Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, AurangabadDEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND ANCIENT INDIAN CULTURE

In Collaboration with

SUDARSHAN FOUNDATION TRUST ORGANIZES

International ConferenceOn

‘RURAL SOUTH ASIA: IMAGING HERITAGE AND PROGRESS’From 4th to 7th January, 2013,

Venue: University Campus, Aurangabad, India

CONFERENCE CONCEPT NOTE

South Asia more than being a physiographic entity is largely understood by the social scientists as a region with common history, heritage and cultural affinity. Both

South Asia and India are in origin geographical expressions. South Asia is a more recent expression-only about five decades old which encompasses seven very

diverse sovereign states of very different sizes: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. Some would also include, Myanmar, which was a

province of British India until 19351. In respect to its population South Asia comprises one of the largest rural population concentrations in the world. Moreover,

some common trends which infiltrate the rural societies of the region are based on caste and religious-cultural coherence which more or less prevails in entire South

Asia.

Since prehistoric and historic times this (South Asia) region experienced trends of human evolution and cultural development in similar patterns with their own

regional asymmetry, as stated by B. Subba Rao that, ‘throughout history each of these nuclear areas had maintained some kind of separate historical identity, though

some of them were divided into a number of rival principality’.2 South Asia therefore evolved from prehistoric cultures to historic societies in a human development

1 Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal, Modern South Asia History: History, Culture, Political Economy, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2004, II Edition2 P. Subbarao, Personality of India, Baroda, The M.S. University of Baroda, 1956

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trajectory based on pastoralist societies to feudal, caste-based societies in rural regions with their own regional exclusive differences. Further these patterns of rural

societies of South Asia were transformed during the British colonial regime3. Furthering the debates that how do we perceive the unity in diversity of rural societies’

in South Asian history.

As an endeavor to understand facets of history of rural societies in South Asia, department of ‘History and Ancient Indian Culture’ is organizing an International

conference on ‘Rural South Asia: Imaging Heritage and Progress’ on 4th January to 7th January, 2012. The theme of conference broadly encompasses history of South

Asia in rural perspectives from Ancient, Archaeological, Medieval, Modern, Colonial, Post-Colonial and Post-Modernist perspectives. Historians and scholars in the

conference are encouraged to seek disciplinary horizons of history in context to rural South Asia. As we all know, South Asia is predominantly rural in its population

and since prehistoric to historic times rural populations and their societies have contributed immensely in shaping the history of this vast sub-continent.

The selected resource persons invited also have specializations in historical debates about rural life and marginalized populations in South Asia. The invited scholars

have varied special skills in working on the rural history from theoretical perspectives to documenting abilities. Through various means of their expertise, the

conference intends to develop a dedicated network of historians and scholars who will be committed in forming a Rural South Asian History Network.

In the conference, the emphasis is laid on the fastest growing and developing region of the world i.e. South Asia. Since pre-historic, to historic and now in the

contemporary societies of South Asia has achieved several milestones in rural history and progress. Rural South Asia has many historical facets to share with the

world in forms of archaeological, architectural, archival and oral traditions and knowledge systems. In the post-colonial South Asia, because of political, social and

economic upheaval agriculture and rural societies are being squeezed by nonagricultural pursuits, aspirations are increasingly informed by a wish to avoid farming

and the ‘household’ is being restructured as the genders and generations contest and renegotiate their respective roles. With these tremendously fleeting changes the

necessity to work on the rural history and its knowledge systems in forms of archeological, archival and oral traditions becomes exigency in South Asia ,

especially when there is so less work is done in conserving the exclusivity of rural history (village-level) and heritage in South Asia. In the South Asian culture every

village as a unit has potential to impart to society its exquisite cultural history and knowledge systems. We as historians and social scientists have the cognition to

document and restore this knowledge which is available among rural populations.

While experiencing these newer challenges, the requirement at present is about and in what perceptive the history and heritage could be reworked in rural areas of the

developing South Asian region of the world. The diversification of the village society and economy and the interpenetration of rural and urban have created multiple

3 A.R. Desai, Rural Sociology in India, Bombay, The Indian Society of Agriculture Economics, 1969, Fifth Edition

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hybridities where individuals and households shift between agricultural and industrial pursuits and cross between rural and urban value systems 4. Farm is in thrall to

nonfarm, and industry is often dependent on ‘rural’ labour and its natural resources making wider communication gaps between social living and economic linkages

in rural settlements of South Asia (Rigg, 1998: 497). Ten years ago when an American liberal scholar, echoing a sentiment widely held in South Asia as well as in the

Western world, wrote: “The [South Asian] … democracy can claim with some pride to speak for its four hundred million citizens. The most remarkable feature of

[these] democrac[ies] is that more than three hundred million of its citizens are rural, largely peasants with little if any education…” 5 (Hamza, 1974:413), his then

statement remains a matter of concern from historical times to contemporary history trends of rural folk of South Asia viz. caste-class based exploitation, forests

loss and environmental degradation with tribals displacements and their social degeneration, quest of identity, massive economic deprivation, political

marginalization etc. Raising concern for us as how do we visualize our rural societies while understanding its history and conserving its heritage.

Drawing largely on human-nature relations in context of cultural, scientific and folk trends with rural life and livelihood, the conference is an attempt to review

multiple changes and discuss them further on levels of rural-urban historical continuum in South Asia, with historical, archaeological ethnographical, sociological

and scientific probing. To further the question and seeking solutions for pressing issues in ‘Rural South Asian History’ in context to its culture, heritage and social,

economic and environmental past and contemporary debates.

The conference invites maximum participation from the subject experts, scholars, researchers and interested people involved in probing rural history, its knowledge

documentation, heritage and conservation, rural social welfare and learners. The objective of the conference is to organize a series of brainstorming sessions the

results of which will be disseminated through projects for rural historical and cultural studies, welfare planning and historical research dissemination in South Asia.

On the last day of the conference common meeting will be held to come with a Rural South Asian Studies Group and Rural South Asian History

Network .

RURAL SOUTH ASIA STUDIES GROUP

RURAL SOUTH ASIA HISTORY GROUP

RURAL SOUTH ASIA STUDIES DIGITAL NETWORK

4Jonathan Rigg, ‘’Rural–urban interactions, agriculture and wealth: a Southeast Asian Perspective’, Progress in Human Geography, August Vol. 22 No. 4 (1998): 497-522

5 Hamza Alawi, “Rural Bases of Political Power in South Asia”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 4, No. 4 (1974): 413-422

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SUB-THEMES OF CONFERENCE IN PERSPECTIVE TO RURAL SOUTH ASIA

1. Rural and Urban Continuum: Historical-Cultural Heritage: The session will be on history and heritage of rural South Asia from prehistory to post-colonial and contemporary history. The Sub-theme will have sessions on

a) Rural Archaeology and Ancient History in South Asia, b) Rural history in Medieval South Asia c) Rural history in Modern and Post-Colonial South Asiad) Rural History in Contemporary South Asia

2. Rural Environment, Power and Gender: The session will emphasise on Rural Gender issues, Economy, Agricultural issues and power politics from historical times of ancient to post-colonial era.

3. Rural Medical Heritage and Contemporary Healing Trends: The session will emphasize on the medical history and medical services provided in the rural south Asia since ancient times to contemporary rural healing practices

4. Rural South Asia Imagined through Print and Visual Media: The session will be emphasizing on the visual and print media working in and for the rural south Asia with special emphasis on colonial and post-colonial historic trends.

In the conference there will be special screening sessions on documentary and photo exhibitions on Rural South Asia

To have an open debate which intends in improvising the research potential and scholastic network of the historians and academicians the faculty members of

Department endorsed for an International conference on ‘Rural South Asia: Imaging Heritage and Progress’ in the month of August, 2012. The conference

responsibility is entitled to Mrs. Pushpa Gaikwad, Assistant Professor (Selection-Grade), wherein she is the Convener of the conference and to Dr. Bina Sengar,

Assistant Professor; she is the Co-Convener of the conference. The conference and communication details about the event could be received through them via

conference email ID and Tel Nos. as follows: ruralsouthasia2013@gmail.com, +91-240-2403346, +91-8308600876

To make this event to have a wider inputs from subject experts, scholars, and researchers conference organizers have collaborated and co-organised with Sudarshan

Foundation Trust, Baroda, Gujarat and Mahatma Phule Pratishthan, Aurangabad and with other sponsoring and convening agencies.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEESCONFERENCE ORGANIZERS AND COMMITTEE CONTACT PERSONS

Mrs. Pushpa Gaikwad,Conference convener

Assistant Professor, Department of History and AIC, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Dr. Bina Sengar,Co-Conference Convener

Assistant Professor, Department of History and AIC, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, IndiaProf. P.A. Gavali

Conference Organizing Committee ChairpersonHead and Professor, Department History and AIC

Prof. U.R. BagadeConference Organizing Committee- Co-chairperson

Professor, Department of History and AIC,

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Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, IndiaDr. Neeraj Salunkhe

Conference Organizing Committee- MemberAssociate Professor,

Department of History and AIC, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Mrs. Gitanjali BoradeConference Organizing Reception Committee

Assistant Professor,Department of History and AIC, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

SUPPORTING COORDINATION COMMITTEEDr. Smita Awachar

Conference Session Co-CoordinatorDirector, Mahatma Phule Research Centre

And Asso. Prof. Department of Sociology, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Dr. Adhya Bharti SaxenaConference Collaborator

Trustee, Sudarshan foundation Trust, Vadodara, Gujarat

Dr. Pratima PawarConference Session Co-coordinator

Head and Asso. Prof. Department of Sociology, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Dr. Mabel FernandesCoordinator Conference Publication Committee

Professor, Department of English, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

ADVISORY BOARDDr. Wandana Sonalkar

Prof. and DirectorTarabai Shinde Stree Adhyapan Kendra

Department of History and AIC, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Prof. V.L. DharurkarHead, Department of Journalism and Media Studies

Department of History and AIC, Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Dr. Smita Surebankar,Associate Prof and Head,

Department of History, Rani Parvati Devi CollegeBelgaum, Karnataka, India

Dr. Guy Attewell,Chercheure, French Institute of Pondicherry,

11 Saint Louis Street,P.O. Box – 33, Pondicherry – 605 001

Dr. Anirudh DeshpandeAssociate Professor, Department of History

Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi , Delhi

Dr. Radhika SeshanAsso. Professor

Department of History, University of Pune, PunePAPER REVIEW COMMITTEE

Mrs. Pushpa Gaikwad,Assistant Professor, Department of History and AIC,

Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Dr. Bina Sengar,Assistant Professor,

Department of History and AIC,Dr. B.A.M University, Aurangabad, India

Dr. Adhya Bharti SaxenaHead, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat

Dr. Guy Attewell,Chercheure, French Institute of Pondicherry,

11 Saint Louis Street, P.O. Box – 33, Pondicherry – 605 001SPONSORS

MAHATMA GANDHI MISSION (MGM)N-6, Cidco, Aurangabad-431003Ph. 0240-6601100, Fax: 2487725

Email:mgmadmin@themgmgroup.com,          mgmdean@gmail.com , Website: www.themgmgroup.com

Indian Council of Social Science Research - Western Regional CentreJ P Naik Bhavan, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400098Tel: (91-22) 2652 6050 Fax: 2652 8712E-mail:

wrcicssr@yahoo.co.uk / wrcicssr@hotmail.com

Interested participants are requested to send the abstract of their research papers (maximum 200 words) and presentations on the following sub-themes, with a brief

updated resume (Maximum 2 page) on conference email: ruralsouthasia2013@gmail.com .

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, AurangabadDepartment of History and Ancient Indian Culture

International ConferenceOn

‘RURAL SOUTH ASIA: IMAGING HERITAGE AND PROGRESS’From 4th to 7th January, 2013,

Venue: University Campus, Aurangabad, India

Tentative Programme ScheduleDAY –I Date 04/01/2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. Friday Venue: Zoology Deptt, Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad

Inaugural SessionChairperson Host/Title Guest of Honour Key Note Address Host Anchoring

Hon. Vice Chancellor,Prof. V. Pandharipande

Head, Department of History and AIC

Prof. Kapil Kumar,Director IGNOU, New Delhi

Prof. Dusan Deak, Trnava, SlovakiaPaper on: From village to town: Holy

man as a window to societal

Dr. Bina Sengar

Post Lunch: Paper Reading Sessions’, 04th January, 2013, Time: 02:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m.

Tea Break: 04:00 to 04:15 p.m., Venue: Social Science and Humanities BuildingTheme-I/ Hall No: 01 (History Deptt.) Theme-II/Hall No: 02(History Deptt.) Theme-III/ Hall No: 03 (Sociology Deptt.) Theme-IV/ Hall No: 04 (English Deptt.)

Rural South Asian History and Archaeology Rural Environment, Power and Gender Rural Medical Heritage and Contemporary Healing Trends

Rural South Asia: Imagined through Print and Visual media

Chairperson: Prof. Smita Surebankar Chairperson: Dr. Wandana Sonalkar Chairperson: Dr. Mahbub Alam Chairperson: Dr. Shuja ShakirDiscussant: Dr. Shaikh Aijaz M. Discussant: Dr. Anto Florence Discussant: Dr. Sangeet Sarita Dwivedi Discussant:Dr. Pratima Pawar

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Reporter: Ms. Mangala Tayade Reporter: Mr. Muthanna Fahem Reporter: Mr. Prabuddha Maske Reporter: Mr. Ajay GhardeDr. Shreekant S Jadhav, Superintendent of Excavations, Dept. of Archaeology Deccan College,Pune-411 006, The Archaeological excavations at Junnar

Vineeth Mathoor, Assistant Professor, Amity Law School,(Affiliated to GGSIP University) , Delhi, Society In The Making: Reflections On Public Sphere And Urban Consciousness In Travancore, Kerala , 1890- 1920

Er. Sindhu Bhaskar, Assistant Professor, Department of Farm Machinery and Energy, Kerala Agricultural University, Tavanur, Impact of urbanization on agriculture in Kerala

Arya Gopi, Assistant Professor, The Zamorin’s GuruvayurappanCollege, Kozhikode, The Other India: A Socio-Literary Analysis of Mark Tully's Works

Jyoti Pethekar, Asst. Professor, Dept. Of History, Mandangad, Arts, Coms & Science College, Mandangad. Dist.Ratnagiri.415203, Dabhol Port : The Changing References

Dr. Subhash Balhara, Assistant professor in History in Govt., College Meham (Haryana), The Politics over Environmental concerns And Economic Growth: History of Rural Conflicts in Post –   colonial India

Khwairakpam Rakesh S., Ph.D Scholar, School of Social Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar, Mumbai, Traditional Institutions in protection of natural resources among the Scheduled Caste Loi village in Manipur

Ms. Babita B. Chandanshiv, Research Scholar, Department of English, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad, Voices of Mourners: Rudali by Mahashweta Devi

SR.VALSA.M.A., Asst. Professor, Dept. Of History Little Flower College, Guruvayoor, Rural Kerala:   Imaging   Through     Megalithic   Monuments

Anugula N. Reddy, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)17-B, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, School Education in Rural Andhra Pradesh: (An overview of contemporary trends)

Kantikumar Anant Pawar, Department of Archaeology, Deccan College P.G.R.I., Pune-06, India, Rural Medical Treatment amongst the Gonds of Central India and its Relation to Ancestral Worship

Nirmala Jadhav, Assistant, Professor, Tarabai Shinde Women’s Studies Centre, Dr. B.A.M. University,Aurangabad,Imagining Caste in the Marathi Films (Exploring the impacts of Globalization on Rural Set Ups and Politics of Brahamanical   Patriarchy in the Marathi Film-Deol)

Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Bari, Asst.. Prof. Dept. of History School of social Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, Representation of women in early Buddhist Inscriptions

Dr. Vijyendra Pande , Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, Gender Dimensions and Inequality in Rural India

Bibekananda Nayak, Assistant Professor cum Assistant Director in the centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India,Ecology , Livelihood and Government Policy: A Case Study Of Kondh Tribe Of Orissa

Rashmi, Arvind, Condra, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of History M.D.College, Parel. Mumbai,India lives in her Villages- A Cinematic Delineation and analysis

Dr. Gani.H.Patel, Head of the Department of History,  Chishtiya College, Khultabad 431101Dist: Aurangabad), Rural Life In Chalcolithic Period In Daimabad

Dr. Deepika Singh, (Asst. Professor, Political Science, Bharati College, University of Delhi, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Rural Women a victim of Ecological Crisis: A Theoretical Aspect

Dr. P.B. Desai, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes and Rural Environment in India: An Overview

Ratnamala Pagare, Research Scholar, Department of English, Dr. BAMU Aurangabad, Consciousness of Dalit Women: Through the autobiographies of Babytai Kamble and Urmila Tai Pawar

Post Lunch: Paper Reading Sessions’, 04th January, 2013

Time: 04:10 p.m. to 6:15p.m. Venue: Social Science and Humanities Building

Theme-I/ Hall No: 01 (History Deptt.) Theme-II/Hall No: 02(History Deptt.) Theme-III/ Hall No: 03 (Sociology Deptt.) Theme-IV/ Hall No: 04 (English Deptt.)Rural South Asian History and Archaeology Rural Environment, Power and Gender Rural Medical Heritage and

Contemporary Healing TrendsRural South Asia: Imagined through Print

and Visual mediaChairperson:Dr. U.R. Bagade Chairperson:Dr. Deepak Gaikwad Chairperson:Prof. V.L. Dharurkar Chairperson: Dr. Aniruddha DeshpandeDiscussant:Dr. Nazrul Bari Discussant:Dr. Neeraj Salunkhe Discussant:Dr. P.B. Desai Discussant:Dr. Mahbub Alam

Reporter:Ms. Swarnmala Maske Reporter:Mr. Prabuddha Maske Reporter:Ms. Babita Chandanshiv Reporter:Mr. MuthannaFahem

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Prof. V.L. Dharurkar, Prof. Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, Dr.BAMU Aurangabad, Paper on: Problems In The Managing Of Heritage In Rural South Asia: A Case Study Of Ellora Caves

Dr. Shaikh Aijaz M., Department of History, Chishtiya College of Art’s, Khuldabad, Rural Heritage Management of Khuldabad Town

Mahbub Alam, Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Independent University, Bangladesh, Local Knowledge and Conflict Resolution in Rural Communities of Bangladesh

Asst. Prof. Ingle Ajabrao,Adarsh College of Arts,Nijampur-Jaitan,TalSakri Dist Dhule, An Alternative Image Of Woman In Vijay Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court Is In Session

Prof. Parimal Arvind Sutawane, Head, Department of History, Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani, Pre-Historic Environment And Human Settlements’ In Early Deccan

Dr. Anto Florence,HOD, LFC, Guruvayoor, Kerala,Status of Rural Women in Kerala: A Study of Changing Social Conditions’

Dr. Sangit Sarita Dwivedi (Asst. Prof., Bharati College, University of Delhi), Insecurity in South Asia: Poverty, gender Inequality and Environmental Degradation

Dr. Shuja Shakir,(Assistant Prof.) Dept. of Political Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad, South Asia: Ethnic Reverberation in its Corridors of Power

Dr. Farhat Tabassum, (Principal) J.S.P.M.Mahila Kala Mahavidyalaya, Aurangabad , Rural Heritage management of Aurangabad city

Deepika Bansode & Aarti Dhanave, Dept. of History Dr. BAMU Aurangabad, A Sociological Study: Rural and Urban Cultural Differences

Dr. Satya B Yadav, Associate Professor of Economics(South Asian Studies)BSR Government Arts College, Alwar, Rajasthan, Addressing Food Security And Climate Change In South Asia: Present Options for Future Problem

Prabuddha Maske, Research Scholar Dept. of History & Ancient Indian Culture, School of Social Sciences, Dr. B.A.M.Univ. Aurangabad, The Rural Newspaper 'Dinmitra': Enlightment against Caste& Untouchability.

Prof. Ganpat Vishnu Gatti, Head of the Department of History, Shri Pandit Guru Pardikar College, Sirsala ,Tq. Parli Vaijnath, Dist: Beed, The Cult Of Shiva Worship In Marathwada - A Case Study Of Parli Vaijinath

Dr. Sangram Gunjal,& Mr. Rajendra Zagade,Assistant Professor,Department of Sociology, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad, Rural Environment, Power and Gender

Miss Vandana Uttam Katare, Research Student, Department of Economics, Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad, Gender Issues in Human Welfare in Rural Areas – A Case Study of Jalna District, India.

Maske Swarnmala, Dept. of History & Ancient Indian Culture, School of Social Sciences, Dr. B.A.M.Univ. Aurangabad, The Woman Reformism of Ramabai Ranade

Waghmare Narayan Vithalrao, (Research Scholar) Dept. of History Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad, The Temple of Raher village: Cultural Connection with rural area a historical study

Dr. Pratima Pawar, Associate Prof., Department of Sociology, Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad, Government Organisations and Rural Women Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Paithan.

NagargojeDevidas. B ,H.O.D & Assistant professor & Dr. khiste Onkar.B, Assistant professor (Dept of Economics) Swa. Sawarkar College, Beed, Impact of climate change on Indian agriculture

Milind Shahadeo Athawale, M.Phil (M.C.J),Dept.of Mass Communication and Journalism, Dr. B.A.M. university, Rural South Asia Focus in Regional Print Media: Specially in Daily Lokmat Aurangabad Edition

Sunil Waghmare, Research Student, Dept. of History & Ancient Indian culture, Dr.BAMU. Aurangabad, Khoti System In 20th Century India and Struggle in Rural Life

Prof. Mrs. Leela P. Sangole, (Phule), Lecturer, Dept. of Sociology, Milind College of Arts, Aurangabad, A Major Part Of Developing G: Women In Tribal Society

Plenary Session-I: Rural South Asian History and ArchaeologyDate: 05th January, 2013, Time: 09:30 p.m. to 10:30a.m.

Venue: Hall No:03 (Seminar Room, Sociology Department), Social Science and Humanities BuildingTea Break: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Plenary Speaker Chairperson Reporter

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1. Prof. M. Mahadevaiyya, Director, ASI-Aurangabad, Paper on:

2. Dr. Smita Surebankar, Asso. Prof and Head, Department of History, Rani Parvati Devi College, Belgaum-Karnataka-India,Paper on:- Heritage Profile of a City: Belgaum

Prof. Satyakam Joshi, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Studies, Surat

Ms. Sr. Valsa M.A. and Ms. Arya Gopi

Plenary Session-II: Rural Environment, Media and Gender05th January, 2013, Time: 11:15 p.m. to 01:30p.m.

Venue: hall No:03, Social Science and Humanities BuildingLunch Break: 01:30 to 02:30 p.m.

Plenary Speakers Chairperson Reporter

1. Dr. Aniruddha Deshpande, Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi, A Visual Narrative of Two Cities: Gurgaon and Duality of globalized urbanization in the Third World.2. Dr. Wandana Sonalkar,3. Prof. Satyakam Joshi, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Studies, Surat, Pre and Post-Independence Forest policy, State and Tribals4. Prof. Mabel Fernandes, (Prof. Department of English, Dr. BAMU) , Paper on: Mahashweta Devi and Representation of Rural Women

Prof. Dusan Deak, Department of Ehtnology and World Studies, University of SS Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia

Babita Chandan Shiv Muthanna Fahem Sindhu Bhaskar

Plenary Session: Rural South Asian Through Medieval and Modern Perspectives05th January, 2013, Time: 02:30 p.m. to 04:00p.m.

Venue: Hall No:03 (Seminar Room, Sociology Department), Social Science and Humanities BuildingTea Break: 04:00 to 04:15 p.m.

Plenary Speakers Chairperson Reporter

1. Dr. Radhika Seshan, Asso. Prof., department of History, University of Pune,Thinking about the Rural-Urban Continuum: Challenges and Perspectives

2. Dr. Adhya Bharti Saxena, (Asso. Prof. and Head, Department of History, The MS University of Baroda),Medieval Rural and Urban Spaces in Western India-Kutch

3. Sadan Jha, Center for social studies, Surat, Colonialism, Science, and Experience in the making of the Oral- Rural in South Asia

Dr. Smita Surebankar, Asso. Prof and Head, Department of History, Rani Parvati Devi College, Belgaum-Karnataka-India

Prabuddha MaskeAjay GhardeSindhu Bhaskar

Post Lunch: Paper Reading Sessions’, 05th January, 2013, Time: 04:15 p.m. to 6:15p.m. Venue: Social Science and Humanities Building

Theme-I/ Hall No: 01 (History Deptt.) Theme-II/Hall No: 02(History Deptt.) Theme-III/ Hall No: 03 (Sociology Deptt.) Theme-IV/ Hall No: 04 (English Deptt.)Rural South Asian History and Archaeology Rural Environment, Power and Gender Rural Medical Heritage and

Contemporary Healing TrendsRural South Asia: Imagined through Print

and Visual mediaChairperson:Dr. Nazrul Bari Chairperson:Dr. Pratima Pawar Chairperson:Dr. Smita Awachar Chairperson:Dr. Shuja ShakirDiscussant:Dr. Valsa M.A. Discussant:Dr. Nirmala Jadhav Discussant:Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Discussant:Mrs. Arya GopiReporter:Ashwin Rathod Reporter:Mr. Ajay Gharde Reporter:Mr. Muthanna Fahem Reporter:Ms. Ratnamala Pagare

Mrs. P.M. Gaikwad, Asst. Prof. Dept. of History Dr.BAMU Aurangabad, Rural Women and Bhakti Movement in Medieval Maharashtra

Vinay Kumar Rao, Asst Professor, Assam University, Silchar, Assam , India, How to Preserve Cultural Heritage of Arakan (Myanmar): Some Alternate Suggestions

Ms. Manisha R. Salampure, Ph.D Researcher Dep. Sociology and,

Mr. Rajendra F. Bagate, M.Phil

Kalpana Mhaske (Research Scholar, Department of History and AIC, Dr. BAMU Aurangabad,Impact of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Ideology on the Rural Dalit Women

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Researcher Dep. Sociology Dr.B.A.M.U. Aurangabad, Rural Society and Gender Issues in India

Dr. M. Raisur Rehaman, Asst. Professor, Department of History, Wakeforest University, Winston Salem, NC, USA, Making Senses of Non-Urban: Qasbah as Sites of Intellectual and Cultural Heritage in South Asia

Dr. Ruma Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof. Govt. Degree College, Sonamura, Tripura(west), Rural Tourism in Tripura

Shinde Archana Bhaskerrao (Research Student) Dept. Of Sociology Dr. B. A.M.U., Aurangabad, Sociological Study on female foeticide special reference of Aurangabad district

Kamble Abhitodhan Baburao, Research Student (M.Phil.), Dept. of History & AIC Dr.B.A.M.U. Aurangabad, The Effect of Tilak’s Nationalism (On Rural Area)

Dr. Tejas Garge, (Asst. Supt., ASI, Aurangabad-Circle, Rural India (7 th B.C. to 1000 B.C.)

Dr. D.R. Patel, H.O.D. History Dept. Vivekanand Collage Aurangabad,Indian Culture of women education from ancient Period to Present

Mrs. Gitanjali Borade (Asst. Prof., Department of History and AIC, Dr. BAMU, Gender Discrimination and Hindrance to Village Development: A Case Study of Village Hingani

Durgesh R. Kshirsagar, (M.Phil), Dept. of English, Dr. B.A.M. Uni. A’bad, Rural Environment, Power and Gender

Dr. Manoj Kurmi, (Asst. Supt., ASI, Aurangabad-Circle),Rural Archeology and Heritage of Ajanta Village

Ambika Dutta, Badrinarayan Barwale College, Jalna, Maharashtra,Gendered Power Relation: Understanding Nature – Culture Nexus in Rural India

Dr. Jyoti S. Dhayagude,Dept. Of  Public Administration, Dr. B. A. M. U. Aurangabad,Role Of Gram Sabha In Rural Development

Mr. Sanjay Paikrao, Research Student, School of Social SRT. Nanded,Poverty Instability & Struggle for Existence: Rural South Asia Images through Print & Visual Media

Dr. Phule Sushila, Associate Prof., HOD, Dept. of sociology, Dr. (Sow) I.B.P. Mahila Kala Mahavidyala, Aurangabad,Position Of Women : Power And Gender In Ancient Period

Dr. Nuzhat Sultana, HOD & Associate Professor & Dr. Khandat M.S, Associate Professor in Home Science, Mrs. K.S.K College Beed.,Rural Women Entrepreneurs- Problems and Prospects Gender and land property issue in Beed District

Dr. Neeraj Salunkhe,Department of History and AIC. Dr. BAM Univ., Aurangabad.Rural Quacks and Medicines: Concept and Theory

Mangilal Rathod, Asst. Prof. arts com & science killedharur dist. Beed & , Bhavsing Rathod Phd. Researcher North Maharashtra university,Political Content of Cartoons in Print media in Post-Independence Period

Mr. Ashwin Kumar Rathod, (Research Scholar, Department of History and AIC, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad), Lonar: Rural Historical and Touristic Site of Maharashtra

Prakash Laxman Shivbhakte (Research Scholar)Dept. of History & Ancient Indian Culture, Dr. Babasaheb Marathwada University Aurangabad,Pandita Ramabai Thought And Function's On The Emancipation Of Women

Mangala Yashwant Tayade, (M. Phil), School of Social Sciences, Center Gandhian Thoughts  & peace studies Central University of Gujarat,Concept of Gram Swaraj - M. K. Gandhi

Prof. Rajput Jyoti Kailas,& Dr. Shaikh Harmoon, M. Govt. college of Education, Aurangabad , A Geographical Study Of Effects Of Conservation Of Natural Resources On Rural Development Of South Asian Countries

Plenary and Panel Session RURAL MEDICAL HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY HEALING TRENDS

06th January, 2013, Time: 09:30 a.m. to 11:30p.m. Tea Break: 04:00 to 04:15 p.m.

Venue: hall No:03, Social Science and Humanities BuildingPlenary Paper-III Chairperson Reporter

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Dr. Ranjita Misra, Director, Public Health Practice [MPH] Program, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, The Power To Prevent Diabetes And Chronic Diseases Using Lifestyle Intervention: The Sevak Project

Haripriya Narasimhan, Assistant Professor, Department of Liberals Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Dr. Shubha Ranganathan

PANEL ON HEALING TRENDS IN THE MARGINSPanel Paper-III Chairperson Reporter

1. Guy Attewell Researcher, French Institute of Pondicherry, Credibility thresholds in bonesetting practices of Hyderabad City

2. Bina Sengar,Asst. Prof. Dept. of History Dr.BAMU Aurangabad, Engaging practices of mental healing in Marathwada

3. Dr. Shubha Ranganathan, Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, The politics of ‘indigenous healing’: A study of the Mira Datar dargah in Gujarat

4. Haripriya Narasimhan, Assistant Professor, Department of Liberals Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Asking for directions for a journey not taken”- diabetes and health care communication in Chennai

Prof. Mark Turin, Yale University, USA Ms. Swarnmala Maske

DAY –III Date 06/01/2013 Sunday

Valedictory SessionTime: 11:45 a.m. to 01: 45 p.m.

Chairperson Host/Title Guest of Honour Key Note Address Host AnchoringProf. P.A. Gavali

Head, Department of History and AIC

Prof. U.R. Bagade Dr. Ranjita Misra,Director, Public Health Practice [MPH] Program,

Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, West Virginia University,

USA

Mark Turin, Program Director,Yale Himalaya Initiative, Fellow, Branford College (Yale), Fellow, Hughes Hall (Cambridge), Director,

Digital Himalaya Project, &World Oral Literature Project, Yale University, USA

Dr. Mabel Fernandes

Meeting for Board formation: 6th January, 2013, At: 04:00 p.m. to 06:00 pm.Venue: Seminar hall Department of History, Invited members

1 Prof. P.A. Gavali Prof. Umesh R. Bagade Mrs. Pushpa Gaikwad

2 Dr. Neeraj Salunkhe Dr. Bina Sengar Mrs. Gitanjali Borade3 Prof. Mabel Fernanades Prof. M. Mahadevaiyya Dr. Nazrul Bari4 Prof. Shuja Shakir Prof. Sudhir Gavahne Prof. Smita Awachar5 Prof. Mark Turin Prof. Dusan Deak Dr. Radhika Seshan

6 Prof. Ranjita Mishra Prof. Guy Attewell Prof. Smita Surebankar7 Prof. V.L. Dharurkar Prof. Sadan Jha Dr. Haripriya Narsimhan8 Dr. Adhya Bharti Saxena Dr. Pratima Pawar Prof. Mahbub Alam9 Prof. Aniruddha Deshpande Prof. Wandana Sonalkar Prof. Gous Mashkoor Khan

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MAIN PROGRAMME

Inaugural SessionVenue: university Campus,

Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad

DAY-1: 4th JANUARY, 2013Registration: 09:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. INAUGURAL SESSION-TIME: 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M.1) Head of the Department: Prof. P.A. Gavali, Head, Dept. of History and AIC, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad 2) Chairperson of the Inaugural session: Vice Chancellor, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad 3) Keynote Address: Dušan Deák, Head, Department of Ethnology and World Studies, University of Saints Cyril

and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia, Paper title: From village to town: Holy man as a window to societal changes

4) Guest of Honour: Prof. Kapil Kumar, Director, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi5) Vote of Thanks: Prof. U. R. Bagade, Dept. of History and AIC, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad6) Session Anchor: Dr. Bina Sengar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of History and AIC, Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad6th January, 2013: 11:00 a.m.-02:00 p.m.VALEDICTORY SESSIONA. Keynote Address: Mark Turin, Program Director, Yale Himalaya Initiative, Fellow, Branford College (Yale),

Fellow, Hughes Hall (Cambridge), Director, Digital Himalaya Project, &World Oral Literature Project, Yale University, USA

B. Chairperson of Valedictory Session: Dr. B.A.M.University, AurangabadC. Guest of Honour: Prof. Ranjita Mishra, Ph.D, CHES, FMALRC, Director, Public Health Practice

[MPH] Program Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Western Virginia University, USAD. Vote of Thanks: 1) Mrs. Pushpa Gaikwad, Dept. of History and AIC, Dr. BAM University, AurangabadE. Vote of Thanks: 2) Dr. Adhya Saxena, Trustee, Sudarshan Foundation Trust, Vadodara, Gujarat

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