The Registration Fees should be sent to the Organizing Secretary by Crossed Demand Draft drawn in favour of the
Organizing Secretary, 34th All India Sociological Conference, payable at Jaipur. The delegates paying Registration
Fees up to October 15, 2008 are advised to produce their receipts at the time of registration at the Conference
Venue.
THE CONFREENCE: It is planned to attract maximum number of sociologists and social scientists from SAARC Nations
and developed world.This would probably be the biggest congregation of sociologists from all over the world in India after 1986 World Congress at Delhi.
THE JAIPUR CITY: Jaipur, the pink city, is fast emerging as a new mini metro of the country.It is
well knows for its cosmopolitan culture, communal harmony, political stability and very good law and order
situation unlike many other cities. It is one of the few clean and aesthetically well kept cities in India.No
wonder, millions of foreign and Indian tourists throng the city every year making it one of the most coveted point
of the golden triangle of Delhi-Jaipur-Agra tourist circuit.
This city is one of the few traditionally planned cities of India. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh founded Jaipur on 18th November 1727.
It is the only planned town by Indians in northern India. At first British addressed it as 'Jainagar','Jyenagur',but later on they settled
for 'Jeypore' as its name.The post-independent India has standardised its spelling as 'Jaipur'. Nevertheless,the old romantic charm
of Jaipur is manifested by marketing of a famous French Perfume by a western cosmetic company in its old spelling, Jeypore.
The British resident wrote in his 1869-70 report on Jaipur administration in following words:"Jeypore is as it were a sort of
Lombard Street of Rajpootana".
The city has been planned in accordance with tenets and principals of Vaastu Shastra. The city planning follows the 'Manasara' concept
of large blocks for the upper castes and smaller blocks for the lower castes.On Jaipur, Mulk Raj Anand writes that the, "the east-west axis of
the length of the rectangle was divided by four main roads, running north-south.The width was bifurcated into two by a main road, which ran east-west.
The crossings of main roads and the north-south were made into open squares. The main streets ended in the eight gateways of the surrounding city wall."
The traditional city was planned with provision of running arcades with the shops to provide shade for the shoppers and the pedestrians, for the wide streets
were exposed to bright sunrays all day long. The narrower streets of city are planned in such a manner that the buildings provided shade
and cooled the air. The traditional city planning of the city was not just limited to spatial or architectural dimensions rather it also involved social demographical
planning. The city planners had placed various caste-based
professions in different residential blocks.
The city was given its famous pink hue by the scholar king of Jaipur, Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh towards the
end of the nineteenth century. He was also responsible for metalling of city roads.
Apart from town planning and architectural uniqueness,the city stands out in cultural realm also. The erstwhile rulers invited best scholars, astronomers,
artisans and musicians from various parts of India,gave them estates liberally and encouraged them to pursue their creative-aesthetic pursuits and passions. Thus,
very soon, Jaipur made a name for its glorious traditions and masters of various areas of excellence such as arts,literature, music,dance and handicrafts.
The first recognised modern Hindi story,titled as
'Usne Kaha Tha',was written by Pandit Chandra Dhar Sharma 'Guleri', a Jaipur resident astronomer-cum-scholar.
Jaipur school of 'Dhrupad' and Classical
'Kathak'dance is known all over the world. The world-renowned maestro, the Grammy Award winner,
Pt.Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Dhrupad experts, Dagar brothers are some of the eminent citizens of Jaipur. Jaipur city is now known for its calico fabric printing (Sanganeri Print),
tie-and-dye print (
'Bandhej' and
'Lahariya'prints), marble statue making and hand made paper.
The
'Jaipur Foot' has helped thousands of handicapped persons walk across the globe. The main professional behind it, Dr. P.K. Sethi,
brought Ramon Magsaysay Award to the city.
The CLIMATE: The climate in December end is very pleasant with mild winters and bright sunshine.The nights are very cold and day is soothingly cold.
The delegates are advised to carry warm clothes for day and night.
The HOST UNIVERSITY: The University of Rajasthan is more than 60 years old. It is the oldest and the biggest university of Rajasthan.
It is spread in more than 800 acres of land. Its beautiful stone architecture in unique Rajasthani style and lots of greenery is appreciated by every one.
The University has more than 60 independent academic departments and 5 constituent colleges.The University has been accredited with A+ grade by NAAC, University Grants Commission of India.
The Department of Sociology, established in 1961, is known for its stalwarts such as Prof.T.K.N.Unnithan,Prof. Yogendra Singh, Prof. Indra Deva, Prof.
T.K.Oommen, Prof. K.L.Sharma and Prof. Shyam Lal.
AIR: Jaipur has an international airport which is served by Indian, Jet, King Fisher,Go Air,Indigo,Deccan Air,and Spice Jet airlines besides
some international carriers. It is having direct flights with every metro city of the country.
TRAINS: Jaipur is well served by broad gauge trains with long distance trains connecting every part of country.It includes direct trains from North-east,
deep South and North.
BUSES: Jaipur is well linked with a four lane highway network connecting it from Delhi to Ahmedabad.
There are every hourly luxury buses running from Delhi and Agra.There are many buses that ply between
Jaipur & major cities of Punjab, Haryana, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
The long distance buses have heating system with sleeper coaches.
THE CONFERENCE VENUE:
The inaugural function and evening function will take place in the beautiful
Birla Auditorium.Birla Auditorium is modeled as a replica of Ganesh Pole of Amer (Jaipur) and located on the Statue
Circle,facing the statue of the founder king,Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur,in the heart of the city.This Auditorium is
so beautiful that many big bollywood films have been shot in its premises.
The Registration, symposia and RC sessions will be held in the main campus of the University of
Rajasthan. The symposia will be held in the Humanities Hall of the University and the Registration and RC session
will take place in the Social Sciences Block of the University.
LOCAL HOSPITALITY: A big conference food court is planned near the social science block in the
lawns of Convocation Ground of the University, where delegates will be served breakfast, Tea, Lunch and Dinner on
production of food coupons.Food Coupons will be issued to the delegates at the time of registration.Accompanying person with foreign delegates will have to pay registration fees (20% less than the main delegate).The foreign delegates will have to pay for their own accommodation. The organizers will arrange accommodation for such foreign delegates according to their requirement and budget.
All the delegates who register up to October 15, 2008 will be provided with free accommodation in
various guest houses in and around University campus for four nights starting from December 26th night to 30th
morning.The organizers will provide beds with quilts to all the delegates.The organizers have booked sufficient
number of rooms having independent toilets and bathrooms with geysers.The best accommodations will be booked on
first come – first serve basis.Therefore, who all want good quality accommodation are advised to register as early
as possible.The organizers do not guarantee accommodation to late comers though every effort would be made to make
the delegates comfortable but Jaipur being a hot tourist destination; it is difficult to find accommodation in
December, which is peak season of tourism.For those, who require better accommodation, the organizers can make
arrangements in moderately priced comfortable hotels on extra payment.Necessary information may be obtained from
the Organizing Secretary in this regard.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION: The organizers will make a fleet of buses available for the delegates to
commute from their place of stay to conference venues and back during the conference days.
SIGHT SEEING:The Organizing Committee will arrange conducted sight-seeing tours on 30th December on
demand from delegates.Interested delegates are requested to send their requests to the Organizing Secretary so
that adequate arrangements can be made accordingly.Much will depend,if there are sufficient numbers of delegates
interested in outstation excursions in Rajasthan, and then such an arrangement will be made.But the delegates have
to make a request latest by August 15, 2008.
The important tourist places in Rajasthan to visit are as follows:
| Ajmer | Pushkar, Dargah etc. |
| Bharatpur | Keola Dev National Bird Sanctuary and Deeg place |
| Bikaner | The city known for its palaces and forts |
| Chittorgarh | Famous Fort and the place of Johar of Rani Padmini and known for legendary Rana Pratap and Meera Bai |
| Jaisalmer | The Golden City known for its beautiful Havelis and Sand dunes |
| Jodhpur | The Suncity known for its fort and palaces |
| Mount Abu | Famous Hill Station with beautiful Dilwara Jain Temples known for exquisite marble carvings |
| Ranthambore | Tiger Forest reserve |
| Sariska | Tiger Forest reserve |
| Shekhawati | Known for its Havelis and Frescoes |
| Udaipur | City of Lakes |
The Packaged Tours can be arranged on getting adequate number of interested delegates.
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
| Prof. Uttam B. Bhoite | :President, ISS |
| Prof. Ishwar Modi | :Secretary, ISS |
| Prof. Ravinder Kaur | :Treasurer,ISS |
| Dr. Arvind Agrawal | :Organizing Secretary |
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Dr. N.K.Jain, Patron and Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Dr. Arvind Agrawal, Organizing Secretary
Dr. Rashmi Jain, Conference Coordinator
All the delegates are requested to keep checking the ISS website for latest announcements and
information regarding this conference. We are planning to start a link on the ISS website on this conference
shortly for your convenience.
All Correspondence be addressed to:
socio34issconf@gmail.com socio34issconf@rediffmail.com
Dr. Arvind Agrawal - Organizing Secretary
XXXIV All India Sociological Conference
Head, Department of Sociology
University of Rajasthan
Jaipur 302004
Mobile: 093145-09491
Email: drarvindagrawal@gmail.com; sociology@uniraj.ernet.in
OR
Dr. Rashmi Jain, Conference Coordinator
XXXIV All India Sociological Conference
Mobile: 09414203434
Email: rushme14@yahoo.com
Programme (Adhoc Group on Sociology of Law)