One Day National Webinar on

'The Present Corona Crisis and Its Probable Impact on the Ecopolitical Scenario of India'

(করোনা সংকট ও ভারতের সম্ভাব্য আর্থ-রাজনৈতিক পরিবর্তন )

Jointly Organised By the Department of Political Science, Malda College, Malda and the Department of Political Science, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Khujutipara, Birbhum.

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ONE DAY NATIONAL WEBINAR

ON

The Present Corona Crisis and Its Probable Impact on the Ecopolitical Scenario of India

(করোনা সংকট ও ভারতের সম্ভাব্য আর্থ-রাজনৈতিক পরিবর্তন )

(Date: 21 MAY, 2020)

Jointly Organised by:

Department of Political Science,

Malda College, Malda

&

Department of Political Science, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Khujutipara, Birbhum

Respected Sir/ Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that the Department of Political Science, Malda College in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Birbhum is going to organise jointly a One Day National Webinar (Seminar on web ) on 'The Present Corona Crisis and Its Probable Impact on the Ecopolitical Scenario of India’ on 21st May, 2020 through google meet.

On behalf of the Webinar organising committee, we cordially invite you to participate in the said Webinar. Your participation is highly solicited.

With warm regards,

Your Sincerely,

Sri Chandan Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Malda College, Malda

&

Dr. Subhas Singha Roy, Head & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Birbhum

Joint Conveners, Webinar Organising Committee


Programme Schedule

Inaugural Session: 10.00 A.M. to 12.00. Noon

Introduction of the Guests: By Dr. Subhas Singha Roy and Sri Chandan Roy Joint Conveners of the Organising Committee

Inauguration of the Seminar: Sri Rajarshi Mitra, IAS, Hon’ble District Magistrate , Malda and the Administrator, Malda College,

Inaugural song:

Welcome Address: Dr. Manas Kumar Baidya, Principal, Malda College & Joint President Organising Committee

Inaugural Address: Dr. Sk. Ataur Rahaman, Principal, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Birbhum & Joint President Organising Committee

Address By Chief Guest: Professor Chanchal Chaudhuri, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, University of Gour Banga. Malda, West Bengal

Keynote Address: Prof. Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya, Professor, Center for Political Studies, JNU, New Delhi.

Vote of Thanks: Dr. Subhas Singha Roy Joint Convener, Webinar Organising Committee

About the Webinar:

The outbreak of Covid-19 leaves an unprecedented impact on every walk of life. Nearly half of the world population is under the grip of Covid-19. The affected countries pursue partial to complete lockdown policy under the direction of WHO to halt the spread of virus, minimise death rate and destruction. India announced complete lockdown in the last week of March which suddenly stopped the wheel of the economy. The months-long complete shut-down policy severely restricted the movement of people and material (except essential items) and the industrial and agricultural production badly hampered. The huge impact will be observed in various sectors like logistics, auto, tourism, metal, electronic goods, MSMEs and the retail business. it is already realised that our economy is on the brink of collapse. According to an estimate by the World Bank, the expected GDP growth rate of India will hover round 1.5 % to 2.8 %, an all-time low in recent time. Although the Central and the State governments announced some relief measures to combat the present crisis, which may not yield any fruitful result in recovering this poor economy. The worst affected in this pandemic are the informal work forces working in different capacities in various sectors, specially migrant workers to other states in search of jobs. Loss of millions of jobs puts these informal workers into an existential crisis. Naturally public policy expects a re-orientation, minimum health facility and guaranteed income for the poor might be on the top priority for the political parties in near future; the political society or the ‘Janata Janardan’ might compel the political institutions to re-write their political agenda in their favour. Development trajectory might experience a paradigm shift. Even a transformation in federal relations might be observed to tide over the crisis.

This One Day National Webinar is an attempt to comprehend the impact of Covid-19 on the probable changes in the political economy of India.

Sub-Themes:

  1. Possible Changes in the Development Politics,

  2. Impact on Federal Relations

  3. Changes in Political Discourse

  4. Economic Impact of Corona in India

  5. Political Role in Combating the COVID-19

  6. Education Hampered By Lock down

  7. Social Impact Lock down Situation

  8. Social Distancing Made People Unsocial

  9. The role of government to combat Covid-19

  10. Inhumane grounds of lock down situation

  11. Globalization and Lock down

  12. Novel Corona is mightier than any world war

  13. How far Lock down is feasible to combat Covid-19

  14. COVID-19 and International Relation

  15. Any related topics

About the Colleges:

Malda College:

Malda College is a Govt. sponsored, NAAC accredited academic institution which started its journey on 23rd July, 1944. At present, Malda College is one of the biggest educational institutions of the state catering to the dire educational needs of students hailing from the humble rural backgrounds in North Bengal.

The College has recently celebrated its 75 glorious years of academic journey. With a green campus spread over 52 acres of land, the College currently offers UG courses in three streams, Science, Arts and Commerce both General & Honors in 18 subjects PG Courses in three subjects - History, English since 2003 and Bengali since 2014 by accommodating more than six thousand students. CBCS curricula have been successfully introduced in both undergraduate (from 2019) and postgraduate levels (from 2018). All faculty members of the college have personal websites linked with the respective departmental websites which are available on the Central Website of the college.

Another proud possession of the College is the twin auditoria-Durga Kinkar Sadan and Sanaullah Mancha. They were built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the College in 1994. Durga Kinkar Sadan with 1050 (one thousand & fifty) seats and Sanaullah Mancha with 300 (three hundred) seats together can be considered the biggest and the best auditorium in the northern part of the state. Both auditoriums are equipped with advanced light and sound mechanisms, guest suits, parking space etc.

Besides, a dedicated team of experienced teachers (106) and support staff (69) are always there to help the students in every possible way. They always do their best to give the students the required edge to leave their mark in this global world. The College has developed its official "Malda College app" available in Google Playstore to provide the students 24 x 7 digital assistance. All academic and administrative tasks in the college are efficiently performed through ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning System).



Chandidas Mahavidyalaya:

This institution has been named after the medieval poet of humanity, Chandidas. It was founded in 1972 at the village of Khujutipara under Nanoor police station in the District of Birbhum with the motto of imparting higher education to the rural youth. It is a Government aided Degree College, affiliated to the University of Burdwan, enlisted under section 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956 and accrediated by NAAC in 2016 (2nd Cycle) Presently it offers several UG Courses (Honours & Pass) in the Faculty of Arts, Science and Commerce.

Resource Persons

Prof. Manabi Majumdar, (Formerly) Professor in Political Science, CSSSC, Kolkata


Prof. Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU, New Delhi.


Dr. Badal Sarkar, Head & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Gour Banga


Dr. Arijit Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor in Political Science, Burdwan University.



Professor Chanchal Chaudhuri,

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor,

University of Gour Banga.

Chief Guest of the Webinar

Prof. Manabi Majumdar,

(Formerly) Professor in Political Science, CSSSC, Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal

Resource Person

Professor Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya,

Professor

Centre for Political Studies, JNU, New Delhi.

JNU, New Delhi

Resource Person

Dr. Badal Sarkar,

Head & Associate Professor,

Department of Political Science,

University of Gour Banga

University of Gour Banga

Resource Person

Dr. Arijit Bhattacharyya,

Assistant Professor in Political Science, Burdwan University.

Burdwan, West Bengal

Resource Person

Registration Process

There is no registration fee. The Organising Committee cordially invites the interested Teachers, Research Scholars and Students to participate in this Webinar through google meet. To get access the google meet link willing participants need to fill up the registration form which is available in the link given below. The organising committee will provide the relevant link of the webinar only to the successful registered persons in due time. The organising committee will provide E-Certificate only those participants and paper presenters who will have successfully participated & given their valuable feedback. For paper presentation, the abstract should be submitted within 19th May, 2020 through the registration link. Paper presenters will be communicated on 20th may, 2020.

Webinar Organising Committee

Dr. Manas Kumar Baidya, Principal, Malda College & Joint President of the Organising Committee

Dr. Sk. Ataur Rahaman, Principal, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, & Joint President of the Organising Committee

Dr. Subhas Singha Roy, Head & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Joint Convener

Sri Chandan Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Malda College, Joint Convener

Smt. Gandhari Saha, Head & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Malda College, Member

Sri Deb Kumar Singha, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Malda College, Member

Mr. Mahfoozur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Malda College, Member

Sri Amitabha Majumder, Govt. Approved Teacher, Department of Political Science, Malda College, Member

Smt. Sutonuka Acharyya, Guest Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Malda College, Member

Sri Prabhas Choudhuri, Associate Professor, Department of Economics & Convenor, IQAC, Malda College, Member

Sri Biprateep Mandal, Technical Assistant, Malda College, Member

Sri Somnath Dutta, Technical Assistant, Member College, Member

Mr. Aziz Hasan, Govt. Approved Teacher, Department of Political Science, Chanidas Mahavidyalaya, Member

Md. Kafiullah, Guest Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Chanidas Mahavidyalaya, Member

Md. Hefjullah, Guest Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Chanidas Mahavidyalaya, Member

Sk. Minhajuddin, Guest Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Chanidas Mahavidyalaya, Member

Feedback Link. These links will be activated during the valedictory session of the webinar. To get E-Certificate please give your feedback. After receiving your feedback the organizing committee will verify your name, Designation, Institution, Mobile No with the registration form and approved accordingly. Auto generated certificate will provided only the valid participant and paper presenters.