Education seminar begins today
Chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate a three-day international seminar on ‘Democratic and Secular Education – Kerala Experience’ being organised by the State government on the Kariavattom campus of the University of Kerala on Thursday.
As many as 2,000 delegates are participating in the seminar in which 150 scholars, including 25 from abroad, will present papers in various thematic sessions. Social activist Swami Agnivesh will deliver a special address at the inaugural session which will be held at a specially erected ‘pandal’ in front of the Academic Staff College, Kariavattom.
After the inaugural ceremony — in which Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy and Education Minister M.A. Baby, among others will participate — there will be a thematic session on ‘State and Education.’
Following this there will be 17 parallel sessions at the seminar on various topics, including public-private partnership in education, education, culture and textbooks, democracy, decentralised planning and education, education and empowerment of marginalised and minorities, internationalisation of education and national development, education, empowerment and children and media and education in a democratic and secular society.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
MALABAR FETE
Malabar Fete begins tomorrow
The Kozhikode Corporation will organise the 39th edition of Malabar Fest at Swapna Nagari grounds here from Friday.
The festival would feature a variety of programmes . Shri.Sukumar Azhikode will inaugurate the exhibition. Shri.M.P. Veerendrakumar, MP, will open the government pavilions. P. Sathidevi, MP, is scheduled to open the sale of tickets and actor Captain Raju, the cultural events.
The exhibition is being organised with the cooperation of several State governments departments, the Centre and private companies. There will be stalls set up by the Union Ministries of Defence, Railways, Agriculture and Science and Technology.
Stalls will display items ranging from handlooms to electronics and crockery items.
There will be a pavilion for building materials be set up with the help of the Calicut chapter of the Kerala Builders’ Forum, various property developers, prominent banks, steel manufactures, paint companies and other companies catering to the industry.
Three air-conditioned pavilions of 5,000 square feet each would be set up for displaying toys; household items and cosmetics.
The Kozhikode Corporation will organise the 39th edition of Malabar Fest at Swapna Nagari grounds here from Friday.
The festival would feature a variety of programmes . Shri.Sukumar Azhikode will inaugurate the exhibition. Shri.M.P. Veerendrakumar, MP, will open the government pavilions. P. Sathidevi, MP, is scheduled to open the sale of tickets and actor Captain Raju, the cultural events.
The exhibition is being organised with the cooperation of several State governments departments, the Centre and private companies. There will be stalls set up by the Union Ministries of Defence, Railways, Agriculture and Science and Technology.
Stalls will display items ranging from handlooms to electronics and crockery items.
There will be a pavilion for building materials be set up with the help of the Calicut chapter of the Kerala Builders’ Forum, various property developers, prominent banks, steel manufactures, paint companies and other companies catering to the industry.
Three air-conditioned pavilions of 5,000 square feet each would be set up for displaying toys; household items and cosmetics.
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