---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: PJ Cherian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 10, 2006 10:44 AM
Save the date for a KCHR event Dear friend, Greetings from Kerala Council for Historical Research [KCHR] We cordially invite you with friends to a Colloquium on 12th Sept, 2006 Prof. Ram Puniyani, renowned social activist and thinker, will deliver a lecture on 'Terrorism and Imperialism' Venue: KCHR Hall, Vailoppilly Samskrithi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram at 11 AM., Tuesday, 12th Sept, 2006 Prof. KN Panikkar Chairman KCHR will preside over the function. We look forward to your presence With Warm regards Director KCHR Ram Puniyani is Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Powai. Apart from his teaching and research activities, he pursues a parallel track concerned with issues related to social problems, particularly the ones related to preservation of democratic and secular ethos in our life. He also has serious interest in understanding the Human Rights of weaker sections of society. He is currently head of EKTA, Committee for Communal Amity, Mumbai and has been associated with different secular initiatives for many years. He has also been engaged in understanding global and local changes, which have resulted in communal violence. He is particularly concerned with the adverse effects of globalisation and the rise of fundamentalism, particularly in India. Dr. Puniyani has contributed articles to various magazines and journals on these themes. He has authored three books around these subjects: 'Fascism of Sangh Parivar', 'The Other Cheek' and 'Communal Politics: an illustrated primer'. At present Dr. Puniyani is continuing with his endeavour to understand these phenomena with a focus on human relationships geared around substantive liberty, equality and fraternity. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
