Panjab University (PU) is organising the third Chandigarh
Social Science Congress 2011 (CSSC-2011) on February 24 and 25 at the University
auditorium on the campus to be inaugurated at 10.00 am.       
    The conference is a three-year old initiative of this historic university, the
prestige of which has grown over the years. Today it includes participants from all
over Punjab and upto Delhi. Many participants come from the Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi too to make presentations.
    The theme for this year’s conference is the interface between knowledge and
society.  Participating departments include the University Business School, the
University Institute of Legal Studies, departments of fashion technology, Music, Mass
Communication, Police Administration, Hindi, Sanskrit and departments of social
sciences like History, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Public Administration
and Economics.
    Paper reading, poster presentations, panel discussions, lectures and quiz
competitions are among the activities to be undertaken by the CSSC-2011.  Selected
papers would soon be published in a book to be brought out of international standards.
    A total of 146 abstracts have been received besides 96 full length papers.  
Over 31 departments will participate. Research papers will be presented in 22
departments.  
    Such increased participation means that people are doing much more research
and thinking today than they did earlier which is an indication of the change that has
happened in the atmosphere of the university in recent years, Prof M. Rajivlochan,
chairperson, department of history and coordinator of the third Chandigarh Social
Science Congress informed.  
                                                Press Note
No.101                                                       AK/PS