CURRICULUM VITAE/ PERSONAL PROFILE · CURRICULUM VITAE/ PERSONAL PROFILE 1. Name in Full: George Thadathil 2. Present Address Salesian College, Sonada, Darjeeling, WB 734 219 Permanent

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CURRICULUM VITAE/ PERSONAL PROFILE

1. Name in Full: George Thadathil

2. Present Address Salesian College,

Sonada,

Darjeeling,

WB 734 219

Permanent Address Salesian College,

Sonada,

Darjeeling,

WB 734 209

3. Phone Number (0353) 2545627 (F)

Mobile 934045539

E-mail ID [email protected]

4. Date of Birth 01.05.1963

5. Details of Educational /Professional Qualifications

Qualification Name of Institution Class Year

Ph.D.

Title of Thesis: The Vision of

Sri Narayana Guru Movement

in the Literature of Nitya

Chaitanya Yati

University of Madras

&

Indian Council of

Philosophical Research

Commended

1998-2000

M.Phil.

University of Madras

First Class

1996-1997

M.Ph

Jnana Deepa

First Class

1985-1987

2

Vidhyapeeth

(Affiliated to Catholic

University, Rome)

B.Th

Kristu Jyoti College,

Bangalore

(Affiliated to Salesian

Pontifical University,

Rome)

First Class

1988 - 1992

B.A Honours(English

Literature)

Salesian College, North

Bengal University

Second Class 1981-1984

B.Ph Salesian College, Sonada

(As Dual Degree

Certificate)

First Class do

Pre. Degree

St Anthony’s College

College, NEHU

University

First Class

1978-1980

Matriculation

(Kerala Board)

Don Bosco High School,

Mannuthy, Trichur

First Class

1974-1978

6. Languages known: English, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali,

Hindi, Sanskrit, German (has done GI & GII at

the Goethe Institute, Max Mullter Bhawan, Pune

with 82% & 78% respectively) 7. Subject with area of specialization: (Humanities and Social Sciences –

Social Philosophy)

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My area of specialization is Cross Cultural Social Philosophy. It was my attempt to

apply the research findings in South India (Ezhava Movement) onto the Language

and Ethnicity based identity formations in Darjeeling District. Besides teaching

basic courses in philosophy I continue with research in this field.

8. Details of Professional/Teaching Experience

Name of

Institution

Designation

Period

Nature of duties

Salesian

College,

Sonada,

Darjeeling,

University of

North Bengal

Lecturer

Coordinator of

Extension

Activities

HOD, Philosophy

& Principal

Founder Director

of Salesian

Publications

Principal &

Founder editor of

Salesian Journal &

1987

onwards

1992

onwards

2000

onwards

2005

onwards

2009

onwards

Teaching

Local Leadership Training

Guiding B.Ph students & staff

pursuing research in their

writing of papers &

Dissertations and Socio-

cultural Research

Administration and

Coordination of the Faculty

Research.

9. Present Post: Founder editor of Salesian Journal of Humanities

and Social Science, Founder Director of Salesian

Publications & Principal, Salesian College,

Sonada-Siliguri, University of North Bengal

10. Present Pay: Salesian College is a 2(f) and 12 (B) Minority,

Rural College established in 1933. The Religious

Faculty and staff did not claim Salary. However,

having opened to the public since 2000, the efforts

to resume the pay packet scheme is in process.

Details of Research Activities:

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Assisted in the Ph.D. Supervision of:

Title Name of Candidate University

The Effect of Religious

Therapy on Depression in

Patients Suffering from

Irrecoverable Illnesses.

Johnny KK

University of Madras ( As

External Examiner, 2012)

Negotiating Gorkha Identity

in Indian Nepali Novels

Shreyasi Chettri Jadavpur University (As

External Examiner, 2016)

Impact of Christianity on

the Tamang and Lepcha

Communities of Darjeeling

District - A Philosophical

Perspective

Terence Mukhia Assam Don Bosco

University (External

Examiner, 2017)

Projects Undertaken

Name of the Project

Institution Published

KABP (Knowledge

Awareness, Behaviour,

Practices) on HIV AIDS in

the Locality of the College

(Similar studies on Early

Marriage, Unemployment

and School Drop outs have

been conducted during the

past decade)

A Research on the Local

Traditional Music systems

is in the process

Salesian College, Sonada

(Mini researches in the

locality are part of Social

Analysis Course for the

final year students)

Department of Music

Salesian College

The outcome of the study

has been published as a

write up in the local

Newspapers sunchari and

himalay darpan in Nepali.

The findings of the research

project will form the

curriculum of Music Course

being offered presently as

UGC, COP programme.

B.Ph Dissertations Final Year Students Over 50 students have been

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guided in the past decade in

their final dissertation work

for the Degree Programme

in Philosophy.

The Impact of Higher

Education in its Immediate

Neighbourhood: A study

Across Catholic Campuses

in North East

Select Staff from the Xavier

Board ENE College

The Research is to be

coordinated by team led by

the Bosco Institute of

Master of Social Work wing

for evolving strategies of

intervention in catholic

campuses

Development Induced

Displacement and

Deprivation in Sikkim

1975-2010:A Quantitative

Database on Its Extent and

Impact

Coordinated by Sonam

Sherpa of the Economics

Department with research

assistants in collaboration

with Fr Walter Fernandes,

Director, North Eastern

Social Research Centre,

Guwahati.

The Study Report has been

submitted to ICSSR and the

report is ready for

publication.

Published as Teesta on the

Run (2016)

Low Enrolment in Higher

Education among the Tribal

Communities of Doars

Coordinated by Dr Sukant

Banerjee in Collaboration

with ICSSR, Delhi &

Salesian Research Institute,

Sonada-Siliguri.

(Project completed in 2016)

CORSIKA- Cosmic Ray

Simulation Software

Coordinated by Mr

Dhirodutta Subba and

undertaken by Salesian

Research Institute, Salesian

College, Siliguri Campus

The Porting Facility for

CORSIKA from Linux to

Microsoft to be made

available for users.

Details of Publications: Books and Articles

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Books

Brahmarshi Sri Narayana Guru, (Translation from Malayalam to Nepali) by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi

(2016)

Teesta On the Run: Development Induced Displacement in Sikkim 1975-2010, A Salesian College &

NESRC Publication, (2016)Co-author

Cultural Linguistic Transitions in the Nepali Speech Community of Darjeeling, a Sahitya Akademi

Publication (2009) based on the research seminar on the same theme (March 2007), co-edited with Dr

Lalita Rai Ahmed, Darjeeling Government College, and Dr Jiwan Namdung, convener for Nepali, Sahitya

Akademi.

Vision From the Margin: A Study of the Sri Narayana Guru Movement in the Literature of Nitya

Chaitanya Yati (based on Doctoral Research) published by Asian Trading Corporation & Salesian College

Publication (2007).

Cultural Identity in Nepali Language and Literature a Salesian College Sonada Publication (2005) based

on the UGC sponsored seminar on the same theme, (co-edited with Dr Jiwan Namdung, convener for

Nepali, Sahitya Akademi, Mr Terence Mukhia, Department of Philosophy and Ms Basanti Mukhia,

Department of Nepali, Salesian College).

Subaltern Perspectives: Philosophizing in Context an Asian Trading Corporation, Bangalore, Publication

(2005) based on the ACPI 2004 Trinity College, Jalandhar session (edited).

Communities and Identity Consciousness: South Indian Trajectories a Madras University publication

(2004) based on the researches on community transitions in the last century, (co-edited with Prof. Felix

Wilfred, Department of Christian Studies, University of Madras).

Founder & Series Editor/(Co-editor) of:

Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,

Vol I, 1: Spirituality in Victorian Poetry (May 2010)

Vol I, 2: Philosophy and Contemporary Living (December 2010)

Vol II, 1: Darjeeling and Indian East (May 2011)

Vol II, 2: Mountain Economy in Perspective (December 2011)

Vol III, 1: Literary & Linguistic Terrain of Translation (May 2012)

Vol III, 2: Indigenous Philosophies of the Himalayan Communities (December 2012);

Vol IV, 1: Technology and Society (May 2013)

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Vol IV, 2: Sports, Games and Holistic Education (December 2013)

Vol V, 1: Engaging the Spiritual (May 2014)

Vol V, 2: Contextual Management: Theories & Practices (December 2014)

Vol VI, 1: Indigenous Management (May 2015)

Vol VI, 2: Christian Education and Modern Democratic India (December 2015)

Vol VII, 1: Education and Social Inclusion (May 2016)

Vol VII, 2: Identity, Resistance and Empowerment (December 2016)

Vol VIII, 1: Christianity and Indian Culture (May 2017)

Vol VIII, 2: Pen, Pain and Writing (December 2017)

Vol IX, 1: Politics of Ecology (May 2018)

Vol IX, 2: Darjeeling and Eastern Himalayas (December 2018)

Vol X, 1: Conflict in South Asia (May 2019)

Articles and Chapters

"History, Culture, Environment and Development: Kerala and Darjeeling A Study in Contrast" in Anjan

Chakraborty, Rajarshi Chatterjee and Panchali Sengupta (eds), Interrogating Development: Perspectives

on Economy Enviornment, Ethnicity and gender, Kolkata, Setuprakashini, 2017,pp.174-185.

"Community, Critical Knowledge and Rights" in Pius V Thomas, Knowledge, Theorization and Rights:

Renegotiating the Connectives, Sonada, Salesian College Publication, 2016, pp. 56-71.

“Foreword: Darjeeling Society, Economy and Polity”, in Nupur Das, Darjeeling: Society, Economy and

Polity, Siliguri, Salesian College Publications, 2014, i-vii.

“Re-reading Texts from New Contexts: In Search of a New World Order”, in Alphonsus D’Souza, O L

Snaitang and Limatula Longkumer (Eds.), Globalisation and Response of the Churches, Guwahati, North

Eastern Social Research Centre, 2014, pp.27-41.

“The Dynamics of Values: Sources, Contexts and Visions” in Ranjana Banerjee, Neeta Dang & Debika

Guha (Eds.), Dynamics of Values, Kolkata, Loreto College: Departments of Bed & Education, 2013, pp.

21-35.

“Introduction: Positioning the Indigenous Philosophies of the Himalayan Communities” in Salesian

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol III (December 2012), 1-18.

“The Cosmotheandric Experience of Raimon Panikkar” in Johnson Puthenpurackal (ed), Raimon

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Panikkar Being Beyong Borders: A Commemorative Volume, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2012

“Expression of Words: A Collection of Short Stories” by Birbhadra Karkidholi, in Indian Literature: 267

Sahitya Akademi’s Bi-Monthly Journal, (Jan/Feb 2012), 237-240.

“The Protest Masks: Politics of Culture and Identity” in Padam Nepal & Anup Shekhar Chakraborty

(Eds), Politics of Culture, Identity and Protest in North-East India, New Delhi, Authorspress, 2012, pp. 38-

48.

“Sri Narayana Guru” in George Panthanmackal & Johnson Puthenpurackal (eds)., Encyclopedia of Indian

Christian Philosophy, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2010,

“Democracy” in George Panthanmackal & Johnson Puthenpurackal (eds)., Encyclopedia of Indan

Christian Philosophy, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2010,

“The Politics of Violence” in Ivo Coelho (Ed.), Violence and Its Victims: Philosophizing from Indian

Context, Bangalore, Asian Trading Publication, 2010, 332-354.

“Philosophical Foundations of Spirituality in Poetry” in Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social

Sciences, Bi-Annual, Salesian College Publications, I(May 2010)1, 97-104

“Spirituality, Sexuality and Ethics of Care” in Felix Wilfred (ed.), Transforming Religion: Prospects for a

New Society, New Delhi, ISPCK, 2009.

“From Fullness to Emptiness: Encountering Non-Dualism in Jesus the Buddha”, in Saju Chackalackal

(Ed.), New Horizons of Indian Christian Living: A Festschrift in Honour of Vadakethala Francis Vineeth,

Bengaluru, Vidyavanam Publications & Coimbatore, Preshitha Communications, 2009, 367-386.

“Feminism Rethinking Philosophical Categories”, in Patrick Gnanapragasam & Elizabeth Schussler

Fiorenza (eds.), Negotiating Borders Theological Explorations in the Global Era: Essays in Honour of

Felix Wilfred, Delhi, ISPCK, 2008, 542-552.

“Relevance of Language Study for Cultural Identity”, in Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi’s bimonthly

journal, September-October, 2008, (Vol. 247), 153-160.

“The Role of Social Sciences in Promoting Science” in I. Ahmed (ed.), Science and Society, Proceedings of

National Seminar, Darjeeling Government College, (2008).

‘National Aspirations and Regional Autonomy: A Socio-Philosophical Perspective’, in Prathibha, Silver

Jubilee Souvenir, Aryabhatta College of Advanced Studies, (Dissent and Dialogue, edited by Pius

Vazhappilly), Thrissur, 2008, (n.p).

“From the Publisher” (an Introduction) in Tracing the Steps: A Psycho-Pedagogical Study of Charles de

Foucauld’s Vocational Journey, by Dr Nirmol Gomes, (2008) Salesian College Publication, pp. viii-xiii.

“Culture and Identity” in Keith D’Souza (ed.), Culture as Gift and Task: Philosophical Reflections in the

Indian Context, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2008, pp.109-124.

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“A Map for the Pilgrimage to the Other” in Journal of Dharma, Religious Literacy and Secularism, April-

June 2007 (Vol.32, No.2), 153-162.

“New Age Religion: An Appraisal” in George Karuvelil (ed.), Romancing the Sacred? Bangalore, Asian

Trading Corporation, 2007, pp. 331-354.

"The Role of Self in Developing Innovative Strategies in Higher Academics" in DISHA: Development of

Innovative Strategies in Higher Academics, Proceedings of the National Seminar, St Xavier's College,

Mumbai, 2006, pp. 27-35.

"Democratization Process through Civil Society Institutions, " in Victor PJ (ed), Discursive Hills: Studies in

History, Polity and Economy, Proceedings of the National Seminar, St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, 2007,

pp. 95-106.

“The Person: an Eastern Confluence with the West” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education,

Vol.17 (2006)No.3, 301-316.

“Democratic Pluralism or Pluralistic Democracy” in Johnson J. Puthenpurackal (ed.), Pluralism of

Pluralism: A Pluralistic Probe into Philosophizing, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2005, pp.327-

346.

“Sri Narayana Guru’s Vision of Liberative Religiosity: A Post Secular Approach to Religion” in Divyadaan

Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.16(2005)No.2, 195-228.

“The Dynamics of Conversion” (an introduction) in Vibrations of the Heart: John Henry Newman, by Dr

Merlyn George, (2004) Salesian College Publication, pp. vii-xi.

“The Making of a Tradition: The Vision of Nataraja Guru” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and

Education, Vol.13(2002)No.2, 159-190.

“The Birth of Tradition”, in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education, Vol.10(1999)No.3, 293-312.

“Discovery of a Tradition (Parampara),” in Divyadaan Journal of Philosophy and Education,

Vol.9(1998)No.2, 1-16.

“Youth for Transformation of Society,” in Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection, Vol.LXI(1997)No.6,

386-392.

Details of Participation in National/International Seminars/Symposiums/Conferences

Seminars Organized by Dr. George Thadathil

Seminar Topic Year Institution

Communities and identity

Consciousness: South

2000 Department of Christian

Studies, University of

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Indian Trajectories Madras

Culture, Philosophy and

Social Sciences

2001 Salesian College, Sonada,

Darjeeling.

Language, Literature and

Art Forms

2003 Department of Philosophy,


Darjeeling

Nepali Linguistics 2004 Sponsored by CIIL (Central

Institute of Indian

Languages, Mysore) at


Darjeeling

ACPI 30th Annual Conference on " Pluralism: Indian Christian Response"

2005 Salesian College, Sonada, Darjeeling, Sponsored by the ACPI (Association of Christian Philosophers of India)

‘Culture and Identity in Nepali Language and Literature’

2005 Sponsored by UGC at Salesian College Sonada, Darjeeling

Cultural Linguistic Transitions in the Spoken Nepali of Darjeeling

2007 In collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, at Salesian College, Sonada Darjeeling.

Indigenous Philosophies of the Himalayan Communities

2009 Sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, at Don Bosco Malbassey, Sikkim (May 9-10, 2009)

Christian Educational Institutions: The Making of Modern Democratic India

27-29 April 2011 Sponsored by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.

“Promoting NMEICT-INFLIBNET E-Resources in North Bengal and Sikkim” a Regional Seminar.

25 February 2011 Salesian College, Siliguri Campus

National Workshop on “CORSIKA- Cosmic Ray Simulation Software”

10-11 April 2012 Salesian College, Siliguri Campus

National Seminar on “Sports & Games: New Approaches to Holistic Education”

3-4 August, 2012 Salesian College Siliguri Campus in collaboration with Sports Board, University of North Bengal

IUS Asia Triennial Conference 23-25 November 2012 Don Bosco Nitika, Kolkata

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on The Role and Identity of IUS (Salesian University Institutions)

National Workshop on “Christian Influence on Indian Culture”

1-3 August 2013 Salesian College, Sonada (ICPR sponsored)

The IQAC seminar on “Autonomy: Means to Quality Enhancement”

23-24 August, 2013 Salesian College Siliguri (NAAC sponsored)

National Seminar on “Contextual Management: Indigenous theories and practices”

5-6 October 2013 Salesian College Siliguri Campus in collaboration with Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati (UGC sponsored)

The Intercontinental Seminar on Education and Social Inclusion: Challenges of Diversity

13-16 February 2014 Salesian College Sonada (IUS Education Group Sponsored)

Human Development Values Project of AIACHE

1-4 September 2014 Salesian College Sonada (Sponsored by United Board, Hong Kong)

Convener of the National Seminar on Human Nature Interface in North Bengal

20-22 November 14 Department of Political Science, Salesian College, Siliguri Campus

Convener of the National Seminar on Pen Pain and Writing

6-7 January 2017 Department of English, Salesian College, Siliguri

Convener of the National Conference on Trends in Science and Technology

27-28 February 2017 Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics, Salesian College, Siliguri

Convener of the International Conference on Darjeeling and the Eastern Himalayas

14-15 March 2017 Departments of Philosophy, Sociology, English and History, Salesian College, Sonada

Papers Presented in Seminars, Symposiums and Conferences

Title of the Paper

Presented

Topic of the Conference Institution, Place and

Year

‘One world Education in the Vision of Sri Nitya Chaitanya Yati’

National Seminar on Moral Philosophy

Department of Philosophy, Sri Sankaracharya University, Kaladi, Kerala March, 2000.

‘Liberative Religiosity in the Vision of Sri Narayana Guru: The Post Secular Approach to

National Conference on ‘the Post Secular and Post Religious Discourses on

Department of Philosophy, University of Madras and Department of Philosophy,

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Religion’ Religion and Secularity: Emerging Frameworks in the Indian Context’

Dharmaram Vidhya Kshetram, Bangalore 14-16 December, 2001.

‘Language and Literature: Vehicles of Identity’

UGC sponsored seminar on ‘Rethinking Higher Education in India: Prospect and Retrospect’

Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, 2-3 April 2004.

“Gramsci’s Significance in India Today”

29th annual Conference of ACPI on “Subaltern Philosophies: An Indian Christian Perspective”

Holy Trinity Seminary, Choggitti, Jalandhar, October 22-25, 2004

Understanding The Person: An Eastern Perspective

International Conference on ‘Personalism of Emmanuel Mounier,’

Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, 12-14 January 2005

"Environment as the Matrix for Cultural Identity"

National Level UGC Sponsored Seminar on "Culture, Environment and Identity"

Government College Darjeeling, 18-19 November 2005.

"Democratic Pluralism or Pluralistic Democracy: Postcolonial Possibilities"

30th Conference of the Association of Christian Philosophers of India on Pluralism: An Indian Christian Perspective

Salesian College, Sonada, Darjeeling, 18-22 October, 2005

"The Person: An East West Confluence"

80th Session of the Indian Philosophical Congress

North Bengal University Campus. 24-27 October, 2005

"Democratization Processes in Civil Society Institutions: A case study of Darjeeling"

UGC sponsored National Seminar on "Hill Stations in India: Challenges and Prospects"

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling 8-9 September 2005.

"The Role of Self in Developing Innovative Strategies in Higher Academics"

National Seminar DISHA: Development of Innovative Strategies in Higher Academics

St Xavier's College, Mumbai, 3-5 February 2006.

"Changing Faces of Social Identity: Cultural Linguistic Transitions in Darjeeling"

National Seminar organized by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla

Department of Philosophy, University of Madras, Chennai, 6-8 March 2006.

‘Ethics and Ethnicity’ Calcutta Research Group on “Settled States and Unsettled Populations: Evolving Discourses on Social Justice in India”

Loreto College, Darjeeling 12 December 2006.

“Presence/Absence of the Marginalised in Philosophical Education: Challenges and

National Consultation of Philosophers on ‘Indigenous Philosophizing: Indian

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore, June 1-4, 2006.

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Scope” Horizons’

“Positioning New Age in Feminist Philosophy of Religion”

ACPI conference on the theme “The Dynamics of Religion: A Philosophical Review from Indian Perspectives,”

Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamallee, Chennai, 18-22 October, 2006

‘Catholic Higher Education and the World of Work’

National Conference on “Mission, Innovation And Transformation of Catholic Higher Education”

Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai, in collaboration with International Federation Of Catholic Universities, Catholic Bishops Conference of India and Xavier Board for Catholic Higher Education in India Feb. 1- 3, 2007

Don Bosco’s Educational Project into the 21st Century

Jubilee Seminar on “Globalization and Education – Problems and Prospects for India”

Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata 17 March, 2007

“The Potential for Research in

Social Sciences in Indian

Salesian university

institutions”

international conference of

Salesian University Institutions

on “Exploration of

Collaborative Research

Potential”

Colle Don Bosco,

Turin, Italy,

23- 29 March 2007.

“Environment, Culture and Identity”

ACPI conference on “Culture: A Philosophical Look from the Indian Perspectives”

St Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, 10-13 October, 2007.

‘Socio-Cultural status of Darjeeling Diocese in the Himalayan Region with special reference to the Interfaith Dialogue Commission’

Jubilee Symposium, St Augustine’s School Hall, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, 10 December 2007.

Guest Respondent at IASACT Scholars Meet

United Board, Institute of Advanced Studies in Cultures and Theologies, 2008.

Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong 14 July 2008

“Philosophy and Literature”

(In Nepali)

Annual Endowment Lecture,

in the

PG Dept of Nepali.

Darjeeling Government

College,

21 September 2008.

“The Role of Parents, Teachers, Panchayat and Civil Society in Educating the Rural Mass”

Village Fest, Education Fair (Public Lecture)

Assam Lingzey 2008 Winter Village Fest, East Sikkim, 22 December 2008.

From Fullness to Emptiness: Round Table Conference on Institute of Sciences of

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Encountering Non-dualism

in Jesus the Buddha - Conjectures of a

Vipassana Meditator

“The ambivalence of

Nothingness, between

negation of the human and

openness to the divine.”

Religion, the Faculty of

Philosophy, UPS, Rome.

26th February 2009

The Philosophical Discourse

and Reclamation of

Indigenous Worldviews

ICPR Sponsored National

Seminar on “Indigenous

Philosophies of the Himalayan

Communities”

Don Bosco Malbassey (Venue

& Organized by Salesian

College, Sonada)8-9 May 2009

Seminar Report on “Christian

Educational Institutions: The

Making of Modern Democratic

India”

IIAS sponsored National

Seminar on “Christian

Educational Institutions: The

Making of Modern

Democratic India”

Rashtrapathi Bhawan, IIAS,

Shimla, 27-29 April, 2011

Positioning the Philosophy of

Sri Narayana Guru

The Philosophy, Vision and

Work of Sri Narayana Guru: as

an instrument of Egalitarian

Social Change”

Rashtrapathi Bhawan, IIAS,

Shimla, 7-9 June 2011

The IUS Networking: Indian

Approaches

2nd Plenary of the delegates of

IUS Education Group

UCSH, Santiago de Chile, 9-12

November 2010

Role of Catholic University in

Democratizing Peoples

World Congress of Catholic

Universities on ‘The Identity

ad Role of Catholic

Universities’.

University of Avila, Spain, 12-

15 August 2011

' Ethics in practice:

Rethinking Gandhian

Perspective’

UGC sponsored national

seminar on “Understanding

Gandhi in our Times: Re-

visiting Gadhian Ethics”.

PD Women’s College

Jalpaiguri,

March 2011

The Cosmotheandric Vision of

Raimon Panikkar

Symposium on Raimon

Panikkar

Morning Star College,

Barrackpore, 26 October 2011

Dynamics of Values: Source,

Context, Vision

UGC sponsored National

Seminar on ‘The Dynamics of

Values ‘

Loreto College, Kolkata

6-7 March 2012

“The psychological well- Indo Bhutan International Jointly organised by Gaedu

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being in terms of internal

experience”

Conference: “CELEBRATING

SHERIG CENTENARY- Gross

National Happiness (GNH) IN

BHUTAN AND INDIA.”

College of Business Studies,

Bhutan, and Loyola College,

Chennai, 14-15 May 2012

Education Group and Student

Exchange

Triennial Conference of

Salesian Universities – IUS

International

Salesianum, Pisana, Rome, 10-

14 July 2012.

The Inclusion Debate:

Perspectives from the Margin

World Conference of Salesian

Universities

Don Bosco, Madrid, Spain,

November 2012

“Relevance of Pacem In

Terris and Nairobi

Document”

National Seminar on

“Globalization and the

Churches”

North Eastern Social

Research Centre, Guwahati,

16-17 April 2013.

‘Education and Social

Inclusion’

Triennial Conference of

Xavier Board

Prabodhana Centre,

Pallotine House, organized

by St Philomina’s College,

Mysore, 27-30 April, 2013.

‘Christian Higher Education

and Social Responsibility’

AIACHE National

Conference of Principals

and Vice Chancellors

Christ University,

Bangalore, from 1-3 May

2013.

“Bengal: In Search of

Progress”

Regional Seminar on

“Facets of Development in

Bengal”

Organized by NESRC, St

Xavier’s College, Rajganj,

and Salesian College Siliguri

Campus, 25-26 May 2013.

“SNG: Politics of

Consciousness”,

Backwaters Collective IV:

Metaphysics and Politics

Le Meridien, Cochin, 18-21

July, 2013.

“Christian Influence on

Indian Culture”

Christian Culture Studies ICPR sponsored National

Workshop at Salesian

College, Sonada, 1-3 August

2013

“Trends in Global Education Principals of Salesian Salesian Provincial House,

Odxel, Panjim, Goa on 17

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and Salesian Response” Schools: Annual Conference August 2013.

“Autonomy: Means to

Quality Enhancement”

IQAC seminar on Autonomy Sponsored by NAAC at

Salesian College Siliguri,

23-24 August, 2013

“Education and Social

Inclusion: Indian

Perspectives”.

IUS Intercontinental

Seminar Series II

Lorena Campus of Unisal

(Centro Universitario

Salesiano,) Sao Paolo, 11-

13 September 2013

“Sustaining and Promoting

the right conditions for

Faith: Indian Youth

Perspective”

National Seminar on

“Creating and Sustaining

Right Conditions for Faith”

Sacred Heart Theological

College, on 19-21

September 2013

Presidential Address on

Contextual Management

UGC sponsored National

Seminar on “Contextual

Management: Indigenous

theories and practices”

Department of

Management, Salesian

College Siligur Campus in

collaboration with Don

Bosco Institute, Guwahati,

on 5-6 October 2013.

“Networking Possibilities of

Don Bosco Higher

Education in India”

DBHEI Annual Conference Don Bosco College, Panjim

on 5-6 November 2013

“History, Culture,

Environment and

Development: Kerala and

Darjeeling – A study in

Contrast” at the at

One Day national seminar

on “History, Culture,

Environment and

Development: Indian

Experiences”

St Joseph’s College,

Darjeeling, on 7 December

2013.

Welcome Address as the

Convener

The Intercontinental Seminar

on Education and Social

Inclusion: Challenges of

Diversity

Salesian College Sonada &

Sponsored by the IUS

Education Group 15-17

February 2014

"Language, Identity and

Ethnicity in Darjeeling;

Applying

Metaphysics and Politics

Conference, Backwater's

Collective

Le Meridien, Cochin,

1-4 August 2014

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the Insights of SNG".

Salesian Education in India

and the role of Inclusivity in

Higher

Education

IUS EG delegates Meeting

Fourth Intercontinental

Seminar on Education and

Social Inclusion

IUS Venice Mestre, Italy,

27-30 November 2014

"Community, Knowledge and

Rights"

National Conference on

"Knowledge, Theorization and

Rights: Renegotiating the

Connectives"

Department of

Philosophy, University

Campus, Assam University,

Silchar, 16-17 March 2015

"Nurturing the Spiritual in

Higher Education" & "The

Contextual Relevance of

Christian Higher Education

in NE".

North East Christian College

Principal's Forum

Don Bosco Institute,

Guwahati,

18-19 April 2015

"The Salesian Identity of DBTI

and its Possible Futures"

Stakeholders Conference DBTI, Port Morseby, PNG, 9-

12 July 2015

"The One World Vision of Sri

Narayana Guru"

Sri Narayana Guru Samiti

Global Summit

State Library, Shillong,

Meghalaya, 20 September

2015

" The Need for Ecosophy in

Contemporary World"

Philosophy Seminar on

"Human Environment:

Ecological Concerns and

laudato Si"

Department of Philosophy,

Salesian College, Sonada, 11

October 2015

"Salesian System of Education

in Indian Cultural Context"

International Seminar on "Don

Bosco's System of Education"

St Anthony's College, Shillong.

19-20 November 2015

IASACT Mentor Institute for Advanced Study

in Asian Cultures and

Theologies

Chung Chi Divinity School

Chinese University of Hong

Kong, 25 May -25 June 2016

"The Gaze of SNG at

Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate"

Backwater's

Collective on Metaphysics and

Politics

Le Meridien, Cochin

15-18 July 2016

"The Role of NBU Officers in

Inclusivity and Excellence in

National Conference on Role

of NBU Officers in Inclusivity

North Bengal University

Officers Association, NBU,

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Higher Education" and Excellence in Higher

Education

10 September 2016

SNG Vision: Rethinking

Religious Education in India

Religious Pluralism in Asia: ICI

Conference I

Hong Kong Institute of

Education and Social Science

Hong Kong University

14-20 May 2017

Dealing with Colonialism:

Addressing a Contemporary

Concern in the Classroom

Faculty Development

Programme, SCSC

Salesian College FDP, 29 July

2017.

Challenges and Prospects of

Christian Education in

Contemporary India

National Consultation on

"Building the Nation: The

Constitutional Way"

SPCSA General Assembly,

Don Bosco, Kolkata, 27-28

February, 2018

Conflict in South Asia:

Causes and Consequences

(Valedictory Address)

Conflict in South Asia:

Consequences and

Implications

Don Bosco Golaghat, in

collaboration with SCS 14-

15 March, 2018

Hindu Meditative Practices

and Research

Mindful Connectivity:

Asian Perspectives and

Influences

Asia Network Annual

Conference, Sonesta Hotel,

Philadelphia,5-8 April 2018

Just Understand:

Religious Pluralism, Religious

Movements and the Future of

Inter-Faith Dialogue in India

ICI Conference II on

Religious Pluralism in Asia.

Hong Kong Institute of

Education and Social Science

Hong Kong University & Asian

Centre for Culture and

Theology, Chennai, 15-18 May

2018

Darjeeling University and

the Prospects of Higher

Education in the Hills:

A Trans Historical

Perspective

National Symposium on

"Darjeeling University and

the Prospects of Higher

Education in the Hills"

Southfield College,

Darjeeling, 4 September

2018.

Young People and Human

Rights: Perception of Indian

V Intercontinental Seminar

and IUS Education Group

Pio XI Campus, UNISAL,

1100, Alto de Lappa, Sao

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Reality General Assembly Paolo, Brazil, 17-19

September 2018.

In Response to Savarna

Assertions in Kerala

Metaphysics and Politics,

Backwaters Collective

Le Meridien, Maradu,

Cochin, 25-29, July 2019

Indian Civilizational

Resources: A critique

India China Indonesia

Conference

ICRS, Jogyakarta,

Indonesia, 5-9 August 2019

Salesian Translation Centre:

History and Prospects

EAO Conference of

Salesian Translators

Anisakan, Myanmar, 26-29

August, 2019

Myanmar, Bhutan and

Nepal: Socio-political

realities and Implications

for Higher Education

ACCS-AIACHE

Conference

ACCS, Panayur, Chennai,

5-9 September 2019

Papers to be presented in Forthcoming Conferences

Title of the Papers to be

Presented

Topic of the Conference Institution, Place, Year

Whether deputed abroad:

I have been the leader of delegation of Youth at an International Live-in Experience of Youth

at Taize, France for two months (June-July) in 1994; as part of my research I have been to

Singapore, Sydney and Fiji Islands in 1999 to explore the receptivity to Indian spiritual

traditions in Non-indic cultural settings. I have represented the College at the World Level

Summit of Salesian (Don Bosco) University Institutions in Rome in 2001, 2004, and 2007.

Participated and presented paper at the Second Plenary of the delegates of Education Group

of IUS at UCSH Santiago de Chile, 9-12 November 2010, the third plenary at Salesian

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University, Madrid, 2012, fourth plenary at Venice Mestre 2014 and the fifth at UNISAL, Sao

Paolo in September 2018. I was on Sabbatical in US from 1 January 2016 till 20 May 2016

during which did independent research work in the libraries of Yale and Princeton

Universities. In June-July2016 I was nominated Mentor for the IASACT by the United Board

and hosted in ChungChi College of Chinese University of Hong Kong. These were

experiences that helped in the present task as Indian representative of an International

forum engaged in devising a common research across the continents on the Impact of

Education in transforming the Identity Perceptions.

Other relevant information

Analyzing and contributing to the impact of education on society has been a core

concern in my teaching as well as research and other activities that interfaced with the

civil society. Therefore, I attempt to follow an Inter-disciplinary approach in my

teaching and research, involving especially the fields of Social Philosophy, Literature,

Hermeneutics, Sociology, History and Anthropology.

Courses Taught

1. Philosophical Psychology (Indian and Western)

2. Metaphysics (Indian and Western)

3. Cultural Philosophy

4. History of Philosophy (Ancient, Modern and Contemporary)

5. Medieval and Contemporary Indian Thought

6. Philosophy of Religion.

7. Contemporary Issues in Philosophy

Membership in Professional Societies:

1. Coordinator for IUS-Asia (Salesian University Institutions) EG (Education Group).

2. Member of Indian Theological Association.

3. Executive Member of Indian Christian Philosophers Association.

4. Executive Member of the Association of Catholic Colleges (Xavier Board).

5. Member of the International Association of Social Philosophy.

6. Executive Secretary, Forum for Inter religious Dialogue and Ecumenism, Darjeeling.

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7. Member of the Academic Staff Council, NBU, June 2009

8. Advisory Board Member, Tribal World, Journal of Eastern Regional Progressive Tribal

research & Welfare Organization, 3 July 2011.

9. Executive Member, All India Association of Christian Higher Education, New Delhi (for

the second time), 30 January 2012.

10. Member, Court of the University of North Bengal, March 2012.

11. Member, IQAC, PD Women's College, Jalpaiguri, June 2015

12. Member, Founder Body, Salesians of Don Bosco, Kolkata, June 2016

13. President, AIACHE, January 2018.

Awards

In May 2008, the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling conferred a citation and memento for

the contribution made through the institution in promoting Nepali Language and Literature of

Darjeeling.

In December 2008, the Rotary Club of Darjeeling presented a citation and memento for the

contribution made towards community building through the promotion of literary and other art

forms.

In January 2012, by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling at its Golden Jubilee

celebrations for services rendered in education, youth welfare, and social harmony in the region.

In November 2019 on 15th at Umrao Hotel, the IAF award for Salesian College by the

International Association of Facilitators.

George Thadathil: Personal Profile

Rev Prof George Thadathil is presently the Principal of Salesian College Sonada and Siliguri

Extended Campus. He has pastoral experience as co-pastor of a parish, and as diocesan and

regional youth director for the Catholic Youth Movement in India besides teaching experience

in the seminary and college. He has travelled much in connection with his administrative and

academic commitments since his own research in the University of Madras, completed in 2000,

as a Fellow of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR). His area of specialization is

Cross Cultural Social Philosophy. He has organized various research seminars engaging local

scholarship with contemporary concerns of identity, language and ethnicity. He is the author of

Vision from the Margin: Study of the Sri Narayana Guru Movement in the Literature of Nitya

Chaitanya Yati (2007) and has edited and co-edited books like Communities and Identity

Consciousness: South Indian Trajectories (2004), Cultural Identity in Nepali Language and

Literature (2005), Subaltern Perspectives: Philosophizing in Context (2005), Cultural Linguistic

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Transitions in the Nepali Speech Community of Darjeeling (2009), Teesta on the Run:

Development Induced Displacement in Sikkim 1975-2010 (2016), Brahmarshi Narayana Guru

(Translation from Malayalam to Nepali, 2016) besides contributing to a number of journals and

edited volumes on Philosophy, Literature and Social Sciences. His publications are the outcome

of an attempt to apply the research findings in South India (Ezhava Movement) onto the

Language and Ethnicity based identity formations in Darjeeling District, North East India. His

administrative concerns of expanding a Higher Educational Institution has also brought him

into academic organizational bodies like Xavier Board (association of catholic colleges of India),

AIACHE (association of Christian Higher Education in India), the IFCU (International

Federation of Catholic Universities) and to be the member of the Court of North Bengal

University, to which his institution is affiliated. As part of his Sabbatical programme he has

been on the libraries of Yale, Princeton, Stanford and San Francisco Universities, on research

work.

He has taught the basic courses in philosophy at the undergraduate level for over twenty years.

He continues with research in this field and is in the process of bringing out a volume on

"Owning Locations: Transforming Small Worlds". He is the Founder and Series editor of

Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences in its sixth year of publication as a biannual peer

reviewed journal with ISSN: 0976-1861. These edited volumes deal with the following issues:

Spirituality in Poetry (Vol I,1: May 2010), Philosophy and Contemporary Living (Vol I,2:

December 2010), Darjeeling and Indian East (Vol II,1: May 2011), Mountain Economy in

Perspective (Vol II,2: December 2011), Literary & Linguistic Terrain of Translation (Vol III,1:

May 2012), Indigenous Philosophies of Himalayan Communities (Vol III,2: December 2012),

Technology and Society (Vol IV,1: May 2013), Sports and Games in Holistic Education (Vol IV,

2:December 2013), Engaging the Spiritual (Vol V,1:May 2014), Contextual Management:

Indigenous Theories and Practices (Vol V,2 & Vol VI,1: December 2014 & May 2015), Christian

Educational Institutions and Modern Democratic India (Vol VI,2: December 2015), Education

and Social Inclusion (Vol VII,1: May 2016), Identity, Resistance and Empowerment (Vol.VII,

2:December 2016), Christianity and Indian Culture (Vol VIII: 1:May 2017), Pen Pain and

Writing (Vol VIII, 2: December 2017), , Politics of Ecology (Vol IX, 1: May 2018), Darjeeling and

the Eastern Himalayas (Vol IX, 2: December 2018), Conflict in South Asia: Causes and

Consequences (Vol X, 1: May 2019). He is the Founder Director of Salesian College Publication

with over 30 publications.

He was the leader of a delegation of Youth at an International Live-in Experience of Youth at

Taize, France for two months (June-July) in 1994 and as part of his research have been to

Singapore, Sydney and Fiji Islands in 1999 to explore the receptivity to Indian spiritual

traditions in Non-Indic cultural settings. He has represented the College at the World Level

Summit of Salesian (Don Bosco) University Institutions in Rome in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2012.

He participated and presented papers and helped organize the Plenaries of the delegates of

Education Group of IUS at UCSH Santiago de Chile, CES Don Bosco, Madrid, Spain, Unisal,

Lorena & Sao Paolo, Brazil, Salesian College Sonada, CES Don Bosco, Venice, Italy, between 9-

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12 November 2010 and 27-30 November 2014. These roles, engagements and experiences have

led to the present task as Indian representative of an International forum engaged in devising a

common research across the continents on the 'Impact of Education in transforming the Identity

Perceptions of marginalized communities.' Invited to be the mentor for 16 scholars from Asian

Universities at the IASACT (Institute for Advanced Studies in Asian Cultures and Theologies)

Programme in May-June 2016. He was co-director of the AsiaNetwork ANFEP 2018, in

selecting and organizing the learning experience for 10 US scholars about North East India and

Eastern Himalayas. In this connection he was also invited to the Annual Conferences held in

Philadelphia in April 2018 and in San Diego in April 2019. He was part of the Indian China

Indonesia Research consortium on changes in society and religion organized for three years

consecutively by the United Board and University of Hong Kong and was invited to the EAO

Translators Workshop held in Anisakan, Myanmar from 27-29 August 2019. He co-organized

the ACCS-AIACHE conference on "Socio-political Realities and Implications for Practical

Theologies and Higher Education in Asia" held at ACCS, Panayur, Chennai on 5-9 September

2019.

Professional and Academic Diary

October 2000

‘Christian Presence and Perception of Christians in Contemporary India’ at the College Concert, October

2000

‘National Aspirations and Regional Autonomy: A Socio-Philosophical Perspective’ at the 7th Annual

Conference of Indian Political Economy Association, Darjeeling, 17- 19 November 2000.

May 2001

Participated in the Refresher Course in “Effective College Administration for Principals and Vice

Principals” held at Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore, 17- 23 May 2001, under the auspices of AIACHE.

September 2001

‘Introducing the Theme: Culture, Social Science and Philosophy,’ at the two day Seminar on

‘Culture, Social Sciences and Philosophy’ held at Salesian College Sonada on 28th –29th

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September 2001.

July- August 2002

Participated at the Management Development Programme on ‘Electronic Libraries in the 21st Century’

held at the MDP Centre, XLRI, Jamshedpur, 29 July – 2 August, 2002.

November 2003

Participated at the National Conference on “New Directions for Language and Literature Studies”

organized by the University Grants Commission and held at Jorasanko Campus, RAbindra Bharati

University, Kolkata, 28-29 November 2003.

January - March 2004

Participated at the training seminar for counseling and guidance through self enhancement programmes

at Sadhana Institute, Lonavla, from 2 January to 12 March 2004 which included Vipassana Meditation

Course (2- 14 January), Group Therapy (16- 24 January) and Holotropic Breathwork session (26 January-

8 February)

April 2004

‘Language and Literature: Vehicles of Identity’ at the UGC sponsored seminar on ‘Rethinking Higher

Education in India: Prospect and Retrospect’ at Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, 2-3 April 2004.

October 2004

“Gramsci’s Significance in India Today” at the 29th annual meeting of ACPI held at Holy Trinity Seminary,

Choggitti, Jalandhar, on October 22-25, 2004. It is published in the book Subaltern Perspectives:

Philosophizing in Context edited by the author.

Participated at the national workshop on ‘Future of Education in India’ organized by the Xavier Board of

Higher Education at Satyodayam, Secunderabad, 26-28 October 2004.

January 2005

Participated at the International Conference on ‘Personalism of Emmanuel Mounier,’

held at Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, 12-14 January 2005.

March 2005

‘Culture and Identity in Nepali Language and Literature’ at the National Seminar on

the theme held at Salesian College Sonada, 11-12 March 2005.

October 2005

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Participated at the National Workshop on ‘Challenges of Higher Education’ organized

by the Xavier Board of Higher Education at Indian Social Institute, Bangalore, 23 – 24

October 2005.

April 2006

‘The Role of the Self in Teaching and Research’ at the Research Scholars’ Seminar,

“Gathering the Remnants,” held on 21- 22 April 2006 at Salesian college Sonada.

October 2006

“Positioning New Age in Feminist Philosophy of Religion” at the ACPI conference on the theme “The

Dynamics of Religion: A Philosophical Review from Indian Perspectives,” at its 31st Annual Meeting,

held at Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamallee, Chennai, on October 27-30 2006.

January 2007

‘The Role of Mother in the Educative Programme of Don Bosco’ at the Salesian Family Day and

Commemoration of Mamma Margaret’s Beatification, at Don Bosco School, Liluah, on 24 January 2007

February 2007

‘Catholic Higher Education and the World of Work’ at the National Conference on “Mission,

Innovation And Transformation of Cathol ic Higher Education” o rganised by Stella Maris

College (Autonomous)in collaboration with International Federation Of Catholic Universities, Catholic

Bishops Conference of India and Xavier Board for Catholic Higher Education in India on Feb. 1- 3, 2007 at

Stella Maris College, Chennai, India

March 2007

“The Potential for Research in Socio Sciences in Indian Salesian university institutions” at the

international conference of Salesian University Institutions held at Colle Don Bosco, Turin, Italy, from 23-

29 March 2007.

April- June 2007

“A Map for the Pilgrimage to the Other” in Journal of Dharma, Religious Literacy and Secularism, April-

June 2007 (Vol.32, No.2), 153-162.

Elected the President of the Catholic Colleges Association for East-North East India (Xavier Board) for a

second term at the General Body Meeting held at Christ College, Bangalore 23 May 2007.

August 2007

Addressed the gathering at Nepali Sahitya Sammelan hall on the occasion of Bhasha Diwas, organized by

the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, at Darjeeling on 20 August, 2007.

October 2007

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“Environment, Culture and Identity” at the ACPI conference on the theme “Culture: A Philosophical

Look from the Indian Perspectives” at its 32nd annual meeting held at St Thomas Apostolic Seminary,

Vadavathoor, Kottayam, 10-13 October, 2007.

December 2007

‘Socio-Cultural status of Darjeeling Diocese in the Himalayan Region with special reference to the

Interfaith Dialogue Commission’ at the Jubilee Symposium held at St Augustine’s School Hall, Kalimpong,

on 10 December 2007.

April 2008

Appointed by the North Bengal University as the Chief observer for the University Examinations 2008 in

the hill colleges of Darjeeling.

May 2008

Awarded with a citation by the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling on 25 May 2008, at the 84th

Foundation Day for the contributions towards the development of Nepali Language and Literature

through the educational activities, publications, seminars and research promotion over the past years.

June 2008

Addressed the ARCEIS (Association of Roman Catholic Educational Institutions of Sikkim) at St Joseph’s

Martam on 28 June 2008 on “Preserving and Promoting Harmony in society and the Role of Educational

Institutions”

July 2008

Participated as guest at the IASACT 2008 at Chung Chi College, Hong Kong, on invitation from the United

Board, on 14 July 2008.

Delivered the Welcome address “Philosophical Foundations of the Spirituality in Victorian Poetry”

introducing the State Level Seminar on “Spirituality in Victorian Poetry” at Salesian College, Sonada on

30 July 2008.

August 2008

Delivered the Welcome address “Mutiny and Nationalism” introducing the State Level Seminar on

“Commemorating 1857: An Eastern Perspective” 1 August 2008.

“The Role of Social Sciences in Promoting Science” in Science and Society, the Proceedings of the

National Seminar, Government College, Darjeeling, 5 August 2008.

September 2008

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Delivered the endowment lecture on “Philosophy and Literature” at the Annual Endowment lecture

series of the Postgraduate Department of Nepali, Darjeeling Government College, on 21 September

2008. (In Nepali)

October 2008

Awarded with a citation and plaque by Rotary Club of Darjeeling for Community Service at the 51st

Annual Induction Meeting by the District Governor.

“Feminism and Rethinking Philosophical Categories”, in Patrick Gnanapragasam & Elizabeth Schussler

Fiorenza (eds.), Negotiating Borders Theological Explorations in the Global Era: Essays in Honour of

Felix Wilfred, Delhi, ISPCK, 2008.

“Relevance of Language Study for Cultural Identity”, in Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi’s bimonthly

journal, September-October, 2008, (Vol. 247), 153-160.

“The Role of Social Sciences in Promoting Science” in I. Ahmed (ed.), Science and Society, Proceedings of

National Seminar, Darjeeling Government College, (2008).

‘National Aspirations and Regional Autonomy: A Socio-Philosophical Perspective’, in Prathibha, Silver

Jubilee Souvenir, Aryabhatta College of Advanced Studies, (Dissent and Dialogue, edited by Pius

Vazhappilly), Thrissur, 2008, (n.p). (reprint).

“From the Publisher” (an Introduction) in Tracing the Steps: A Psycho-Pedagogical Study of Charles de

Foucauld’s Vocational Journey, by Dr Nirmol Gomes, (2008) Salesian College Publication, pp. viii-xiii.

“Culture and Identity” in Keith D’Souza (ed.), Culture as Gift and Task: Philosophical Reflections in the

Indian Context, Bangalore, Asian Trading Corporation, 2008, pp.109-124.

December 2008

Addressed the Education Fair and Conference ‘For better Tomorrow’ at the Assam Lingsay Winter

Village Fest on the theme, ‘The Role of Parents, Teachers, Panchayats and Civil Society in Educating the

Rural Mass’ at Assam Lingsay, East Sikkim, 22 December 2008.

February 2009

Participated online by submitting a paper entitled “From Fullness to Emptiness: Encountering Non-

dualism in Jesus the Buddha - Conjectures of a Vipassana Meditator” at the Round Table Conference

on “The ambivalence of Nothingness, between negation of the human and openness to the divine”

organized by the Institute of Sciences of Religion of the Faculty of Philosophy, UPS, Rome, on 26th

February 2009.

May 2009

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Organized National Seminar on “Indigenous Philosophies of the Himalayan Communities” in

collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi on 7-9 May 2009 at Don Bosco

Malbassey, West Sikkim and presented paper on “Religions in Darjeeling”.

Was a consultant to the CBCI-IGNOU chair for introducing BA Philosophy course in the IGNOU and

invited to the Consultation of Heads of Christian Philosophy Institutes held at CBCI Centre, Ashok Place,

New Delhi, on 29 May 2009.

June 2009

Appointed as Member, Academic Staff College Council, University of North Bengal, by the Vice

Chancellor, with effect from June 2009.

August 2009

Addressed the Association of Don Bosco Colleges, India, at the Annual Conference held at Don Bosco

Ennore, Chennai, 17-18 August on “The Research Potential of College Campus for Promoting Quality”.

July 2009

Addressed the Association of Chartered Accountants of Siliguri at their Annual Seminar on the “Role of

Chartered Accountants in Transforming Society” on 11 July 2009 at Sabin Kingdom, Hill Cart Road,

Siliguri.

September 2009

Presented a paper on “The Christian Philosophy of Higher Education” at the Alumni Conference on the

occasion of Silver Jubilee, Department of Christian Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, 3 September

2009.

Organized the Triennial Meeting of the Student and Staff Representatives of the East-North-East Region

Catholic Colleges for “Student Leadership” and “Mentoring and Research Potential in Campus”

respectively at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, on 27-29 September 2009.

October 2009

Presented a paper at the Salesian Seminar organized by Salesian College titled “Don Bosco (1815-1888):

In Search of a ‘Re-Turn’” on 19-20 October 09 at Sonada.

Submitted the paper on “Politics of Violence” for the Annual Conference of the Association of Christian

Philosophers of India, on the theme, “Violence and Its Victims: Indian Christian Philosophical

Reflections” to be held at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 22-25 October 2009.

March 2010

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Presented a paper at the Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal in the seminar on

‘The ideal social order: Gandhian and Nehruvian perspectives’ on 30-31 March 2010, entitled “The Ideal

Social Order at Ideological Crossroads: Visioning a Future for India”.

May 2010

Release of the First Issue of Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: “Spirituality in Victorian

Poetry”. Besides being the Series Editor, the issue carries an article entitled: “Philosophical foundations

of Spirituality”.

Chaired the Session on “Innovative Practices in College Campuses” at the Triennial Conference of the

Association of the Catholic Colleges of India (Xavier Board) 6-9 May 2010 at Rajagiri College of Social

Sciences, Kakkanad, Cochin, and was reelected Board member and regional vice president.

July 2010

Delivered the Welcome Address and Chaired the Valedictory session of the National Seminar on “The

Literary and Linguistic Terrain of Translation” organized by the Department of English, Salesian College,

Sonada, in collaboration with the PG Department of English, Government College, Darjeeling, 30-31 July

2010.

August 2010

Submitted a Chapter entitled ‘The Protest Masks: Politics of Culture and Identity’

for the forthcoming Monograph on “The Politics of Culture, Identity and Protest,” edited by Padam

Nepal, Department of Political Science, St Joseph’s College, Darjeeling.

October 2010

Delivered the Welcome Address at the National Seminar on “Technology in Society: Challenges and

Opportunities” organized by the Department of Computer Science, Salesian College, Siliguri Campus, 5

October 2010.

Addressed the Leadership Trainees of the Catholic Colleges of East North East region during the Training

Programme Organized by the Regional Board at Bosco Youth Services Centre, Bariatu, Ranchi from 17-20

October 2010.

Presented Paper titled “Sri Narayana Guru and Indigenous Modernity in Kerala” at the Panel on “Indian

Masters of Suspicion” during the 32nd Annual Conference of the Association of the Christian

Philosophers of India on the theme “Tradition and Innovation: Rootedness and Openness”, at Carmel

Vidya Niketan, Faridabad, 25-27 October 2010.

November 2010

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Presented paper at the International Conference of the Delegates of the Education Group of Salesian

University Institutions held at the Catholic University of Silva Henriquez, Santiago de Chile, 9-12

November 2010 on “IUS Networking: Indian Approaches”.

Visited the University of Princeton, New Jersey (on 6 November), University of California, Berkely, (on 21

November) and the University of Stanford, El Alto (on 24 November).

January 2014

17 January 14: Delivered Welcome cum theme Address on Feedback Loop in Research at the one day

Research Scholars Workshop held at the Siliguri Campus

February 2014

13-16 February 14: The Intercontinental Seminar on Education and Social Inclusion: Challenges of

Diversity hosted and organized at Salesian College Sonada for the IUS Education Group and Delivered

the Welcome Address as the Convener.

26-29 February 14: Invited participant at the SPRD (Strategic Planning and Resource Development)

organized by the United Board at Shaw College Auditorium in the Chinese University of Hong Kong,

Shatin, Hong Kong.

March 2014

6 March 14: Presented the Summary Report of the Year and appreciations to the Outgoing batch of

students at the Graduation Day.

18 March 14: Addressed the Joint Faculty event on SPRD in view of ASHA grant and autonomy for the

college.

April 2014

8 April 14: Hosted the Joint Meeting of the MP Nominee of BJP for Darjeeling, Mr SS Ahluvalia and

Bishop Stephen Lepcha DD, of Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling as a pre-poll encounter at the

College Principal's Office.

14 April 14: Initiated the process for the MoU for online payment for admissions through the ERP

provider epaathsala and Billdesk the payment gateway.

July-August 2014

31 July- 4 August 14: Participated and Presented paper at the Metaphysics and Politics Conference of

the Backwater's Collective, at Le Meridien, Cochin, on "Language, Identity and Ethnicity in Darjeeling;

Applying the Insights of SNG".

September 2014

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1-4 September 14: Inaugural and Welcome Address to the participants and resource persons at the

Human Development Values Project organized at Salesian College Sonada by AIACHE and sponsored by

United Board, Hong Kong.

October 2014:

18-21 October 14: Participated on Invitation at the AULP on Massification of Education in Asia organized

by the Hong Kong Institute of Education and the United Board at the Hong Kong Institute of Education,

Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

November 2014

20-22 November 14: Delivered the Welcome Note and the Valedictory Address at the National Seminar

on Human Nature Interface in North Bengal organized by the Department of Political Science, Siliguri

Campus.

27- 30 November 14: Presented Paper on Salesian Education in India and the role of Inclusivity in Higher

Education at the Fourth Intercontinental Seminar on Education and Social Inclusion and the IUS EG

delegates Meeting at IUS Venice Mestre, Italy.

January 2015

1-4 January 15: Accompanied the Joint Faculty visit to Shanti Niketan & Viswa bharati on the occasion of

the college being granted CPE status 2nd cycle for discovery of Bengal's heritage and educational legacy

of Rabindranath Tagore.

March 2015

16-17 March 15: Presented paper on "Community, Knowledge and Rights" at the National Conference

on "Knowledge, Theorization and Rights: Renegotiating the Connectives", organized by the Department

of Philosophy, Assam University, Silchar, at their Department in the University Campus.

19-20 March 15: Presented the Welcome and Appreciation for the outgoing batch at the Graduation Day

at Salesian College Sonada & Siliguri.

April 2015

8-11 April 15: Visited Marwari College, Bhagalpur, on deputation as Member in the Peer Team for the

NAAC assessment of the College.

18-19 April 15: Addressed the North East Christian College Principal's Forum at the Don Bosco Institute

on the theme "Nurturing the Spiritual in Higher Education" & "The Contextual Relevance of Christian

Higher Education in NE".

May 2015

1-3 May 15: Participated at the Xavier Board Triennial Conference held at Christ University, Bangalore.

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9 May 15: Addressed the Alumni batch of 2005 at Salesian College, Sonada.

12-15 May 15: Addressed the New Faculty at the Annual Orientation for the New Faculty of the College

held at Salesian College, Siliguri Campus.

19 May 15: Invited to make Presentation to the team of experts on the Community College/B.Voc

Scheme submitted by the college at the Delhi UGC office, Bahadur Zafar Shah Marg, towards the final

round of the selections.

June 2015

8 June 15: Delivered the Inaugural Address " Philosophy and Teaching Philosophy" at the Inauguration of

the Department of Philosophy (B.Ph), Salesian College, Sonada.

July 2015

9-12 July 15: Addressed the Stakeholders Conference of DBTI, Port Morseby, PNG, on "The Salesian

Identity of DBTI and its Possible Futures" as the Resource Person on behalf of the IUS International.

13-17 July 15: Participated at the 25th Triennial Conference of IFCU at the Australian Catholic University,

Melbourne, as a registered member institution of the association.

August 2015

27-29 August 15: Participated at the North East Principal's Forum for Strategic Planning organized by the

United Board and AIACHE at the Bethel Retreat Centre for the Union Christian College, Badapani,

Shillong.

September 2015

14 September 15: Met with Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee at the Inaugural Function of the

Knowledge Hub of Presidency University, at Dove Hill, Kurseong, with the Proposals for the College

being included for Pay packet Scheme and State Development Grants.

20 September 15: Addressed the Sri Narayana Guru Samiti Global Summit held at the State Library,

Shillong on "The One World Vision of Sri Narayana Guru" as invited Guest Speaker for the occasion.

October 2015

1 October 15: Participated in the National Level Conclusion of the 200th Birth Anniversary of the

Founder of the College and Salesian/Don Bosco works in India at Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New

Delhi.

9 October 15: Inaugurated the first Student Seminar on Indian Foreign Policy and International relations

organized by the Department of Political Science, Sonada.

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11 October 15: Delivered the Presidential address, "The Need for Ecosophy in Contemporary World" at

the Philosophy Seminar on "Human Environment: Ecological Concerns and laudato Si" organized by the

Department of Philosophy, Salesian College, Sonada.

November 2015

18 November 15: Participated at the Principal's Forum of Christian Minority Colleges of West Bengal,

hosted at St Xavier's College, Kolkata.

19-20 November 15: Presented paper on "Salesian System of Education in Indian Cultural Context" at

the International Seminar on "Don Bosco's System of Education" held at St Anthony's College, Shillong.

December 2015

1 December 15: Preliminary Meetings with the Team from Newman University Birmingham, at Scope

Complex, New Delhi, regarding the MoU on student and Faculty Exchange.

January 2016

5-20 January 16: Visiting Scholar at Yale University Library. Visited Yale Art Gallery and the Knights of

Columbus Museum at New Haven; Witnessed the Play 'Born Fat' at the Seven Angels Theatre,

Waterbury, Connecticut.

February-March 2016

1 February - 24 March 16: Visiting Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary and Firestone Library,

Princeton University, New Jersey.

13 February 16: Participated at the Mass of the Universe, a Musical Rendition by Bora Yoon, PhD scholar

in Sacred Music at the University Chapel, Princeton University.

16 February 16: Participated at the Lecture by May Hayes on "RedT: Safe Zone for Translators in

Terrorist Combat and Translations" at the Princeton Community Lecture Series.

18 February 16: Had Lunch Meeting with Sanjiv Kulkarni, Dean, Graduate School, Princeton University.

19 February 16: Had Interview with Elaine Pagels, author of Beyond Belief, and head, Department of

Religion at Princeton University.

28 February 16: Visited George Town University, Washington and had Dinner Meeting with Mike

Sheeran Sj, the Coordinator for Jesuit Higher Education in US at Union Station, Washington With Rosey

and Dhiren of Darjeeling living in Leesburg.

April-May 2016

10 April 16: Visited the campus of University of California, Santa Cruz Campus.

12 April 16: Visited the Green Library, Stanford University, Palo Alto.

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26 April - May 20: Visiting Scholar at University of San Francisco at the Gleeson Library.

3 May 16: Visited the Portland Gurukula to Interview Scott Teitsworth and Deb Buchanan

5 May 16: Visited the Bainbridge Island Gurukula at Seattle to Interview Nancy Yielding.

11 May 16: Visited Stanford University and had an interview with Aishwary Kumar of the Department of

History.

12 May 16: Visited University of California, Berkeley Library and met with Prof Arthur Lenti, sdb,

Historian and Editor of the Journal the Salesian Studies.

May-June 2016

29 May-25 June 16: At The Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies as the IASACT

Mentor for 16 Scholars at the CUHK Divinity School, assisting the forum for research, reflection and

writing.

July 2016

15-18 July 16: Presented paper on "The Gaze of SNG at Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate" at the Backwater's

Collective on Metaphysics and Politics in Le Meridien, Cochin.

August 2016

17-19 August 16: Facilitated the Faculty Orientation and Strategic Planning for the Faculty of Salesian

College with Mark Pixley of Leadership Inc, Shenzhen China.

September 2016

10 September 16: Presented a paper on "The Role of NBU Officers in Inclusivity and Excellence in Higher

Education" at the National Conference on the Theme by North Bengal University Officers Association.

17 September 16: Addressed the Annual Conference of the Don Bosco Colleges at Don Bosco College,

Sulthan Bathery, on "The Salesian Identity of Higher Education".

18 September 16: Addressed the Sri Narayana Mandira Samiti's 162nd Birth Anniversary celebrations of

Sri Narayana Guru on "The Role of the Guru and Community in Contemporary India" at Sri Narayana

Guru College, Chembur, Mumbai.

January 2017

18-20 January 17: Invited as Consultant to the India China Institute-UB consultation on China Studies in

India held at AIACHE house Janakpuri, New Delhi.

22-30 January 17: Invited to Hong Kong Institute of Educational Sciences for consultation on India China

Indonesia Conference on "Pluralism in Asia and Globalisation".

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February 2017

2-6 February 17: Meeting with Salesian College Alumni and Friends in San Bernadino, Los Angeles, USA.

March 2017

1-4 March 17: Participated at the South Asian Consultation of the Leaders of Salesians of Don Bosco, at

the Citadel, Chennai.

14-15 March 17: Welcome Address at the International Seminar on "Darjeeling and the Eastern

Himalayas: Multidisciplinary Approaches", organized by the Departments of Philosophy, English, History

and Sociology, Salesian College, Sonada.

18 March 17: Resource Person at the Research Scholars Workshop held at Salesian College, Siliguri

campus.

27-29 March 17: Welcomed Dr M Pinheiro as Resource Person and Inaugurated the NAAC RAR

preparation Training Workshop for the College faculty held at Salesian College, Sonada.

May 2017

10-12 May 17: Invited to the Shanghai Library, Shanghai University and Indonesian Youth Association,

Shanghai, China.

13 May 17: Visited the Yunnan University Library and Campus, Kunming, China.

14-20 May 17: Participated and Presented Paper on "Sri Narayana Guru Movement and the Educational

Vision for One World" at the ICI Conference I, on "Religious Pluralism in Asia" 2017 at the HKISS, Hong

Kong University

30 May 17: Presided at the Meeting of the Editorial Board of Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social

Sciences, at AV Hall, SCSC.

June 2017

4-5 June 17: Co-Animated the Induction Programme for the New Teaching Members of the Community

of Don Bosco Schools of Kolkata-Bihar-SIkkim-Nepal.

27-29 June 17: Co-coordinated the Translation Workshop in collaboration with ANUVAD, Translation

Unit of the Department of Comparative literature, Jadavpur University and Translation Centre, Salesian

College at Siliguri Campus.

30 June 17: Addressed the new faculty of both campuses at the Annual Induction Programme held at

Salesian College, Siliguri Campus.

July 2017

7 July 2017: Represented the DBHEI and Governing Body of Salesian College, at the Inauguration of the

St Xavier's University, New Town, Kolkata.

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14-17 July 17: Invited to the Cochin Conference on Metaphysics and Politics held at Le Meridien, Cochin,

Kerala and presented a response paper on Vivek Dhareswar's "The Saddle of Experience" entitled:

'Experience and the Counter Experience'.

18 July 17: Participated as Member, NSS Advisory Committee, University of North Bengal, with the

Regional President of NSS, State Unit.

29 July 17: Addressed the Faculty as FDP on "Dealing with Colonialism: Addressing a Contemporary

Concern in the Classroom".

August 2017:

19 August 17: Presided at the IQAC Meeting held at Salesian College Siliguri Campus, and reviewed the

preparedness for the NAAC reacreditation (3rd Cycle) work in progress.

September 17:

4 September 17: Visited Sahitya Akademi regarding the Translation Projects and the UGC head office,

regarding the PFMS clearance for the College finances.

19-20 September 17: Delivered the Welcome Address at the 8th Verzotto Memorial Lecture Series on

"Making Sense of India" by Research Scholar and Author, Braj Ranjan Mani, from New Delhi at Sonada

and Siliguri Campuses respectively.

21 September 17: Delivered an Invited Speech on "The Negative Effects of Social Media on Youth" at the

Annual DBL Alumni Debate/Panel Discussion.

24-25 September 17:On NAAC Visit to Rajashri Chatrapati Sahu Maharaj College of Arts and Commerce,

Kolhapur, Maharashtra as Member in the NAAC Peer Team.

October 2017:

12-15 October 17: On NAAC Visit to Purnea College, Purnea, Bihar as Member Secretary of the NAAC

Peer Team.

24 October 17: Presided over the PTSA Meeting and the nomination of Parents representatives for the

year in the SCS campus.

27 October 17 Presided over the Research and Translation Centre Committee and the IQAC Meetings at

Siliguri Campus.

30 October 17: Coordinated the GB Meeting as its Member Secretary at Salesian College Sonada.

November 2017:

11 November 17: Organized the Core Committee Meeting of the Darjeeling Dialogue Forum, as its

Member Secretary, held at Ashyana, the residence of one of the founding members, Prof. Irshad Ahmed.

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16 November 17: Anchored and Moderated the National Symposium organized at Don Bosco Park Circus

Auditorium as the 80th Year celebrations of Salesian College Sonada, on the theme "Contemporary India

and The Future of Catholic Higher Education" at which the five Catholic Universities of India were

represented and released the book, 'On A Stormy Course' by Dr Valson Thampu, former principal of St

Stephens College New Delhi.

24-25 November 17: Delivered the Welcome Address at the National Seminar on "India's Indira:

Centennial Recollections" organized by the Department of Political Science, Siliguri Campus.

26 November 17: Participated at the national NCC day held at Siliguri College, along with the first batch

of NCC students of Salesian College.

27-28 November 17: Inaugurated the Two Day UB Sponsored event for the Principals of North Bengal in

collaboration with NBU and the Principals Forum of North East.

December 17:

29 November - 2 December 17: Co-coordinated the FORTE (Faculty Orientation for Research and

Teaching Excellence) sponsored by United Board.

8 December 17: Presided at the Parents Teachers Students Association Meeting in the AV Hall and later

at the Pre Christmas gathering and Jubilee concert show for the first year parents in the College

Auditorium.

9 December 17: Co-coordinated the Research Scholar's Workshop and the Darjeeling Scholars' Forum.

17 December 17: Presided over the Dialogue Forum Meeting held at the Dharma Chakra hall of

Buddhist Community in Darjeeling in the afternoon.

22-24 December 17: Planning Sessions with Dr Glenn Shive of American Centre, Hong Kong, on visit to

Darjeeling, about the ANFEPT 2018 programme.

January 2018:

15 January 18: Visit to Marin Country Foundation to solicit financial assistance for Collaborative Projects

with Salesian College.

20 January 18: Interactions with Dominican College, Marin County for Learn Serve Explore programme

for its students as a Winter/Summer Programme in Darjeeling.

29-30 January 18: AIACHE General Body Meeting held at Christ University elects Fr Prof George

Thadathil, Principal Salesian College, as its President.

February 2018:

20 February 18: Meeting with the RESIDE Project Team of Brooke's University, Oxford, and IIIT and MNIT

Hyderabad and Udaipur at Lemon Tree Hotel, New Delhi.

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27-28 February 18: Resource Person and participant at the SPCSA Conference on 'Nation Building: The

Constitutional Way', at Don Bosco, Kolkata.

March 2018:

5 March 18: Welcomed Senior Nehru Fullbright Scholar, Prof Kanta Kochar Lindgren from US, to the

campus for the Life Orientation Programme for the outgoing batch of students on 'Performance and

Creativity'.

7 March 18: Presided over the Executive Board Meeting of AIACHE held at Principal's Chamber, Jyoti

Niwas College, Bangalore.

12 March 18: The Revised Personnel Policy of the College, approved by the Founder Body was

promulgated on campus at a Meeting with the office and support staff, faculty and management.

13 March 18: Participates on invitation at the Bengal Means Business Meet at Chowrastha, Darjeeling,

with Hon'ble Chief Minister Ms Mamta Banerjee and the Entrepreneurs of Bengal-Darjeeling.

14 March 18: Presided at the Graduation Day and presented the Annual Report at the Graduation Day

ceremony, Siliguri Campus.

16-17 March 18: Participated, chaired sessions and delivered Valedictory address at the Collaborative

seminar with Don Bosco College Golaghat and Salesian College Sonada held at Don Bosco College,

Golaghat on 'Social Conflicts in South Asia: Causes and Implications".

24 March 18: Welcomed the University Experts Team for the initiation of PG in Education and

Psychology in the campus for the upcoming session.

28 March 18: Inaugurated the Tata Memorial Lecture for the year by the BBA department of the Siliguri

Campus.

April 2018:

6-9 April 18: Participated and Presented paper on "Mindfulness and Hindu Meditative Practices" at the

Annual Conference of Asia Network and met with the ANFEP group of 2018 due to visit India at the

Sonesta Hotel, Philadelphia, USA.

10-20 April 18: Was an Independent Research Scholar at Princeton University Firestone Library, New

Jersey, USA.

21-22 April 18: Participated at the Alumni Meet of SCS at Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

May 2018:

1 May 18: Presided at the Annual Alumni Meet of SCS.

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2 May 18: Coordinated and Presided at the Joint Faculty Meeting and the NAAC preparations review of

the SSR criterion wise teams held at Salesian College Siliguri Campus.

6 May 18: Presided at the Executive Board Meeting of AIACHE held at AIACHE House, Janakpuri, New

Delhi.

9 May 18: Presided at the Graduation Day ceremony at SCS and presented the annual report.

10-12 May 18: Welcomed and coordinated the United Board Sponsored mock visit of the institution in

preparation for the NAAC 3rd cycle accreditation by Madras Christian College, Chennai.

14-18 May 18: Participated and presented paper on " Just Understand: Religious Pluralism, Religious

Movements and the Future of Inter-Faith Dialogue in India" at the HKSSC and UB sponsored ICI

Conference II on 'Religious Pluralism in Asia' held at Beach Resort, East Coast Road, Chennai.

26 May 18: Presided at the IQAC meeting held at Board Room, SCS.

28 May 18: Presided at the Translation Centre core committee Meeting held at SCS.

June 2018:

14-16 June 18: Co-coordinated the Induction cum Orientation Programme for the New and Young

Faculty of the year was held at Salesian College Sonada.

20-29 June 18: The 10 participants and three guides of the ANFEP 2018 group were welcomed and their

programme co-coordinated including an international seminar on "Social and Religious Identity of the

Darjeeling-Sikkim Region" (23.06.18) and an "Interfaith Dialogue" (28.06.18) at Sai Mandir Chowrastha,

Darjeeling.

July 2018:

2 July 18: Welcomed and presided at the inaugural worship for the new batch of students for the year at

Salesian College, Sonada.

7 July 18: Met with the Bengal unit of AIACHE and heads of colleges, to address the interference of

government in the appointment of support staff in Christian Minority Institutions and the preventive

measures.

8 July 18: Visited and consulted with the Vice Chancellor and Registrar of SHUATS (Sam Higginbotham

University of Agriculture and Technological Sciences) at Allahabad.

14 July 18: Addressed the Class Representatives at the One Day animation organized for them at

Claretian Villa, Sonada.

17-30 July 18: Participates at the Leadership Training Seminar for Salesian Leaders of Academic

Communities held at Don Bosco Renewal Centre, Bangalore.

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August 2018:

1 August 18: Visited the UGC head office to confirm the approval of the BVoc courses in Tourism and

Retail Management and visited the Sahitya Akademi to confirm the Translation Projects and workshop.

5 August 18: Met with campus coordinators regarding the course of action in view of the CPE advisory

committee visit and the NAAC accreditation 3rd Cycle.

23 August 18: Presided at the Finance Committee meeting at SCSC

24 August 18: Coordinated the reconstitution of and the 203rd GB Meeting at SCS.

25-26 August 18: Co-coordinated the Heads of Educational Institutions Meet of Kolkata administrative

unit of Salesians of Don Bosco in Bengal, Bihar, Nepal, Sikkim.

September 2018:

1 September 18: Co-coordinated, presided over and was resource person at the Regional Meeting of the

Heads of Christian Higher Education Institutions (AIACHE) in the North East, held at the Vice Chancellors

Residence, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati.

3 September 18: Core committee Meeting of the Darjeeling Dialogue Forum at the Rectory, St Paul's

School, Jalapahar, Darjeeling.

4 September 18: Participated and addressed the academic community of Darjeeling gathered at the

National Symposium on 'Darjeeling University and Prospects of Higher Education in the Hills' organized

by Southfield College, Darjeeling.

5 September 18: Addressed the College Community on the occasion of the National Teachers Day at the

morning assembly.

8 September 18: Participated at the consultation with Hill College Principals and the Hill administration

with NBU officials at Lalkoti, Darjeeling.

9-10 September 18: Visit of the members - Rev Dr Victor Lobo, St Joseph's Bangalore and Dr Naresh

Chandra of Birla College, Kalyan - of the advisory committee on deputation by UGC for the CPE status of

the college.

17-19 September 18: Participant and Resource Person at the Vth Intercontinental Seminar and IUS EG

assembly held at Pius XI UNISAL Campus, Alto De Lapa, Sao Paolo, on 'Human Rights Among Young

People: Perception of Reality".

29 September: Presided over as President the 130th Executive Board Meeting of AIACHE at Loyola

College, Chennai.

October 2018:

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3-4 October 18: Participated as Member at the Founder Body Meeting held at Don Bosco Thecho,

Katmandu.

14 October 18: Participated as Knowledge Partner at the RESIDE Project of MNIT, Jaipur and IIITH

Hyderabad on Residential Energy Reduction in India Research held at Aerocity, New Delhi.

November 2018:

3 November 18: Delivered Lecture on the "political future of Minorities in India" to the DDCA (Darjeeling

Diocesan Catholic Association) at Relly Road Church Hall, Kalimpong.

15-17 November 18: Inaugurated the Three-Day National Translation Workshop on IB Rai's Works, held

at Salesian College, Sonada.

24 November 18: Addressed the 128th Brahmo Samaj's Annual Conference and at its Interfaith

Gathering held at Brahmo Mandir, Bhowanipur, Kolkata.

28 November 18: Inaugurated the Conference of RUSA colleges of AIACHE on PFMS and on Fund

Management held at AIACHE House, Janakpur, New Delhi.

December 2018:

30 Nov - 5 December 18: Inaugurated and was resource person at the FORTE 2018 ( Faculty Orientation

in Research and Teaching Excellence) with Facilitation Innovations and Simulation Mode of Teaching and

sharing on Research Guidelines and practices along with Mark Pixley and Glenn Shive of Leadership Inc,

and Director, American Centre, Hong Kong, respectively.

20 December 2018: The NAAC 3rd Cycle process was initiated and IIQA clearance procured.

January 2019:

12 January 19: Blessed and Inaugurated the Residence of Holy Cross Convent at St Mary's Kurseong. In

the evening the online SSR upload initiated from SCSC Office.

23 January 19: Inaugurated at Auxilium Siliguri, the One Day Holotropic Breathwork for Faculty by KC

Thomas sdb and in the noon delivered the Salesian Family Day Theme Talk on "Holiness For You Too" at

Don Bosco School AV Hall.

February 2019:

1 February 19: The SSR final online upload approval was overseen and completed in the presence of the

IQAC team of the college.

3-9 February 18: Participated at the triennial conference of Salesians of Kolkata Administrative Unit

(Province) at Don Bosco, Radhanath Chowdhury Road, Kolkata, as an ex officio member of the animation

Team.

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10 February 18: Presided over the 131 Executive Board Meeting of AIACHE as its President at Bandra

Retreat House, hosted by St Xavier's Mumbai.

March 2019:

13 March 19: The DVV (Data Verification and Validation) process completed at the NAAC agency level

and information was communicated to the college.

17 March 19: AIACHE standing committee Meeting held at Jesus and Mary College, Chanakyapuri, New

Delhi.

20 March 19: Inaugurated the National Seminar on CSR and Higher Education at Salesian College,

Sonada.

27 March 19: Presided at the Editorial Board Meeting of Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social

Sciences, held at Salesian College Sonada.

29 March 19: Inaugurated the Tata Memorial Inter University Seminar held at Salesian College Siliguri

Campus.

April 2019:

7-9 April 19: In Hong Kong, met with Prof Grey Lindgren of Hong Kong University, PokFuLam Road, on

8th morning, John Heung at Cyberport, Abderdeen, in the noon, and with staff of Konrad Adeneur

Foundation, in Central in the afternoon to propose collaboration through Dr Glenn Shive of American

Centre, CUHK, Shatin, where on 9th morning had meetings with the United College faculty for the

student exchange programme and with Ping Chen of ANHN and with Angela Wai Ching of United Board

to further the collaborations.

11-12 April 19: Visited Loyola Marymount University and its Business School, had meeting with the

Director, Dayle Art and Roberta Espinoza to scout Tea Tourism prospects and collaborations with

AIACHE colleges in Mumbai. Visited University of California Irwin campus and met with Amanda Jeane of

ANHN and explored collaboration possibility with Indian colleges and with Salesian College, Sonada,

Darjeeling.

13-15 April 19: Participated and Presented paper at the Annual Conference of Asia Network held at

University of san Diego, California and met with the ANFP team that visited the college in 2018.

May 2019:

3-5 May 19: With the NAAC Peer Team Visit for Physical Verification of SCS and SCSC for the 3rd Cycle:

Prof Rajpal Dahiya (former Vice Chancellor), Prof Suninder Tung (Amritsar University) and V Exambi

(Karnataka University).

20 May 19: The NAAC Accreditation and Assessment Result was announced and the college retained its

A Grade (with CGPA of 3.04 out of 4) in the new scheme of assessment.

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25 May 19: Chaired the Interfaith Meeting of the Darjeeling Dialogue Forum at Divyavani, Darjeeling

where Prof T Halkias of Hong Kong University and expert on Tibetan Buddhism delivered a lecture on the

'Buddhist Influence in West Asia'.

July 2019:

3-7 July 19: Participated at the IASACT Reunion Conference, as mentor of 2016 and chaired one session

at Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong at the Invitation of United Board.

20 July 19: On the Selection Committee Board of the PhD research at the Department of English, SRM

University, Gangtok.

25-28 July 19: Participated at the 10th Annual Conference of Metaphysics and Politics by the Backwaters

Collective as part of the Cochin Beinnale and sponsored by Narayana Samiti of Mumbai for the release

of the book, India and Civilizational Futures, edited by Vinay Lal, and having authorship of a chapter

entitled, "The Transformative Power of the One World Vision of Sri Narayana Guru" and as a respondent

to a paper presented by J Devika on "The Savarna Reassertion in the History of Kerala".

August 2019:

3 August 19: Chaired the 133rd Executive Board Meeting of AIACHE at the Serampore Senate Hall, on

AJC Bose Road, Kolkata.

5-9 August 19: Participated and presented a paper on "Sri Narayana Guru and the Civilizational Future"

at the ICI (Indian China Indonesia) Conference held at the ICRS (Indonesian Consortium of Religious

Studies) Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

21 August 19: Participated at the Felicitation and Release of the Book by Shri KS Moktan (IPS retd) at

Gymkhana Club, Darjeeling.

24 August 19: Co-facilitated the Principals Forum of Don Bosco Schools and Education Personnel of

Salesians of Kolkata Administration (Province) held at Don Bosco School, Bandel.

26-29 August 19: Participated as a special Invitee to the EAO (East Asia Oceania) region of the Salesians

of Don Bosco, at the 2nd Regional Conference of Translators working on the Salesian Translators

Handbook (Released as a book on 30 September 2019 at Seoul, South Korea) held at Anisakan,

Myanmar.

September 2019:

5-9 September 19: Co-organized the ACCS-AIACHE Conference on "Asian Socio-Political Realities and the

Implications for Practical Theology and Higher Education" held at the ACCS Panayur, Chennai and

presented a paper on "Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal: Politics and Society - Implications for HE and PT".

26 September 19: The Interreligious Dialogue Forum Annual Gathering was coordinated at the

Government High School, Bijanbari, Darjeeling.

Documents

CURRICULUM VITAE/ PERSONAL PROFILE · CURRICULUM VITAE/ PERSONAL PROFILE 1. Name in Full: George Thadathil 2. Present Address Salesian College, Sonada, Darjeeling, WB 734 219 Permanent