SHAMELESS MALE CHAUVINISTS: Just look at the list, only one White WOMAN, and one INDO-FIJIAN woman on the Committee organizing an international conference on End of Indentureship to be held in Lautoka

1/11/2016

Conference Committee

Professor Subramani, Fiji National University, Lautoka, Fiji.
Professor Vijay Naidu, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Professor Ajay Kumar Dubey, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Professor Biman Prasad, Director, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, and Parliament of Fiji, Fiji
Professor Dharmendra Sharma, University of Canberra, Australia
Professor Narendra Reddy, Head of MBA Programme, University of Fiji, Fiji
Professor Ram Karan, Dean, College of Business, Fiji National University, Nasinu, Fiji.
Professor Satendra Nandan, (Emeritus), University of Canberra, Australia
Professor Satish Chand, School of Business, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Professor Steven Ratuva, Director, Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Professor Vinay Lal, Department of History, UCLA., USA
Dr. Ajaya K. Sahoo, Director, Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, India
Dr. Jacqui Leckie, Otago University, New Zealand
Dr. Mohit Prasad, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
Dr. Narayan R. Raju, Director, Pathology Research Laboratory, Inc, South San Francisco., USA
Dr. Neelesh Goundar, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
Dr. Rajni Chand, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Dr. Shailendra Singh, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Mr. John Sami, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Nadesa Goundar, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand

Conference Chairman / Chief Convener: Dr. Sunil Kumar, Univ. of the South Pacific.
Conference Vice Chair/Deputy Convener: Dr. Rajni Chand, Univ. of the South Pacific
Conference Organising Secretary: Dr. Ganesh Chand.
Chairman, CCAII Convention Organising Committee: Mr. Jagannath Sami, Fiji Girmit Council.

Conference Contact Details:
Chairman/Chief Convener: [email protected] ; mobile: (679) 9948097
Deputy Chair: [email protected] ; mobile: (679) 9485468
Organising Secretary: [email protected] ; mobile: (679) 9955709
Office: Girmit Centre, Queens Road, Lautoka
Phone: 679-6660544, (Mob) 679-9998594
Website: http://fijianstudies.openmediafiji.com/others/fiji-girmit/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FijiGirmit2017/?fref=ts

Fijileaks: One obvious Indo-Fijian woman who could have been inducted onto the Committee is Dr Shaista Shameem. She did her PhD on the way men ignored the women in Indenture. Her thesis was titled: 'Sugar and Spice: Wealth Accumulation and the Labour of Indian Women in Fiji: 1879-1930'

South Asians Overseas: Migration and Ethnicity, originally published in 1990, is an indispensable resource for scholars interested in the diaspora, or concerned with problems of migration; re-published by Cambridge University Press in paperback, February 2010; Victor Lal had contributed a chapter on Indo-Fijians in Fiji

Objective: The primary objective of the conference is to facilitate discourse on all aspects related to Girmit, in Girmitiya countries and in others where Girmitiya descendants have migrated. Any and every aspect of Girmit and its descendants from 1834 onwards is covered.

Main Theme: Indian Indentureship and Girmitiya Descendants: Past, Present and Future

Suggested Topics for Papers:

Girmit-Indigenous Polity
Indenture and Economy
Historical Grounding
Girmit & Business
Gender & Development
Violence of Indenture
Art, Drama, Film, Music: Girmit in Consciousness
Writers Forum: Language of Girmit
Education & Development
Science & Technology
Health & Medicine
Twice/Thrice Banished
Engaging with the Girmit Diaspora
Girmit, India, and the Contemporary World
Future: the next 100 years

Language: English (Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam, French, Fijian languages acceptable for Writers Forum). Those who need translation services should advise the Secretariat by 31 Dec 2016.

Who Should Attend?: All researchers, writers and activists whose interest is in Girmit.

Important Dates: The following are the critical dates:
1. Submission of Abstract: 31 December 2016
2. Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2017
3. Full paper submission: 28 February 2017
4. Early Registration: 28 February 2017
5. Late Registration: 22 March 2017
6. Daily Registration: 22-24 March 2017

Social Events
Conference Dinner: 22 March 2017
Networking Dinner: 23 March 2017
Closing Dinner: 24 March 2017
Excursions: 25 March 2017 / 26 March 2017

Registration Fee (to be confirmed):
Girmitiya Country Residents/India Residents: $F50 (USD25)
Other Residents: $F100 (USD50)
Students, Unemployed, Retired: no charge
Observers: $F50
Day Rates: $F20 (excludes dinners)
All participants must register.
* Full Registration Fee covers conference materials, session fees, and all teas and dinners. Separate charges for excursions would be levied. Details to be announced soon.

The late Indian Prime Minister Mrs.Gandhi meeting the surviving Girmityas during a visit to the Fiji Girmit Centre

3 Comments

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2/11/2016 07:02:29 pm

Surely, there should be no surprise at this state of affairs? Just as we ought not to be deterred or thwarted in our efforts to demand and insist that the safety of children and women in Fiji is at all times to be of paramount importance. Denying Save The Children the full import and impact of their statement that Fiji may be deemed unsafe for children in many locations and instances will never help to fix a broken and neglected spiral over at least two decades or more. The recurrence monthly of statistics for rape, incest, abuses by close relatives and persons 'in loco parent is' reinforces our own witness and evidence on the ground in Fiji over many years of close observation. Little coherent or serious address was provided despite repeated appeals to relevant authorities at every level. One more blatant denial of shameful and callous disregard of basic rights does nothing to restore the Trust Deficit. Silence will serve no Good End and Fiji's Children and Mothers deserve better.
This long list of 'worthies' so gender unbalanced and mostly so impotent in recent past requires exposure. Time now for Gloves Off?

Satish Chand

3/11/2016 10:23:21 pm

Dear Editor - I take exception to being labeled 'shameless chauvinists' for accepting an invite to be on an organizing committee for a conference on indenture. Guess others will feel the same. If Dr Shameem is your choice and it would help her get on the committee if I vacated my membership then I am more than happy to accede to your request.
Regards, Satish Chand.

Kavita

5/11/2016 12:00:58 am

Thank you fijileaks for highlighting that. But what to expect when the key organizer for the event is none other than sacked and former vice chancellor Ganesh Chand, who is also facing charges of abuse of office There is all the desperation from this man to get back to the fold and create a platform for himself. And who could he easily involve other than his like minded former university colleagues a lot of whom lack credible merits of their own.
It would interesting, fijileaks, to seek the views and confirm roles and participation from the list of 'organising committee'.
It is not too difficult to guess that the aftermath of the extensive academic discourse there is bound to be dishing out of political desserts. Look who all are in the list. No doubt the likes of Dr Shaista and many others do get a part in many quality and credible forums.

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SHAMELESS MALE CHAUVINISTS: Just look at the list, only one White WOMAN, and one INDO-FIJIAN woman on the Committee organizing an international conference on End of Indentureship to be held in Lautoka

Fijileaks: One obvious Indo-Fijian woman who could have been inducted onto the Committee is Dr Shaista Shameem. She did her PhD on the way men ignored the women in Indenture. Her thesis was titled: 'Sugar and Spice: Wealth Accumulation and the Labour of Indian Women in Fiji: 1879-1930'

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