National Webinar on Social Justice & Mother Language Communication : Gateway to Equality and Equity 2022 (NWSJMLCGEE-2022)& Sustainable Development

Webinar Date & Timings : Sunday, 20th February 2022, 10:50 AM - 02:00 PM

On occasion of

World Day of Social Justice 2022 (20 February) & International Mother Language Day 2022 (21 February)

1-7 February : World Interfaith Harmony Week, 2 February : World Wetlands Day, 4 February : International Day of Human Fraternity, 4 February : World Cancer Day, 6 February : International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 10 February : World Pulses Day, 11 February : International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 13 February : World Radio Day, 20 February : World Day of Social Justice, 21 February : International Mother Language Day - Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society.

Commemorating

Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav

(Nation Celebrating 75 Years of Independence)

in collaboration with Eminent & Distinguished Speakers, Resource Faculties from

SRI HOLISTIC HEALTH FOUNDATION INDIA (SHHFI)

&

SRICASW

International Mother Language Day recognizes that languages and multilingualism can advance inclusion, and the Sustainable Development Goals’ focus on leaving no one behind. UNESCO believes education, based on the first language or mother tongue, must begin from the early years as early childhood care and education is the foundation of learning.

The theme of the 2022 International Mother Language Day, “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities,” raises the potential role of technology to advance multilingual education and support the development of quality teaching and learning for all.

Technology has the potential to address some of the greatest challenges in education today. It can accelerate efforts towards ensuring equitable and inclusive lifelong learning opportunities for all if it is guided by the core principles of inclusion and equity. Multilingual education based on mother tongue is a key component of inclusion in education.

During COVID-19 school closures, many countries around the world employed technology-based solutions to maintain continuity of learning. But many learners lacked the necessary equipment, internet access, accessible materials, adapted content, and human support that would have allowed them to follow distance learning. Moreover, distance teaching and learning tools, programmes and content are not always able to reflect language diversity.

Safeguarding Linguistic Diversity

Languages, with their complex implications for identity, communication, social integration, education and development, are of strategic importance for people and planet. Yet, due to globalization processes, they are increasingly under threat, or disappearing altogether. When languages fade, so does the world's rich tapestry of cultural diversity. Opportunities, traditions, memory, unique modes of thinking and expression — valuable resources for ensuring a better future — are also lost.

Every two weeks a language disappears taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage. At least 43% of the estimated 6000 languages spoken in the world are endangered. Only a few hundred languages have genuinely been given a place in education systems and the public domain, and less than a hundred are used in the digital world.

Multilingual and multicultural societies exist through their languages which transmit and preserve traditional knowledge and cultures in a sustainable way.

International Mother Language Day is observed every year to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Invocation, Inaugural & Welcome Address

SHHFI Presentation

Topic : Role of communication in people's language ( mother tongue) to enhance participation and social equity in India

Dr. Srinivas Guntupalli

DNB ( Gen Med) , MRCP ( UK)

Associate Professor,

Dept of General Medicine,

ASRAM Medical College ,

Eluru, Andhra Pradesh.

Topic : Internet, Python Programming and Telugu Language

Mr. R R Siva Kiran

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering,

MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology,

MSR Nagar, Bangalore

&

Founding Member

Centre for Research in Telugu Language (CRTL)

Amaravati,

Andhra Pradesh.

Topic : Role of Mother Language in Promoting Animal Welfare in India

Mr. Pradeep Y.

Animal Activist & Campaigner

Vice-President

Citizens for Animals

Telangana, India

Topic : भाषाणां जननी संस्कृत भाषा / Bhashanam Janani Sanskrut Bhasha

Smt. Aparna Rajhans

Head of the Department (HOD) & NSS Program Officer

Department of Second Languages

& Associate Professor of Sanskrit,

St. Joseph's Degree & PG College, Hyderabad

Topic : Matra Bhasa - The Role In The Development Of A Person

Ms. Sweetie Jain Birla

Founder Director

Mind Mirror Paradigm OPC Pvt Ltd.

Mumbai, India

Topic : Role of Social Justice & Mother Language in Social Work

Dr. T. Sridhar

Head of the Department (HOD)

& Assistant Professor,

Department of Social Work,

UPGCS, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Topic : Social Justice & Mother Language in Holistic Health and Sustainable Development

Sri. Dr. Ravindra R. M.

Environment, Social, Nature, Wild Life & Animal Welfare, Health : Promotion, Conservation & Activist.

Consultant : Psychology, Social Work.

Spiritual Mentor & Guide.

01:50 PM - 02:00 PM

Vote of Thanks & Valedictory

and other eminent speakers and sessions.

Registration : Free & Mandatory

Registration Link : https://forms.gle/zvqbSjFryU5BfcFC7

E-Certificate : Shall be provided for all registered participants attending all the sessions of Webinar and submission of feedback form.

Webinar Joining Link : https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3898917165?pwd=Rjk2NWs1Z1BlT2M0M3U3cXhEeUJpdz09

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Webinar Website : https://sites.google.com/view/socialjusticemotherlanguage/

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Thanks for your interest in National Webinar on Social Justice & Mother Language Communication : Gateway to Equality and Equity & Sustainable Development 2022 (NWSJMLCGEE-2022).

We invite you all and Look forward for your active presentations and participation.