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GOPIO NEWS
SPECIAL BULLETIN
January 5, 2012
A Publication of the Global
Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO)
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Issue: XI-2 |
January 5, 2012 |
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GOPIO - GUJARAT UNIVERSITY
DIASPORA CONFERENCE, JAN. 12-13, 2012 - DETAILED PROGRAM |
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The impact of Indian Diaspora has motivated its homeland to map its history and
factors for migration. Concerns for economic, political, cultural and social
engagements of Indian Diaspora have been widely shown in the society. It has
also brought sociologists and researchers to look into the process of migration
and have found themselves into pondering upon the trends of Indian Diaspora.
The considerable presence of the Indian Diaspora in almost all parts of the
world and its insistence upon sending success stories back home in spheres
inspired homeland India to connect India with her Diaspora with renewed passion.
This conference will look into the cultural, social, economic and political
spheres of India's relations with its Diaspora and map on Diaspora history and
its contribution to India in IT, infrastructure, education, research and
technology, finance and banking, remittances, investments and oriental arts and
cultures.
The Department of Study Abroad Program at the Gujarat University and GOPIO have
finalized the Diaspora Conference with the theme, INDIA DIASPORA - Inter
Linkage and Synergy to
be held at the Gujarat University campus in Ahmedabad on January 12 and 13th, 2012.
The conference organizing chairs are: Dr. Neerja Arun (Study Abroad Program of
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India), Dr. Thomas Abraham (Founder President and
Chairman Emeritus, GOPIO International) and Dr. Jagat Motwani (GOPIO Academic
Council Chair 2004-2009).
DETAILED PROGRAM
Venue: Convention
centre of Gujarat University
(Convention centre is at the Helmet Char Rasta/ GMDC Grounds/ Drive-in
Road,Ahmedabad)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
08:30 am Registration & Breakfast
9.30 am Inauguration of Conference
11:00 am Tea Break
11:15 am Plenary Session (Indian Diaspora Linkages)
12:15 pm Parallel Session (Indian Diaspora Linkages)
01:15 pm Lunch
02:15 pm Panel Discussion (Here and There Merging
Sphere)
03:30 pm Tea Break
03:45 pm Parallel Session (Here and There Merging
Sphere)
04:30 pm Guest lecture
07:00 pm Cultural Program
08:30 pm Dinner
Friday, January 13, 2012
08:00 am Kite Flying
08:30 am Breakfast
09:45 am Plenary Session (Funders Agenda- Pitching
ideas for development)
11:30 am Tea Break
11:45 am Plenary Session (Synergy)
12:30 pm Parallel Session (Synergy)
01:15 pm Lunch
02:15 pm Plenary Session (Virtual and Spiritual
places)
02:30 pm Panel Discussion (Transforming Local with
Global)
03:30 pm Tea Break
03:45 pm Parallel Session (Transforming Local with
Global)
04:30 pm Valedictory
Schedule of Plenary sessions
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Date
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Theme
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Sr. No.
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Name of participant
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Title Of Session
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Time
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Chairperson
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Venue
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12th January,
2012
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Indian Diaspora Linkages
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1
2
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Dr Thomas Abraham
Dr Kavita Sharma
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Indian Diaspora Linkages
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11.15-11.45
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Mr Chandubhai Patel, Chairman, NFIA, USA
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Hall A
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12th January,
2012
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Position of Women and Diasporic Influence
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1
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Mrs. Sandhya Sinha
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Guest Speaker
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16.30-17.00
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Dr Supriya Agrawal
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Hall A
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13th January
2012
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Funders' Agenda- Pitching Ideas for development
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1
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Dr Prabhakar
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SRI Project
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9.45-11.30
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Dr Thomas Abraham
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Hall A
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2
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Mr. Rangan
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CGM/ SBI
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3
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Dr. Chirag Shah
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Apollo Hospitals
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4
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Mr. Nirmal Sinha
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GOPIO
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5
6
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Mr Sunil Nayak
Mr. Kenny Desai
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GOPIO
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13th January
2012
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Synergy
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1
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Shri P. Saran
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Synergy
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11.45-12.30
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Dr. Chari
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Hall B
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2
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Dr. M. K. Pandey
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3
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Prof. Bipin Sagankar
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13thJanuary,2012
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Virtual and Spiritual Places
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1
2
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Dr Sanjeev Sharma
Book release
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Reshmi Ramdhony's Meri Aankhon Mein basa ek Sheher: Banars
Mrs. Anjana Sandheer
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14.15
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Ms. Sandhya Sinha
Co Chair: Mrs. Anjana Sandheer
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Hall A
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Date
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Theme
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Sr. No.
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Name of participant
Title Of Session
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Time
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Chairperson
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Venue
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12thJanuary,2012
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Here and There Merging Sphere
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1
2
3
4
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Dr Kavita Shama
Mr. P. Saran
Shri Nirmal Sinha
Dr Neerja Arun
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14.15-15.15
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Mr. J. C. Sharma, Ex Sec. MEA, GOI,
Co Chair: Mr. Neil Patel
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Hall A
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13th January,
2012
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Transforming Local with Global
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1
2
3
4
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Dr M. K. Gautam
Ms. Sandhya Sinha
Mr. Radhakrishnan
Dr Z. N. Patil
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14.30-15.30
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Shri Ashok Motwani,
Co Chair: Mr. Sunil Nayak
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Hall "A"
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Schedule of parallel sessions
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Date
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Theme
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Sr. No.
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Name of participant
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Title Of Paper
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Time
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Chairperson
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Venue
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12thJanuary, 2012
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Indian Diaspora Linkages
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1
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Issar G Totlani
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Concern Of NRI Parents Association Towards Indian Diaspora
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12:15-13.15
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Prof. Bipin Sagankar
Co Chair: Mr. S. L. Wickrama
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Hall "A"
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2
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Jagat K. Motwani (To be read out)
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Education And Diaspora
Tagore: Hindu Concept Of Education
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3
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Mukesh Bagoria
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India's Linkages With Its Diaspora: A Case Study Of Indian Diaspora
In USA
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4
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Ravjeet
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1
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Mohan Gautam
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Europe Experience of Education
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12:15-13.15
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Shri Nirmal Sinha
Co Chair : Mrs. Rupam Saran
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Hall "B"
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2
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Sahil / Aarif
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3
4
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Pretti Kumar
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Indian Diaspora Towards Re-worlding
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Suman kapoor
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Education in New Zealand: Realities beyond Dreams
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12thJanuary, 2012
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Here and There Merging Spheres
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1
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Vijyalaxmi Chari & Nirali Pandit
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Diaspora And Business Linkages
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15:30-16.30
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Dr Sanjeev Sharma
Co Chair: Mrs. Lalita Joshi
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Hall "A
"Hall "B"
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2
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Shailendra Kumar
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Indian Cinema: Window Of Nostalgia And Adaptation For Diaspora
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3
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Neerja Arun
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Connecting spiritually
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4
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Vivek Bhapkar
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"Transforming Higher Education Services - Local Initiatives And Global Stakes
- Some
Indo-U.K. Viewpoints"
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1
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Rajeev Ranjan
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Extension Of Homeland Civilization And Flow Of Indian Traditions Towards
Transnational Locations: Emerging Sacred Spheres In Mauritius Indian Diaspora
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15:30-16.30
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Mrs. Sudha Parikh
Co Chair: Mr. Issar Totlani
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2
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Khyati Joshi
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Role Of Religion In Indian Diaspora
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3
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Arundhati Bhattacharya
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Marriages With Non Resident Indians And Its Repercussions
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4
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Shailendra Kumar
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Indian
Cinema; windows of Nostalgia and adaptation for Diaspora.
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5
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Hiral Jani Shah
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Indians : Here And There...Merging Culture
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13thJanuary, 2012
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Synergy
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1
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Nisheeth Rai
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Conceptualizing And Developing Diasporaism
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11.45-12:30
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Chair: Dr Indira Nityanandam
Co Chair: Dr Piyush Agrawal
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Hall "A"
Hall "B"
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2
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Sevak Project: Read by Shree Thakore Patel
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PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN THE INDIAN DIASPORA: SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN INDIA
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3
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Swati Kapadia
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Indian Diaspora and Indian Classical Music
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4
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Bhavesh
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1
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Z. N. Patil
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Legitimating New varieties of English
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11.45-12:30
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Mr. Niranjan Patel, FIA, Columbus USA
Co Chair: Mrs. Vaishali Padhiar, DO, Gujarat University
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2
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Rupam Saran
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"Catching Up" and Making It With Synergistic Forces of Cultural and Social
Capital: Social Mobility of The Second Generation Asian Indians in New York
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3
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Dr. Sanjiv Sharma
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4
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Hiral Ravia
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13thJanuary, 2012
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Transforming Local with Global
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2
3
4
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Vaishali Padhiar
Vidya Rao
Supriya Agarwal
Naresh
Kumar
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Networking for Global promotion of Handicrafts of Gujarat
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani!
Mobility, Connectivity and Imagination in a Multicultural World
Migration - Development interface; Policy intervention and role of Indian
Diaspora Association in North America
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15:45-16-30
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Dr E V Ramakrishnan, Central University of Gujarat
Co Chair: Dr Rajiv Ranjan Rai
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Hall "B"
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1
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Lalita Joshi
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Media and Diaspora
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Dr Pretti Kumar
Co Chair: Mrs. Anjana Sandheer, Gujarat Vidyapith
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2
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1.
Ranjita Misra
2.Thakor G. Patel
3 N
Kamalamma
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Hemant patel
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Padmini Balagopal
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Kirtibhai D . Patel,india
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Prevalence of Diabetes in the Indian Diaspora; successful community- Based
prevention and management programs in India.
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3
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Sunil Nayak
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4
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Pranav
Joshipura
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Bhopal:
the tragedy far from the over.
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1
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Urmi Satyan
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The
inside - outside conflict between spiritual hollowness and materialistic wish -
fulfillment; an approach to study short story collection by Bharti Mukherjee and
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Dr Z N Patil, EFLU, Hyderabad
Co Chair: Khyati Joshi
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2
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Sheryasee Datta
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Cultural hybridity; Diaspora and identity in Uma Parameswaran's Sita's Promise
and Meera
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3
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Ganesh
Jadhav
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Diasporic consciousness in Sunetra Gupta's Memories of rain.
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4
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Siba
Sankar Mohanty
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Crossing the Kala Pani - The neo - slaves in the Caribbean.
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For a registration ansd accommodaiton, contact the Conference Secretariat.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Neerja Arun. Tel:
+91-79-26303153 or +91- 9825012984 Fax: ++91-79-27910213 E-mail:drneerjaarun@yahoo.com.
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GOPIO TO HOST TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO PRIME MINISTER KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR IN KOLKATA
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 GOPIO
International is hosting a special dinner in Kolkata on January 11, 2012 for
Trinidad & Tobago's Prime Minister, Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who is making a
historic visit to the Kolkata Memorial on the first anniversary of its
unveiling. Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the first female Prime Minister of the
twin-island state will be the chief guest at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2012
to be held in Jaipur on January 7-9, 2012.
The Kolkata Memorial pays tribute to those who left India as indentured Indian
laborers from 1834 thru' 1920 and is inscribed with memorial plaques in Hindi
and English in "recognition and remembrance of their journeys as Indian
indentured laborers taken to far away lands seeking better livelihoods for
themselves and their descendants".
It was inaugurated on January 11, 2011 at Kidderpore Depot along the Hoogley
River in Kolkata by Hon Vayalar Ravi, Minister of India's Overseas Indian
Affairs, along with now Chief Minister of West Bengal, Hon Mamta Banerjee. The
unveiling was a attended by hundreds from several countries including Guyana,
Trinidad, Surname, Guadeloupe, USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, South
Africa, Kenya, Fiji, Mauritius, Re-Union Islands, New Zealand, Australia and
other many others countries where Indians and persons of Indian origin reside.
A large contingent of PIOs from the Caribbean region will be in attendance as
well as many GOPIO members from local and international groups. The event will
be one of the highlights of the first official state visit to India by Prime
Minister Persad-Bissessar.
Attendance to the planned dinner is by invitation only. For seating arrangements, RSVP is
requested as soon as possible.
For details, contact: Mridul
Pathak (Program Coordinating Chairperson) at calonline@gmail.com or
Arundhuti Ganguli atarundhuti.ganguli@gmail.com (or
tel 91-98-3063-2422)
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PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS (PBD
2012) SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 7-9, 2012 IN JAIPUR |
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The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) will be held from 7-9 January, 2012 in
Jaipur, Rajasthan. Shri Vayalar Ravi, the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
(MOIA) and Civil Aviation, announced that the Chief Guest of PBD-2012 will be
the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Kamla Persad Bissessar. The theme
of PBD-2012 is "Global Indian-Inclusive
Growth". It was announced that
Rajasthan will be the partner State of the 10th PBD, which would provide the
Diaspora an opportunity to understand the vibrant culture and potential of
State.
Shri Ravi said that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate this
annual flagship event of the Ministry on January 8, and the President Smt.
Pratibha Devisingh Patil will deliver the valedictory address on January 9 and
confer the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards. He also informed that two
pre-conference seminars on 'Solar Energy- Investment' and R&D' and 'Social
Entrepreneurship-Water' will also be organized during the event.
The Minister said that more than 1500 delegates are expected to participate in
PBD-2012 from all over the world. He said that Government is making efforts to
make PBD more meaningful and interactive event that would address issues and
concerns of the overseas Indian community effectively. He also announced that
the event would be webcast online and summary of proceedings put out each day.
The interactive website would provide an opportunity for the Diaspora to
participate in the conference from any corner of the world. On the occasion, he
also launched the PBD website- www.pbdindia.org.
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GOPIO-AHMEDABAD LAUNCH
SCHDULED |
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GOPIO-AHMEDABAD TO BE LAUNCHED
ON JANUARY 11TH, 2012
GOPIO plans to launch GOPIO-Ahmedabad in conjunction with the Diaspora
Conference organized by Gujarat University's Study Abroad program on Jan. 12thand 13th.GOPIO
Founder President and Chairman Emeritus Dr. Thomas Abraham will be the guest
speaker. Former NRIs settled in the Ahmedabad
area and those interested in to network with NRIs/PIOs (i.e. parents of NRI
children and those with business interest) are invited.
Special Guest
Dr. Thomas Abraham
Founder President, GOPIO International and
Executive Trustee, GOPIO International Foundation
Program
5:00 pm to 5:30 pm - Networking Reception, Coffee/Tea and Snacks
5.30 pm - 7.00 p.m. GOPIO-Ahmedabad Launch, Talk, and Interactive Session
7.00 p.m. - Dinner (Venue will be announced later)
Date and Time:
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Place:
Executive Meeting Room, Main
Tower Building, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Confirm your participation by sending an e-mail to Dr. Neerja Arun 9825012984 or 079-25601314 or 26303153
(O) (e-mail:drneerjaarun@gmail.com)
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GOPIO LIFE MEMBERSHIP AND
CHAPTER FORMATION |
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GOPIO is a non-partisan, non-sectarian global organization with chapters in
several countries, actively promoting the interests of people of Indian origin
worldwide by monitoring and addressing current critical issues of concern, and
by enhancing cooperation and communication between groups of Indians living in
various countries.
GOPIO Individual Life membership is open to
all who believe in the mission of GOPIO. The one- time fee is $5,000 for
Platinum Life Membership, $2,500 for Gold Life Membership and $1,500 Silver Life
Membership and half the amount for each category for those from developing
countries and India.
GOPIO is looking forward to opening chapters
in all major cities of the world so as to network people of Indian origin all
over the world. If you do not have chapter in your city, please visit GOPIO
website (www.gopio.net) and
get details of chapter initiation (visit http://www.gopio.net/chapter_initiative.htm).
Process involves sending a letter of intent to start a chapter by a committee of
five people or more. For more information, contact:
GOPIO Chairman - Inder Singh, Tarzana, California, USA, Tel: +1-818-708-3885,
E-mail: gopio-intl@sbcglobal.net.
GOPIO President - Ashook Ramsaran, Fresh Meadows, New York, USA, Tel:
718/939-8194, E-mail: ramsaran@aol.com
GOPIO Executive Vice President - Sunny Kulathakal, Bahrain, Tel: +973 39441956
or +91 9845756692, E-mail:Kulathakal@yahoo.com
To become a Life member of GOPIO, one can sign up online at http://gopio.net/online_membership.htm or fill up the form and send
it with a check to: GOPIO International, PO Box
560117, New York NY 11356, USA.
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EDITORIAL BOARD |
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Chief Editor: Dr. Thomas Abraham, Founder
President and Chairman Emeritus, GOPIO (Stamford, CT, USA)
Editor: Ashook Ramsaran, GOPIO President (New York, USA)
Webmasters: Prashant Gupta (Hyderabad,
India) and Abu Thomas (New Rochelle, NY, USA)
Contributors of this
issue: Dr.
Neerja Arun (Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Inida)
GOPIO NEWS welcomes
NRI/PIO related stories from all over the world. Be a volunteer correspondent or
reporter. Contact Dr. Thomas
Abraham, Tel: 203-329-8010, E-mail: gopio@optonline.net.
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