Asufii Christian Institute conducts special lecture of 'Indian Diaspora'
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, July 01 2021:
A Special lecture on the topic 'Indian Diaspora Across the Globe' was organized by the Department of Sociology, Asufii Christian Institute, (ACI) on July 1 .
During the programme, Dr Shailendra Kumar, Assistant Professor, Center for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar delivered the lecture through webinar.
The webinar was attended by about 80 students, Alumni and Teachers.
K Pfokreni, a final year student from Sociology Department, moderated the webinar.
Dr Ch Kaya Mao, HOD, Sociology Department ACI, gave a brief introduction about the speaker and on the importance of the topic in Sociology studies while K Athishu, Vice Principal, ACI thanked Dr Kumar and the Department for taking up a very relevant topic.
Meanwhile, Dr Kumar highlighted the role played by the Diaspora since pre-independence.
While bringing to light the challenges faced by Indian Diaspora, Dr Kumar also stressed on the significance and scope of Diaspora studies.