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		Sangam & Indian Pogressive Study Group, Boston
				
				present


		INDIA 50 YEARS AFTER : WHICH WAY FORWARD


		The 7th Annual AIPSG Conference
	
		When : 1 - 6 pm, Saturday November 15
		Where : MIT, Room 2-105
		
Fifty years after gaining formal independence and forty eight years after
adopting the Constitution, India is getting increasingly enmeshed in an
economic, social and political crisis that is accentuated by the growing
rejection of the status-quo by the people. Years of marginalization of the
country internationally and of its people, both inside and outside India,
has given rise to a situation where more and more people are ready
to embark upon a new course. There is a desire among the people of Indian
origin living abroad to assert their national identities and affirm 
their rights in the societies they live in, so that they are not relegated
to the margins of any society.

This conference is being organised by Sangam-MIT and IPSG-Boston to bring
together students and others engaged in, or interested in developing work
that can contribute to the solution of the myriad problems facing Indians
in India and abroad.



FOCUS ON INDIA
- Terrorism, State Terrorism & the Resurgence of Black Laws 
- Parliamentary Democracy and the Politics of Centre-Left Unity
- Women, Minorities and the Indian Constitution 
- Political Empowerment, Political Process, Electoral Reform 
- Economic Liberalization & Privatization

FOCUS ON SOUTH ASIANS ABROAD
- The Identity Crisis Debate & The Crisis of Values
- Language, Culture and Nationality
- Why Should South Asian Youth Take the Initiative?
- Racism, Equality and Equal Rights

A Vision for the Future - Plenary Session on AIPSG
- AIPSG Program of Work, Research and Activism
- A Vision for India in the 21st Century

Please contact -
Sangam - aashish@mit.edu, (617) 547-6951
IPSG - ipsg@maestro.com, (617) 864-0579


http://web.mit.edu/sangam/www

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