Inauguration of 45th Indian Social Science Congress in association with BSACIST
The inaugural ceremony of XLV Indian Social Science Congress held at B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University) on March 28 10.00 AM at its Vandalur campus in Chennai. Environment, Energy and Health as its focal theme. The program was started with Tamil Thai Valthu.
Dr. T. Harinarayana, organizing secretary formally welcomed all the dignitaries present on the dais and participants from various parts of the country, colleagues & students. He mentioned about the significance of Indian Social Science Congress and its aims about bringing together a group of researchers from all over India. Prof. D. M. Diwakar, General Secretary Indian Social Science Academy, described the aim of the congress. He emphasized on the scientific inquiry is the solution for the entire problem in the society.
Following new publications were released during the inaugural function of XLV ISSC; 1. Human Future in Digital era (Chief Guest), 2. Social Science Abstract vol.45,2022 (President), 3. Souvenir of XLV Indian Social Science Congress (Chancellor)
Indian Social Science Academy Silver Jubilee P.V.Sukhatme Gold Medal is awarded to Sri P.Sainath for his outstanding contribution to scientific understanding and solutions of problems of hunger, perennial poverty, unemployment and sufferings of people of democratic republic of India. He thanked Indian Social Science Academy for giving this prestigious award in the name of P.V.Sukhatme famous Indian statistician and pioneer in applying random sampling methods in agricultural statistics and in biometry and influential in the establishment of the Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute.
The senior journalist of NDTV Ravish Kumar was awarded with ‘BASANT SARKAR GOLD MEDAL’ for upholding and promoting democratic values of equality, freedom and fraternity through honest and scientific journalism fearlessly and boldly. He also thanked Indian Social Science Academy for giving the prestigious award during the congress.
Prof. Dr. Mahadhavan Nair Rajeevan, the former Secretary of Ministry of Earth and Atmospheric sciences, Government of India inaugurated and delivered the inaugural address of the 45th Indian Social Science Congress. He congratulated the Social Science Academy and BSA Crescent Institute for choosing the focal theme Environment, Energy and Health. He focused on the importance of Social science in order to formulate effective solution for society. He said social science can play important role in the entire field by a multidisciplinary approach and social sciences and natural sciences are closely related. He suggested to Government of India to include and involve one social scientist in the big research projects by DST and CSIR.
Dr.G.Parthasarathy, President of Indian Social Science Academy gave his Presidential address on the topic of “ Minerals- Materials from Nature , and for Nature : Society, Environment and Energy/ Circular Economy. He began his talk by addressing the gatherings and spoke about ISSA and Chinese academy of sciences. He spoke about the Importance of Health by quoting the saying “ Noyatra Vaazhve Kuraivatra Selvam” and further he spoke about the circular Economy and health. He shared few examples from Mineral-World in improving the environmental (Health) conditions and improving the energy needs of our Nation. He said that our Mother Earth has about 4300 Mineral species. Bob Hazen coined the term “Mineral Evolution “. He used this term in the sense of an irreversible sequence of events leading to increasingly complex and diverse assemblages of minerals. He then spoke about Clay Minerals, especially a group of phyllosillicates of tetrahedral (T) and octahedral (O) has its applications in drug carrier and delivery, support for catalyst and fillers for polymeric matrices.
The inaugural function felicitated by Dr. A. Peer Mohamed, Vice Chancellor Dr. A. Azad, Registrar BSA Crescent institute of Science and Technology. In the end, Dr. Raja Hussain, Additional offered a vote of thanks to all the invited guests and participants for gracing the occasion by their solemn presence. He also thanked Indian Social science Academy for providing all kind of support to conduct such congress in the Crescent Institute.