Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 25: The two-days’ International Seminar on “Dynamics of Democracy, Civil Society and Governance in South Asia” organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Jammu, was concluded here today.
Prof Baljit Singh Mann welcomed the delegates, speakers, research scholars and students in the valedictory session of the seminar.
Prof Neelu Rohmetra, Dean Research Studies, University of Jammu, presided over the valedictory session.
In her presidential address, she urged scholars and students to internalize democratic values in their everyday lives and grow into responsible citizens who uphold both their rights and duties with equal commitment.
Prof Rohmetra stressed that learning must continue at every stage of life, as it enables individuals to achieve their goals and meaningfully contribute to a vibrant democracy, an engaged civil society and accountable governance.
She also congratulated the Department of Political Science for organizing a seminar on a subject of pressing contemporary relevance.
The valedictory address was delivered by Prof Ajmer Singh Malik, former Vice-Chancellor of Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, Haryana.
In his remarks, Prof Malik described the value of democratic political systems for human welfare and also explained the vital role of civil society that it can play in strengthening the governance across South Asia.
Prof Karori Singh, former Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur made the concluding observations of the seminar and highlighted the importance for such academic events for promotion and evaluation of good governance and adaptive policy-frameworks for governance in the South Asia.
Over the two days, more than 28 scholars from Indian and foreign universities and colleges presented their papers in both offline and virtual modes and participated in the deliberations and discussions on the issues raised in the different papers by the scholars.
The seminar witnessed enthusiastic participation from faculty members, research scholars and students of the University of Jammu and its affiliated colleges.
The concluding session was attended by several faculty members, including Prof Lalitsen Sharma and Dr Mool Raj, along with research scholars Neekita Choudhary, Vintee Kotwal, Bandeep Kour, Nisar Ahmed, Samiksha Raina, Avni Bhagat and students of the Department.
Prof Suneel Kumar presented the vote of thanks.
The proceedings of the seminar were conducted by Dr Shaveta Chowdhary.
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