तृतीय अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिन्दी सम्मेलन
अप्रैल 29-मई 1, 2016
3 ईस्ट 64 स्ट्रीट, न्यू यॉर्क, न्यू यॉर्क 10065, यू एस ए

THIRD INTERNATIONAL HINDI CONFERENCE, AMERICAS
APRIL 29TH - MAY 1ST, 2016

AT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA, NEW YORK
3 EAST 64 STREET, NY NY 10065

हिन्दी भाषा: शिक्षा, साहित्य, कला और संचार माध्यमों में विविध मुद्दों पर अभिव्यक्ति की लोकतान्त्रिक आवाज़

HINDI LANGUAGE: A DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF COMPLEX ISSUES IN EDUCATION, LITERATURE, ARTS AND MEDIA

Conference Agenda

Friday, APRIL 29th, 2016

6:00 - 6:30 PM Registration/Networking and refreshment

Location: Ground Floor Hall, Consulate General of India

 

6:30 - 8:30 PM INAUGURAL EVENT

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

6:00 - 6:35 PM National Anthem of US: Students of Surati group
                          National Anthem of India: Pt. Bhimsen Joshi - YouTube

6:35 - 6:37 PM Lamp lighting by Consul General, Hindi Sangam Board of Trustees, Keynote Speaker, Academics CommitteeMembers, and Community Leaders

6:37 - 6:47 PM Welcome and overview of the conference by: Ashok Ojha, Coordinator IHC 2016

6:47 - 6:57 PM Inaugural address by: Ambassador Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das, Consul General of India, NY

6:57 - 7:05 PM Address by: Dr. Bijoy Mehta, Chairman of Board of Trustees, Hindi Sangam Foundation

7:05 - 7:20 PM Speech by community supporters: Former Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad and Mr. H. R. Shah

7:20 - 7:30 PM Cultural performance by: Students of Rimli Roy

7:30 - 7:50 PM Keynote speech: हिंदी भाषा: शिक्षा, साहित्य, कला और संचार माध्यमों में विविध मुद्दों पर अभिव्यक्ति की लोकतान्त्रिक आवाज़ Role of Hindi - Nationalization of Identity, Culture, Religion and Politics
Speaker: Prof. Heinz W. Wessler, Institute for Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala, Sweden

7:50 - 7:55 PM Thanks giving speech by: Shrimati Purnima Desai, Board of Trustees, Hindi Sangam Foundation

7:55 - 8:10 PM Cultural performance by: Students of Rimli Roy

8:15 - 8:45 PM Dinner at the Ground Floor Hall

Saturday, April 30th, 2016
 

9:00 - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 1

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Theme: Teaching the Hindi Language: Policies, Strategies and Accomplishments
Moderator:  Dr. Surendra Gambhir, University of Pennyslvania

9:00 - 9:05 AM Introduction

9:05 - 9:35 AM Keynote speech: Teaching Hindi as a Heritage Language in the U.S.
Speaker: Prof. Olga Kagan, Director of NHLRC, University of California, LA

9:35 - 9:55 AM Hindi Studies in the USA - Strengths and Challenges
Speaker: Prof. Rakesh Ranjan, Columbia University

9:55 - 10:15 AM A Theoretical Model for Heritage Language Revitalization
Speaker: Dr. Surendra Gambhir, University of Pennsylvania

10:15 - 10:30 AM Q&A

 

10:30-10:45 am Tea Break

10:45 - 12:30 PM Plenary Session 2

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Theme: Hindi Outside of India and Beyond Its Speakers: Vision and Future
Moderator: Dr. Vijay Gambhir, University of Pennsylvania  

10:45 - 10:55 AM Introduction
10:55 - 11:15 AM The Status of Summer Hindi Programs in the U.S. 2008-2016
Speaker: Maura Collinge, STARTALK Central Representative, National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland

11:15 - 11:35 AM The National Hindi Debate at Yale University: Success and Achievement
Speakers: Prof. Seema Khurana and Akhil Sud, Yale University

11:35 - 11:55 AM From a Global Perspective: Hindi in the Context of Istanbul
Speaker: Prof. Mohammad Rashid, Istanbul University

11:55 - 12:15 PM Hindi in the United States: Expanding Contexts & Approaches
Speaker: Prof. Vijay Gambhir, University of Pennsylvania

12:15 - 12:30 PM Q&A

12:30- 1:30 Pm LUnch

1:30 - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 1

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Theme: Hindi Literature and the World: Local and Global Issues and Perspectives
Moderator: Prof. Susham Bedi  

1:30 - 1:35 PM Introduction

1:35 - 1:55 PM Hindi Dalit Literature and Identity: Representation, Transformation and Affirmation in the Literary Field
Speaker: Prof. Heinz W. Wessler, Institute of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, Sweden

1:55 - 2:10 PM मृणाल पाण्डे के उपन्यासों में सामाजिक चेतना
Speaker: Buddha Hemlatha, Andhra University

2:10 - 2:25 PM Concerns of Diaspora Writers: प्रवासी लेखक के सरोकार 
Speaker: Dr. Anilprabha Kumar, William Patterson University

2:25 - 2:40 PM Coolie to Kuleen: Cultural Journey of Jahajee’s: कुली से कुलीन: त्रिनिदाद एवं टोबैगो के मज़दूर आप्रवासियों द्वारा अपनी अस्मिता एवं स्वतंत्रता- संस्कृति तथा भाषा- के संरक्षण की संघर्ष-गाथा
Speaker: Dr. Prem Janmejai

2:40 - 2:55 PM Hindi as Global language: Present and Future
Speaker: Dr. V. Jagannadha Reddy, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India

2:55 - 3:00 PM Q&A
The activities of this session may continue in the next parallel session moderated by Prof. Susham Bedi at the Ground Floor Hall after the break.

1:30 - 3:00 PM PArallel Session 2

Location: Ground Floor Hall, Consulate General of India

Theme: Hindi as a Language of Specialized Discourse in Politics, Medicine, Law and other disciplines
Moderator: Dr. Ved Chaudhary

1:30 - 1:35 PM Introduction
1:40 - 1:50 PM Hindi as a Medium of Communication in US Politics
Speaker: Upendra Chivukula, Commissioner, Board of Public Utilities, State of New Jersey

1:50 - 2:00 PM Hindi in the Medical Profession
Speaker: Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad, Rahway, NJ

2:00 - 2:15 PM Use of Ethnic Languages in Media and US Judiciary
Speaker: Prof. Indrajeet Saluja, Editor, Indian Panorama

2:15 - 2:30 PM Hindi in India’s banking sector
Speakers: Ashok Kumar Garg, Chief Executive (US Operations), Bank of Baroda, New York;
Praveen Kumar, Vice President (Business Development), State Bank of India, New York, NY

2:45 - 3:00 PM Q&A

3:00-3:15 pm Tea Break

3:15 - 4:45 PM Parallel Session 3
 

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Theme: Considerations on Hindi Pedagogy
Moderator: Prof. Gabriela Nik. Ilieva, New York University

3:15 - 3:20 PM Introduction

3:20 - 3:35 PM Insights to Language and Culture Through Bollywood
Speaker: Sakshi Jain, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, NYU

3:35 - 3:55 PM Organically Integrated Assessment Model for Hindi Heritage Language Learners
Speaker: Prof. Gabriela Nik. Illieva, New York University

3:55 - 4:45 PM The STARTALK Legacy
Speakers: 10 min each
Sushma Kumar, West Chester, NY
Rajni Bhargava, West Windsor, NJ
Ashok Ojha, YHS & Hindi Sangam Foundation, NJ)
Neelam Mishra, Instructor, Edison School District, NJ)
Brij Nandan Gupta, Educators Society for Heritage of India, NJ

3:15 - 4:45 PM Parallel Session 4

Location: Ground Floor Hall, Consulate General of India

Hindi Kahaanii Manch
Moderator: Dr. Susham Bedi

Rural vs. Urban dichotomy in the दादी माँ की कहानियां
Speaker: Dr. Arpita Ghatak, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, NYU

4:45 - 5:15 PM Hindi writing and speaking competition award function for High School students

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

4:45 - 5:00 PM Presentation of selected writing samples by high school students
5:00 - 5:15 PM Award presentation and speech by Honorable Mr. L.T. Ngaihte, Consul, Consulate General of India, New York

 

5:15-6:00 pm Break

6:00 - 8:30 PM Kavi Sammelan

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Conducted by: Dr. Bindeshwari Aggarwal
Chief Guest: Dr. Bijoy Mehta, Akhil Vishwa Hindi Samiti

Dinner at The Ground Floor Hall

SUNday, May 1st, 2016
 

9:00 - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 3

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Panel Discussion : हिंदी के प्रसार में अहिन्दी क्षेत्रों के विद्वानों का योगदान  
The Role of Hindi Professionals from Non-Hindi Speaking Regions                                              
Moderator: Padma Bhushan Dr. L. P. Yarlagadda, Andhra University

9:00 - 9:15 AM Introduction and Presentation by the Moderator

9:15 - 9:30 AM Hindi and the World: Local and Global Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Nilakshi Phukan, University of North Carolina

9:30 - 9:45 AM India’s Hindi Media and Political Landscape After Independence
Speaker: Arvind Kumar (Skype Presentation), Author of Hindi Lexicon and Former Editor, Reader's Digest (Hindi)

9:45 - 9:55 AM लोकतान्त्रिक भाषा के रूप में हिन्दी का सामर्थ्य
Speaker: Prof. Sarla Chaudhary, Govt. College, Jaipur

9:55 - 10:05 AM इंटरनेट की दुनिया में हिन्दी का भविष्य
Speaker: Prof. Sainath Chaple, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

10:05 - 10:15 AM Hindi in the Virtual Space: The NotNul.com Platform
Speaker: Nilabh Shrivastav

10:15 - 10:30 AM Hindi: Global and Local
Speakers: Prof. BabuRam, Kurukshetra University; Dr. Randhir Singh; Dayal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana; Dr. Ashok Kumar, Punjab University, Chandigarh

 

Q&A

10:30-10:45 am Tea Break

10:45 - 12:15 pM Concluding Session

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

Honoring and recognizing speakers, guests and sponsors

Presentation of plaques and certificates to speakers and farewell speech by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy Consul General, The Consulate General of India, New York

 

12:15- 1:00 Pm LUnch

1:00 - 2:30 pM Post-Conference Cultural Performance

Location: First Floor Ball Room, Consulate General of India

1:00 - 2:00 PM Hindi play उड़न खटोला ‘Udan Khatola’ by Mandi Theater Group, Chicago

2:00 - 2:30 PM Dhol musical show by Jai Bharat Dhol Tasha Pathak