Serampore Girls' College

13, T.C. Goswami Street, Serampore, Hooghly - 712201, West Bengal, India

Established in 1981, Affiliated to the University of Calcutta

AISHE Code - C11984

Department of Sociology

Event Details

Two days International Seminar on Caste in India: Society and Politics

Date: 2023-05-22

Speaker: Dr Kunal Debnath- Assistant Professor, Rabindra Bharati University and Dr K.M Rezaul Karim, Associate Professor, Michael MadhushuProfessor Bankim Mandal, Rabindra Bharati University and Professor Sami

Description

Two days International Seminar on Caste in India: Society and Politics organized by the Department of Political Science and Sociology- Serampore Girls’ College

Speaker: - 1 st Day- 22nd March 2023- Dr Kunal Debnath- Assistant Professor, Rabindra Bharati University and Dr K.M Rezaul Karim, Associate Professor, Michael Madhushudhan College, Bangladesh 2 nd Day- 23rd March 2023- Professor Bankim Mandal, Rabindra Bharati University and Professor Samita Manna, Former V.C of Sidhu Kanho Birsh University.

Objective of the Programme1. To learn about the nature of Caste System and Caste Politics of India. 2. To learn about the emergence of minorities 3. To have an understanding about the recent trends of Caste Politics in India. Organizing DepartmentDepartment of Political Science and Sociology- Serampore Girls’ College

Place of ActivityThe Seminar program was enlightened with the Lecture program of each and every invited speaker. Along with that an understanding of Caste in India was also seen from the perspective of the different paper presenters. So the program provided a platform for interaction between the distinguished speaker and the paper presenters. The whole program was organized within the premises of Serampore Girls’ College.

Date and Time of the Activity: - 22-23rd March 2023 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Number of AttendeeStudents from the Department of Political Science and Sociology, teaching and non- teaching staff of Serampore Girls’ College and paper presenters. Total 120 people both Online and Offline for two days

Objective

1. To learn about the nature of Caste System and Caste Politics of India.

2. To learn about the emergence of minorities

3. To have an understanding about the recent trends of Caste Politics in India.

Outcome

1. The students were enlighten with the talk of the distinguished speakers . It provided them a detail understanding of what is Caste System and the existing Politics of Caste system.

2. Research Scholars shared the recent analysis of the Caste based representation in Local Government and state legislature.