Invitation For Seminar

                

All  are cordially invited on28th Feb 2010 at Virsa Vihar-Amritsar from 14hrs onward , this is a open invitation 

Punjabi Maat Bhasha Chintan Samagam- International Mother Language Day

21 February was proclaimed the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO on 17 November 1999.

international Mother Language Day is observed yearly by UNESCO member states and at its headquarters to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism

A language is a dialect with an army and navy " is one of the most frequently used aphorisms in the discussion of the distinction between dialect and language. It points out the influence that political conditions can have over a community's perception of the status of a language or dialect

Modern Nationalism, as developed especially since the French Revolution, has made the distinction between "language" and "dialect" an issue of great political importance. A group speaking a separate "language" is often seen as having a greater claim to being a separate "people", and thus to be more deserving of its own independent state, while a group speaking a "dialect" tends to be seen not as "a people" in its own right, but as a sub-group, part of a bigger people, which must content itself with regional autonomy. The distinction between language and dialect is thus inevitably made at least as much on a political basis as on a linguistic one, and can lead to great political controversy, or even armed conflict.

There had been always some ambivalent positions taken in the writings of several scholars, that include authoritarian of 'religion' for defining mother language.

At present, most people in the state of Punjab in India write the language using the Gurumukhi script. In the past, the Perso-Arabic script was used to write this language. To dominant majority professes over Punjabi language , the right-wing authoritarian in Sikh religion place gurmukhi script as base of punajbi language. .

Scholars, however, lists three stages of development of the punjabi language: Old Punjabi (10th-16th century), Medieval Punjabi (16th-19th century), and Modern Punjabi (19th century to the present).

A panoptic discussion was held on this seminar for Punjabi Maat Bhasha Chintan Samagam

Mr . Taskeen said "The economies plays a dominating factor for the acceptance of language" . the practical explanation is as number of students approach for IELTS /TOEF , ON the other side the management students in London seeks learning of chinese language for there industrial growths procurements.

The same theory played a vital role in establishing English as central language in India, On December 11, 1823, Ram Mohan Roy sent an appeal or address to william pitt, requesting him to lay his appeal before the Governor General of India, in which he pleaded that the British India Government spend the money authorized by the British Parliament for the education of the natives on teaching western sciences to them, not sanskrit or Arabic.

(this was ten years before Macaulay wrote his Minute, for making English as "central language")

Now, should we draw a conclusion, was Ram Mohan Roy 'anti sanskrit / arabic ' ???

Speaker as , Mr.Sulakhan Singh said" at the time of ruler aurangzeb, Punjabi as subject was established in school, else in the court of Sikh ruler ,Ranjeet Singh only two works was carried out in Punjabi Language

later Des Raj Kali, made a short talk about this work on history of dalits in punjab , where dalit with there folk songs describing, era of ruler Ranjeet Singh & there socio - economic status.

21FEB 2010

seminar- Punjabi maat bhasha chintan samagam
Language is a medium of expressing one's feelings and emotions and Language loss is arguably the most pressing issue faced by contemporary nations. .Since all languages represent different ways of perceiving, mapping, and classifying the world, they act as repositories for cultural traditions and localized knowledge. The growing trend toward linguistic standardization threatens the existence of more marginalized cultures and ethnic customs, leaving only a few dominant tongues. In light of this, a seminar was organised by lok sahitya accademy on the theme " mat bhasha Punjabi chintan samagam).
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A wide discussion was held on the theme by distinguished scholars of various feilds. Also a Documentary film was screened on the subject...It is not only Punjabi language is facing a serious challange rather hindi, english, marathi or say it any regional language is facing a similar threat of survival as globalingulism is becoming dominant....
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The issue is really serious but such discussion must be held with the notion of secularism keeping in mind that indian society is a plural society. So adopting a approach than nationalistic one to show a concern is not a good idea...
DIVERSITY IS THE WAY OF LIFE !! RESPECT IT!!
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JOINT EFFORT

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women and food security
Women and Food Security -30jan 2010


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Joint Efforts Organised Lecture on "women and Food Security" on 30Jan 2010 at Goverment School, Kot Khalsa, Amritsar. Kiran Vij and Rachana Sharma (President and Executive, KIRAN SOCIETY) delivered a lecture on the theme. Also, Joint Efforts Distributed Pamphlets "kanya bhrun hatya- aurat di durgati da parchawa" to the school Girls and their parents.

North East Art & Craft Exhibition.

At Khalsa College , Amritsar city people had  unique opportunely to know art & craft of North East part of county , though for few local peoples at amritsar, still asked Questions like 'from where they are' ? , for youths it was good way to explore North East.

Work displaced here was from the SHG (Self Help Group), One such SHG was from a Student from one of the leading fashion school, where she work wiht group of women for fabrication of her products.

NGOs working with women empowerment such as "WISE" / women for Independent Sustainable Empowerment.

Majority of Indian trials inhabited in far-off forests, and had kept distance from the nearby agricultural villages. the confrontation and combats that has ensued in the following years

Tribal craft are dependent on such as , the local plant ecosystem. for instant the use of bamboo for making bows, arrows, vessels . With changing socio patrons in use of there items had brought a wast diversification for producing new products for markets 'out side tribal areas" - such as decorative flowers & plants , made from bamboo.

The other popular raw material used by tribal in there craft making is- mud., here black mud pottery items was center of attraction too.

Invitation