Rashtrya Vichar Varg Kolkata

14-15-16 July 2011

Rashtrya vichar varg was inaugurated by Prof. Radhika Ranjan Pramanick, Ex. M.P. at Binani Dharamashala in Kolkata on 14th July at 11.00 a.m.. Dr. D.R. Agarwal, Director, Swadeshi Research Institute welcomed the participants. Dr. Ashwani Mahajan, Akhil Bharatiya Vichar Mandal Pramukh, addressed the participants on progress so far made by SJM since its inception in 1991-92. Sh. Pramanik urged the participants to have faith on India’s culture traditions. Sh. Saroj Mitra senior leader and National co-convener SJM stressed the impotence of collective thinking in such a programme. The technical session started at 12.00 p.m. taken by D.R. Agarwal on present economic scenario. Dr. Ashwani Mahajan dealt with alternate economic model for development in the 3rd session. On land acquisition and food security Col. Sabya Sachi Bagchi, Chairman, West Bengal Small Industrial Development Corporation addressed the participants from 6.00-8.00 p.m. group discussion were being held on the direction of Sh. Kashmiri Lal, National Organizing Secretary, SJM.

On 15th July 2011 Sh. M.M. Mishra, Secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Spoke on seed bill. On Black Money, Corruption and Lokpal Bill, Sh. Nand Lal Shah, Sh. Dinesh Bajpai, Ex. Police Commissioner expressed their views. Dr. Bhagwati Prakash Sharma and Sh. R.K. Vyas, C.A., where the speakers On issues related to WTO and Free Trade Agreements,. Dr. Bhagwati Prakash Sharma also spoke on FDI in retail trade and China posing dangers to India. The seminar on Ganga and River was addressed by Prof. U.K. Choudhary, Dr. K.K. Sharma and Sh. P.R. Goenka, National Treasurer Ganga River. Group Discussions as usual started from 6.00-8.00 p.m. led by Anada Charan Panigrahi, Zonal Convener and Sh. Dinesh Mandal, Zonal Co-convener, assisted by Bande Shankar, Co-convener, Jharkhand and Sh. Vinod Singh, Co-convener, Bihar. On 16th July 2011 Sh. Arun Ojha, National Convener, SJM and Sh. J.K. Jethalia (BJP), spoke on integral humanism. On green energy, Climate Change and Nuclear Power Sh. Manoj Singh, Sh. Basistha Sengupta, Prof. Dhurjat Mukherjee Spoke.

Finally in the concluding session Sh. Arun Ojha, Sh. Saroj Mitra, Dr. Ashwani Mahajan and Dr. D.R. Agarwal addressed the participants.

The total number of participants in the Vichar Varga was 150 who came from Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The number of lady participants was 8 whom Smt. Renu Puranik, convener, Mahila Manch addressed along with Smt. Shanti Lata Sahu of Orissa.