradesh. I am deeply impressed by the personal efforts of Dr. Mohinder Kumar Slariya and his colleagues in making genuine efforts to organize such event in Chamba. I extend heartily welcome to the delegates, students and emerging sociologists and researchers.

(Dr. Manoj Kumar Teotia) Assistant Professor CRRID, Chandigarh

Dr Manoj Kumar Treasurer North West Indian Sociological Association Email: [email protected]

Message

The aspirations for all round development of our society are universal. However, goals of development sometimes are in contradiction to the cultural values and norms of societies. This often leads to the contradiction amongst the cultural aspirations and the trajectories of development. The debates regarding the priorities of mankind are numerous and relative.

The issues of climate change as well as development induced displacements as well as human rights and the gender issues need brainstorming sessions and elaborate discussions. Both the policy makers and academicians benefit for the renewed vision acquired from the deliberations from the conferences

The organising committee of the Chamba Cultural Meet-2019 deserves all the appreciation for organising such an event in collaboration with NWISA. I am sure the participants will be able to find out new sociological insights from the wisdom the experts and learned guests during the conference.

(Dr. Manoj Kumar) Associate Professor, PG Govt College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh

Dr. Mohinder Slariya Associate Professor Department of Sociology Govt. College Chamba H.P. Email: [email protected]

Message

Greetings from Chamba Cultural Meet-2014!

Dear Delegates!

I took up this opportunity to welcome you all in this most beautiful Himalayan city in Shiv Bhoomi Chamba. This historic collaborative academic endeavor being organized by the Department of Sociology, Govt. College, Chamba sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research in association with North-west Indian Sociological Association (NWISA). The first conference of Sociological Society, Himachal Pradesh on “Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development and Society”

I am thankful to the abstract submitter. We got more than 100 abstracts for this conference from different parts of the country, like; New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and also from United Kingdom.

Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a group or society. Through culture, people and groups define themselves, conform to society's shared values, and contribute to society. Thus, culture includes many societal aspects; language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and institutions. Institution refers to clusters of rules and cultural meanings associated with specific social activities and common institutions like; marriage, family, education, religion, work, health care etc. The culture is finest example since ages and now experiencing change because of many factors and development.

2-days academic endeavour has been divided in 14 technical sessions and we are pleased to admit that we got more than 100 abstracts 15 states. A committee of reviewers has been constituted to review and securitize the submitted abstracts and finally 87 abstracts have been selected. The presentation has been divided in three categories; Key-note Address; Plenary Address; Oral Presentation with different time slot. We are organizing symposium on “Celebration of 100 Years of Sociology in India and 30 Years of Sociology in HP University” in which eminent sociologists from different parts of the country will speak.

I am thrilled to present this souvenir before you all and thank you all to took pain to be here in one of remotest part of the country and evidenced this historic moment. I took personal responsibility for any inconvenience during your stay in Chamba with a hope that you all will excuse me by taking geographical limitations in consideration.

Once again, I welcome you all!

Dr. Mohinder Slariya Organising Secretary National Conference on “Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in Relation to Culture”

Call for Papers

Why this Conference?

Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society. Through culture, people and groups define themselves, conform to society's shared values, and contribute to society. Thus, culture includes many societal aspects; language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and institutions. Institution refers to clusters of rules and cultural meanings associated with specific social activities and common institutions like; marriage, family, education, religion, work, health care etc. The culture is finest example since ages and now experiencing change because of many factors and development.

Development is a process that creates growth, progress, positive change or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social and demographic components. The positive purpose of development is to raise the level and quality of life without damaging the resources of the environment and society. Today it is realised that economic growth did not necessarily lead to a rise in the level and quality of life and cannot be measured all the time with available indexes like Human Development Index.

Simply, development is a value laden concept and a process of desired change, and address basic questions like; desired by whom and desired for whom? and aims to improve the lives of human beings. To greater extent, it is society which needs development and it is a system of reciprocity between Development for Society and Society for Development. Development for society is being measured in relation to economic development, human development and it can be measured in term of Human Development Index (HDI), Gross Happiness Index (GHI). The processes of change like; westernization, modernisation and globalisation has increased the pace of development many folds and changed/changing the social fibre and social structure as well. On the other hand, society for development reflects negative consequences of development like; increasing greed for accumulation of money, deviance and changing the Indian social system in a way or another. Basic social institutions like family and marriage have changed because of development. The basic structure and role of these institutions have changed drastically during last few decades. Due to this, the process of socialisation has changed and resulted into degradation of values on context of family as well as society. It largely reflects on economy for development as well as for politics for development with individual in the centre of process of development, which is always being ignored in the whole process of development from planning to execution. Development also aims to bring ideal socialization, education and acceptance/ adaptation of development. Since the era of development begun in Neolithic stage of human development and to date man has made considerable intrusion in the Mother Nature in the name of development and today reached at optimum level. Under existing Lobbyist Pressurized Model of development, the process of development at every step existing model has ignored human being for whom development is being planned. This model is resulting into ill- effected development causing pains in the lives of people and affecting society at large, questioning the existing model of development as it is not meeting requirements of society, also affecting detriments of mother nature like; mountains, water, soil, cropping patterns, ecological cycles and finally resulting into ecological imbalances and threatening human survival to greater extent by disturbing existing cultural fabric of society. The conference is a multi-disciplinary attempt to discuss relationship between Culture, Development and Society at large. How developmental processes affecting traditional cultural interactive web, traditional knowledge and affecting interactive web of relationship at large, will be the main focus of this academic endeavour. Issues related to development and their impacts on every aspects of society and affecting cultural aspects will be the focus of the conference. It is important to understand how and where the problems originate and how one can get everything back into balance. So, just to understand and discuss the mentioned issues, “Sociological Society Himachal Pradesh” (SSHP) and Govt. College, Chamba is going to organize three-day National Conference from 22- 23 October, 2019. Where, by Whom and on What:

"Knowledge is Power if it’s shared" will be the tagline of the conference and Sociological Society Himachal Pradesh (SSHP) and Govt. College Chamba invite you all to share your research-based knowledge in National Conference scheduled to be held from 22-23 October, 2019. All interested Professors/Associate/Assistant Professors in universities/colleges/NITs/IITs, budding social and natural scientists, independent researchers, academicians, NGOs, policy makers, industry people are invited to be the part of two days event in the Historical Town, Chamba of Himachal Pradesh.

Sub-themes of the Conference:

 Culture in Transition  Development and Traditional Knowledge  Changing Culture- Losing Identity?  Indigenous Knowledge: Status and Challenges to Preserve  Transforming Tribal Culture  Impact of Development on Water Resources  Is Water still a Human Right?  Issues Related to River based Development  Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Issues still to be Resolved  Water based Development and Disaster Management  Developmental Policies, Legislations and Society  Transforming Society: Then and Now  Changing Fundamental Social Institutions  Increasing Urbanization

However, sub-themes are indicative and abstract can be submitted in any related sub-topics. To reduce carbon foot prints, we would appreciate if you send your abstract as well as paper electronically using official Email: [email protected] by writing “for submission of abstract for SSHP conference-2019” in subject box of the mail.

When: the conference will be held from 1-2 November, 2019

First Notification of Conference: 21st January, 2019 Final Call for Paper: 16th July, 2019 Submission of Abstract for final call: 17th August, 2019 Declaration of acceptance of abstract: 20th August, 2019 Submission of full paper: 15th September, 2019 Registration before: 15th October, 2019 Conference: 1-2 November, 2019

All received abstracts will be scrutinized by the scientific steering committee, constituted for this purpose and the decision of the committee will be final.

Guidelines to submit Abstract: The abstract should clearly indicate the main theme/title, objectives, methodology, major findings, and conclusions of the proposed paper and its relationship to the topic/sub- topics or objectives of the conference. The abstract including title, not more than 5 key words, and text should be no longer than 250 words in Times New Roman, Font Size 12.

Full length paper must be submitted on official Email [email protected] in as a word document with tables and figures in their proper positions. Use Times New Roman in 12-point font, 1.5- line space, with full left and right justifications. Accepted abstracts for the conference will be published in form of souvenir and selected papers in form of ISBN book (s) by international/national publisher.

Deadline for Submission of Full-length paper for this call: September 15, 2019.

Registration Fee: registration fee includes conference kit, tea, conference meal and welcome reception.

For Academician, Practitioners, NGO, Scientists: 1000=00 INR For Students: 0500=00 INR (On the production of institutional Identity card)

Registration fee will be accepted either in form of Bank Draft payable at Chamba, Himachal Pradesh or can be deposited at the counter.

What can you do? You can present your work as oral and poster presentation and also can contribute as session speaker.

Official Language: the official language of the conference will be English.

About Chamba

Chamba is an ancient town in the Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in northern India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chamba has a population of 519,080 people. Located at an altitude of 996 metres (3, 268 ft) above mean sea level, the town is situated on the right bank of the Ravi River (a major tributary of the Trans-Himalayan Indus River).

Though historical records date the history of the Chamba region to the Kolian tribes in the 2nd century BC, the area was formally ruled by the Maru dynasty, starting with the Raju Maru from around 500 AD, ruling from the ancient capital of Bharmour, which is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the town of Chamba. In 920, Raja Sahil Varman (or Raja Sahil Verma) shifted the capital of the kingdom to Chamba, following the specific request of his daughter Champavati. From the time of Raju Maru, 67 Rajas of this dynasty have ruled over Chamba until it finally merged with the Indian Union in April 1948, although Chamba was under British suzerainty from 1846 to this time. Know more about Chamba here: https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Chamba, Himachal_Pradesh.

How to Reach Chamba: Chamba in one of the 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh situated in the lap of majestic Peer Panjal and Dhauladhar Range of lesser Himalayas. Chamba shares its boundaries with Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir. Chamba is well connected with state highway and situated at the distance of 120 km away from nearest railways station i.e.

Pathankot/chakki Bank and 240 km from nearest airport i.e. Jammu and Amritsar. Chamba is 375 km away from state capital Shimla and 625 km away from New Delhi. Well connected from New Delhi (ISBT) with Deluxe Buses coming directly to Chamba and less than half hour regular bus service from Pathankot nearest railways station. Taxies are also available at the outskirt of railway stations and airports. To reach Chamba average buses from Pathankot take 3-4 hours and 5-6 hours from Jammu and Amritsar airports and 13-14 hours from New Delhi (night bus-service could be a preferable option and it can be either via Chandigarh or via Ludhiana/Jallandhar/Pathankot). 24 hour bus- service is available from Pathankot ISBT.

About Host institution: The Government College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh is a premier institution imparting higher education to the students of the Chamba region with an objective of providing quality education to the majority of students since May 18, 1958 and just completed glorious 60 years of academic excellence in 2018. The college is situated at magnificent location between Peer Panjal and Dhauladhar ranges of Lesser Himalayas on the left and right bank of Ravi.

The college is accredited B+ with NAAC and affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University and recognized by UGC under section-12B and 2f and entitled to receive development assistance.

This institution is offering graduate courses in four major streams viz. Science, Arts, Commerce and Vocation. The college two campuses, and teaching blocks, science laboratories, computer section, halls (Darbour hall, multipurpose and conference hall), and tribal hostel for boys.

The college is managed and monitored by the State Government, HP University and UGC. The students are admitted to the different courses at graduate level and Post-graduation in English, Economics and History as per the prescribed norms laid by HP University. Apart from these there are BBA, BCA, PGDCA courses which are recently started in the campus. There is also IT laboratory set up by Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh. Being affiliated to the Himachal Pradesh University the college follows the curricular framework as prescribed by the University for different courses. For more detail, click here: www.gcchamba.com.

About SSHP

Sociological Society Himachal Pradesh is registered association of people working for sociology at different levels and registered under H.P. Societies Registration Act 2006 (Act No. 25 of 2006) with Registration No. 1205/2018 and having headquarter at Dream Villa, Anand Nagar, Lower Khalini, Shimla-171009 HP and more detail is available at www.sshp.co.in. It’s members includes sociologists, social scientists consisting of academicians, PG, research scholars, public servants, consultants, NGO people, social researchers etc. SSHP is committed to promote sociology and develop sociological thinking and committed to facilitate sociological teaching and research and enhance the professional development of it’s members. SSHP aims to work for sociology in Himachal specifically and in India and world in general by providing a network of sociologists at all levels. It is also an attempt to link students and teachers of sociology with other sociological associations at national as well as at international level with it’s alien branches like; anthropology, psychology, environmental sociology etc. SSHP will address all issues related to sociology including introduction of sociology at all levels i.e. at senior secondary, college, universities, research institute etc. in state.

Just to reduce our commitment to the carbon footprint, we would appreciate if you send your abstract as well as paper electronically at [email protected] with cc to [email protected].

Sightseeing Tour: Sightseeing tour may be organized on 24th of October, 2019 if participants desires and it will be contributory and including pack-lunch and tea at this (as visible in the photograph) beautiful place.

About Khajjiar, The Mini Switzerland: A small picturesque saucer-shaped plateau surrounded by dense pine and deodar forests, is one of the 160 places through-out the world to have been designated “Mini Switzerland” officially by the Swiss Ambassador on July 7, 1992. It is a tiny tourist resort about 20 kms from Chamba; at an altitude of 6,500 ft. above mean sea level. Khajjiar is exquisitely nestled down in the foothills of the imposing Dhauladhar ranges of the Western Himalayas. The dish shaped Khajjiar provides a panoramic and breath-taking perspective to visitors.

Khajjiar is famous for the popular Khajji Naga shrine dedicated to the serpent God from which the name is believed to have been derived. The temple dates to the 10th century and is interspaced with different patterns and images on the ceiling and wooden posts. A curious blend of Hindu and Mughal styles of architecture is reflected in the wooden carvings on the ceilings and wooden posts. The image carvings are said to represent the Kauravas who were tied up here in the hideout by the Pandavas.

For any further information please contact:

Dr. Mohinder Slariya Organizing Secretary cum General Secretary (SSHP) Email: [email protected] or at 94180-41374, 9418455111 (Dr. Ruchi Ramesh, President, SSHP) or College; 01899-222207 For more detail and update please regularly visit: http://sshp.co.in/ and https://gcchamba.com/

Speaker’s Abstract Submission Template

Title and Name Family/last Name: (as it will appear on name badge) ______

First Name: ______

Name of co-author (s) if any: Family/last Name: ______First Name: ______

Organization/institution Mailing address Phone number +91 Fax number +91 Email address Arrival date Departure date Research interests (select one out of sub-topics which suits you the most) Presentation topic (Please chose carefully, once it is approved it will not change) Accommodation Required in Chamba (Number of hotels, rest houses with even low budget are available, can be chosen the best suits to you) Abstract (The abstract should clearly indicate the main theme/title, objectives, methodology, major findings, and conclusions of the proposed paper and its relationship to the topic/sub-topics or objectives of the conference without any paragraph, dot points, number. The abstract including title, not more than 5 key words, and text should be no longer than 250 words in Times New Roman, Font Size 12 by using MS Word-2003.) After filling it in please mail it at official mail ID of the conference: [email protected]

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Template for Session Submission

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Session Proposal

Session will be 1 hour and 30 minutes each.

Requirements to Propose the Session:

 In each session, 5 papers on related topics.  Total time for one paper will be 15 minutes’ maximum (12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for discussion)  Proposal will be accepted if the Session Chair identify and confirm up to 3 papers in the proposal;  Remaining 2 slots will be allocated by the Scientific Committee of the conference from the submitted abstracts;  The session proposer has to present his plenary presentation for 10-15 minutes and have to introduce the session to the fellow scholars.

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