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SUMMARY:Symposium on Jaati\, Varna\, and Caste
DESCRIPTION:The English word and concept of “caste” is often used as a translation for the emic words and concepts of jaati/kula(mu) and Varna\, which are often mutually conflated. This word and concept have gained attention on global\, Indian national\, and regional forums\, both from an academic and activist perspective. However\, from the beginning of the colonial and modern discourse\, the word “caste” has been used in a pejorative sense to mean a discriminatory and inhuman social system. As a result\, both the words Varna and Jaati acquired the same pejorative connotation\, which makes it difficult to interpret and understand pre-modern classical Sanskrit and other Indian language texts. \nThis problem leads to issues in both academic and activist aspects. At an academic level\, this problem can be resolved only by exploring the possible positive sense in which the word Varna could have been used in these texts. Additionally\, there is the problem of interpreting traditional oral literature such as folk and tribal literature\, where words such as jaati/kula(mu) are used in a neutral or positive sense to express and discuss the self-esteem\, hereditary occupations\, customs and traditions\, deities\, worship\, rituals\, and rites of passage of the jaati/kula(mu). \nThere is also a problem in textual interpretation\, as debates around the validity of Varna-based superiority claims in ancient Buddhist and other texts are in conflict and contradiction with the expressions in the ancient texts where Varna is treated as a ‘Dharma’\, a social order that deserves to be followed and protected by the rulers. Similarly\, the word jaati/kula(mu) has a similar problem of textual interpretation\, as there are expressions in oral and written texts of Bhakti and Yoga movements where a ‘right’ to spiritual practice and attainment is argued not to be based on jaati/kulam(u). \nThe pejorative use of the word “caste” at an international level has reached such a level that today\, it is universally used to mean any discrimination towards a human group anywhere in the world. However\, there are academic endeavors in which the positive and neutral ideas behind the emic words and concepts of Jaati and Varna are being brought to light through decolonizing and modernity-critiquing efforts. \nAnother major area that is receiving attention is the changing contemporary reality regarding the continuity or discontinuity of different features of jaati and/or Varna in contemporary society. The categorization of jaatis into SC\, ST\, OBC\, and General OC categories due to policy provisions\, studies on horizontal and vertical mobility of castes/jaatis during modern times\, and the role of jaati/caste in contemporary democratic politics are also being studied. Additionally\, cultural anthropological studies on Indian society\, Indian village\, and other aspects such as Dominant Caste\, Jajmani System\, Bara Balutedar system\, Sanskritization\, Kshatriyization\, etc. are contributing to a better understanding of the words and concepts of Jaati and Varna\, particularly in relation to the concept of caste. \nINDICA is organizing an online symposium on the topic of Jaati\, Varna\, and Caste to bring together colonial\, modern\, decolonizing\, and modernity-critiquing discussions on the topic. \n\n***SCHEDULE***\n\n\n\n\n#\nSpeaker\nTopic\nTime\n\n\n1\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi\nSenior Director & Chief Curator\, INDICA\nWelcome Address & Opening Remarks\n09:30AM\n\n\n2\nSri Srinivas Udumudi\nVarna: From Buddha to Vemana\n09:45AM\n\n\n3\nDr. Karanam Aravinda Rao\nRetd. DGP & Trustee\, INDICA\nVarna and Caste – What Our Texts Say\n10:15AM\n\n\n4\nSri Nithin Sridhar\nChief Curator\, Indica Moksha\nThe Missing Link: The Ritual Dimension of Varna Dharma\n10:45AM\n\n\n5\nSri Mylavarapu Sudha Mohan\nEmic Perspective on the Differences Between the Colonial Caste System and Hindu Varna\, Kula\, Jaati Systems\n11:15AM\n\n\n6\nProf. M S Chaitra\nA Prelude to New Ways of Looking at Jaati & Varna\n11:45AM\n\n\n7\nProf. R.Vaidyanathan\nCaste as Social Capital\n12:15AM\n\n\n8\nProf. Kanagaraj Eswaran\nVarna Jati and Samaya: An Insider Understanding of Social Integration from the Kongu Region\n12:45AM\n\n\nLUNCH BREAK\n01:15 to 02:00 PM\n\n\n9\nSri Halley Kalyan\nUnderstanding Machine-vaad before putting Manu-vaad in the dock\n02:00PM\n\n\n10\nSri Ashish Dhar\nUnderstanding Modernity Through Caste\n02:30PM\n\n\n11\nSri Prakash Shah\nCaste in the West\n03:00PM\n\n\n12\nSri Shivakumar GV\nScholar-in-Residence\, INDICA\nKula-Jati-Varna: An Adaptive Societal Order Based on Rta for an Optimal Pursuit of Purushartha\n03:30PM\n\n\n13\nSri Sumanspati Reddy\nTribes and Castes : Within and Between Themselves\n04:00PM\n\n\n14\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi\nSenior Director & Chief Curator\, INDICA\nJaati Studies from Inside Jaati: Interface of Jaati with Traditional Varna Lens and Contemporary Caste Lens\n04:30PM\n\n\n15\nSri Nikunj Trivedi\nCreating “Caste Consciousness”: The Colonial Re-engineering of Indian Society\n05:00PM\n\n\n16\nDr. Sushumna Kannan\nJaati-Varna as Based on Violence and Non-violence\n05:30PM\n\n\n17\nDr. Rajiv Malhotra\nAuthor\, Researcher\, Professor &\nFounder\, Infinity Foundation\n\nValedictory Address\n06:00PM\n\n\n18\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi\nSenior Director & Chief Curator\, INDICA\nConclusion & Vote of Thanks\n06:30PM
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