EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 19: A two-day long Interdisciplinary National Seminar on "Literature and Philosophy" was organized by the Department of English, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri.
Prof Akbar Masood, Vice Chancellor of the University congratulated the department for organizing the seminar. In his message Prof. Akbar said that as a comprehensive academic and research institution, our vision is to serve as a social catalyst and to establish a framework for the future template of socioeconomic development.
Prof Vivek Sachdeva from the Department of English, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University, New Delhi was the keynote speaker. Prof Sachdeva in his keynote address gave an epistemological and ontological distinction between the two disciplines and gave the reasons for Philosophy's supremacy in academia as perceived by the Greek philosophers.
The seminar was divided into two technical sessions, the first technical session was chaired by Dr Amit Yograj Kapur, Head, Department of the English, Shree JP Arts and Science College, Bharuch Gujarat, and was coordinated by Dr Mariya Aslam, Assistant Professor, Department of English, BGSBU. The second technical session was chaired by Prof Ayesha Munira Rasheed, Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University, UP and was coordinated by Dr Shachi Sood, Assistant Professor, Department of English, BGSBU. Around thirty delegates from different parts of India presented their scholarly papers from different perspectives to examine the relationship between the two disciplines.
The welcome address was delivered by Prof Iqbal Parwez, Dean Academic Affairs, BGSBU. The proceedings of the plenary session were conducted by Tanvir Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of English, BGSBU and the conference report was presented by Dr Romina Rashid, Head, Department of English, BGSBU. The Dean, School of Islamic Studies and Languages, Prof GM Malik delivered the final vote of thanks.
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