The Department of Social Work, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore will be organizing ICSSR Sponsored Two-day National Seminar on Inclusive Growth for Self-Reliant India (Atmanirbhar Bharat): Celebrating India’s 75th Anniversary of Independence during August 12 – 13, 2022.
Amrita is a multi-disciplinary, research-intensive, private university, educating a vibrant student population of over 20,000 by 1700+ strong faculty. Amrita offers more than 200 UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs in Engineering, Management, Medical & Life Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Social Sciences. In a short span of 15 years, we have established 180+ collaborations with Top 500 world ranked universities as Amrita is emerging as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India. In THE University Impact Rankings, a pioneering initiative to recognise universities around the world for their social and economic impact, Amrita has been ranked among the Top 300 in the world. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as the fifth best university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2021 for Indian Universities. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was the youngest institution to be awarded with an ‘A++’ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), ‘A++’ is the highest grade that can be awarded to the best-in-class institutions for higher learning.
Coimbatore campus is situated at the village named Ettimadai, at the foothills of Bouluvanpatty ranges of the Western Ghats in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. This sprawling 400-acre campus is often likened to an oasis in a desert. Massive tree-planting and forestation activities undertaken over the past decade have converted the once-barren land into a lush green and beautiful place. A lot of emphasis is placed on eco-friendly and conservation practices.
The Department of Social Work offering Master of Social Work (MSW) program was started in two campuses in the academic year 2007-2008. The Department of Social Work is actively involved in providing evidence-based, quality oriented social work education through most advanced and emerging domains of practice, research and field interventions. It has also engaged itself in strengthening social work practice, research and field projects. Amrita’s MSW program is holistic and unique. It is both academic and experiential.
Vision:
The vision of the Department of Social Work is LOVING to SERVE and SERVING to LOVE.
Mission:
To prepare the students for specialised, evidence and rights-based practice among the oppressed, at risk, vulnerable and general populations. The MSW program provides rigorous intellectual base, opportunities for skill development and a value-based educational experience.
The notion of self-reliance is to generate own resources, independence, self-sufficiency, resilience, emphasis on local capacity building and not depending on others. It gives priority to indigenisation with a sense of national mission as put forth by Swami Vivekananda. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary leadership introduced the scheme Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. It recognizes the complementary role of private and government sectors for accelerating economic development. Essentially the approach of self-reliance will give better results through empowering people and bring better livelihood for the under privileged people. There are several initiatives taken by civil society organizations as well as Government of India for the development of the under-privileged. In the process of achieving self-reliance, the country cannot ignore the concept of inclusive growth. It is possible by focusing more towards eradication of poverty and employment opportunities which is fundamental to inclusive growth. Overall self-reliance is multi-dimensional and efforts from different sectors are required to achieve this objective.
In order to the achieve the goal of self-reliance, lessons learned from various stakeholders would give further boost to achieve the goal. Moreover, deliberations on various approaches and models on self-reliance could help replication and scaling up. It is not the responsibility of the government alone. Participation from civil society plays an important role in achieving self-reliance. Moreover, the lessons learned from various individuals, organizations on different aspects of self-reliance will be very crucial. Economic challenges post COVID-19 is highly challenging to make the progress in an efficient manner. COVID-19 has significantly impacted the growth of the country and it has given attention to new vision and effective approach to balance the economy. The present pandemic has taught us experience to face the biggest calamity ever faced by humanity in the history.
This seminar intended to join hands with efforts of government and civil society organizations to build new India. It will explore the varieties of initiatives taken by different sectors such as academicians, researchers, social workers’ intervention, grass root level NGO’s working to transform the life of under privileged people etc., Also it offers a platform to remember the unsung heroes of India’s freedom fighters, ideas to make India as Vishva Guru”, take lessons from India’s rich cultural heritage. Overall the seminar will provide a wonderful stage to celebrate India’s 75th anniversary of independence and give a great insight to enrich Self-reliant (Atmanirbhar Bharat) India.
1. Self-reliant (Atmanirbhar Bharat) India
2. Vishva Guru Bharat [English / Tamil]
3. Celebrating Unsung Heroes [English / Tamil]
Accommodation facilities shall be arranged in the hostel only for the outstation paper presenters on first come first serve basis, other outstation participants will be charged as per university norms, subject to availability.
Traveling allowance will be provided to all the registered outstation paper presenters by the shortest distance (Non A/C Bus / Train (Sleeper Class)) will be reimbursed after submitting the original tickets. No local travel allowance will be provided to the local as well as outstation participants.
PatronsSwami Abhayamritananda Puri Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan Dr. Bhavani Rao AdvisorDr. P. Rangasami, ConvenerDr. S. Kanagaraj Co-ConvenersDr. V. Priya Mr. T. Sathish Kumar |
Organising Team
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Located near the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, about 2.5 km north of the Coimbatore-Palakkad highway (NH 47), the campus is ensconced by the Western Ghats on its three sides. It is 16 kms from Coimbatore City and 32 kms from Palakkad.
By Air: The closest airport is Coimbatore, located about 27 kilometers from the campus. Most airlines operate flights to Coimbatore from all major cities in India.
By Bus: The nearest major bus terminals are at Gandhipuram (about 22 kms) and Ukkadam (about 18 kms.). There are regular bus services from Gandhipuram (Bus Nos. 96, A3 and 3G) and Ukkadam (Bus Nos. 96, 48, S2, 3G and A3). Alight at Ettimadai Piruvu Bus Stop (Amrita College) and hire an auto rickshaw to the campus (3 kms). A3 bus will come upto the college Gate. The travel time from Ukkadam to Ettimadai Piruvu is around 45 minutes.
Ettimadai is a request stop for all Kerala and Tamil Nadu State Transport buses from Kerala. Alight at Ettimadai Piruvu Bus Stop (Amrita College) and hire an auto rickshaw to the campus (3 kms). Travel time from Palakkad to Ettimadai Piruvu is around one hour.
By Train: Passenger trains are available from Coimbatore Railway Station and Palghat Railway Station. Ettimadai Railway Station is only about 500 metres from the campus and one may easily walk to campus upon alighting at the station. Train schedules from Coimbatore Junction to Ettimadai and Palghat Junction to Ettimadai are available in website. Coimbatore is a major railway junction on the Southern Railways and there are trains to Chennai, Rameswaram, Madurai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kanyakumari, Kozhikode, Mettupalayam, Kochi and Delhi.
We invite papers from academicians, policy makers, research scholars, field level social work interventions on the above mentioned themes and sub-themes for the seminar. The abstract should not exceed 250 words and the length of full paper including diagrams, illustrations, references, etc. should be between 5000 to 6000 words in English / Tamil. The Abstract / Full paper shall be submitted with the link. The abstract should contain the main research question and mention the title, sub themes, details and affiliation of the author / s. Full papers of the author / s must submit on or before 30th July 2022. The full paper need to be structured in standard format as follows: Font: Times new roman, font size: 12, Paragraph: 1.5-line spacing) and not more than 6000 words in total. Affiliation of the author (s), names should be clearly mentioned with detailed contact details. Reference format: APA 6th edition. Submitted papers will be checked for plagiarism with Turnitin software and the acceptable similarity is 10%.
A committee will review the abstract and full papers and information regarding acceptance, shall be communicated to the authors subsequently. All the accepted abstracts will be published in book of abstracts. The selected papers will be published as edited volume with ISBN with additional charges for publication.
Abstract/ Full paper shall be submitted in the prescribed format through mail igsri@cb.amrita.edu
or through the submission form below
1. PG Students & Research Scholars: ₹ 300/-
2. Faculty/ Academicians/ Representatives from Organistions: ₹ 500/-
Note: It is inclusive of 18% GST
Papers presenters are required to pay the fee after acceptance of the full paper. All the presenters must register for the certificate. Only the presenters will receive the certificate. The abstract/ full paper will be accepted on first come first serve basis.
3. Local Participants: ₹ 100/-
Certificate and working lunch will be provided
Accommodation will not be provided to the local participants
Dean,
School of Social & Behavioural Sciences,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Senior Editor,
‘Swarajya’
Professor,
Department of Social Work,
School of Social Sciences,
Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Assistant Professor,
Department of Social Work,
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University,
Madhya Pradesh
Dean and Head,
School of Social Sciences,
Department of Social Work,
Central University of Kerala
Kerala
Associate Professor and Head,
Centre for Rural Infrastructure
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR),
Hyderabad
Assistant Professor,
Department of Social Work
Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore
For any other details
please contact:
Seminar Secretariat
Department of Social Work,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
Coimbatore – 641 112, Tamil Nadu.
Email id: igsri@cb.amrita.edu
Phone Number: 0422 2685851
