Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences begins
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 10 2022:
Department of English and Cultural Studies, Manipur University (MU) in collaboration with English Literary Circle Manipur (ELCM) inaugurated a three-day national conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (ELCC 2022) at Court Hall, Manipur University on Friday.
Manipur University Vice Chancellor Prof Naorem Lokendra Singh attended the inaugural function as chief guest and Department of English and Cultural Studies head Prof Th Ratankumar Singh as president; while School of Humanities dean Prof N Aruna Devi and School of Social Sciences dean Prof S Mangi Singh were present as guests of honour.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof N Lokendra pointed out that just as social sciences have a serious crisis of theories, humanities also have the same.
Both social sciences and humanities deal with human life, psychology and relationships.
This cannot be tested in the laboratories like natural sciences or physical sciences.
The study of human society is complex and as such, the conference serves a good opportunity for the social scientists, scholars and experts to study this com plex structure, he said, while expressing hope that the conference will help in the positive development of human society and relationships.