By Samachar Vishesh
News
Chandigarh 27th
Jan, 2020:- In its own unique way to
commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji, the Bar
Council of Punjab and Haryana is organizing a one-of-a-kind international
conference themed on “philosophy of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and its relevance
today”.
The conference will be inaugurated
by Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Chief Justice of India and shall be held on 1st
and 2nd February in Panjab University, Chandigarh. While the Inaugural Session
on February 1 will be held at 11 am at Gymnasium Hall, Panjab University,
Sector 14, Chandigarh, the valedictory session will be held at Law Bhawan on
February 2 at 12 noon.
Addressing media persons, Harpreet Singh Brar, Chairman (Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana) said
that the main reason behind organizing this conference is to discuss Shri Guru
Nanak Dev Ji’s philosophy and its applicability in Equity, Social Justice and
Environment today.
The inaugural session will also
witness the unveiling of a book – “The First Sikh – The Life and Legacy of Guru
Nanak” written by Crawford professor, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh of Penguin
Publication, U.K.
This will be followed by plenary
session which will be chaired by Hon'ble Justice Surya Kant and presided over
by Mrs. Justice Cheema Grubb. Five working sessions will be conducted in which
the participating delegates, students and teachers from 118 Law Institutes will
present papers on five different topics and the selected papers will be
published in the Indian Bar Review published by Bar Council of India.
Each working session will be
chaired by the Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court and Vice Chancellor
of the different Universities. The conference will culminate on 2nd February
2020 with the valedictory session.
Eminent internationally renowned
personalities who will grace the conference with their presence include Hon’ble
Justice Surya Kant, Judge Supreme Court of India, Justice Rinzin Penjor,
Supreme Court, Bhutan, Justice Cheema Grubb from England, Justice P.P. Surasena
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana Ravi Shanker
Jha, Manan Mishra Chairman Bar Council of India, Horacio Bernardes Neto,
President of International Bar Association, Michael A.N. N. Oquaye Esq. High
Commissioner of Ghana, Justice Indira Banerjee, Judge Supreme court of India
will chair the Valedictory Session.
Besides this, Global Achievement
Award in Protection of Environment will be conferred to Balbir Singh Seechewal,
Global Achievement Award in Social Service to SPS Oberoi, Global Achievement
Award in Journalism to Baljit Balli and Global Achievement Award in Promotion
of Punjabi Art Culture and Poetry to Padma Shri Surjit Patar.
Professor Pritam Singh from Oxford
University would be the keynote speaker, eminent Scholars Professor Doris
Jakobsh from Waterloo University and Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer from University of
California would be plenary speakers, Ujjal Dosanjh, former Attorney General
& Federal Minister of Canada and Harinam Singh Khalsa, renowned Kundalini
Yoga Master and Sikh Preacher from New York, are among other speakers.
Law makers, Jurists, Diplomats,
Scholars & Delegates from U.K. U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Malaysia,
Singapore are likely to attend the conference. More than 400 delegates
including the Office Bearers of various State Bar Councils and High Court Bar
Associations from India will also be attending the conference.
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