Nagaland University organises organised a two-day international seminar on “Ecological echoes of the earth: Literature, culture and education” on May 5 and 6.
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DIMAPUR — The English department of Nagaland University (NU), in collaboration with Teacher Education department, organised a two-day international seminar on “Ecological echoes of the earth: Literature, culture and education” on May 5 and 6 at the conference hall of English department in Kohima.
An update stated that the seminar was a vibrant interdisciplinary academic platform devoted to ecological humanities, environmental ethics, sustainability studies, indigenous epistemologies, literary ecology and pedagogical transformations in the age of environmental crisis.
It stated that the seminar witnessed an overwhelming academic response with approximately 125 research papers received from scholars, faculty members and students from universities and institutions across India and abroad.
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The inaugural session began with a welcome address delivered by Dr. Subhashis Banerjee, convener of the seminar, who highlighted the urgency of ecological consciousness in contemporary literary, cultural and educational discourses. He emphasised that the seminar sought to create a dialogue between literature and environmental ethics, while foregrounding indigenous ecological knowledge systems and sustainable pedagogical practices.
It stated that the seminar brought together an illustrious panel of internationally and nationally acclaimed scholars and academicians. The resource persons and plenary speakers included Pramod K Nayar, whose insightful deliberation explored environmental humanities and the ethics of ecological representation; Saugata Bhaduri, who discussed the intersections between literature, environment and global modernity; and Bhavatosh Indraguru, whose lecture foregrounded cultural ecology and literary ethics.
Prof. Bhavatosh Indraguru, who attended the valedictory session as the guest of honour, delivered on the ethical responsibilities of literature and education in confronting contemporary ecological crises.
It stated that the seminar was further strengthened by presence of Patrycja Austin, whose presentation highlighted ecological memory and transnational literary discourse. Besides, Dhananjay Tripathi delivered an engaging lecture connecting myth, gender and ecological consciousness in South Asian narratives, while Abhinandan Saikia spoke on socio-cultural dimensions of sustainability and community ecology and Ajanta Paul reflected on ecological pedagogy and literary sensitivity in higher education.
Other speakers were Jyoti Narayan Baliya, Amina Kirbes, Tanmoy Bhattacharjee, Ashim Chakraborty and Goutam Karmakar.
It mentioned that one significant aspect of the seminar was its emphasis on ecological interconnectedness through literature, culture, education and Indigenous knowledge systems. The discussions underscored that environmental crises cannot be addressed solely through scientific intervention but also require ethical imagination, cultural sensitivity, literary consciousness and educational transformation.
It further stated that the seminar has fostered interdisciplinary dialogue and opened new pathways for future research in environmental humanities and ecological studies.