International seminar on Myths & Superstition vis-a-vis Tribal Society inaugurated


International seminar on Myths & Superstition vis-a-vis Tribal Society inaugurated
Union Minister, Ministry of Human Resources Development Shri Arjun Singh in the inaguration ceremony of international seminar on Myths & Superstition vis-a-vis Tribal Society at KISS Campus, Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.

Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Union Minister, Ministry of Human Resources Development Shri Arjun Singh inaguarted a two-day International Seminar on Myths & Superstition vis-a-vis Tribal Society at KISS Campus on Tuesday. The seminar organized and sponsored by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS).

Inaugurating the seminar, Shri Singh said that the tribal society is very sincere towards their God and nature. Myths and superstitions reflect rich cultural heritage of the society, he observed.

The educated people have played a key role in the depletion of forests while the tribals love the nature, live in the nature and are devoted to the nature, he said. He also extended his best wishes to Dr. Samanta for his endeavors and dedication for educating the tribal community.

SC & ST development Minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi underscored the importance of extending the reach of education to poor tribal community. The development of the country depends upon the education adding that seminars of this nature are important to bring a positive outcome.

He appreciated the works of Dr. Samanta, saying that KISS has emerged as an institution of great relevance, which has attracted luminaries from across the world.

In his welcome address, Dr. Achuyta Samanta, Founder, KIIT Group of Institutions and Chief Patron of the seminar expressed his gratitude to all the invited guests for visiting KISS and participating in the seminar.

He expressed confidence that this seminar will be a fruitful exercise in drawing policies for the benefit of the world attention towards the problems of the tribal and help the planners and policy makers to formulate tribal.

The proposed seminar will have a detailed discussion on various tribal issues and problems in the light of their existing Myths and Superstition. It attended by a large number of eminent academicians, scholars and researchers from India and abroad besides representatives from major corporate, industrial giants, private and government tribal institutions and NGOs.

Among others, Prof. (Dr.) Hari Gautam, Chancellor, KIIT University, Prof. S. C. De. Sarkar, Vice Chancellor, Dr. A. K. Rath, IAS, Prof. C. D. Singh, VC, IGNTU, Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Peter Linford, Australia, Mr. Paul Walse, Director, Futurehope, London, Mr. T. C. V. Subramaniana, CMD, EXIM Bank, noted social activist Padmashree Tulasi Munda and many other distinguished personalities and a large number of students and staffs were present on the occasion.