Report on
11th International Congress of Social Philosophy (ICSP)
&
4th International Congress of Yoga and Spiritual Sciences
(ICYS)
28th to 30th May,2012, Dharwad (Karnataka)
Dear Friends,
Dr. Desh Raj Sirswal represented
Society for Positive Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies (SPPIS) Haryana in
11th International Congress of Social Philosophy (ICSP) & 4th
International Congress of Yoga and Spiritual Sciences (ICYS) held on 28th to
30th May, 2012 at Dharwad (Karnataka).
On the First Day of the conference
he presented new book "Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda" to General
President of ICSP & ICYS 2012 and General Secretary of ICYS Prof.
B.Krishna. And also he presented this book to various scholars like Prof. Ramji
Singh (Former Philosophy professor and Parliamentary), Dr. Sirajul Islam
(Associate Professor, Visva-Bharati), Professor
Sohan Raj Tater (former V.C. Singhania University, Rajasthan) etc. He also
communicated various scholars from Indian states from West Bengal, Bihar, U.P.,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madras, Maharashtra etc. He met several scholars who are
regularly taking benefits of SPPIS online work.
On the second day he presented his paper entitled.
"Re-Visiting Philosophy of Social Change in Indian Context" in Social Philosophy section. In this paper an attempt is made to draw an outline of
Indian theories of social change available in contemporary time. He said,
"To transform the Indian society into one where there is genuine
development and respect for human rights, five approaches we have dealt with
would be of immense value. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian
Constitution, had immense faith in democracy and peoples’ capacity to create
not only political but also social and economic democracy and he provided the
tools for it in the Constitution. Mahatama Gandhi’s conception of Satyagarha
can play an important role in present time. For Saheed Bhagat Singh and Marx
the very aim of philosophy was to change the world and create a classless
society rather than interpret it. What India needs today is not merely economic
growth but inclusive growth and ever widening choices for all that is
envisioned and advocated by Amartya Sen. In conclusion, only a people's movement involving the masses with the
abovesaid ideologies can bring the cure to the ills of this country." Paper also published in conference volume
entitled, Satyam, Shivam, Sundram.
On last
day in Valedictory Session, ICSP & ICYS Founder President Professor B.
Siddharsharma honored Dr. Desh Raj Sirswal as a representative of Society for
Positive Philosophy and Interdisciplinary (SPPIS) Haryana, for online positive
philosophy work and a 10 minute description was made to highlights SPPIS works
and they promised to be with SPPIS this mission. Dr. Desh Raj Sirswal thanks ICSP & ICYS
and congratulated members of organizing committee for the success of the
conference. He also visited P.G.
Department of Philosophy, Karnataka University, Dharwad alongwith senior
professors.
Dated: 04/06/2012
