XI Plan Projection of Gandhian Centre JU

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University of Jammu

Gandhian Centre for Peace andConflict Studies

Tenth Plan Contributionsand

Eleventh Plan Projections


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Tenth PlanContributions/Achievements

April 2002

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March 2007(Extended upto 2009)


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Year of Establishment

Year and Date of EstablishmentUnder Epoch Making Thinkers ofIndia Scheme of University GrantsCommission:

31 December 2004


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Vision Statement

Establishing The full fledged Gandhian Studies

Department in this terrorism torn State ofJammu and Kashmir. Establishing a University of Gandhian Studies in

Jammu Region. Expanding the horizon of Gandhian character

building, moral values, corporate, social andpolitical ethics in society. Re-establishing faith and general belief in the efficacy

of Gandhian nonviolence, truth, self-sufficiency andpractical-idealism among youth and people of Jammu

and Kashmir through social and academic sense ofresponsibility, accountability and efficiency of theIndian University System.

Global networking of Gandhian Institutions.


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Objectives

Application of Gandhian perspective in every

area of studies including the fields oftechnology and nuclear science. Applying the Gandhian principle of Learning and

earning together. Providing more rightful opportunities and

avenues to the youth of Jammu and Kashmirin the direction of peace, conflict resolutionand self-reliance.

Dismantling various myths and ages old rumours inpeoples mind anent Gandhi.

Propagating Gandhian vision of a moderndemocratic India and a world federation ofnations.


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Special Recognition of Gandhian Centre

The UGC, on the recommendation of the MHRD,after due consideration, extended the term ofGandhian Centre, JU upto 2012 in 2006.

The Government of J&K and Council of Universityof Jammu sanctioned in March 2008 a position ofan Assistant Director -- in the grade of anAssociate Professor -- in favour of the Gandhian

Centre for running a Certificate Course and P.G.Diploma.

Academic Council of University of Jammu approvedthe launching of the P.G. Diploma Course atGandhian Centre in February 2008.

Consultancy Services of Gandhian Centre utilisedby the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, GandhiSmriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi and GandhiPeace Project, Department of Biology, McMasterUniversity, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


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Syllabus Recently Formulated

Syllabus for P.G. Diploma in Gandhian

Philosophy and Peace Studies formulated andapproved by the Academic Council in principleonly recently.

Other syllabi for Certificate Course and M.A. inGandhian Studies are being formulated.

M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses and research will dulystart the moment a permanent Gandhian StudiesDepartment with required faculty, teaching andnon-teaching staff is established in the XI Planperspectives.


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Number of Aspirants for Admission

There are about 1800 aspirants amongst villages

around Jammu, urban civil society, journalists,senior Army Officers, Corporate Leaders, DisplacedPersons and several others aspiring for becomingstudents at Certificate, P.G. Diploma, M.A., M.Phil.And Ph.D. Programmes of the Gandhian Centre at

Jammu University.

These aspirations were expressed during GandhianCentres Survey of Border Areas; Action Researchand Interactive Sessions with Displaced Persons in

remote areas; Fieldwork visits to villages; PeaceMarches and other such programmes where youthof Jammu participated in ever increasing numbers.


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Gandhi Ganga, Research and Activities Annual Journal

Launched in 2006:

Major Research Publications/Contributions-I2004-2009


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Major Research Publications/Contributions2004 to 2009 -- II

Four Research Volumes/Books

1. Major Contemporary Issues: Gandhian Relevance,I-Proclaim Publishers (concern of DorrancePublishers at United States), Pittsburgh, 2008.

2. Gandhian Techniques in an Age of Terrorism andBeyond, under publication, likely to come out

soon.3. Twenty-first Century Challenges of Psychology and

Education, Relevance, I-Proclaim Publishers(concern of Dorrance Publishers at United States),Pittsburgh, 2009.

4. Gandhi and Terrorism, I-Proclaim Publishers(concern of Dorrance Publishers at United States),Pittsburgh, 2009.


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Major Research Publications/Contributions2004 to 2009 -- III --

Five International Research Publications - Articles - in Refereed Journals

1. Impact and Prospects of Globalisation: A Gandhian Perspective,Anasakti An International Journal of Nonviolence-in-Action, GSDS,Govt. of India Concern, New Delhi, Volume II, No. I, January-June, 2004.

2. "Gandhian Conception of Human Security", Conflict, Conflict Management &Development, International Journal of Malviya Centre for Peace Research,Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Accepted in June 2007 for Publication.

3. India as Superpower,Peace and Conflict Monitor, University of Peace,New York, 12 June 2006. An international topical publication on the Web.

4. Book Review (full length review article accepted in March 2008) forpublication inICFAI Journal of International Relations, ICFAI University,Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - 500 082. Book review of Jimmy Carter,Palestine: Peace not Apartheid, Simon & Schuster, New York, 2006, pp. 288,

Price: $ 14.85.5. "Amarnath Shrine Crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, Lata Chakravarthy

and Others (Eds),Jammu & Kashmir Economy: Performance andChallenges, IBS, ICFAI University, Bangalore.


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Major Research Publications/Contributions2004 to 2009 -- IV --

International Refereed Web

Publications inAmerican Chronicle

1. http://www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/2694

2. http://books.google.com/books?q=anurag+gangal&as_brr=0 (see

for impact of Gandhian Centre forPeace and Conflict Studies in globalacademic world).


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ACADEMIC OUTREACH / ACTIVITIES 2004-2009Page-1

1. Organised a 15 Days Gandhi Festival at

Jammu University and in villages aroundJammu from 17 September 02 October2004.

2. National Seminar and Dance Drama onGandhis Life and Work organised in 2005with participants from Kerala, Bihar, Delhi,J&K, Punjab and Tamilnadu.

3. Peace Theatre and Drama by BhanuBharti in front of 1000 persons from civilsociety 2006.


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4. Two Days National Workshop on Conflict Resolution

with experts drawn from Delhi, Punjab, Mumbai,BHU(UP), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu University in2006.

5. Organised special lectures by Kiran Bedi, Tushar

Gandhi, Savita Singh, Priyankar Upadhyaya, DavidCortright (Notre Dame, US), Yunus Samad(Bradford University, UK) from 2005 to 2007.

6. Visiting Professors and faculty invited from Indiaand abroad for interaction with school, collegeand university students from 2005 to 2009.


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7. Other Peace Activities such as Peace Marches, EnvironmentProtection Programme, Signature Campaigns, Gandhi

Theatre (College Level), Tree Plantation, Debates, Quizzes,Bapu Bhajan Sandhyas, Gandhi Mobile Library to Villages,Spinning Wheel Training Session, Vocational Training inestablishing local intra-institutional FM Radio Station,Border Areas Survey and other such action researchprogrammes organised from 2005 to 2008.

8. Director, Gandhian Centre, JU was invited as a VisitingProfessor to BHU, Calcutta University, Madras Universityand Punjab University during 2005 to 2008.

9. Gandhian Centre, JU offered voluntary consultancy andtraining services to J&K Governments Department ofEducation and also to Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti,

New Delhi.10. Training programmes for school teachers organised inleague with J&K Government and Gandhi Smriti andDarshan Samiti, New Delhi.


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11. In permanent collaboration with Gandhi Smriti and DarshanSamiti, New Delhi; Gandhi Sewa Sadan, Jammu; Sarvodaya

International Trust, J&K and Bangalore; Disha, Jammu;Gandhi Peace Project, McMaster University, Hamilton,Canada; Malviya Centre for Peace Research (MCPR), BHU.

12. Twelve Days Field Survey and multi-level interaction programmeorganised for teachers, researchers, journalists and UG/PGstudents from Boston University and Tuft University, United States

to understand challenges faced by the displaced persons in J&K.13. As such, more than a hundred action research programmes,training sessions, lectures and conferences / workshops /seminars etcetera organised from 2005 to 2009.

14. Organising three days International Conference in May 2009 incollaboration with McMaster University and Canadian Centre, JU.

15. One international Student Exchange Programmeand two students exchange programmes fromwithin India organised by the Gandhian Centre.


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Select Photographs of Activities 2004 to 2009Page-1

1. Environment Protection for Mata 2. Bhajan Sandhya

Vaishno Devi Shrine Board


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1. Tributes at Gandhis Death Anniversary 2. Audience at Zorawar SinghAuditorium


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1.Savita Singh Speaking 2. Kiran Bedi Speaks 3. Tushar Gandhi Talksat Seminar, JU Auditorium


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1. At Gandhi Sewa Sadan 2. At Amphala Jail, Jammu 3. Fieldwork Villages

Workshop in Jammu


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1. Debate on Gandhi 2. Peace Talks: India-Pak 3. Youth: Build Nation


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Library Enrichment - 2004 to 2009

1. Accession of more than 250 books on Gandhi and peace related themes.

2. Received several hundred books as donations on Gandhi and peace related

themes.3. Two Periodicals and ten Newspapers subscribed.

4. Got several other research journals donated to Gandhian Centres Library.

5. Developed classified paper clipping section on eleven peace related themes forsupporting original research.

6. About ten rare CDs on Gandhi and related areas as Gandhian CentresCollection.

7. Digital version of Gandhian Centres several activities in CD format.

8. List of books also available in digital format.

9. E-book version ofGandhi Ganga also available in the library.

10. E-book version ofMajor Contemporary Issues: Gandhian Relevance also

available in Library.11. Thirty-five minutes documentary available on Mahatma Gandhi.

12. Ten rare CDs collection available on Gandhi and related areas.

13. Library used selectively by various departments and institutions.


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Existing Faculty and Staff

Existing Teaching Staff

Only one as Director (with additionalindependent charge). Existing Non-teaching Staff One M.A. Student working as Administrator on

a fixed honorarium of 5,400 Rupees per

month. Students to work as non-teaching staff are not

available on regular basis due to their busySemester schedule.

WHAT IS NEEDED ? Gandhian Centre needs permanent 18 non-

teaching staff and 06 permanent faculty andteaching positions in view of at least fiveensuing courses of study.


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Building Gandhian Centre works from the room of Professor

Anurag Gangal who is also the Director of the Centre.

There is no separate room. No space and building provided to Gandhian Centre during last

more than four years. No space for Laboratory provided. No space for Library and Reading Room provided.

Books and Journals/Periodicals1. 252 books,2. 02 periodicals and3. ten newspapers (daily).

Existing Equipment (with 100 per cent utilisation)1. One Desktop

2. One Laptop3. One Projector4. One Xerox Printer

Other Departments and students also use theseequipment.


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Working Without Walls and Staff !

1. No Space allotted to Gandhian Centre!

2. No Infrastructural facilities to GandhianCentre.3. No Staff other than students working for

it with fluctuating strength from time

to time.4. UGC -- despite due sanction letters issued --has not sent any grants to Gandhian Centreat Jammu University for the last three years:2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 despiteseveral reminders and visits to the concernedofficials.

5. Yet, the show must go on!


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Eleventh Plan Projectionsand Requirement

April 2007

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March 2012


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What Gandhian Centre Needs in the Eleventh PlanPage-1

Seed Money for initial support

Positions of Faculty and Teachers

1. Four Lecturers in the areas ofa.)

Gandhian Philosophy, b.) Gandhi andWorld Order, c.) Gandhi Theatre, andd.) Gandhian Music and Dance.

2. One Associate Professor3. One Professor


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Office and Professional Staff because thenature of work of Gandhian Centre is far and

wide and different in some areas:1. Assistant Registrar2. Section Officer3. Senior Assistant (General)

4. Senior Assistant (Professional)-Two5. Computer Operator6. Projector Operator7. Computer Animator Two

8. Photographer Two9. Steno-typist Two10. Peons - Four


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Physical Infrastructural Support:1. Suitable Alternative Space until a New Building is

constructed

2. New Building according to requirements already sent tothe concerned officials at Jammu University for theEleventh Plan Proposal of the Gandhian Centre.

3. On a rough estimate, about 2,00,00,000 Cr. Rupees onetime grant is initially needed to establish the newGandhian Studies Department including requirement ofbuilding, library grants and other infrastructural grantsfor furniture and state-of-the-art ready IT equippedbuilding interiors especially for various types of trainingand project work etcetera.


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DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS:1. Four classrooms for PG Diploma, Certificate Courses, M.A. Programme and M.Phil.2. One sound-proof hall for Theatre Workshops

3. One sound-proof hall for Music Workshops4. One sound-proof fully IT facilities equipped Seminar hall5. One Library hall with space for reading room6. Seven rooms with attached wash-rooms for faculty and teachers7. Four office-rooms with attached wash-rooms8. One Computer Animation Room9. One room with attached wash-room for Director / Head / Chair of the Centre /

Department10. One Meeting / Committee room11. One large hall for research scholars12. One sound-proof fully IT facilities equipped Auditorium Hall to seat 150 people13. One room for Internet Library and video-conferencing

14. Two air-conditioned / heater equipped vehicles each having capacity to seat tenpersons -- for purposes of field research, action research and project work

15. One sound-proof photo studio laboratory16. One TV / Video room to seat about 50 persons17. One fully interactive independent website of the Gandhian Centre18. Two independent wash-rooms for students


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Equipment Requirements

1. Thirty Computers for faculty, office, students

and research scholars.2. Two Digital Video Cameras

3. Two Digital Cameras

4. One Xerox Machine for Office5. One Xerox Machine for Library

6. Several relevant Computer soft-wares

Furniture Required

Furniture required in the light of all abovementioned perspectives in earlier slides.


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Note

Almost all activities of the Gandhian Centre

for Peace and Conflict Studies at Universityof Jammu stand digitalised in the form ofdocuments, photographs and video-

graphics. Media response to Gandhian Centres

activities has also been tremendous.

As such, it may go to more than threehundred slides if all activities are put hereon the power-point projection.


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Projection Presented by

Anurag Gangal, Director (with

independent charge), GandhianCentre for Peace and Conflict Studies

Professor, Department of PoliticalScience, University of Jammu,

Jammu, Jammu-180006, Jammu andKashmir (J&K), India.

XI Plan Projection of Gandhian Centre JU

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