Kolkata Society for Asian Studies has organized Special Lectures in celebration of a Century of the Discovery of Indus Valley Civilization on 30th March, 2023, 5.00 PM - 8.00PM on G-Meet platform.

Kindly find the brochure attached here for the same.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies has organized a Two Day International Webinar on 'A Fiesta of Fifty Years of Indo Bangladesh Relations: Assessing the Varied Dynamics of Opportunities and Challenges' on 16-17 February, 2023. Program was inaugurated by M Shoeb Chowdhury, Vice President,India Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI), Keynote has been delivered by Dr.PrabirDe,Professor at the Research and Information System For Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, and Head of ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at RIS.

The valedictory address was delivered by Professor Imtiaz Ahmed, Department of IR, Dhaka University and Guest of Honour was H. E. Mr. Andalib Elias, Deputy High Commissioner, Deputy High Commission, People's Republic of Bangladesh. Many other National and International delegates were present in different sessions and shared their own views. 'Ei Samay' Shanibarer Pata was covered the news as tribute to the celebration of the International Mother Language Day.

Here are the links of the media review.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized the second online lecture in memory of Professor Vinay Kumar Srivastava (3.12.1952 - 23.12.2020) on 17th December 2022. Professor Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Rajiv Gandhi university, Ronohills, Arunachal Pradesh has delivered a lecture on Ethical Dilemmas in Anthropology: Issues and Concerns. The Meeting was presided by Dr. Satyabrata Chakrabarti, President, Kolkata Society for Asian Studies.

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Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavapur University organised Aacharya Suniti Kumar Chatterji Memorial Lecture IX for the year 2022-23 on 25 November, 2022.

The venue for the Lecture was Buddhadev Basu Sabhagriha, Jadavapur University, Kolkata.

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Here is the brochure of the event.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies has organized the Endowment Lecture in memory of Late Professor Karunasindhu Das. The lecture was delivered by Professor Samiran Chandra Charabarti, Formerly Retired Director & Professor, School of Vedic Studies, Rabindra Bharati University. Head of the Department of Sanskrit, RBU on 23rd September 2022.

The venue was Surya Sen Mancha Auditorium G937+4XP, Prince Anwar Shah Rd, Jodhpur Park, Kolkata, West Bengal 700068.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies has released the Book in15th September 2022 based on 'Cultural Exchange Through Narratives: On Folkloristics Overview' (conference held in March 2019). Professor Pallab Sengupta has unveiled the book 'Cultural Exchange Through Folklore' . Sri Kalyan Kumar Chakravarti, former IAS and Advisory Board member of KSAS has presided over the meeting.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with the Department of International Relations of Jadavpur University has organized a Special Lecture event of Dr. Atiur Rahman, 10th Governor of Bangladesh Central Bank on 15th July, 2022 from 4.00 PM at the departmental Hall of IR, ground floor, PG Arts Building.

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Kolkata Society for Asian Studies has organized an International seminar on Relevance of the Universal mission for the Bengali Renaissance for the Sustainable future of India and the World. The seminar has been organized in collaboration with the Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies from 10-11 June, 2022.

Here are the links of the media review.

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Kolkata Society for Asian Studies was organised the Faculty Development Program on Information and Communications Technology: Perspective, Methodology, Implementation, which was held from 5.3.22 to 12.3.22

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Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized The first Professor Vinay Kumar Srivastava Memorial Lecture. Professor Srivastava was the Vice President of the organization. Dr Satyabrata Chakrabarti, President of KSAS, delivered the speech and Professor Siva Prasad Rambhatla, Advisory Board Member KSAS, presided over the meeting.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized the 8th Suniti Kumar Chatterji Memorial Lecture VIII, 2021

Speaker: Dr. Uday Kumar Chakraborty Retired Professor, Department of Bengali, Jadavapur University Former Coordinator, Bhashacharya Suniti Kumar Chatterji Centre for Language Studies, Department of Bengali, Jadavapur University

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, jointly with ICWA and ICSSR-ERC, organized an International Webinar on Indian Relations with Sri Lanka & The Maldives to analyze the opportunities as well as challenges which circumscribe the relationship in these three Nations. The invitation card is available in the links - Page 1 & Page 2

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized two lectures by a webinar under a Lecture series event Revisiting The Epic Sites -Archaeological Explorations and Excavations. First Speaker was Professor Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari, National Tagore Fellow, Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts , Regional Centre-Varanasi. The topic of his lecture was 'Kasi - Varanasi: A Unique Site of Antiquity and Living Tradition'.

The second speaker was Professor Durga Basu and her topic was 'A Historical and Cultural Trail from the Ganges to the Sagar - A Journey through the Epic Story'.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized a Special Lecture Session by Professor Rafiqullah Khan, in memory of Professor Anisuzzaman, former National Professor of Bangladesh and one of the Advisory Board Member of KSAS.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies (KSAS) organized an international Webinar on Women's Dialect

Society is the wave of social relationship and language is the tool for thought; but the way of expressing is not the same even in the same language also. Different social levels differ sharply. The prolific research field of social functions and significance of speech is now designated sociolinguistics. The language of women is also a part of sociolinguistics , their way of expressing thoughts, selection of word, sentence construction, language influenced by taboo - totem – magic - etc. make a separate era which are called women dialect, sex dialect, gender dialect, female speech etc. Auto Jespersen, Edward Sapir, M. Han, J. L. Fischer, J. A. Fishman, Merry Hass, F. Ekka, Robin Lakoff, M. R. Key, Jenifer Coats and many more linguists add many important facts on this matter. Nowadays women’s dialect and the change of women’s dialect is a very serious topic of research to discover our society from a gender angle.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies took an initiative to collaborate with St.Xavier's College, Kolkata, Department of History and Bhakti Vedanta Research Centre, Sri Jagannath Research Centre, Stockholm University to organize an international Faculty Development Program.

The brochure for the event is available Here

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies and Bhaktivedanta Research Centre jointly organized a Webinar on 'Spiritual Well being and Stress Management': Religio-Psychological Perspective.

Webinar : Day 1

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized a National Webinar on Survival constraints of Folk Art and Artisans in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Webinar : Day 1

Webinar : Day 2

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized "Suniti Chatterjee Memorial Lecture VII" on Indian Culture : Heritage & Continuity.

The Speaker was Swami Shastrajnananda Maharaj, Principal, Ramkrishna Mission Residential College Autonomous, Narendrapur

Video of the Online Programme

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies published an edited volume by Prof Pallab Sengupta on India's Vernacular Journalism: A Journey of Two Centuries with Setu publication.

Released the Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies Volume 5 Number 2, December 2019 Venue: Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata (Head Office)

Professor Alok Tripathi delivered a special lecture on Archaeological Investigations at Dwarka.

September 23-24, 2019

Two Day International Conference on "India-Nepal Relations: Rejuvenation of Bilateral Ties in the 21st Century" organised by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with Indian council of World Affairs and in partnership with Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Buddha Air, at Kolkata.

Click Here to view Media Report about the Conference to boost eastern India-Nepal ties

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August 30, 2019

Professor Suniti Kumar Chatterji Memorial Lecture VI

By Professor Pallab Sengupta; Chair of the session, Professor Satyabati Giri; Organised by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University; held at the Seminar Hall of International Relations, JU

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March 15-17, 2019

Cultural Exchange through Narratives: on Folkloristics Overview

Three Day International Conference on Cultural Exchange through Narratives: on Folkloristics Overview organised by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with Indian Council of Cultural Relation (ICCR), Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre(EZCC), Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya and Anthropological Survey of India and supported by Consulate General of Japan, in Kolkata at Rabindranath Tagore Centre ICCR (9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kankaria Estates, Park Street area, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071) on 15th and 16th March 2019 and Sabhaghar EZCC (IB 201, Sector III, IA Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal 700106, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre) on 17th of March 2019.

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February 18-19, 2019

Contours of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy: Opportunities, Challenges and Futuristic Trends of Indo-ASEAN Partnership

Two Day National Conference on Contours of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy: Opportunities, Challenges and Futuristic Trends of Indo-ASEAN Partnership

Organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), Centre for Social Science and Humanities, and Institute of Foreign Policy Studies (IFPS) at CSSH Auditorium, University of Calcutta, Alipore Campus.

November 26, 2018

Special Lecture & Book Release

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park organized a Special Lecture on 'Multiple Folds in Asian Culture' by Professor Suniti Kumar Pathak at Turiyananda Hall of Centre for Indological Studies and Research, RMIC, South End Park, Kolkata.

Swami Suparnananda, Secretary, RMIC, released the book Sub-Regionalism and Connectivity: The BCIM Corridor, based on the conference papers of the International Conference organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs and Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta. Edited by Prof. Anindyajyoti Majumder and Dr. Sudarshana Banerjee.

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August 31, 2018

Professor Suniti Kumar Chatterji Memorial Lecture V

The lecture was organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University on 31st August 2018 in Buddhadeb Basu Sabhagriha, J U. The Lecture was delivered by Prof. Mina Dan on Bangla Monosyllables: A Sonority-based Study and the meeting was presided by Prof. Uday Kumar Chakraborty.

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June 27, 2018

Special Lecture event on 'The Rohingyas: Identity and Human Rights of Marginal Community' by Professor Mesbah Kamal, Department of History, University Of Dhaka

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized the Special Lecture event on 'The Rohingyas: Identity and Human Rights of Marginal Community' by Professor Mesbah Kamal, Department of History, University Of Dhaka at the conference Room of Azad Bhavan, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.

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April 05, 2018

Special Lecture of Dr. Phanikanta Mishra, Former Regional Director, Archaeological Survey of India on 'British Atrocities on an Archaeologist....Rakhaldas Banerjee'.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies organized the lecture of Dr. Phanikanta Mishra, Former Regional Director, Archaeological Survey of India on “British Atrocities on an Archaeologist....Rakhaldas Banerjee". The Lecture was presided by Prof. Ranjana Ray..

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February 26, 2018

A new series of Lecture has been started by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Revisiting The Epic Sites -Archaeological Explorations and Excavations.

Kolkata Society for Asian Studies in collaboration with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies organized the first lecture of this series on “REVISITING THE EPIC SITE - KURUKSHETRA -ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS”, delivered by Mr Rajesh Purohit, Director, Indian Museum on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.

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January 17, 2018

Special Lecture by Professor Amalendu Bandyopadhyay On ‘Astrology versus Astronomy’ at Vidyasagar Hall, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata.

Organised by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies and The Asiatic Society

November 17-30, 2017

Ten Days Research Methodology Course in Social Science

VENUE: MAKAIAS IB-166 Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700106

Organised by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies (KSAS)& Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS) (An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India) and Kolkata Society for Asian Studies have organised a Ten-Day Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences during November 17-30, 2017. This Ten-Day course has been conceptualised and targeted for young teachers and research scholars to enable them to formulate the research goals and handle the complex models in data analysis to gain hands on experience on research methods through lectures, case study discussions, field survey and software application.

In the inaugural session Prof. Durga Basu, one of the Vice Presidents of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies and Director of the Course welcomed all the delegates. Inaugural address was given by Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Director General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. Prof. Vinay Kumar Srivastava, Director of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies delivered the Presidential Address. The session was ended with vote of thanks offered by Dr. Sarmistha De Basu, the Secretary of KSAS and Co-Director of the Course.

PhD/MPhil scholars/faculties from different parts of the country attended this course. Research methodologies in branches of Social Sciences were discussed by the faculties from University of Calcutta, Army Institute of Management, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Vidyasagar University, North Bengal University, Manipal University, Assam University, University of Delhi and University of Hyderabad. Importance and scope of research in social sciences, data collection, case study, research ethics, research design in management, SPSS, emerging perspectives in international relations, types of sampling, logistics and others were discussed by the resource persons. All the participants were taken to Kumartuli area in Kolkata for their field survey and data collection. This course has been coordinated by Dr Arpita Basu.

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November 25, 2017

Suniti Chatterji Memorial Lecture IV

Speaker: Prof. Subhas Bhattacharya, President of the meeting: Prof. Barid Baran Ghosh

Organised by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies and School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University at Vivekananda Hall, Jadavpur University.

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October 27- 28 , 2017

2 Day National Seminar to commemorate 200 Years of Indian Vernacular Journalism & Mass Communication: Bicentennial Celebration of ‘Bangal Gazetti’, The First Vernacular News Paper in India

Organized by: Kolkata Society For Asian Studies & Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India)

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January 12-13, 2017

International Conference on “The BCIM Initiative and India’s Act East Policy: A Reality Check”

In collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs and Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta.

September 23, 2016

Development in Mathematics in Asia: From Ancient to Modern

A Special Lecture Programme on, Development in Mathematics in Asia: From Ancient to Modern. Speaker was Prof. Pradip Kumar Majumdar (Former Prof. Indian Astronomy, School of Vedic Studies, Rabindra Bharati University).

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May 23, 2016

Suniti Chatterji Memorial Lecture III

Suniti Chatterji Memorial Lecture III - by Prof Asoke Kumar Dutta, Society for Natural Language Technology Research, Kolkata, on the subject "Spoken Language: Some Specifics and Prospective" at Vivekananda Hall, Jadavpur University.

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March 28-29, 2016

Two-Day workshop on “Folk Architecture of Asian Villages and Towns: A Comparative Study”

In collaboration with Archaeological Survey of India (ER) and ICSSR (ERC)

December 31, 2015

Special Lecture by Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik on : “Our Place in Cosmos”

In collaboration with Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park.

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August 12-13, 2015

Two-Day International Conference on: “New Regime under NDA Government and Sino-Indian Relation: Expectation and Uncertainty”

In collaboration with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata and Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta.

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May 29,2015

Prof. Suniti Kumar Chatterji Memorial Lecture –II

In collaboration with School of Languages, Jadavpur University.

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March 26, 2015

Workshop on: “Globalization and Gender”

In collaboration with Jadavpur Association of International Relations, Kolkata

December 10-11, 2014

Two-Day National Conference on : “Aspects of Community Development in the North-East Indian States”

In collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development, Kolkata and Gurusaday Museum, Joka.

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August 23,2014

Special Memorial Lecture on: “Nepali Poet Bhanubhakta Acharya”

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May 29, 2014

Prof. Suniti Kumar Chatterji Memorial Lecture –I

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March 8, 2014

State Level Seminar on: “North-East India: Different Windows on Inter-disciplinary Aspects”

In collaboration with IGNOU Study Centre (2810),Maulana Azad College, Kolkata and Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Kolkata