An Education Society Registered under Government of Indias Societies Registration Act 1860 (Maha/651/2013/Thane) &

A Trust Registered under Bombay Trusts Act 1950 (AF/27205/Thane)

NL 6/5/13, Sector-10, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India- 400 706

In Association with
PG DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
VASANTRAO NAIK GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES, NAGPUR, INDIA

International Conference on
Comparative Literature & Culture
11th & 12th September 2015

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Venue

Vasantrao Naik Government Institute

of Arts & Social Sciences
(Morris College), Nagpur, India

About Us
Higher Education and Research Society is a Navi Mumbai based international learned
society concerned with the advancement and understanding of higher education,
especially through the insights, perspectives and knowledge offered by the systematic
research and scholarship. The Society aims to be the leading international organisation in
the field to support and disseminate research and education. We commit sustainable
development and focus on the solutions to spread the scientific attitude in academicians
and citizens, practical and solution-based approach to higher education in general;
introduction of applied education, social inequality, awareness of literature and language,
climate change and many more
The Society intends to play a role of a catalyst to enable researchers in different
regions and disciplines to exchange information, share discussions on professional and
theoretical issues, and initiate and co-ordinate research. Purely committed to the cause of
academics in a top-down pattern, the prime goal of the society is to encourage and
foster research by providing a platform to showcase the innate research aptitude of the
academician. Promoting academic research and scholarship into Language and Literature,
Humanities, Basic Sciences, Technology and Management streams, the society is
determined to bring about a scholarly get-together of the intellectuals.

Concept Note
Comparative Literature, now grown into an academic discipline, originated in the late
nineteenth century with Hutcheson Macaulay Posnetts book Comparative Literature.
This discipline visualises and promotes the methodology that enables the recognition and
exploration of socio-cultural differences in/within culture/s and the way different
literatures are produced globally by these socio-culturally different groups. It transcends
the national frontiers, periods, languages and genres, even across the boundaries between
literature and the other arts. Though, Comparative Literature in the early stages mostly
contributed to the exchange and links between the dominant European literatures, its
paradigms suddenly widened to engulf the national cultures through literatures. In the age
of globalization, literature could not be restricted to its spatially defined traditions. The
study of Comparative Literature is the need of the hour in the increasing cultural contact.
Moreover, comparison has always been an important and integral tool of human
inquiry. This critical inquiry forms a natural part of the literary critics analytical and
evaluative process and same is the contribution of this tool in almost all fields of life. It is
interesting to observe that our life starts with comparison. A newly born infant when seen
for the first time, the first inquiry comes- whose face/colour/hair/looks did the baby bore?
In short, no inquiry is possible without making comparisons, whether at
social/familial/personal or at academic/professional level.
Comparative Literature identifies, interprets and evaluates the ideas of an
integrated body of literary texts in a socially responsible and learned community that
strives for a more humane and just world. It attempts to establish dialogue between
languages, literatures, cultures and disciplines on equal scale beyond the paradigms of the
nation/state is the crux behind its origin. In fact, literary and cultural comparison is
defined and determined through a couple of concepts that form the basis of comparative
theory. These are thematics, influence, borrowing, revival, literary movements, theories,
cults and its ages, translation theories and history of comparative literature. It also pays
attention to those forms that permeates everyday experience through popular media

(Television, Film, and Internet) and a range of performance practices-dance, music,

sports and fashion.
Comparative Literature and Culture has emerged into an interdisciplinary
academic discipline having a comprehensive vision of a cultural universe. This vision
leads one to believe that more than one literature juxtaposes and it removes cultural
differences and becomes one culture ultimately resulting in universal harmony. The
practitioners of this discipline study literature and other cultural artefacts across- national
borders, time periods, languages, genres, other arts (music, painting, dance, film etc) and
across disciplines- Literature and Psychology/Philosophy/Science/History/Architecture/
Sociology/Politics and others. Traditionally it deals with the literature of two different
linguistic, cultural or nation groups in comparison. Comparative study may also be
performed on the works of the same language if the works are originated in and around
different nations and cultures among which that language is spoken. Even, the works
written in different regional languages of the same nation could also be studied in
comparison. In this context for instance the rich Indian Bhasha Literatures (Tamil,
Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi and others) provide a platform in the
making of the true Indian Literature. The other enquiry included in the range is film
adaptations of literary works. Moreover, the intercultural enquiries concern with the
relation between literature and other spheres of human activities including history,
politics, philosophy and science. In the light of above deliberations, Higher Education
and Research Society, Navi Mumbai, India organizes a two days international conference
on Comparative Literature and Culture on 11th and 12th September 2015 at Nagpur. The
focal areas to be touched upon in this conference are as follows:

Sub Themes

ART, AESTHETICS AND THEORY OF COMPARATIVE STUDIES

METHODOLOGY, TECHNIQUE AND TEACHING OF COMPARATIVE STUDIES
COMPARATIVE CULTURE STUDIES
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE
INTERACTION BETWEEN LITERATURE AND OTHER ARTS (FINE ARTS, VISUAL
ARTS AND LIBERAL ARTS)
CROSS-GENRE STUDIES
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
TRANSLATION AS A GATEWAY TO COMPARATIVE STUDIES
ACHIEVING THE IDEAL OF ONE WORLD (VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM) THROUGH
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
DECONSTRUCTING THE CANON OF WORLD LITERATURE THROUGH
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN THE WEST
COMPARATIVE LITERARY HISTORY
COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE STUDIES
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY
INFULENCE, BORROWING, ASSIMILATION, DISTORTION AND ANXIETY
READING AND MISREADING; INTERPRETATION AND MISINTERPRETATION
REPRESENTATION AND THE REAL
ADAPTATION AND IMITATION
LINGUISTIC, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
COMPARATIVE COGNITION
SOCIALLY ENGAGED ARTS

 LITERARY THEORIES: WESTERN AND INDIGENEOUS

GEOPOLITICS, DIALECTIC GEOGRAPHY, AREA STUDIES AND REGIONAL
IDENTITIES
MULTI-CULTURALISM: NATIONAL AND TRANS-NATIONAL IDENTITIES
COMPARATIVE DIASPORIC LITERATURE
COUNTER CULTURE AND COUNTER IDEOLOGIES
SOFT POWER AND THE POWER POLITICS
WEST AND THE REST
POPULAR AND THE MAINSTREAM LITERATURE / CULTURE
FILM AND THE FICTION
FOLKLRISTIC AND SEMIOTICS
QUEERING COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
MEDIA, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND CULTURE
INTERTEXTUALITY AND EXEGESIS
CLASSICAL EPIC AND SCIENCE FICTION
ANY OTHER TOPIC(S) RELEVANT TO THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE

About Nagpur
Nagpur, the "Orange City", the largest city in central India and the second capital of
Maharashtra was founded by the Gonds and later became a part of the Maratha Empire
under the royal Bhonsale dynasty. Nagpur is also called the "Tiger Capital of India" as it
connects many tiger reserves in India to the world. The city lies at the dead centre of
India with the Zero Mile marker indicating the geographical centre of India.
Deekshabhoomi, the biggest "stupa" in Asia, is a sacred monument of Buddhism at the
place where the architect of Indian constitution Dr B. R. Ambedkar embraced the age old
religion of India. Nagpur city is dotted with natural and artificial lakes, the largest being
Ambazari Lake. Other natural lakes include Gorewada Lake and Telangkhedi lake. Other
places of tourist interests are: Seminary Hill, Sitabuldi Fort, Shukrawari Lake, Stone of
India, Maharajbagh Zoo, Raman Science Centre, Futala Lake, Ambazari Lake,
Khernakala, Balaji Temple, Dragon Palace Temple (Many tourists from Japan, Shrilanka,
Thailand, Burma, America, U.K. visit Dragon Palace Temple which is Considered as a
landmark of INDO-JAPAN friendship). Nagpur boasts vast forests and tiger sanctuaries
within a radius of few hundred kilometers. Some famous national parks surrounding
Nagpur include: Pench National Park, Nagzira-Navegaon and Tadoba Tiger Reserve.
Nagpur is very well connected by air, rail and road. The nearest Airport is Dr
Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur.

About Venue
Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences is popularly known as
Morris College since its inception in 1885. Being, one of the oldest institutes of Central
India and located at the heart of the country (Zero mile), Morris College enjoys this pride
possession even now. The college offers postgraduate courses in thirteen subjects from
humanities discipline and most of them are languages. In its more than 128 years of
history, the college has gifted many gems to the society who later on emerged to shoulder
the highest responsibilities like Prime Minister of India, Chief Justice of India, Chief
Ministers of Maharashtra, eleven Vice Chancellors to R. T. M. Nagpur University and

many others. PG department of Morris College was established with the establishment of
the college in 1885 and, probably was the first PG Department of English in Nagpur.
State Government of Maharashtra bestowed the status of Institute to the college
recently. The institute has been re-accredited with A grade by NAAC, Bangalore
(CGPA-3.01) in the year 2013.

Submission of Abstracts
The participants may send ABSTRACTS of their standard research papers latest by 10th
July 2015 conforming to the Submission Guidelines uploaded on www.herso.org OR
www.litsight.com.
Registration Form may be downloaded from the same website. The details
regarding selection will be communicated within two days from the date of
submission of abstract.
The registration process has to be completed within three working days from the
date of selection of the abstract.
The complete research paper for presentation may be submitted on the conference
day at the registration counter.

Address for Correspondence

Dr Sudhir Nikam
A-2, 503, Punyodaya Park
Near Don Bosco School, Adharwadi
Kalyan (West), Thane, India- 421 301
Mobile: +919322530571 / +919405024593
Email: sudhirnikam@gmail.com

Registration Fees
Registration fees should be paid through NEFT/online payment within three working
days as per the guidelines mentioned in the SELECTION MAIL.
Registration up to 10th July 2015
INR 2000/- (without accommodation)
INR 3000/- (with accommodation)
Late Registration (After 10th July 2015)
INR 2500/- (without accommodation)
INR 3500/- (with accommodation)
SPOT REGISTRATION does not include accommodation. However, spot
registration with accommodation is permissible to foreign delegates only, subject
to availability and obtaining prior permission.
Moderate accommodation on sharing basis will be provided for outstation
delegates during conference days (11th & 12th). The stay before the conference day
will be charged separately. Since limited number of rooms are available, delegates
are requested to register well in advance. The rooms will be allocated on firstcome-first-serve-basis.

 Registration fees covers Conference Kit, Breakfast, Tea and Lunch during
conference days.
Maharashtrian Vegetarian food will be served during conference days.
A co-presenter or an accompanying person will have to make separate registration.
No T.A./ D.A. is paid to the Delegates.

Mode of Payment
Registration fees should be paid through NEFT/online payment only as per the guidelines
mentioned in the SELECTION MAIL.

Publication
The Registered Delegates are entitled to get their research paper published online in the
Journal of Higher Education & Research Society: A Refereed International
(ISSN 2349-0209) Oct15/April16 issue subject to approval by the reviewers.

The Selection Mail following submission of ABSTRACT contains all the

detailed guidelines regarding publication. The authors need to strictly follow
them.
The approved submissions to be presented in this conference or some other
relevant paper should be mailed separately to hersomumbai@gmail.com
ONLY AS PER THE GUIDELINES MENTIONED IN THE SELECTION MAIL.
The only email for publication related communication is
hersomumbai@gmail.com
The final decision regarding publication of the article resides with the
Convener / Organizing Secretary.

Dr Sudhir Nikam

Dr Madhavi Nikam

(Convener)

(Organising Secretary)

Dr Dnyanesh Naik

Dr Ramdas Atram

(Advisor)

(Patron)
Dr Kapil Singhel
Somnath Barure
Harish Tapadia
(Members)