CURRICULUM VITAE/ PERSONAL PROFILE
1. Name in Full: George Thadathil
2. Present Address Salesian College, Sonada, Darjeeling, WB 734 209 Permanent Address Salesian College, Sonada, Darjeeling, WB 734 209 3. Phone Number (0353) 2545627 (F)
Mobile 934045539
E-mail ID [email protected]
4. Date of Birth 01.05.1963
5. Details of Educational /Professional Qualifications
Qualification Name of Institution Class Year
Ph.D. University of Madras Commended 1998-2000
Title of Thesis: The Vision of Sri & Narayana Guru Movement in the Literature of Nitya Chaitanya Indian Council of Yati Philosophical Research
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M.Phil. University of Madras First Class 1996-1997
M.Ph Jnana Deepa Vidhyapeeth First Class 1985-1987
(Affiliated to Catholic University, Rome)
B.Th Kristu Jyoti College, First Class 1988 - 1992 Bangalore
(Affiliated to Salesian Pontifical University, Rome)
B.A Honours(English Literature) Salesian College, North Second Class 1981-1984 Bengal University
B.Ph Salesian College, Sonada First Class do (As Dual Degree Certificate)
Pre. Degree St Anthony’s College First Class 1978-1980 College, NEHU University
Matriculation Don Bosco High School, First Class 1974-1978 Mannuthy, Trichur (Kerala Board)
6. Languages known: English, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, German (has done GI & GII at the Goethe Institute, Max Mullter Bhawan, Pune with 82% & 78% respectively) 7. Subject with area of specialization: (Humanities and Social Sciences – Social Philosophy)
My area of specialization is Cross Cultural Social Philosophy. It was my attempt to apply the
2 research findings in South India (Ezhava Movement) onto the Language and Ethnicity based identity formations in Darjeeling District. Besides teaching basic courses in philosophy I continue with research in this field.
8. Details of Professional/Teaching Experience
Name of Designation Period Nature of duties Institution
Salesian College, Lecturer Coordinator 1987 Teaching of Extension onwards Sonada, Activities Local Leadership Training Darjeeling, 1992 Guiding B.Ph students & staff HOD, Philosophy & onwards University of pursuing research in their writing Principal Founder North Bengal Director of Salesian 2000 of papers & Dissertations and Publications onwards Socio-cultural Research
Principal & Founder 2005 Administration and Coordination editor of Salesian onwards of the Faculty Research. Journal & 2009 onwards
9. Present Post: Founder editor of Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Founder Director of Salesian Publications & Principal, Salesian College, Sonada-Siliguri, University of North Bengal
10. Present Pay: Salesian College is a 2(f) and 12 (B) Minority, Rural College established in 1933. The Religious Faculty and staff did not claim Salary. However, having opened to the public since 2000, the efforts to resume the pay packet scheme is in process.
11. Date of Annual Increment: N/A
12. Date of Superannuation: N/A
13. Details of Research Activities:
Assisted in the Ph.D. Supervision of:
3 Title Name of Candidate University
The Effect of Religious Therapy on Depression in University of Madras ( As Patients Suffering from Johnny KK Irrecoverable Illnesses. External Examiner, 2012)
Negotiating Gorkha Identity in Shreyasi Chettri Jadavpur University (As Indian Nepali Novels External Examiner, 2016)
Impact of Christianity on the Terence Mukhia Assam Don Bosco University Tamang and Lepcha (External Examiner, 2017) Communities of Darjeeling District - A Philosophical Perspective
Projects Undertaken
Name of the Project Institution Published
KABP (Knowledge Awareness, The outcome of the study has Behaviour, Practices) on HIV been published as a write up AIDS in the Locality of the Salesian College, Sonada in the local Newspapers College (Mini researches in the sunchari and himalay darpan locality are part of Social in Nepali. (Similar studies on Early Analysis Course for the final Marriage, Unemployment and School Drop outs have been year students) conducted during the past decade) The findings of the research project will form the A Research on the Local Traditional Music systems is in Department of Music curriculum of Music Course being offered presently as the process Salesian College UGC, COP programme.
B.Ph Dissertations Final Year Students Over 50 students have been guided in the past decade in their final dissertation work for the Degree Programme in Philosophy.
4 The Impact of Higher The Research is to be Education in its Immediate coordinated by team led by Select Staff from the Xavier Neighbourhood: A study the Bosco Institute of Master Across Catholic Campuses in Board ENE College of Social Work wing for North East evolving strategies of intervention in catholic campuses
Development Induced Coordinated by Sonam Sherpa The Study Report has been Displacement and Deprivation of the Economics Department submitted to ICSSR and the in Sikkim 1975-2010:A with research assistants in report is ready for publication. Quantitative Database on Its collaboration with Fr Walter Published as Teesta on the Extent and Impact Fernandes, Director, North Eastern Social Research Run (2016) Centre, Guwahati.
Low Enrolment in Higher Coordinated by Dr Sukant (Project completed in 2016) Education among the Tribal Banerjee in Collaboration with Communities of Doars ICSSR, Delhi & Salesian Research Institute, Sonada- Siliguri.
CORSIKA- Cosmic Ray Coordinated by Mr Dhirodutta The Porting Facility for Simulation Software Subba and undertaken by CORSIKA from Linux to Salesian Research Institute, Microsoft to be made Salesian College, Siliguri available for users. Campus
NAAC ASSESSOR:
Peer Team visit to Purnia College on 13-14 Oct 2017 and
Rayat shikshan sanstha's Rajarshi chhatrapati shahu college, Kolhapur. 25-09-2017 to 26-O9-20L7
Details of Publications:
Books and Articles
5 Books
Brahmarshi Sri Narayana Guru, (Translation from Malayalam to Nepali) by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (2016) Teesta On the Run: Development Induced Displacement in Sikkim 1975-2010, A Salesian College & NESRC Publication, (2016)Co-author Cultural Linguistic Transitions in the Nepali Speech Community of Darjeeling, a Sahitya Akademi Publication (2009) based on the research seminar on the same theme (March 2007), co-edited with Dr Lalita Rai Ahmed, Darjeeling Government College, and Dr Jiwan Namdung, convener for Nepali, Sahitya Akademi.
Vision From the Margin: A Study of the Sri Narayana Guru Movement in the Literature of Nitya Chaitanya Yati (based on Doctoral Research) published by Asian Trading Corporation & Salesian College Publication (2007).
Cultural Identity in Nepali Language and Literature a Salesian College Sonada Publication (2005) based on the UGC sponsored seminar on the same theme, (co-edited with Dr Jiwan Namdung, convener for Nepali, Sahitya Akademi, Mr Terence Mukhia, Department of Philosophy and Ms Basanti Mukhia, Department of Nepali, Salesian College).
Subaltern Perspectives: Philosophizing in Context an Asian Trading Corporation, Bangalore, Publication (2005) based on the ACPI 2004 Trinity College, Jalandhar session (edited).
Communities and Identity Consciousness: South Indian Trajectories a Madras University publication (2004) based on the researches on community transitions in the last century, (co-edited with Prof. Felix Wilfred, Department of Christian Studies, University of Madras).
Founder & Series Editor/(Co-editor) of:
Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Vol I, 1: Spirituality in Victorian Poetry (May 2010)
Vol I, 2: Philosophy and Contemporary Living (December 2010)
Vol II, 1: Darjeeling and Indian East (May 2011)
Vol II, 2: Mountain Economy in Perspective (December 2011)
Vol III, 1: Literary & Linguistic Terrain of Translation (May 2012)
Vol III, 2: Indigenous Philosophies of the Himalayan Communities (December 2012);
Vol IV, 1: Technology and Society (May 2013)
Vol IV, 2: Sports, Games and Holistic Education (December 2013)
6 Vol V, 1: Engaging the Spiritual (May 2014)
Vol V, 2: Contextual Management: Theories & Practices (December 2014)
Vol VI, 1: Indigenous Management (May 2015)
Vol VI, 2: Christian Education and Modern Democratic India (December 2015)
Vol VII, 1: Education and Social Inclusion (May 2016)
Vol VII, 2: Identity, Resistance and Empowerment (December 2016)
Vol VIII, 1: Christianity and Indian Culture (May 2017)
Vol VIII, 2: Pen, Pain and Writing (December 2017)
Vol IX, 1: Politics of Ecology (May 2018)
Vol IX, 2: Darjeeling and Eastern Himalayas (December 2018)
Vol X, 1: Conflict in South Asia (May 2019)
Articles and Chapters
"The Transformative Power of the One World Vision of Sri Narayana Guru" in Vinay Lal (ed) India and Civilizational Futures Backwaters Collective on Metaphysics and Politics II, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2019,pp. 240-260.
"History, Culture, Environment and Development: Kerala and Darjeeling A Study in Contrast" in Anjan Chakraborty, Rajarshi Chatterjee and Panchali Sengupta (eds), Interrogating Development: Perspectives on Economy Environment, Ethnicity and gender, Kolkata, Setuprakashini, 2017, pp.174-185.
"Reading Gandhi in Ambedkar's Shoes: Reclaiming Democracy." in Enhancing our Home: Re-Reading and Re-Living Gandhian Thought, ed. Johnson J. Puthenpurackal, Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation - ACPI, 2016, pp.193-214.
"Community, Critical Knowledge and Rights" in Pius V Thomas, Knowledge, Theorization and Rights: Renegotiating the Connectives, Sonada, Salesian College Publication, 2016, pp. 56-71.
“Foreword: Darjeeling Society, Economy and Polity”, in Nupur Das, Darjeeling: Society, Economy and Polity, Siliguri, Salesian College Publications, 2014, i-vii.
“Re-reading Texts from New Contexts: In Search of a New World Order”, in Alphonsus D’Souza, O L Snaitang and Limatula Longkumer (Eds.), Globalisation and Response of the Churches, Guwahati, North Eastern Social Research Centre, 2014, pp.27-41.
7 “The Dynamics of Values: Sources, Contexts and Visions” in Ranjana Banerjee, Neeta Dang & Debika Guha (Eds.), Dynamics of Values, Kolkata, Loreto College: Departments of Bed & Education, 2013, pp. 21-35.
“Introduction: Positioning the Indigenous Philosophies of the Himalayan Communities” in Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol III (December 2012), 1-18.
“The Cosmotheandric Experience of Raimon Panikkar” in Johnson Puthenpurackal (ed), Raimon Panikkar Being Beyong Borders: A Commemorative Volume, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2012
“Expression of Words: A Collection of Short Stories” by Birbhadra Karkidholi, in Indian Literature: 267 Sahitya Akademi’s Bi-Monthly Journal, (Jan/Feb 2012), 237-240.
“The Protest Masks: Politics of Culture and Identity” in Padam Nepal & Anup Shekhar Chakraborty (Eds), Politics of Culture, Identity and Protest in North-East India, New Delhi, Authorspress, 2012, pp. 38- 48.
“Sri Narayana Guru” in George Panthanmackal & Johnson Puthenpurackal (eds)., Encyclopedia of Indian Christian Philosophy, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2010,
“Democracy” in George Panthanmackal & Johnson Puthenpurackal (eds)., Encyclopedia of Indan Christian Philosophy, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2010,
“The Politics of Violence” in Ivo Coelho (Ed.), Violence and Its Victims: Philosophizing from Indian Context, Bangalore, Asian Trading Publication, 2010, 332-354.
“Philosophical Foundations of Spirituality in Poetry” in Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bi-Annual, Salesian College Publications, I(May 2010)1, 97-104
“Spirituality, Sexuality and Ethics of Care” in Felix Wilfred (ed.), Transforming Religion: Prospects for a New Society, New Delhi, ISPCK, 2009.
“From Fullness to Emptiness: Encountering Non-Dualism in Jesus the Buddha”, in Saju Chackalackal (Ed.), New Horizons of Indian Christian Living: A Festschrift in Honour of Vadakethala Francis Vineeth, Bengaluru, Vidyavanam Publications & Coimbatore, Preshitha Communications, 2009, 367-386.
“Feminism Rethinking Philosophical Categories”, in Patrick Gnanapragasam & Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (eds.), Negotiating Borders Theological Explorations in the Global Era: Essays in Honour of Felix Wilfred, Delhi, ISPCK, 2008, 542-552.
“Relevance of Language Study for Cultural Identity”, in Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi’s bimonthly journal, September-October, 2008, (Vol. 247), 153-160.
“The Role of Social Sciences in Promoting Science” in I. Ahmed (ed.), Science and Society, Proceedings of National Seminar, Darjeeling Government College, (2008).
8 ‘National Aspirations and Regional Autonomy: A Socio-Philosophical Perspective’, in Prathibha, Silver Jubilee Souvenir, Aryabhatta College of Advanced Studies, (Dissent and Dialogue, edited by Pius Vazhappilly), Thrissur, 2008, (n.p).
“From the Publisher” (an Introduction) in Tracing the Steps: A Psycho-Pedagogical Study of Charles de Foucauld’s Vocational Journey, by Dr Nirmol Gomes, (2008) Salesian College Publication, pp. viii-xiii.
“Culture and Identity” in Keith D’Souza (ed.), Culture as Gift and Task: Philosophical Reflections in the Indian Context, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2008, pp.109-124.
“A Map for the Pilgrimage to the Other” in Journal of Dharma, Religious Literacy and Secularism, April- June 2007 (Vol.32, No.2), 153-162.
“New Age Religion: An Appraisal” in George Karuvelil (ed.), Romancing the Sacred? Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2007, pp. 331-354.
"The Role of Self in Developing Innovative Strategies in Higher Academics" in DISHA: Development of Innovative Strategies in Higher Academics, Proceedings of the National Seminar, St Xavier's College, Mumbai, 2006, pp. 27-35.
"Democratization Process through Civil Society Institutions, " in Victor PJ (ed), Discursive Hills: Studies in History, Polity and Economy, Proceedings of the National Seminar, St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, 2007, pp. 95-106.
“The Person: an Eastern Confluence with the West” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.17 (2006)No.3, 301-316.
“Democratic Pluralism or Pluralistic Democracy” in Johnson J. Puthenpurackal (ed.), Pluralism of Pluralism: A Pluralistic Probe into Philosophizing, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2005, pp.327- 346.
“Sri Narayana Guru’s Vision of Liberative Religiosity: A Post Secular Approach to Religion” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.16(2005)No.2, 195-228.
“The Dynamics of Conversion” (an introduction) in Vibrations of the Heart: John Henry Newman, by Dr Merlyn George, (2004) Salesian College Publication, pp. vii-xi.
“The Making of a Tradition: The Vision of Nataraja Guru” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.13(2002)No.2, 159-190.
“The Birth of Tradition”, in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.10(1999)No.3, 293-312.
“Discovery of a Tradition (Parampara),” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.9(1998)No.2, 1-16.
“Youth for Transformation of Society,” in Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection, Vol.LXI(1997)No.6, 386-392.
9 14. Details of Participation in National/International Seminars/Symposiums/Conferences
Seminars Organized by Dr. George Thadathil
Seminar Topic Year Institution
Communities and identity 2000 Department of Christian Consciousness: South Indian Studies, University of Madras Trajectories
Culture, Philosophy and Social 2001 Salesian College, Sonada, Sciences Darjeeling.
Language, Literature and Art 2003 Department of Philosophy, Forms Salesian College, Sonada
Darjeeling
Nepali Linguistics 2004 Sponsored by CIIL (Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore) at Salesian College, Sonada Darjeeling
ACPI 30th Annual Conference 2005 Salesian College, Sonada, on " Pluralism: Indian Darjeeling, Christian Response" Sponsored by the ACPI (Association of Christian Philosophers of India) ‘Culture and Identity in Nepali 2005 Sponsored by UGC at Salesian Language and Literature’ College Sonada, Darjeeling Cultural Linguistic Transitions 2007 In collaboration with Sahitya in the Spoken Nepali of Akademi, New Delhi, at Darjeeling Salesian College, Sonada Darjeeling. Indigenous Philosophies of 2009 Sponsored by Indian Council the Himalayan Communities of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, at Don Bosco Malbassey, Sikkim (May 9-10, 2009) Christian Educational 27-29 April 2011 Sponsored by Indian Institute Institutions: The Making of of Advanced Study, Shimla. Modern Democratic India “Promoting NMEICT- 25 February 2011 Salesian College, Siliguri INFLIBNET E-Resources in Campus North Bengal and Sikkim” a Regional Seminar.
10 National Workshop on 10-11 April 2012 Salesian College, Siliguri “CORSIKA- Cosmic Ray Campus Simulation Software” National Seminar on “Sports 3-4 August, 2012 Salesian College Siliguri & Games: New Approaches to Campus in collaboration with Holistic Education” Sports Board, University of North Bengal IUS Asia Triennial Conference 23-25 November 2012 Don Bosco Nitika, Kolkata on The Role and Identity of IUS (Salesian University Institutions) National Workshop on 1-3 August 2013 Salesian College, Sonada (ICPR “Christian Influence on Indian sponsored) Culture” The IQAC seminar on 23-24 August, 2013 Salesian College Siliguri (NAAC “Autonomy: Means to Quality sponsored) Enhancement” National Seminar on 5-6 October 2013 Salesian College Siliguri “Contextual Management: Campus in collaboration with Indigenous theories and Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati practices” (UGC sponsored) The Intercontinental Seminar 13-16 February 2014 Salesian College Sonada (IUS on Education and Social Education Group Sponsored) Inclusion: Challenges of Diversity Human Development Values 1-4 September 2014 Salesian College Sonada Project of AIACHE (Sponsored by United Board, Hong Kong) Convener of the National 20-22 November 14 Department of Political Seminar on Human Nature Science, Salesian College, Interface in North Bengal Siliguri Campus Convener of the National 6-7 January 2017 Department of English, Seminar on Pen Pain and Salesian College, Siliguri Writing Convener of the National 27-28 February 2017 Departments of Computer Conference on Trends in Science and Mathematics, Science and Technology Salesian College, Siliguri Convener of the International 14-15 March 2017 Departments of Philosophy, Conference on Darjeeling and Sociology, English and History, the Eastern Himalayas Salesian College, Sonada
Papers Presented in Seminars, Symposiums and Conferences
Title of the Paper Presented Topic of the Conference Institution, Place and Year
‘One world Education in the National Seminar on Moral Department of Philosophy, Sri
11 Vision of Sri Nitya Chaitanya Philosophy Sankaracharya University, Yati’ Kaladi, Kerala March, 2000. ‘Liberative Religiosity in the National Conference on ‘the Department of Philosophy, Vision of Sri Narayana Guru: Post Secular and Post University of Madras and The Post Secular Approach to Religious Discourses on Department of Philosophy, Religion’ Religion and Secularity: Dharmaram Vidhya Kshetram, Emerging Frameworks in the Bangalore Indian Context’ 14-16 December, 2001. ‘Language and Literature: UGC sponsored seminar on Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Vehicles of Identity’ ‘Rethinking Higher Education Mahavidyalaya, in India: Prospect and Retrospect’ 2-3 April 2004. “Gramsci’s Significance in 29th annual Conference of Holy Trinity Seminary, India Today” ACPI on “Subaltern Choggitti, Jalandhar, Philosophies: An Indian Christian Perspective” October 22-25, 2004 Understanding The Person: An International Conference on Salesian Pontifical University, Eastern Perspective ‘Personalism of Emmanuel Rome, Mounier,’ 12-14 January 2005 "Environment as the Matrix National Level UGC Sponsored Government College for Cultural Identity" Seminar on "Culture, Darjeeling, Environment and Identity" 18-19 November 2005. "Democratic Pluralism or 30th Conference of the Salesian College, Sonada, Pluralistic Democracy: Association of Christian Darjeeling, Postcolonial Possibilities" Philosophers of India on Pluralism: An Indian Christian 18-22 October, 2005 Perspective "The Person: An East West 80th Session of the Indian North Bengal University Confluence" Philosophical Congress Campus. 24-27 October, 2005 "Democratization Processes in UGC sponsored National St Joseph's College, Darjeeling Civil Society Institutions: A Seminar on "Hill Stations in 8-9 September 2005. case study of Darjeeling" India: Challenges and Prospects" "The Role of Self in Developing National Seminar DISHA: St Xavier's College, Mumbai, Innovative Strategies in Higher Development of Innovative 3-5 February 2006. Academics" Strategies in Higher Academics "Changing Faces of Social National Seminar organized by Department of Philosophy, Identity: Cultural Linguistic Indian Institute of Advanced University of Madras, Transitions in Darjeeling" Study, Shimla Chennai, 6-8 March 2006.
‘Ethics and Ethnicity’ Calcutta Research Group on Loreto College, Darjeeling “Settled States and Unsettled
12 Populations: Evolving 12 December 2006. Discourses on Social Justice in India” “Presence/Absence of the National Consultation of Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Marginalised in Philosophical Philosophers on ‘Indigenous Bangalore, Education: Challenges and Philosophizing: Indian June 1-4, 2006. Scope” Horizons’ “Positioning New Age in ACPI conference on the theme Sacred Heart Seminary, Feminist Philosophy of “The Dynamics of Religion: A Poonamallee, Religion” Philosophical Review from Chennai, Indian Perspectives,” 18-22 October, 2006 ‘Catholic Higher Education and National Conference on Stella Maris College the World of Work’ “Mission, Innovation And (Autonomous), Chennai, in Transformation of Catholic collaboration with Higher Education” International Federation Of Catholic Universities, Catholic Bishops Conference of India and Xavier Board for Catholic Higher Education in India Feb. 1- 3, 2007 Don Bosco’s Educational Jubilee Seminar on Don Bosco School, Project into the 21st Century “Globalization and Education Park Circus, Kolkata – Problems and Prospects for India” 17 March, 2007 “The Potential for Research in international conference of Colle Don Bosco, Social Sciences in Indian Salesian University Institutions Salesian university on “Exploration of Turin, Italy, institutions” Collaborative Research 23- 29 March 2007. Potential”
“Environment, Culture and ACPI conference on “Culture: St Thomas Apostolic Identity” A Philosophical Look from the Seminary, Vadavathoor, Indian Perspectives” Kottayam, 10-13 October, 2007. ‘Socio-Cultural status of Jubilee Symposium, St Augustine’s School Hall, Darjeeling Diocese in the Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Himalayan Region with special 10 December 2007. reference to the Interfaith Dialogue Commission’ Guest Respondent at IASACT United Board, Institute of Chung Chi College, Scholars Meet Advanced Studies in Cultures Chinese University of Hong and Theologies, 2008. Kong 14 July 2008 “Philosophy and Literature” Annual Endowment Lecture, Darjeeling Government in the College, (In Nepali)
13 PG Dept of Nepali. 21 September 2008.
“The Role of Parents, Village Fest, Education Fair Assam Lingzey 2008 Winter Teachers, Panchayat and Civil (Public Lecture) Village Fest, East Sikkim, Society in Educating the Rural 22 December 2008. Mass” From Fullness to Emptiness: Round Table Conference on Institute of Sciences of Encountering Non-dualism “The ambivalence of Religion, the Faculty of Nothingness, between Philosophy, UPS, Rome. in Jesus the Buddha - Conjecturesnegation of a of the human and 26th February 2009 Vipassana Meditator openness to the divine.”
The Philosophical Discourse ICPR Sponsored National Don Bosco Malbassey (Venue and Reclamation of Seminar on “Indigenous & Organized by Salesian Indigenous Worldviews Philosophies of the Himalayan College, Sonada)8-9 May 2009 Communities”
Seminar Report on “Christian IIAS sponsored National Rashtrapathi Bhawan, IIAS, Educational Institutions: The Seminar on “Christian Shimla, 27-29 April, 2011 Making of Modern Democratic Educational Institutions: The India” Making of Modern Democratic India”
Positioning the Philosophy of The Philosophy, Vision and Rashtrapathi Bhawan, IIAS, Sri Narayana Guru Work of Sri Narayana Guru: as Shimla, 7-9 June 2011 an instrument of Egalitarian Social Change”
The IUS Networking: Indian 2nd Plenary of the delegates of UCSH, Santiago de Chile, 9-12 Approaches IUS Education Group November 2010
Role of Catholic University in World Congress of Catholic University of Avila, Spain, 12- Democratizing Peoples Universities on ‘The Identity 15 August 2011 ad Role of Catholic Universities’.
' Ethics in practice: Rethinking UGC sponsored national PD Women’s College Gandhian Perspective’ seminar on “Understanding Jalpaiguri, Gandhi in our Times: Re- visiting Gadhian Ethics”. March 2011
The Cosmotheandric Vision of Symposium on Raimon Morning Star College,
14 Raimon Panikkar Panikkar Barrackpore, 26 October 2011
Dynamics of Values: Source, UGC sponsored National Loreto College, Kolkata Context, Vision Seminar on ‘The Dynamics of Values ‘ 6-7 March 2012
“The psychological well-being Indo Bhutan International Jointly organised by Gaedu in terms of internal Conference: “CELEBRATING College of Business Studies, experience” SHERIG CENTENARY- Gross Bhutan, and Loyola College, National Happiness (GNH) IN Chennai, 14-15 May 2012 BHUTAN AND INDIA.”
Education Group and Student Triennial Conference of Salesianum, Pisana, Rome, 10- Exchange Salesian Universities – IUS 14 July 2012. International
The Inclusion Debate: World Conference of Salesian Don Bosco, Madrid, Spain, Perspectives from the Margin Universities November 2012
“Relevance of Pacem In Terris National Seminar on North Eastern Social Research and Nairobi Document” “Globalization and the Centre, Guwahati, 16-17 April Churches” 2013.
‘Education and Social Triennial Conference of Xavier Prabodhana Centre, Pallotine Inclusion’ Board House, organized by St Philomina’s College, Mysore, 27-30 April, 2013.
‘Christian Higher Education AIACHE National Conference Christ University, Bangalore, and Social Responsibility’ of Principals and Vice from 1-3 May 2013. Chancellors
“Bengal: In Search of Regional Seminar on “Facets Organized by NESRC, St Progress” of Development in Bengal” Xavier’s College, Rajganj, and Salesian College Siliguri Campus, 25-26 May 2013.
“SNG: Politics of Backwaters Collective IV: Le Meridien, Cochin, 18-21 Consciousness”, Metaphysics and Politics July, 2013.
“Christian Influence on Indian Christian Culture Studies ICPR sponsored National Culture” Workshop at Salesian College,
15 Sonada, 1-3 August 2013
“Trends in Global Education Principals of Salesian Schools: Salesian Provincial House, and Salesian Response” Annual Conference Odxel, Panjim, Goa on 17 August 2013.
“Autonomy: Means to Quality IQAC seminar on Autonomy Sponsored by NAAC at Enhancement” Salesian College Siliguri, 23-24 August, 2013
“Education and Social IUS Intercontinental Seminar Lorena Campus of Unisal Inclusion: Indian Series II (Centro Universitario Perspectives”. Salesiano,) Sao Paolo, 11-13 September 2013
“Sustaining and Promoting the National Seminar on “Creating Sacred Heart Theological right conditions for Faith: and Sustaining Right College, on 19-21 September Indian Youth Perspective” Conditions for Faith” 2013
Presidential Address on UGC sponsored National Department of Management, Contextual Management Seminar on “Contextual Salesian College Siligur Management: Indigenous Campus in collaboration with theories and practices” Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, on 5-6 October 2013.
“Networking Possibilities of DBHEI Annual Conference Don Bosco College, Panjim on Don Bosco Higher Education in 5-6 November 2013 India”
“History, Culture, One Day national seminar on St Joseph’s College, Environment and “History, Culture, Darjeeling, on 7 December Development: Kerala and Environment and 2013. Darjeeling – A study in Development: Indian Contrast” at the at Experiences”
The Intercontinental Seminar Salesian College Sonada & Welcome Address as the on Education and Social Sponsored by the IUS Convener Inclusion: Challenges of Education Group 15-17 Diversity February 2014
"Language, Identity and Metaphysics and Politics Le Meridien, Cochin, Ethnicity in Darjeeling; Conference, Backwater's Applying 1-4 August 2014
16 the Insights of SNG". Collective
Salesian Education in India IUS EG delegates Meeting IUS Venice Mestre, Italy, and the role of Inclusivity in Fourth Intercontinental Higher Seminar on Education and 27-30 November 2014 Education Social Inclusion
"Community, Knowledge and National Conference on Department of Rights" "Knowledge, Theorization and Philosophy, University Rights: Renegotiating the Campus, Assam University, Connectives" Silchar, 16-17 March 2015
"Nurturing the Spiritual in North East Christian College Don Bosco Institute, Higher Education" & "The Principal's Forum Guwahati, Contextual Relevance of Christian Higher Education 18-19 April 2015 in NE".
"The Salesian Identity of DBTI Stakeholders Conference DBTI, Port Morseby, PNG, 9- and its Possible Futures" 12 July 2015
"The One World Vision of Sri Sri Narayana Guru Samiti State Library, Shillong, Narayana Guru" Global Summit Meghalaya, 20 September 2015
" The Need for Ecosophy in Philosophy Seminar on Department of Philosophy, Contemporary World" "Human Environment: Salesian College, Sonada, 11 Ecological Concerns and October 2015 laudato Si"
"Salesian System of Education International Seminar on "Don St Anthony's College, Shillong. in Indian Cultural Context" Bosco's System of Education" 19-20 November 2015
IASACT Mentor Institute for Advanced Study Chung Chi Divinity School in Asian Cultures and Chinese University of Hong Theologies Kong, 25 May -25 June 2016
"The Gaze of SNG at Backwater's Le Meridien, Cochin Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate" Collective on Metaphysics and 15-18 July 2016 Politics
"The Role of NBU Officers in National Conference on Role North Bengal University Inclusivity and Excellence in of NBU Officers in Inclusivity Officers Association, NBU,
17 Higher Education" and Excellence in Higher 10 September 2016 Education
SNG Vision: Rethinking Religious Pluralism in Asia: ICI Hong Kong Institute of Religious Education in India Conference I Education and Social Science Hong Kong University
14-20 May 2017
Dealing with Colonialism: Faculty Development Salesian College FDP, 29 July Addressing a Contemporary Programme, SCSC 2017. Concern in the Classroom
Challenges and Prospects of National Consultation on SPCSA General Assembly, Don Christian Education in "Building the Nation: The Bosco, Kolkata, 27-28 Contemporary India Constitutional Way" February, 2018
Conflict in South Asia: Causes Conflict in South Asia: Don Bosco Golaghat, in and Consequences Consequences and collaboration with SCS 14-15 (Valedictory Address) Implications March, 2018
Hindu Meditative Practices Mindful Connectivity: Asian Asia Network Annual and Research Perspectives and Influences Conference, Sonesta Hotel, Philadelphia,5-8 April 2018
Just Understand: ICI Conference II on Religious Hong Kong Institute of Religious Pluralism, Religious Pluralism in Asia. Education and Social Science Movements and the Future of Hong Kong University & Asian Inter-Faith Dialogue in India Centre for Culture and Theology, Chennai, 15-18 May 2018
Darjeeling University and the National Symposium on Southfield College, Darjeeling, Prospects of Higher Education "Darjeeling University and the 4 September 2018. in the Hills: Prospects of Higher Education A Trans Historical Perspective in the Hills"
Young People and Human V Intercontinental Seminar Pio XI Campus, UNISAL, 1100, Rights: Perception of Indian and IUS Education Group Alto de Lappa, Sao Paolo, Reality General Assembly Brazil, 17-19 September 2018.
18 In Response to Savarna Metaphysics and Politics, Le Meridien, Maradu, Cochin, Assertions in Kerala Backwaters Collective 25-29, July 2019
Indian Civilizational Resources: India China Indonesia ICRS, Jogyakarta, Indonesia, 5- A critique Conference 9 August 2019
Salesian Translation Centre: EAO Conference of Salesian Anisakan, Myanmar, 26-29 History and Prospects Translators August, 2019
Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal: ACCS-AIACHE Conference ACCS, Panayur, Chennai, 5-9 Socio-political realities and September 2019 Implications for Higher Education
15. Deputed abroad:
I have been the leader of delegation of Youth at an International Live-in Experience of Youth at Taize, France for two months (June-July) in 1994; as part of my research I have been to Singapore, Sydney and Fiji Islands in 1999 to explore the receptivity to Indian spiritual traditions in Non-indic cultural settings. I have represented the College at the World Level Summit of Salesian (Don Bosco) University Institutions in Rome in 2001, 2004, and 2007. Participated and presented paper at the Second Plenary of the delegates of Education Group of IUS at UCSH Santiago de Chile, 9-12 November 2010, the third plenary at Salesian University, Madrid, 2012, fourth plenary at Venice Mestre 2014 and the fifth at UNISAL, Sao Paolo in September 2018. I was on Sabbatical in US from 1 January 2016 till 20 May 2016 during which did independent research work in the libraries of Yale and Princeton Universities. In June-July2016 I was nominated Mentor for the IASACT by the United Board and hosted in ChungChi College of Chinese University of Hong Kong. These were experiences that helped in the present task as Indian representative of an International forum engaged in devising a common research across the continents on the Impact of Education in transforming the Identity Perceptions.
16. Any other relevant information
Analyzing and contributing to the impact of education on society has been a core concern in my teaching as well as research and other activities that interfaced with the civil society. Therefore, I attempt to follow an Inter-disciplinary approach in my teaching and research, involving especially the fields of Social Philosophy, Literature, Hermeneutics, Sociology, History and
19 Anthropology.
Courses Taught
1. Philosophical Psychology (Indian and Western)
2. Metaphysics (Indian and Western)
3. Cultural Philosophy
4. History of Philosophy (Ancient, Modern and Contemporary)
5. Medieval and Contemporary Indian Thought
6. Philosophy of Religion.
7. Contemporary Issues in Philosophy
Membership in Professional Societies:
1. Coordinator for IUS-Asia (Salesian University Institutions) EG (Education Group).
2. Member of Indian Theological Association.
3. Executive Member of Indian Christian Philosophers Association.
4. Executive Member of the Association of Catholic Colleges (Xavier Board).
5. Member of the International Association of Social Philosophy.
6. Executive Secretary, Forum for Inter religious Dialogue and Ecumenism, Darjeeling.
7. Member of the Academic Staff Council, NBU, June 2009
8. Advisory Board Member, Tribal World, Journal of Eastern Regional Progressive Tribal research & Welfare Organization, 3 July 2011.
9. Executive Member, All India Association of Christian Higher Education, New Delhi (for the second time), 30 January 2012.
10. Member, Court of the University of North Bengal, March 2012. 11. Member, IQAC, PD Women's College, Jalpaiguri, June 2015 12. Member, Founder Body, Salesians of Don Bosco, Kolkata, June 2016 13. President, AIACHE, January 2018.
Awards
20 In May 2008, the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling conferred a citation and memento for the contribution made through the institution in promoting Nepali Language and Literature of Darjeeling.
In December 2008, the Rotary Club of Darjeeling presented a citation and memento for the contribution made towards community building through the promotion of literary and other art forms.
In January 2012, by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling at its Golden Jubilee celebrations for services rendered in education, youth welfare, and social harmony in the region.
In November 2019 on 15th at Umrao Hotel, the IAF award for Salesian College by the International Association of Facilitators.
George Thadathil: Personal Profile
Rev Prof George Thadathil is presently the Principal of Salesian College Sonada and Siliguri Extended Campus. He has pastoral experience as co-pastor of a parish, and as diocesan and regional youth director for the Catholic Youth Movement in India besides teaching experience in the seminary and college. He has travelled much in connection with his administrative and academic commitments since his own research in the University of Madras, completed in 2000, as a Fellow of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR). His area of specialization is Cross Cultural Social Philosophy. He has organized various research seminars engaging local scholarship with contemporary concerns of identity, language and ethnicity. He is the author of Vision from the Margin: Study of the Sri Narayana Guru Movement in the Literature of Nitya Chaitanya Yati (2007) and has edited and co-edited books like Communities and Identity Consciousness: South Indian Trajectories (2004), Cultural Identity in Nepali Language and Literature (2005), Subaltern Perspectives: Philosophizing in Context (2005), Cultural Linguistic Transitions in the Nepali Speech Community of Darjeeling (2009), Teesta on the Run: Development Induced Displacement in Sikkim 1975-2010 (2016), Brahmarshi Narayana Guru (Translation from Malayalam to Nepali, 2016) besides contributing to a number of journals and edited volumes on Philosophy, Literature and Social Sciences. His publications are the outcome of an attempt to apply the research findings in South India (Ezhava Movement) onto the Language and Ethnicity based identity formations in Darjeeling District, North East India. His administrative concerns of expanding a Higher Educational Institution has also brought him into academic organizational bodies like Xavier Board (association of catholic colleges of India), AIACHE (association of Christian Higher Education in India), the IFCU (International Federation of Catholic Universities) and to be the member of the Court of North Bengal University, to which his institution is affiliated. As part of his Sabbatical programme he has been on the libraries of Yale, Princeton, Stanford and San Francisco Universities, on research work.
He has taught the basic courses in philosophy at the undergraduate level for over twenty years. He continues with research in this field and is in the process of bringing out a volume on "Owning Locations: Transforming Small Worlds". He is the Founder and Series editor of Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences in its sixth year of publication as a biannual peer reviewed journal with ISSN: 0976-1861. These edited volumes deal with the following issues: Spirituality in Poetry (Vol I,1: May 2010), Philosophy and Contemporary Living (Vol I,2: December 2010), Darjeeling and Indian East (Vol II,1: May 2011), Mountain Economy in Perspective (Vol II,2: December 2011), Literary & Linguistic Terrain
21 of Translation (Vol III,1: May 2012), Indigenous Philosophies of Himalayan Communities (Vol III,2: December 2012), Technology and Society (Vol IV,1: May 2013), Sports and Games in Holistic Education (Vol IV, 2:December 2013), Engaging the Spiritual (Vol V,1:May 2014), Contextual Management: Indigenous Theories and Practices (Vol V,2 & Vol VI,1: December 2014 & May 2015), Christian Educational Institutions and Modern Democratic India (Vol VI,2: December 2015), Education and Social Inclusion (Vol VII,1: May 2016), Identity, Resistance and Empowerment (Vol.VII, 2:December 2016), Christianity and Indian Culture (Vol VIII: 1:May 2017), Pen Pain and Writing (Vol VIII, 2: December 2017), , Politics of Ecology (Vol IX, 1: May 2018), Darjeeling and the Eastern Himalayas (Vol IX, 2: December 2018), Conflict in South Asia: Causes and Consequences (Vol X, 1: May 2019). He is the Founder Director of Salesian College Publication with over 30 publications.
He was the leader of a delegation of Youth at an International Live-in Experience of Youth at Taize, France for two months (June-July) in 1994 and as part of his research have been to Singapore, Sydney and Fiji Islands in 1999 to explore the receptivity to Indian spiritual traditions in Non-Indic cultural settings. He has represented the College at the World Level Summit of Salesian (Don Bosco) University Institutions in Rome in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2012. He participated and presented papers and helped organize the Plenaries of the delegates of Education Group of IUS at UCSH Santiago de Chile, CES Don Bosco, Madrid, Spain, Unisal, Lorena & Sao Paolo, Brazil, Salesian College Sonada, CES Don Bosco, Venice, Italy, between 9-12 November 2010 and 27-30 November 2014. These roles, engagements and experiences have led to the present task as Indian representative of an International forum engaged in devising a common research across the continents on the 'Impact of Education in transforming the Identity Perceptions of marginalized communities.' Invited to be the mentor for 16 scholars from Asian Universities at the IASACT (Institute for Advanced Studies in Asian Cultures and Theologies) Programme in May-June 2016. He was co-director of the AsiaNetwork ANFEP 2018, in selecting and organizing the learning experience for 10 US scholars about North East India and Eastern Himalayas. In this connection he was also invited to the Annual Conferences held in Philadelphia in April 2018 and in San Diego in April 2019. He was part of the Indian China Indonesia Research consortium on changes in society and religion organized for three years consecutively by the United Board and University of Hong Kong and was invited to the EAO Translators Workshop held in Anisakan, Myanmar from 27-29 August 2019. He co- organized the ACCS-AIACHE conference on "Socio-political Realities and Implications for Practical Theologies and Higher Education in Asia" held at ACCS, Panayur, Chennai on 5-9 September 2019.
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