Indian Social Institute

“UPHOLDING MINORITY RIGHTS”

“UPHOLDING MINORITY RIGHTS”

In a progressive move towards fostering understanding and upholding the rights of minorities in India, Telangana Catholic Bishops Conference (TCBC) Commission for Education AP, recently hosted a two-day seminar for school heads across Andhra Pradesh from 2nd – 3rd March 2024. The seminar delved into various facets of the Indian legal system, with a specific focus on fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution and the judicial interpretation of minority rights by the Supreme Court of India. Organized against the backdrop of evolving societal dynamics and the pressing need to safeguard minority rights, the seminar featured distinguished speakers, Ravi Sagar, Advocate on Record, and Bibin John, Advocate, both eminent lawyers associated with the Centre for Human Rights and Law (CHRL), New Delhi.

Online “Consultation on Procedure to Apply for Minority Status Certificate”

Online “Consultation on Procedure to Apply for Minority Status Certificate"

The second training program of 2024 organized by JRDS with the resources team of CHRL was held from 27th – 29th February 2024 under the theme “consultation on procedure to apply for minority status certificate”, at the Indian Social Institute through Zoom mode. The program starts from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm and covers a total of 10 hours. There were 65 participants registered for the online course program. The resource people were Fr. Ravi Sagar, and Fr. Bibin John.
Topics covered during the sessions were:
-Introduction to the Fundamental Rights
-Article 29 and 30 Cultural and Educational Rights of the Minorities.
-NCMEI, Act 2004
-Procedure to apply for Minority Status Certificate.
There was a Q&A sessions where participants queries were attended. The programme concluded on 29th February 2024 at 8:00 pm.

New Delhi World Book Fair 2024

New Delhi World Book Fair 2024

Book fairs play a crucial role in disseminating and promoting the intellectual resources of the Institute at the national and international level. We participated in the WORLD BOOK FAIR, New Delhi which was scheduled from 10th February to 18th Febraury 2024 at the centrally located Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The book fair is one of such occasions to share our resources with wider public through sale and display of our books and journals, which cover several issues such as Human Rights, Women, Dalits, Tribals and Legal studies. This has been a great event to interact with the publishers, buyers and booksellers. Most of the major publishing houses come under one roof to display their books and exhibit. Our books are research-oriented materials, but Legal Education Series booklets were not available at other book stalls. The numbers of unique titles of legal series booklets enticed them. This is the place where students, scholars, authors, intellectuals, librarians, lawyers and book lovers play a pivotal role. Legal series booklets are highly informative and in the simplified form of the main legal books. It is very useful for the common people who can understand and benefit from it. It gives general information to the masses regarding the provisions of the law.