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SS&IS organises a 2-day National Workshop on "The Mahabharata Within"

SS&IS organises a 2-day National Workshop on "The Mahabharata Within"

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School of Sanskrit & India Studies

&

Ratambhara

 

organises 2-Day National Workshop

 

The Mahabharata Within

Discover the timeless play of the Mahabharata in our day-to-day lives, through a process involving Yoga, Theatre and Process Work

 

December 24th & 25th, 2018

9am-5:30pm, Conference Hall, SS&IS, JNU

A nominal registration fee for attending the workshop is Rs 500 for students and Rs 1000 for faculty members.
Lunch and tea will be provided. On successful completion of the workshop, certificates will be issued to participants.

Day 1:

9:00-10:00AM - Introductions &  Inaugural by

Prof. Rana P Singh, Rector III, JNU

Prof. Girish Nath Jha, Dean, SS&IS,JNU

Vote of Thanks: Prof. Amrita Mehta, Joint Coordinator

The Importance of Myth in our everyday lives

10:00AM-11:00PM - Theater and Contemplative exercises using music and drawing

11:00-12:00PM - Setting the context for the exploration of the Pandavas within

12:00-1:00PM - Working Lunch

1:00-4:30 PM - Exploration of the 5 Pandavas through Theater

4.30-5:30PM - Consolidation + Checkout for the Day

 

Day 2:

9:00-10:00AM - Check-in statements + Discussion of any reflections from Day 1

10:00AM- 3:00PM - Further Exploration of the Pandavas through Archetypal storytelling. (1 hour Lunch break included)

3:00-4:00PM - Introduction of Draupadi and Karna archetypes.

4:00-5:00PM - Board game of Functional and Dysfunctional expressions of the Pandava archetypes.

5:00-5:30PM - Closing Circle.

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.