India promotes pluralistic ideology which is relevant in the present \;modern global context. It affirms the postulates needed to preserve \;the unity in diversity by way of ahimsa parmo dharma &ndash\; the right \;to 'Live and Let Others Live.' We are told that one's relationship \;with one's self is internally related with one's relation with the \;other. Self and other are two sides of the same coin. Violence \;towards the other is violence towards self. Violence has become a \;part of modern life. We have learned to live with terrorism\, \;religious conflicts\, political unrest and social conflicts in the \;name of rights and environmental hazards. In some sense violence is a
necessary component of real life\, but is it necessarily a social and \;moral evil? The Mahabharata lays much emphasis on trust as central to \;all personal and social relationship: what is its meaning and \;relation to violence?
All the more\, traditional Indian values demand fresh appraisal in the \;light of the modern global trends particularly when the world is \;rapidly shrinking and mutual interdependence becomes vital for \;survival and peaceful coexistence. The aim of the conference is to \;bring various scholars together for a rich academic dialogue\, better \;understanding of the tradition and its fresh reading. The conference \;will deal with this theme from the perspectives of literature\, the \;socio-political\, the historical\, and Indian philosophy and religion\, \;inviting scholars to ponder afresh an extremely important part of the \;common heritage.
Specifically papers are invited on the following themes:
\nContact:
Prof. Asha Mukherjee
Department of Philosophy
Center for Women Studies
Visva-Bharati University
Shantiniketan\, India
ashamukh@gmail.com
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