National Seminar on Suniti Kumar Chatterji & Indian Languages, Linguistics, Literature and Culture
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It was New Publication of ISDL 6 due to his academic brilliance and intellectual acumen. Please buy and recommend the publications of DLA and ISDL to others. DLA and ISDL publications are now available at special discount. 1 sdfjkdjfk dfjkdfjk dfjkdjfk dfjkjkdjfk dfjkdjfk dfjkdkkd dkkdk Website: www.ijdl.org dfkdfkdfDLA News jksdfjksdfjlk Vol. 44 December sdfjksdjlfk 2020 dfjk sdfjkdjfk dfjkdfjk E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] dfjkdjfk dfjkjkdjfk dfjkdjfk dfjkdkkd dkkdk dfkdfkdf j 4343 ksdfjksdfjlk sdfjksdjlfk dfjk sdfjkdjfk dfjkdfjk dfjkdjfk Prof. Panikkar also presented a gist of Chatterji’s theory on the existence of Dravidians in India contributions to the academic field and also his in the early ages. Dr. S. Abdul Samed intense efforts for the development of the presented S.K. Chatterji’s Views on Dravidian languages of India. Prof. V. Karthikeyan Nair and Dravidian Languages . He cited numerous evidences on the antiquity put forward by (Director, The State Institute of Languages, Government of Kerala) inaugurated the seminar. SKC regarding Dravidian and Dravidian In his inaugural speech, he emphasized the languages. The first session consisted of significance of strength in unity. He shared the three papers and concluded at 1.15 p.m. history of the epoch-making event, the national- The second session started at 2 p.m. day celebration for mother tongue in 1952 by with an online paper presentation by Dhaka University students. He appreciated the Dr. Kakali Mukherjee. Her paper titled thought of ‘undivided Bengal’ in literature, art Highlights of Bengali Language in the Line of and culture. Suniti Kumar Chatterji explained the intellectual acumen he had, his early days, Prof. Nair strongly argued that, ‘culture is embedded in language’. For him, all knowledge the contributions he gave to Bengali language, literature and linguistics that is kept in language. He highlighted the power of changed the identity of Bengal and our language as a tool to enslave and liberate people. nation in front of the whole world. The The beauty of language is expressed through presentation was followed by another online literature and analyzed by linguists. The paper An Analysis of a Bengali Grammar significance of the works of Suniti Kumar written by Suniti Kumar Chatterji presented Chatterji is definitely ‘immortal’. Dr. S. Abdul by Mr. Sourav Chakraborty. He emphasized Samed (Treasurer, ISDL) proposed the vote of the perspectives of SKC on Bengali grammar thanks. and the significance of the study is still alive. The seminar was enriched by the Dr. Varija N. presented a paper on Analysis of participants and presentations of papers from the Concept Dravidian by Prof. Suniti Kumar eminent scholars. There were ten papers on various TheChatterji second and phase Sediyapu of Krishna Bhatta . She the Orientation Course aspects of the contributions of Suniti Kumar gave an informative lecture on the concept for language teachers Chatterji (SKC) in the field of language, literature ‘Dravidian’. The paper commented on the was held on 7 th and and linguistics. The first academic session began views of the derivation of the word 8th February 2019 at at 11.45 a.m. Prof. P. Visalakshy presented a V.I.‘Dravidian’ Subramoniam by Suniti Kumar Chatterji and paper on The Influence of Srīk akar āmta on MemorialSediyapu ISDL Krishna Complex, Bhatta. Menamkulam. The Bengal Vai avism . She observed the existing In the third session, Mr. Stalin Sardar bond in cultural and devotional spheres of coursepresented began a with paper an on Suniti Kumar Chatterji: Bengal and Kerala in the case of Bhakti movement. inauguralHis Life and session Works in which which gave Prof. precise Naduvattom notes Gopalakrishnan welcomed the gathering. Dr. N. Muraleedharan Nair presented a paper Prof.on SKC. V.R. The Prabodhachandrannext paper was by Mr. Nair,Dhrubajyoti former entitled The Cosmopolitan Nature of Indian Das which pointed out the findings of SKC in Head and Professor of Linguistics, Culture and Language as depicted by Prof. S.K. Universityhis paper Aof Reading Kerala ofand ‘Bengali the recipientPhonetics’ of Chatterji . His paper pointed out a reversed theauthored first byaward Prof. forSuniti classical Kumar Malayalam,Chatterji. theory on the existence of Dravidians in India in inauguratedMr. Akash theBhagat course. presented Prof. N. Gopinathana paper on Nair, A Latest Publications: COLLECTED PAPERS OF V.I. SUBRAMONIAM , Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan (Ed.), 2020, HB, Crown 1/4, pp. 6+187, Rs. 450/- (US$ 45/-). EVOLUTION OF MALAYALAM , Anantaramayyar Chandrasekhar, 2020, PB, Crown 1/4, pp. 8+216, Rs. 450/- (US$ 45/-). THE DRAVIDIAN CULTURE AND ITS DIFFUSION ,