Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 6: Vice-Chancellor of Central University Jammu, Prof Sanjeev Jain today called upon researchers across all the disciplines to build up the climate of Bharat Centric Research by selecting and conducting the research issues in their respective fields.
Prof Jain was addressing the delegates of two-day ICSSR sponsored “National Seminar on Bharat-Centric Research: Opportunities and Challenges”, organised by Department of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu.
Prof Jain further advised the organizers to maintain this spirit of doing research-based events, focusing on Bharat-Centered Research. He also suggested to the participants to apply all the knowledge and understanding for doing the research in Bharat based circumstances and context.
The inaugural session of the workshop was graced by Prof Saroj Sharma, Chairperson, NIOS, New Delhi, Prof Chand Kiran Saluja, Director-Academics, Sanskrit Promotion Foundation New Delhi; Prof Girish Nath Jha, Chairman, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, MoE, GoI, New Delhi; Prof Vishal Sood, Professor, Dept. of Education, Central University of HP and Dr J N Baliya, Head Department of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu.
Prof. Saroj Sharma, in her keynote address, stressed that there is a vast diversity of areas where research can be done in context to Bharat-Centric Research which includes Bhartiya Architect, Physics, Chemistry, Shilpa Kala, Natya Kala etc.
Prof Girish Nath Jha emphasized that education should be imparted in one’s own language which is also beautifully described in NEP.
Prof Chand Kiran Saluja urged the teachers to design the curriculum and content of the subject with real-life activities and practices.
Dr J N Baliya gave a detailed description about the purpose and motive behind the conduct of this seminar.
The whole seminar had been taken up in eight sessions, which were addressed by the eminent speakers and experts from different regions of the country namely Prof Gaurav Singh, Prof Deepak Pathania, , Prof Baljeet Singh, Dr Nancy Mengi, Prof Mandeep Singh, Dr Naresh Sharma, Prof Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Prof Suman Jamwal, Dr Neelika Arora, Prof Sunil Dhar and Dr Amit Gangotia.
About 55 research papers were presented by different delegates from all over the country through online and offline mode. In the end, Dr Aman read the brief report of the whole event.