Events of NEICSSR in the Past Five Years
1. INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
An International Seminar on the theme “Community and Cultural Multiplicity in North East India and South Asia: Ethnography, History and Society” was successfully organized on 20th, 21st and 22nd May, 2019. It was organised by NEICSSR in collaboration with Shillong Law College, Shillong. Dr. Bibhash Dhar was the convenor of the seminar and Prof. Biman Dutta, Member of North Eastern Council, Shillong, had inaugurated the seminar at the venue of Shillong Law College, Dhankheti, Shillong. Various delegates from India and South Asian countries participated in the seminar.
2. NATIONAL SEMINARS
NEICSSR has organised two National Seminars at Shillong on different issues of the North East India.
The Council had successfully organised a National Seminar on the theme “25 Years of Economic Reforms in India & its Impact on North East India” on 9th and 10th December 2016 at Raitong Building Conference Hall of the Directorate of Urban Affairs, Govt. of Meghalaya. The Convenor of the Seminar was Dr. Amrit Pal Singh. The Honourable Governor of Meghalaya was the Chief Guest of the seminar and inaugurated the same. Delegates from different academic fields and planners from various Government offices participated in the seminar. The proceedings of the seminar papers have been published in the form a book bearing ISBN. The publisher of the book was Eastern Book House, Guwahati, India.
Another National Seminar which had been successfully organized by the Council was on the theme “Growth of Unplanned Towns and Cities in the North East Region of India: Problems and Alleviation Measures” on 20th and 21st November 2017. It was held at Shillong Law College, Shillong. The Convenor of the seminar was Dr. P. S. Nianglang. The Honourable Minister of Urban Affairs, Govt. of Meghalaya, Mrs. Amparin Lyngdoh had inaugurated the seminar at Shillong Law College, Shillong.
Both the above mentioned National Seminars were grand successes in terms of number of paper presentations, number of learned participants and the discussion generated in the Seminars.
3. WEBINAR
A Webinar on the theme “Eco System Restoration” was organized by Prof. Amrit Pal Singh in the Department of Commerce, Gauhati University on 5th June, 2021 to commemorate World Environment Day. Dr. Biplab Kumar Talukdar, CEO of ARANYAK, was invited as a distinguished speaker in the Webinar.
4. PANEL DISCUSSION ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
On the occasion of World Environment Day on 5th June 2018, a Panel Discussion on Climate Change in Global, National and Regional level was successfully organized by NEICSSR. It was held in the premises of Shillong Law College, Shillong. The notable speaker in the discussion was Prof. Anup Saikia, Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Guwahati. Teachers and students of different colleges of Meghalaya attended the Panel Discussion.
