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INDIAN COUNCIL
OF WORLD AFFAIRS SAPRU HOUSE
Relations, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Foundational Ethical Principles;
“Gandhi’s reach in the enunciations Contemporary Relevance”; and Dr.
and practices of peace in America”; Galina Alekseva, Head, Research
and Dr. Beatriz Martinez Saavedra, Department, Tolstoy Estate,
Historian, National Autonomous Yasnaya Polyana, Russia, who spoke
University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico on “Gandhi and India as reflected
City, Mexico, who spoke on “Gandhi in the Tolstoy Personal Library
and gender equality: A reading at Yasnaya Polyana”. Part two of
from Mexico”. Panel three was chaired by Dr. Arun Bandopadhyay,
Day Two began with second part of Panel Two titled Asiatic Society, Kolkata. The two panellists were:
‘Gandhi and the World: Different Geographies’. Dr. Martin Arnold, Former Professor, University of
The session was chaired by Mr. Ashok Malik, Policy Marburg, Germany, who spoke on “700 years of
Advisor, MEA, GOI and the panellists were: Dr. Raj powerful concepts of nonviolent action”; and Dr.
Sekhar Basu, Professor, Calcutta University, who Papia Sengupta, Assistant Professor at Centre for
presented on “Gandhi and the Indentured labour Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
question in the Pacific : The Fijian Story”; Mr. Maung Delhi on “Satyagraha, Truth and Communication:
Maung Oo, Scholar from Myanmar, who presented Gandhi in the time of ‘Fake News”. It was followed
his views on “Gandhi and Myanmar”; and Dr. by a Gandhi Katha, a unique presentation following
Sandagomi Coperahewa, Professor, University of the Indian oral history tradition delivered by
Colombo, Sri Lanka, who presented on “Gandhi's Dr. Shobhana Radhakrishna, Chief Functionary,
ideas on language and its influence on language Gandhian Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance,
policy making in Sri Lanka”. SCOPE, New Delhi on “Transformational Leadership
of Mahatma Gandhi and its Global Relevance”.
Panel Three titled ‘Studying Gandhi in a Globalized
World’ was also divided in two parts. The first The Valedictory Session had opening remarks by
part was chaired by Dr. Raj Sekhar Basu, Professor, Dr. TCA Raghavan, Director General, ICWA. The
Calcutta University and the panellists were; Dr. Valedictory Address was delivered by Hon’ble Vice-
Huang Yinghong, Professor, Sun Yatsen University, President of India and President, ICWA Shri M.
Guangzhou University, China, presently teaching Venkaiah Naidu. He appreciated the initiative taken
at OP Jindal, spoke on “Gandhi’s Ahimsa and the by ICWA and congratulated speakers from fourteen
Theory of Justice”; Dr. Arun Bandopadhyay, Asiatic countries and India who presented their views and
Society, Kolkata on “Gandhi's Environmentalism”; experience at the two day event. The full text of his
Mr. Fabio Scialpi, India Desk, ISMEO, Rome; Former speech is at https://bit.ly/2KCwfGR. The ICWA
Professor Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, expects to publish the detailed proceedings of this
who spoke on “Mahatma Gandhi and the World: virtual conference.
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