Prof. Irfan Habib's lecture to inaugurate BGVS' year-long lecture series "Since Independence"
The inaugural lecture to be live telecasted on Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi's YouTube, Facebook pages
Bengaluru: Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi (BGVS) Karnataka, to mark the 75th year of Indian Independence is set to launch an online year-long lecture series named “Since Independence”. The series will be launched online on August 22, 2021 at 6 pm on YouTube channel and Facebook page of BGVS.
The inaugural lecture of the series will be delivered by Prof Irfan Habib, Professor Emeritus, Aligarh Muslim University on the topic "Secularism and Democracy in India".
The inaugural lecture will be moderated by Prof Purushottama Bilimale, Kannada Chair Professor (Retired), JNU.
In an official press statement the BGVS stated that the year-long lecture series curated by the organization to understand the nation's archives, memories, testimonies and material transformations across the diverse fields of science and technology, education, health, economy, culture, and polity.
“The 75th year of independence marks a point of reflection for India. To reflect on the processes of this period for a forward-thinking agenda for the future. "Since Independence" is an online year-long lecture series curated by BGVS-Karnataka to understand the nation's archives, memories, testimonies and material transformations across the diverse fields of science and technology, education, health, economy, culture, and polity.” The statement added.
The event will be live at 6:00 pm on August 22 on the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HBCVy0ADs
https://www.facebook.com/events/312792460644179?ref=newsfeed
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
