MANAVADHIKAR SAMAJIK MANCH (MASM), NEW DELHI

ONE DAY NATIONAL WEBINAR

ON

THE NOVEL COVID-19: THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN INDIA

July 4, 2020 (Saturday)

Join us at Zoom

Meeting ID: 897 4685 0055

Password: 5kUinn

10.00am-11.15am

Inauguration and Keynote

Chair Prof. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Coordinator, Malaviya Centre for

Peace Research, Banaras Hindu University, UP
Welcome Address Dr. Srimoy Patra, Managing Editor, MASM & Dean, Affinity
Business School, Bhubaneshwar
Address by President Dr. Shankar Adawal, President, Manavadhikar Samajik Manch
(MASM)
Chief Guest Mr. Basanta Kumar Kar, Recipient of Global Nutrition Leadership
Award fondly known as “Nutrition Man”
Guest of Honor DR. (Prof.) Nayan Kumar Mohanty, Former Dean-Medical- at
North DMC Medical College, Delhi, Ex special DGHS medical
education &Training, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India
Keynote Address Prof. Debi Chatterjee, Former Head, Department of International
Relations, Jadavpur University
Keynote Address Prof. D. K. Giri, Member, Steering Committee, Progressive
Alliance, Berlin,
Board Member, Schumacher Centre, Delhi
Vote of Thanks Bijetri Pathak, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata
11.30am-12.30pm
Technical Session-A: Issues of Human Security amid Covid-19: A Theoretical Perspective
Chair
Prof. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Coordinator,
Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Faculty
of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,
UP
Dr. Binoda Kumar Mishra, Director,
CSIRD, Kolkata & Practicing Lawyer,
Odisha High Court, Odisha
Dr. Kakoli Sengupta, Associate Professor &
Former Head, Department of International
Relations, Jadavpur Unviersity, Kolkata
Dr. Vibha Hetu, Consultant,
LokNayakJayprakash Narayan National
Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science
(L.N.J.N.N.I.C.F.S.), Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GOI),
Delhi
Dr. Prosenjit Paul, Associate Professor and
Head, Department of Political Science,
Diamond Harbour Women’s University,
Kolkata
Dr. Bijaya Kumar Das, Associate Professor,
Department of International Relations,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
12.45pm-2.00pm
Technical Session-B: Covid-19 and Marginalized Sections
Chair
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Mr. Shibasish Sahoo, Vice-President, Cube
Highways and Transportation Assets Advisor
P. Ltd
Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, Assistant Regional
Member, Steering Committee, Progressive
Alliance, Berlin, Board Member, Schumacher
Centre, Delhi
The Securitization of Covid-19 Pandemic: A Human
Security Perspective
The Changed definition of legal rights during the
COVID-19 Pandemic
Covid 19 and the plight of migrant workers in India: A
Humanitarian crisis
Crime against Women and Children during the outbreak
of pandemic 'Covid-19’
Human Rights Issues in India in the Context of Covid-
19: A Study of Domestic Violence against Women in
West Bengal during Lockdown
Covid-19 and Socio-Economic Problems of Migrants
Labourers in Odisha
Dr. Mahesh Ranjan Debata, Director, Area Studies,
Centre for Inner Asian Studies, SIS JNU, New Delhi
School of International Studies
Dr. Binoda Kumar Mishra, Director, CSIRD, Kolkata
& Practicing Lawyer, Odisha High Court, Odisha
Dr. Bijaya Kumar Das, Associate Professor,
Department of International Relations, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata
Social Initiative: Community Development and
Challenges during Covid-19
The Issues of Migrant Workers-During Covid-19: A
Director, IGNOU, Bhubaneswar
Mr. Bimalendu Ghosh, Assistant Professor,
Kanchrapara College, Kanchrapara, 24
Pgs.(N). West Bengal
Mr. Sailen Das, Assistant Professor,
Department of Political Science, Muralidhar
Girls’ College, Kolkata
Dr. Nazmul Hussain Laskar, Assistant
Professor & Head, Department of Political
Science, Dr. Gour Mohan Roy College,
Monteswar, PurbaBhardhaman, West Bengal
Sohini Roy, Ph.D. Research Scholar,
Department of International Relations,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Debarati Ganguly, Student, Department of
Economics, Basanti Devi College, University
of Calcutta
Pratyusha Das, Department of International
Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Zulfikar Ahmed, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Technical Session-C: Lockdown, Domestic Violence & Police Brutality
2.30pm-3.45pm
Chair
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Dr. Lopamudra Dash, Lecturer in Education, NKC
CTE Angul,(affiliation to Utkal University) Odisha
Dr. Malika Sen, Assistant professor, Head of the
department, BhangarMahavidyalaya
(Under Calcutta University)
Dr. Sukrakumar Chakma, Assistant Professor,
Department of Political Science, Government
Kamalanagar College, Chawngte, Mizoram
Sulagna Biswas, PhD Research Scholar,
Department of International Relations, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata
Srirupa Mukherjee, MPhil Degree, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
case study of Odisha
Impacts of Corona Virus on Indian Economy
Food security and migrant workers in India during the
period of Covid-19 lockdown
Lockdown and Infringement of Labour Rights in India
The Pandemic and India's Migrant Labour Crisis: A
Constitutional Failure
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Rural Economy in West
Bengal
Assessing the structure of racism and xenophobia in the
Covid-19 era
Indian Muslims, Marginalised Communities and Covid-
19
Dr. Kakoli Sengupta, Associate Professor &
Former Head, Department of International
Relations, Jadavpur Unviersity, Kolkata
Dr. Prosenjit Pal,Associate Professor and Head,
Department of Political Science, Diamond Harbour
Women’s University, Kolkata
Dr. Anil Kumar Biswas, Assistant Professor,
Department of Political Science, The University of
Burdwan, West Bengal
Domestic violence emerges as a serious concern
in our society during covid-19 lock down
Domestic violence in Covid-19 scenario
Abuse of human rights in India during lock
down(Covid 19): A special reference to Tripura
Covid-19: A Threat on Human existence &
Introspecting the Contribution of Essential
service
Covid-19 and Domestic Violence In India
Kolkata
Shreya Banerjee, Student, Department of Covid-19 and Rise of Domestic Violence
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Debarshi Bhattacharya, Department of Covid-19 and Domestic Violence – An
International Relations, Jadavpur University, Overlooked Human Rights Issue
Kolkata
Sreemoyee Majumder, Student, Department of Guardians and Perpetrators: Police Brutality in
International Relations, Jadavpur University, India and Blurring of the Line
Kolkata &
Subhranil Ghosh, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Oyeshi Ganguly, Student, Department of A Gendered Pandemic : Analysing Gender
International Relations, Jadavpur University, Violence in the backdrop of the Covid induced
Kolkata lockdown in India
Ruchira Purakayastha, Student, Department of Shadow Pandemic Growing Under the Veil of
International Relations, Jadavpur University, Covid-19 Crisis
Kolkata

3.450pm-5.00pm

Technical Session-D: Covid-19 & Right to Education

Chair. Dr. Kamaran M.K. Mondal, Associate Professor,

Co-Chair Department of International Relations, Jadavpur
Co-Chair University, Kolkata
Dr. LalitLalitavMohakud, Assistant Professor,
Department of Education, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Dr. JajneswarSethi, Assistant Professor,
Department of Political Science, Ravenshaw
University, Odisha
The Challenges and Prospects of E-learning in
Masum Golam, Assistant Professor in Political India During the Corona Virus Covid-19 Crisis
Science, Bolpur College, The University of
Burdwan, West Bengal

Dr. Anil Kumar Biswas, Assistant Professor, Right to Education of Vulnerable Communities
Department of Political Science, The University of in the Amidst of COVID-19 in India: A Study on
Burdwan, West Bengal Tea Tribes of West Bengal

Dr. Ajay Kumar Behera, Assistant Regional Issues of Open and Distance Education in India
Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, amidst COVID-19 pandemic: IGNOU's
Regional Centre, Kolkata perspectives

Mr. Kalyan Ghorai, Assistant Professor, Creativity in Children during Covid-19

Department Of Education, Belda College Pandemic: Problems and Prospects
Mrs. Ananya Mukhopadhyay, Asst. Prof.
Department of Education, Panihati Mahavidyalaya,
Sodepur, Kolkata
Mr. Sharif Khan, Ph. D. Scholar, Department of
Education, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Right to Education of Children amid Pandemic:
Challenges, Implementations and suggestions
Impact of Digital divide on higher education in
India: The COVID 19

Mohor Chakraborty, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Upasna Mishra, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Sauro Dasgupta, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Anirban Chakraborty, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Apala Ghosh, Master’s Degree, International
Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Puja Singh, Master’s Degree, International
Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Abhipsha Basu Roy, Student, Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Covid-19 and the Indian Education System: A
Critical Evaluation
Transformation of the Indian Education System
- A Digital Divide?
COVID-19 and Indian education system
War within a war: Covid-19 and the current
mayhem in the education sector in India
Covid-19 and the Indian Educational System
Deprivation of Education due to closedown of
Educational Institutions
Covid-19 and the Impact on Indian Educational
System

4.35pm-4.40pm

Concluding Remarks

Dr. ArpitaVerma, MASM