RLUIKS-2025

 

About RLUIKS-2025

 Two-day International Seminar 

on

 

Role of Libraries in Unveiling Indian Knowledge System in Digital Era

RLUIKS-2025

 

During

21-22 February 2025

 

Jointly Organized by

 

 

Visva-Bharati Library Network

Visva-Bharati

&

Universal Briefing, Kolkata

 

 

Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya Seminar Director & President, Universal Briefing, Kolkata	Dr. Nimai Chand Saha Organizing Secretary & Librarian, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
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About the Seminar

About the Seminar

 About the Seminar

Indic thought and wisdom have now been discussed in various forums and conferences. Today, it is exciting to note that Indic thought and wisdom have been beginning to catch attention over the last decade, with the world increasingly realizing the flaws and limitations of the current individual and societal development model. Therefore, it is high time we should do something from our side. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has also paid enough attention and has given a much-needed thrust not only for the inclusion of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the national curriculum and pedagogy but also for promoting authentic research and innovation in the IKS to identify/address the challenges and concerns of the 21st century.

The world faces various challenges for sustainable development that can no longer be ignored. Our responsibility is to move toward building communities where sustainability, inclusivity, and values are the buzzwords, and with great enthusiasm and positive initiatives to be taken to explore and understand the IKS.

Indian Knowledge Systems have a strong foundation in Indian culture, philosophy, and spirituality and have evolved through thousands of years. On the other hand, sustainability is emerging as a key theme in almost all research fields in the contemporary era. The proposed International Conference focuses on tracks across all these fields related to Indian Knowledge Systems. This Conference will provide a platform for researchers, academicians, and institutions to present and discuss varied opinions and research works in the domain of IKS to achieve sustainable development goals and their relevance in modern times.

The proposed two-day International seminar on "The Role of Libraries in Unveiling the Indian Knowledge Systems in Digital Era" during 21-22 February 2025 aims to offer an opportunity to exchange new advancements in the area of listed themes and sub-themes for further progress and opens a new way to proceed with the bilateral and multilateral interdisciplinary research in areas of mutual interests for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Moreover, this international seminar's input may help to identify the role of Libraries and Information Centres towards IKS in the current Digital Era. Library professionals, academicians, and policy makers may have insights to customize how to progress.

Subthemes:

1. Philosophical and Historical Aspects of IKS

a. Overview of IKS

b. Integration of Indic Wisdom

c. Development of philosophy

d. Indian philosophies, Mythology, and cultural nuances

e. Bharatiya Philosophical Schools and Metaphysics

f. Ethical Aspects of IKS

g. Vedic Corpus

h. Vedic and other Ancient Literature

i. History and Archaeology: Representations and Misrepresentations

j. IKS in Ancient India

k. IKS in Medieval India

l. IKS in Modern Indian

m. Indigenous Knowledge System and Sustainability

2. IKS and Library & Information Centres

a. Gateways to Access IKS

b. Library in Promoting Cross-Cultural Heritage

c. Acquiring, Processing, Dissemination, Storing and Preserving of IKS

d. Restoration of IKS

e. Research in IKS

f. Digital repositories to enhance the accessibility of IKS

g. Digital Preservation of IKS

h. IKS and current Research Tools & Techniques.

  4. IKS for Wellness and Psychology

a. Contributions of IKS to modern medicine

b. Vaccination in ancient India

c. Exploring Naturopathy

d. Identification of Ayurveda.

e. Exploring Yoga.

f. Exploring meditation

g. Traditional Stress Management System

h. Human Lifestyle, Holistic Health

i. Linking IKS to healthcare in the context of SDG

j. Disease management elements

k. Consciousness studies and issues

l. Role of Agni in health

m. Indian Psychological aspects of health

  5. IKS and basic needs of the Society

a. Sustainable Agriculture

b. Food Security

c. Poverty Alleviation

d. Natural Farming Practices

e. Indigenous Crops

  6. IKS in Language, Literature and Lifelong Learning 

a. Educational Philosophies

b. Quality Education

c. Identification & Protection of Traditional Knowledge

d. Education complying with SDG

e. Oral Tradition and Folk Literature

f. IKS on international literature and academia

g. Indian languages and linguistics

h. Computational aspects

i. Phonetics

j. Literary Heritage of India

k. Indian Art and Architecture of Ancient Monuments

l. IKS and Young Scholars

m. Role of Sanskrit in natural language processing

n. Research on IKS

7. IKS in Equality and Empowerment  

a. Social Inclusion and Reducing Inequality

b. Gender Equality

c. Women Empowerment

d. Community Empowerment

e. Tribal Traditional Knowledge and Practices

f. Equality for all in the Society to comply with SDG

g. Traditional Modes of Communication, Changes and Continuity

 8. IKS and Natural Resources  

a. Water Management Practices

b. Sanitation and Environment

c. Clean water to comply with SDG

 9. IKS in Economic Growth   

a. Ethical Business Practices

b. Trade and Trade routes of India

c. Economic Growth and SDG

  10. IKS in Science & Technology    

a. Ancient Science, Engineering and Technology

b. Infrastructure inspired by IKS

c. Clean Energy & SDG for industry

d. Salient aspects of Indian Mathematics and Astronomy

e. Science in Ancient Temples

f. IKS and Artificial Intelligence / Machine Language (AI/ML)

  11. IKS in Social Science      

a. Role of IKS in Social Science

b. Public Administration in Epics

c. Iconography

d. Town planning

e. Cultural Heritage of India

f. Village/Informal Games & Sports

   12. IKS for Environmental Conservation     

a. Cultural Heritage Preservation

b. Climate Action

c. Marine Conservation

d. Biodiversity and peace

e. National & Global Issues connecting SDG

f. Intersections between Indian Value Systems and Social Science

 

Call for Papers:

 

Original research papers are invited from students, scholars, professionals, educators, and others for interaction at the seminars. Sub-themes are only indicative. Quality papers on related areas are also accepted. SLIS-2018 accepts full papers. We accept only manuscripts written in English. Manuscripts written in any language other than English will not be considered. Submit your manuscript in Microsoft Word format. All submissions to the conference will be reviewed by peers for technical merit and content. Manuscripts should conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Style, 6th ed.). Please include contributor’s name, affiliation, mailing address, and email address. We will remove author identifying information before manuscripts are sent to reviewers.

Instruction to Authors:

• Articles should preferably be within 3000 words and have a brief abstract (250 word limit). It includes all text, including references and appendices.
• The article should include the title, author(s) details, indicative abstract, and keywords. Text may consist of documentation Table(s) (if any), Figure(s) (if any), and Acknowledgment(s) (if any), References & Appendices (if any).
• Reference and in-text citation will be based on the APA style manual (7th Ed.)
• All article sections must be in A4 size, single-spaced, Times New Roman Font, Text Font Size – 12, Heading – 14 bold, and Sub-Heading – 14, with a one-inch margin on all sides. Issues relating to Grammar and Technical writing may be adhered to during writing. If required, recent writing tools may be used.
• The article's title will be Bold, Center-Aligned, and typed in Upper Case, Bold in Times New Roman with Font Size 14.
• Contributor(s) affiliation will be Times New Roman with Font Size 12, only name(s) will be Times New Roman, Bold with Font Size 14. Each part and inner part may be separated by a comma.
• Each of the keywords may be separated with a comma and arranged in alphabetic order.
• The entire text should be provided in one column.
• Abbreviations can be used within the text according to internationally accepted conventions.
• Footnotes should not be used.
• Contributor(s) should submit an article in a hard copy and a soft copy to be sent through e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It is assumed that the author(s) have kept an exact copy of the article submitted by them.
• All contributions will be original and not submitted elsewhere simultaneously or published earlier.
• The contributor has to attach the Similarity Detection Report using software, preferably DrillBit, to adhere to the rules (Regulation – 2018) of UGC along with the submission of the full paper.
• Accepted papers will be published in a Book by a reputed publisher with the ISBN/DOI.
• The contributor has to mention the number of sub-themes and its sub-themes under the main sub-theme.
• Upon acceptance of the paper, contributor (s) has/have to submit the copyright form as given by the Organizing Committee.
• Registration and paper presentation are compulsory for the contributor (s) of the accepted paper.

 

Important Dates:

• Last Date of Abstract Submission:              15-12-2024
• Notification of Abstract Acceptance:          20-12-2024
• Last date Full Paper Submission:                05-01-2025
• Notification of Full Paper Acceptance:       20-01-2025
• Last Date of PPT file submission:              10-02-2025

 

 

Registration & Payment Details

Registration & Payment Details  

Registration Fees for Delegates*: 

INR 500/- (five hundred) only for Students & Research Scholars;

INR 1000/- (One Thousand) for Retired Professionals / Academicians;

INR 1500/- (One Thousand Five Hundred) only for Working Professionals / Academicians;

INR 3000/- (Three Thousand) for Sponsored Professionals / Academicians;

USD 50 (or INR 5000/-) for SAARC Countries;

USD 100 (or INR 10000/-) for Non-SAARC Countries.

*Registration Fee includes Seminar Kits, Refreshment, and Conference Volume, except for Accommodation. Registration Fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable.

Payment details: The payment should be made through online. Guidelines to make payment through ‘SBI Collect’ Module under State Bank of India. .

1.      Step 1: Please type https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm

2.      Search “VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY” in search box, OR

3.      Click on the “Educational Institutions”

4.      Select Payee Institution by typing institute name “VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY” or find it by filtering the state “West Bengal” 

5.      Select State “West Bengal”

6.      Select  “VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY”

7.      Select Payment Category “ Misc Receipt”

8.      Fill up all details in CAPITAL and Select Purpose of Deposit “ Other”

9.      Type at Remarks in CAPITAL "International Seminar: RLUIKS-2025"

10.  Take print out of payment receipt and upload it through Google form during registration

• Link of Online Registration: https://forms.gle/GbQQHwaWroMoGAyJ7

 

 

Committees

Committees  

 

 Local Organising Committee

Patron

Prof. Binoy Kumar Saren, Upacharya (Offg.), Visva-Bharati

Advisors

Shri Ashok Kumar Mahato Registrar(Acting), Visva-Bharati

Prof. Amit Kumar Hazra, Finance Officer (Acting), and Director, PSNS, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Amal Pal, Director, Culture and Cultural Relation, Rabindra Bhavana, Visva- Bharati

Prof. Sudip Basu, Director, Granthan Vibhaga, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Chowdhury Habibur Rahman, Director, IGCNI, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Monoranjan Pradhan, Principal, Bhasha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Sirajul Islam, Principal, Vidya Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Narayan Chandra Mondal, Principal, Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Santanu Rakshit, Principal, Palli Samgathan Vibhaga, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Samiran Mondal, Principal, Vinaya Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Sanjoy Kumar Mallik, Principal, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Prof. Buddhadev Das, Principal, Sangit Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Smt. Bodhirupa Sinha (Ganguly), Principal, Patha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

Smt. Tamali Majumder, Principal, Siksha Satra, Visva-Bharati

Dr. S. S. Debnath, CMO, PM Hospital, Visva-Bharati

Shri Soumyendra Sen, Joint Registrar (Accounts), Visva-Bharati

Dr Prashant Meshram, Joint Registrar (Development), Visva-Bharati

Dr Debasish Chakraborty, Joint Registrar (Examination), Visva-Bharati

Shri Debasish Dutta, Joint Registrar (CS to Vice Chancellor), Visva-Bharati

Shri Gouranga Dutta, Joint Finance Officer (Internal Audit), Visva-Bharati

Dr Sanjoy Ghosh, Joint Registrar (Academic & Research), Visva-Bharati

Dr Prajnalankar Bikkhu, Joint Registrar (Central Store & Purchase, and SC ST Cell), Visva-Bharati

Dr Tanmoy Nag, Deputy Registrar (Establishment and Administration), Visva-Bharati,

 

Seminar Director:

Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University,

and President, Universal Briefing, Kolkata

 

Organizing Secretary: 

Dr Nimai Chand Saha, Librarian, Visva-Bharati.

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Joint Organizing Secretaries: 

Dr Partha Pratim Roy- 9434073993

Dr Taps Kumar Das- 9433192373

Shri Ajay Kumar Sharma - 9735111064

 

 Different Sub Committees 

 

A. Finance Committee  

Shri Ajay Kumar Sharma – Chairperson

Dr Koushik Ghosh

Shri Ramprasad Mazumdar

Dr Smritimoy Ghosh

Dr Prasun Kanti Ghosal

Shri Rupam Singha Roy

Shri Biswajit Pramanik

Shri Rabindranath Ghosh

Smt. Manashi Santra

Shri Subhajit Roy

Shri Shyamal Hazra

Shri Indranil Mitra

Yusuf Ali

Shri Sourav Das

B. Refreshment Committee  

Dr Koushik Ghosh – Chairperson

Dr Tapas Kumar Das

Shri Biswajit Kalsi

Shri Biswajit Majumdar

Shri Sukanta Dawn

Shri Rupam Singha Roy

Shri Suman Sarkar

Shri Saradindu Sarkar

Shri Jagabandhu Roy

Shri Shyam Dikshit

Shri Ravi Gautam

Shri Sourav Kumar Das

Shri Sumit Agarwal

 C. Transport & Accommodation Committee

Shri Pradip Hembram - Chairperson

Dr Tapas Kumar Das 

Dr Prasun Kanti Ghoshal

Shri Sougata Samanta

Shri Anshuman Banerjee

Shri Abhijit Pramanik

Shri Bama Charan Pal

Shri Jatindranath Saha

Shri Goutam Laha

Shri Rabi das

Shri Rabisankar Pal

Shri Ankit Bawanthade

Shri Sumit Agrawal

Mohd Jaid

Shri Dhananjoy Karmakar

Ms. Rupa Kul

 D. Registration Committee

Dr Tapas Kumar Das - Chairperson

Shri Ajay Kumar Sharma

Smt. Manju Sinha Sarkar

Dr Smritimoy Ghosh

Shri Bama Charan Pal

Shri Subhajit Roy

Shri Rabi Das

Shri Sovan Ruj

Shri Sovon Singha Mahapatra

Shri Ritik

Ms Rupa Kul

Shri Amarjyoti Bhattacharyay

 E. Invitation, Reception, Printing, Photocopy and Photography Committee

Dr Sanat Bhattacharya – Chairperson

Srhi Pradip Hembram

Dr Sabahat Nausheen

Smt. Susmita Palit (Saha)

Sri Ashish Thakur

Dr Smritimoy Ghosh

Dr Jishnu Mondal

Smt. Mridula Bhattacharya

Shri Biswajit Majumdar

Shri Biswajit Pramanik

Smt. Madhumita Sengupta

Shri Biswajit Biswas

Shri Soumen Chakraborty

Shri Souvik Bandhyopadhyay

Shri Sangannagari Srinivasallu

  F. Cultural Committee

Dr Sabahat Nausheen – Chairperson

Dr Sanat Bhattacharya

Smt. Susmita Palit (Saha)

Shri Sukumar Das

Smt. Mridula Bhattacharya

Smt. Arpita Chatterjee (Ganguly)

Shri Biswajit Pramanik

Shri Saradindu Sarkar

Shri Karan Kumar

Shri Barun Chandra Saha

Shri Subhadeep Dey

Ms. Shelly Mondal

Ms. Priyanka Dey

Shri Anil Kumar

   G. Hall Decoration & Arrangement Committee

Shri Ramprasad Mazumdar – Chairperson

Dr Sanat Bhattacharya

Dr Tapas Kumar Das

Shri Sukumar Das

Dr Jishnu Mondal

Shri Anshuman Banerjee

Smt. Arpita Chatterjee (Ganguly)

Shri Nityananda Das

Shri Sugata Chakraborty

Shri Surya Kant Kumar

Shri Kuldeep Singh Gurjar 

   H. Editorial Committee for Souvenir

Chief Editors: Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya and Dr Nimai Chand Saha

Associate Editors: Joint Secretaries (from VBLN and UB)

Assistant Editors: Assistant Organizing Secretaries (from VBLN and UB)

The support team from Universal Briefing 

Joint Secretary: Dr Ranjan Samanta

Assistant Secretaries: Dr Madhusri Ghosh Upadhyay, Dr Swapan Khan, Dr Avik Roy, Dr Atanu Das, and Dr Soumen Mondal

  

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Fees for RLUIKS – 2025 

 

Speakers

Speakers 

Speakers

 

  

	Inaugural Address
Address by Guest of Honour		Keynote Address
Chief Guest (Velidictory Session)		Guest of Honor (Velidictory Session)
	Presidential Address
Speakers

 

Flyers

Flyers   

 Flyers 

 

Contacts

Contacts  

 Contacts 

For further information, please contact

Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya Seminar Director & President Universal Briefing, Kolkata Mobile: 9433469618	Dr. Nimai Chand Saha Organizing Secretary & Librarian Visva-Bharati, santiniketan Mobile: 9434546031
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