Seminar on economic development and socio-cultural change today – Mar 25, 2010

Seminar on economic development and socio-cultural change today – Mar 25, 2010

Seminar on economic development and socio-cultural change today
  • It is being held in honour of Scarlet Epstein
  • Anthropologist Mishra will deliver keynote address

Mysore: Society for Indian Medical Anthropology (SIMA) Mysore, an all-India association of anthropologists involved in research on health and disease, will organise a seminar on “Economic development and socio-cultural change in the era of globalisation” at the conference hall of the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) on Thursday.

SIMA is organising the seminar in association with the Department of Studies in Anthropology, Kannada University, Hampi, the University of Mysore, Karnataka Sangha of Mandya and Cauvery Agriculture and Rural Development Society in honour of British anthropologist T. Scarlet Epstein who is popularly known as Mangala Kempamma in southern Karnataka. She has been doing research in economic anthropology in Mandya district since 1954 and her books and papers based on her research are revered highly in academic sphere of anthropology.

Eighty distinguished scholars from anthropology, sociology, economics and other disciplines will participate in the seminar and present 50 papers. The seminar will be inaugurated by the former Commissioner of the SC/ST Commission B.D. Sharma. Anthropologist P.K. Mishra will deliver keynote address. The Vice-Chancellor of Hampi Kannada University will preside. Distinguished scholars including, V.K. Nataraj, G.K. Karanth, R.S. Deshpande, M.N. Panini, Kikkeri Narayana, Lingadevaru Halemane, R. Indira, U. Kalpagam and T. Thimme Gowda, member of State Finance Committee and associate of Prof. Epstein will participate.
Article Link:http://www.karnataka-colleges.com/education-news/20101/20100325a.asp

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