Political Science Association of Wilson College

 भेद भाव /  Rights of Sex Workers with Priti Patkar SPEAKER: Priti Patkar DATE: 12th December 2021 TIME: 5:00pm – 6:30pm     Priti Patkar is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation Prerana that has done pioneering work in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.     We see a lot of discrimination around us, based on gender preference, caste, race, etc. The speaker talked about her organization 'Prerana' which witnessed that there was no adult supervision for adolescents in these areas. The sex workers and the right to dignity of children's both of their rights are being violated. Then she also talked about the red light areas where women face many problems and are fighting for their rights.    Life of Sex Workers and the Societal thoughts about them:     The life of sex workers is not as de...

Tribal Identity  in India SPEAKER: Gladson Dungdung DATE: 11th December 2021 TIME: 5:00pm – 6:45pm MODERATOR : Rohit Gupta The session on ‘Tribal identity in India’ was delivered by well-known human rights activist Mr. Gladson Dungdung who is the founder of the Adivasis Publications, Adivasis Hunkar and Jharkhand Human Rights Movement. The speaker began his session by saying how the word ‘Adivasi’ from the beginning, has been used in a very negative sense as a synonym of filth, undisciplined, ill-mannered, etc. According to him, this was done by Aryans to not only establish their supremacy but also to infringe in the minds of tribals an inferiority, similar to what The English did to Indians during their rule. But, who are these ‘Adivasi’? Ram Dayal Munda, who is a scholar in the study of tribal and has written a book named ‘ Adivasi Astitva aur Jharkhandi Asmita ke Sawaal ’ in which he describes Adivasi as a class that cohabits with nature with an absence of caste and religion a...

HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK INAUGURAL SESSION   Session : Right to Health. Speaker : Sudhakar Solomonraj. Date:  10 th December   Time: 5:00-6:30 PM Moderation : Palak Surti and Priyanka Mishra. On 10 th December 1948, United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Political Science Association (PSA) of Wilson College had a session on Right to Health by Sudhakar Solomomraj, this was the inaugural session as well as the first session of the human rights week.   Sudhakar Solomonraj is a professor at Wilson College, a Nature Educator, and a Conservationist. He represented Western Region as part of the Indian team at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of   World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International at Asissi, Italy. He has been associated with the Silent Valley Movement and the Narmada Bachao Andolan. Sanctuary Asia awarded him the ‘Green Teacher’ award in 2010 and he is the author of the book ‘Living Nature’. As per the speaker...

Nationalism and War  with    Lt. Gen. Patankar  Session: Nationalism and War  Speaker: Lt. Gen. Patankar  Date: 21 st August, 2021 Time: 5:00 to 6:30  Moderator: Rohit Gupta On the 21st of August, The Political Science Association hosted a session as a part of their Independence month celebration on ‘N ationalism and War', which was delivered by Lt. Gen. Patankar. Lt. Gen. Patankar served for four decades in the Indian Army, during which he held many important appointments, including those in highly sensitive and active counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist operational areas in Manipur and in J&K. Lt. Gen. Patankar is a recipient of Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM) for his outstanding combat leadership and Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), the highest peacetime award for military service. Currently, Lt. Gen. Patankar has been associated with think tanks within India and Abroad and works with volunteer groups and in...

Shaping Peace Together  with Sudhakar Solomonraj Peace Day idea goes back to 1995, in commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 nuclear bombings. Session: Shaping Peace Together  Speaker: Sudhakar Solomonraj Date:   6th August  2021  (76 years since the nuclear attack: Hiroshima Bomb) Time: 5:00 to 6:30pm IST Moderator: Atharva Kanthi  The PSA observed 6th August as  Peace Day by hosting a session with Sudhakar Solomonraj a professor at Wilson College, Nature Educator & Conservationist. He represented Western Region as part of the Indian team at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International at Asissi, Italy. He has been associated with the Silent Valley Movement and the Narmada Bachao Andolan. Sanctuary Asia awarded him the ‘Green Teacher’ award in 2010 and he is the author of the book ‘Living Nature'. As per Mr.Sudhakar, "The world has enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world for 35 times. Russia began t...

Roar with Nandini Velho The PSA in collaboration with the Nature Club, Wilson College Session:  Roar Speaker:  Nandini Velho Date: 29   June 2021 (International Tiger Day) Time:  5:00 to 6:30 PM International Tiger Day is celebrated on July 29 to raise awareness about the conservation of the wild cat, which over the last 150 years has witnessed a massive drop of nearly 95% in its population. "Let Nature Be Your Teacher". Nandini Velho worked in 'Pakke Tiger Reserve' situated in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas, for on-ground outreach activities. She is a nature conservationist who has worked closely with local forest managers, policymakers in the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The framework for this session is grounded theories, divided into three parts: 1. Field Work. 2. Social contexts. 3. Emergent works. In Arunachal Pradesh, 60% of the forest is administrated by the communities. 2007-2017 is the period of presentation. There are 30 anti-poaching camps. T...

RURAL INDIA: Issues, Challenges and Solutions with NAMITA WAIKAR. Political Science Association In collaboration with the National Service Scheme, Wilson College.   Time: 5 to 6:30pm. Date: 4th July 2021. The village is the cell of the national body, and the cell life must be healthy and developed for the national body to be healthy and developed- Sri Aurobindo.  The major problems suffered by the rural people are poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, homelessness, crime, and violence, etc.        AGRICULTURE:  Agriculture performs a crucial task and sector in the rural development and also in the Indian Economy, as it adds around 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60% of the Indian population. 70% of its rural households depend on agriculture for their livelihood. The rural economy is heavily dependent on agriculture. Economy liberalization played a major role in reducing a farmer's income, especially for small and marginal farme...