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NATURE ENVIRONMENT SOCEITY AND TRANSFORMATIONS (NEST)
269, Hill top Residence: Dongarbadi,
Pandavaddo, Chorao, Goa, India.
Ph: 9822589808 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Friends,
NEST will be holding the 9th Annual Conference from 4th - 6th November 2005.
The theme for this years conference is Political Economy. Papers and
presentations are invited in the areas of Production, Distribution,
Consumption and Exchange. In terms of time the focus varies from the economic
basis of the ancient societies to the economic asymmetries of the modern day
globalised economy with single superpower as its chief characteristics. In
terms of space the conference in its scope covers various continents and
contradictions that are manifested overtly as well as covertly through
numerous movements worldwide. This also includes number of village based local
struggles with global ramifications. In terms of sectors the chief areas
experiencing acute pressures of economic corporate rule such as contests over
land and water, labour, adivasis (indigenous people), women and children,
environment, agriculture, militarization, nuclearisation, minning and others
that are experiencing acute sense of pressure.
Those willing to present their ideas oral as well as written presentations on
this theme are requested to contact any of the coordination committee members
by 31st October.
Venue: SOLIDARITY LIBRARY
Mysore Road, Manathvady - 670645
Dist: Wayanad.kerela.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ph: 04935-240164, 04935-247664
Contact Person: K. Narayanan
Co-ordination Committee
Beethoven Fonseca Durgadas Gaonkar Seerat Kachchap
(member) (member) (member)
ABOUT NEST
NEST is a Voluntary organization founded by Bikram Das Gupta in 1994. During
the past years the activities included the Annual Conferences of the Group on
diverse themes such as Development and its consequences, Nature Environment
and Transformations, Ideologies, Institutions and Knowledge Systems, Science
and Education in historical Perspectives, Dynamics of Order and Disorder in
Nature and Society: Chaos, Systems Theory and Chaocomplexology, People
Resources and Resistance etc.
The first five annual conferences were held in Goa, India, while the sixth and
seventh conferences were held in Tamilnadu, India and the eight at Ranchi.
Besides the annual conferences NEST has organized over 60 discussion sessions
in rural areas of India in the states of Goa, Karnataka, Maharastra and
Tamilnadu. Solidarity programmes has also been the feature particularly with
the people displaced due to development projects like Dams and Mining. Annual
commemorations of Hiroshima day and May Day are other NEST activities. The
underlying objective behind all these activities is constant pursuit of
theoretical clarity and practical involvement. In a typical NEST programme
tremendous lungpower is invested on discussions after the paper is presented.
The theoretical focus is holistic and interdisciplinary. Nest as an
organization is an interface between the Academicians, Professionals,
Activists, Workers and Common People to enhance and consolidate the
understanding of the pressing problems.
Board of Advisors
·1 K. Narayanan,
Secretary, Solidarity Library P.B.
No 19, Mysore Road,
Manathavady - 670 645
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ph: 04935-240164, 04935-
247664
C. R. Bijoy
Doctors Quarters,
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital,
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Pin: 641 044
Phone: (0422) 5300191
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jai Sen
India Institute of Critical Action:
Centre in Movement (CACIM)
A-3 Defense Colony,
New Delhi 110 024, India
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 91-11/2464 2109
91-11/5155 1521
Xavier Dias
BIRSA MMC
B-6, Abhilasha apartments, 11A Purulia
Road,
Ranchi- 834 001
Tel: (0651) 2531874
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reggie Gomes
Near Bank of Goa,
St. Cruz, Panaji- Goa.
0232 - 2448952
Dilip Loundo
Brazilian Chair, Dept. of Sociology,
Goa University [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vrijendra
The conference Venue:
Reach Bangalore/Mysore (by train/flight). Bus is available from Mysore to
Mananthavady ( 110 KM). bus timings from Mysore is 7.15 a.m, 9.15 a.m., 11.15
a.m., 3.15 p.m. and 6.45 a.m. Get down at Mananthavady 1st bus stop and
walkback to the same road (mysore road) 22 mtr to solidarity library.
The buses going to calicut and Erankulam Via sulthan, Bathery is another
possibility. Get down at Sulthan Bathery and take bus to Mananthavadi (45
KMS).
Those who are coming from south take the train to CALICUT (KOZHIKODE) from the
railway station take an auto to KSRTC Bus station, from where there are
frequent buses to Manathavady (105 KMS), preferably town to town service.
Accommodation: simple accommodation is arranged at the venue itself. Those
who need special accommodation Luxury and normal hotel rooms are available
with payment according to the tariff.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FOUNDER: Dr. Bikram Dasgupta.
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