| DAY
ONE |
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| 9:00
to 10: 30 am |
INAUGURATION
Welcome
address Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, Conference Co-ordinator
Key-note
address Prof. Ramawatar Yadav
Vote
of thanks Dr. Rajendra Pradhan, Chairman, Social Science Baha
|
| 10:30
to 11:15 am |
Refreshments |
| 11:00
am |
Registration
of Participants |
| |
|
| 11:15 am
to 1:15 pm |
TARAI
AS A POLITICAL CONSTRUCT
Prof. Arjun Guneratne "The Tharus and the State:
Reflections on Democracy, State Building
and the Shaping of Ethnic Identity in Nepal and India
"
Dr.
Bernardo A. Michael “The Tarai: A Part of Moghlan
or Gorkha? Perspectives from
the Time of the Anglo-Gorkha War (1814-1816)”
Dr.
Harald Olav Skar "The Tarai as the Gatekeeper of
the Kingdom"
Khreizodilhou
Yhome "Constructing Identity: The Case of the Madhesis
of Nepal Tarai"
Chair:
Prof. Lok Raj Baral |
|
| 1:15 to
2:15 pm |
Lunch Break |
| |
|
| 2:15
to 4:00 pm |
| OF
LAND AND LANGUAGES
Ekraj Chaudhari and Shree Ram Chaudhari "Tarai-ka
Tharu-haru"
Scott
E. Justice, Ashok Choudhury and Ajaya Choudhury
"The Decline of Zamindars of Rupandehi District"
Prof.
Yogendra P. Yadava "The Politics of Language Planning
in Nepal's Multilingual
Contexts: Its Implications for the Terai"
Chair: Prof. Kailash Nath Pyakurel
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|
| 4:00 to
4:30 pm |
Tea/Coffee
Break |
| |
|
| 4:30 to
6:00 pm |
Panel
Discussion |
| |
THE
PROCESS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN NEPAL TARAI
Prof. Chaitanya Mishra
C.K. Lal
Prof. Dilli Ram Dahal
Hamid Ansari
Prof. S.M. Habibullah
Prof. Usha Jha
Moderator: Prof. Arjun Guneratne |
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| DAY
TWO |
|
| 8:30
to 10:15 am |
TARAI
IDENTITY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Dr. Tatsuro Fujikura "Translocal Interactions and
Social Transformations in
Western Tarai: The Case of Kamaiya Mobilization"
Prof.
Hari Bansh Jha "Change in Religious Composition
of Population in Terai"
Dr.
B.C. Upreti "Politics of Citizenship in Nepal:
Issues in Discrimination and
Marginalization of Tarai"
Chair: Dr.
Harka Gurung
|
|
| 10:15 to
10:30 am |
Tea/Coffee
Break |
| |
|
| 10:30
am to 12:15 pm |
| STATE,
FORESTS AND BAZAARS
Dr. Jagannath Adhikari, Om Prakash Dev and Hari Dhungana
" State and Forest: a Historical Analysis of Policies
Affecting Forest Management in Nepal Tarai"
Dr.
Sondra L. Hausner "Border Towns in the Tarai: Sites
of Migration"
Mrinmoy
Majumder "Social Inclusion of Nepal’s Tarai:
A Macroeconomic Perspective"
Chair: Dr.
Elvira Graner
|
|
| 12:15 to
1:15 pm |
Lunch
Break |
| |
|
| 1:15 to
3:00 pm |
REPRESENTING
THE TARAI
Ganesh B.K. "Madhesi (Tarai) Dalit ra Arakshyan-ko
Prashna"
Bhaskar
Gautam "Pratinidhi tatha Sahabhagita-ko Rajniti
ra Tarai"
Jayprakash
Gupta "Madhesh: Bived-ko Rajniti ra Bhavishya-ko
Disha”
Dhirendra
Premarshi "Tarai-ko Tutulko Matra Dekhne Nepali
Media"
Chair: Prof.
Yogendra Yadav
|
|
| 3:00 to
3:20 pm |
Tea/Coffee
Break |
| |
|
| 3:20 to
5:30 pm |
Panel
Discussion (Concluding Session) |
| |
CHANGING
DYNAMICS IN THE NEPAL TARAI
Chitra Lekha Yadav
Dr. Dambar Narayan Yadav
Ram Rijhan Yadav
Sarita Giri
Sita Nandan Raya
Ram Preet Pashwan
Moderator:
Kedar Bhakta Mathema
Facilitator: Hari Sharma |
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