The Sri Poornaprajna Evening College would be organising a national seminar on “Restructuring of Social Sciences courses in the present context” here on December 15 and 16.
Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Madhavi Bhandary, Principal of the College, said that the objective of the seminar, sponsored by the University Grants Commission, was to discuss ways and means of attracting students to courses in the Arts stream.
Generally, barring some, most students got into the Arts stream because they could not get into either Science or Commerce streams. “It has become the last choice of the students,” she said.
Even if students wanted to join the Social Science courses, their parents oppose it. The aim of the seminar was to discuss thoroughly the need for restructuring the Social Science courses so as to make it more attractive to the students.
“The seminar will also strive to make the students understand the importance of Social Science courses,” she said.
P. Sripati Tantri, scholar and former Principal of Madhav Pai Memorial College, would deliver the keynote address at the inauguration.
John Bosco Lourdusamy, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai, would speak on “Restructuring of curriculum of History to the present political and social needs” at the first session on the first day.
P.L. Dharma, Professor, Department of Political Science, Mangalore University, Mangaluru, will speak on “Political ethics for better governance.” The last session of the day would see paper presentation by the delegates.
K.V.M. Varamaballi, Director of School of Management, Manipal University, will deliver a lecture on “Development perspective – Need for restructuring Economics as a discipline” on December 16.
This would be followed by a lecture on “Sociology for the creation of an ideal society” by Duggappa Kajekar, Assistant Professor, PG Department of Sociology, Tenkanidiyur Government First Grade College. In the afternoon session, delegates would present their papers in two parallel sessions.
K.M. Lokesh, Head of the Department of History, Mangalore University, Mangaluru, would be the chief guest at the valedictory function. Vishwapriya Tirtha Swami, President of Admar Math Education Council would be present, Prof. Bhandary said.
Durgalaxmi, Organising Secretary of the seminar, Sripati G.V., Shalini, members of the organising committee, were present.
