Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Inaugural Session
Venue	Auditorium II, Convention centre, JNU
Chair	Prof S. K. Sopory Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Welcome and Introduction to the Seminar	Prof. Ajay Dubey Conference Chair, Principal Investigator, Diaspora & International Migration Programme (DIMP), CAS/SIS/JNU, & Editor in Chief, Diaspora Studies, Routledge, London
Initial Remarks	Dr. Bijay Ketan Pratihari Treasurer ODI International Faculty Member, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Dr. J. M. Moosa Chairperson CAS, Jawaharlal Nehru University Dr. Axel Harneit-Sievers Country Director Heinrich Boll Foundation,New Delhi.
Keynote Address	Prof. Kavita Sharma President, South Asian University, New Delhi & Chairperson, ODI International
Chief Guest Adress	Mr. Mahen Utchanah President, Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Mauritius
Chairman Remark	Prof S. K. Sopory Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Vote of Thanks	Prof. S. N. Malakar Director, UGC Area Studies Programme on Africa CAS, JNU

Day 1: January 10^th, 2016 (Parallel Session)
Session IA: 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM			Session IB: 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM
Theme: Global Diaspora in Development			Theme: International Migration in Development
Chair: Prof. Jayanta Kumar Ray National Research Professor , MHRD, GOI			Chair: Prof.Chris de’Wet Rhodes University, South Africa
Venue: Auditorium II			Venue: Hall III
Prof. Santishree Pandit Department of Politics and Public Administration Savirtri Bai Phule Pune University, Pune, India	Diaspora and International Relations: Theory, Challenges and Prospects		Prof. Maurits S.Hassankhan Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo Suriname	Migration, Diaspora and Development: The case of Suriname
Mr. Pheroze Nowrojee Co-Chair, Asian African Heritage Trust, Nairobi, Kenya	Diaspora Identities and Values:Complexities in Development Initiatives		Ms. Sanusha Naidu Project manager Emerging Powers Project Fahamu Pan-African, South Africa	Unpacking the South African Indian Diaspora: Comparative Experiences in International Migrant for Development
Mr. Yigal Palmor Director Public Affairs & Communication The Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel	The Jewish Agency - Convener of the Jewish people		Ms. Jenna Sikka Sociology Department Syracuse University, New York, USA	Return Migration of the Indian Diaspora: The Relationship between Gender and Self Silencing in Narratives of Coming Home
Prof. Ajay Dubey CAS, School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi India	Indian Diaspora Policy: Challeges to Development Interface		Dr. Sophia Thubauville Frobenius-Institut, c/o Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Grueneburgplatz, Frankfurt, Germany	Migration of Indian academics – Chance or risk for Ethiopia’s university sector?
Dr. Saeed Ahmed Khan Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA	The Pull Factor of an Indian Passport: Indian Nationality as a Consideration for Indian Diaspora Migration Choices
Discussant: Prof Aparajita Biswas		Discussant: Prof. Chandrashekhar Bhat
Session II A: 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM			Session II B: 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Theme: Global Diaspora in Development			Theme: International Migration in Development
Chair: Prof. Santishree Pandit			Chair: Amb. Virendra Gupta Former High Commissioner, South Africa
Venue: Auditorium II			Venue: Hall III
Ms. Iris Rajanayagam History and African Studies Humboldt University Berlin, Germany	Self Organisation of Tamils in Germany and their Contribution to General Development		Dr.. Bina Fernandez Senior Lecturer School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia	Diasporas driving Development? Examining the Developmental Impact of Policies on the Ethiopian Diaspora in the Middle East
Dr. Annette Skovsted Hansen Associate Professor School of Culture and Society, University of Aarhus, Denmark	Two Nepali Sisters: Diaspora as a Network Strategy		Amb Manju Seth (retd.) Indian Ambassador Madagascar & Advisor, International Collaboration and Media Interface, (ODI)	International Migration and Development : Indian Diaspora in France & Madagascar
Dr. Ramola Ramtohul Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Gender Studies, Department of Social Studies, University of Mauritius, Mauritius	Reaching out to the diaspora to enhance development in Mauritius		Prof. Dolly Sunny Professor of Economics University of Mumbai & Hon. Director ICSSR-Western Region, Mumbai	Reflections on Female Migration and Diasporic Disposition: The Case of Middle East
Ms. Terencia Joseph Chair, Department of History and Social Studies School of Humanities University of Southern Carribbean, Trinidad and Tobago	Moving Money: Remittances and Indian Workers in St. Lucia		Dr. Movindri Reddy Associate Professor Diplomacy and World Affairs Occidental College CA, USA.	Relations between the indentured diaspora and indigenous communities in Fiji and South Africa and its impact on outward migration
Discussant: Dr. Amba Pande		Discussant: Dr. Bijay Pratihari
Session III A: 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM			Session III B: 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Theme: Indian Diaspora in Development			Theme: Diaspora in Development
Chair: Amb. R. Dayakar Former Ambassador Jordan & Iraq			Chair: Prof. Aparajita Biswas
Venue: Auditorium II			Venue: Hall III
Prof. Chandrashekhar Bhat Former Professor of Eminence Tezpur University Professor of Sociology and Founder- Director Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora University of Hyderabad	Reaching Out to Diaspora for Development: Some Reflections on the Indian Approach		Dr. Radica Mahase Senior Lecturer History, Culture, Heritage and Society Trinidad and Tobago	From Plantations to Parliament: The Role of Indians/Indian Diaspora in the development of Trinidad and Tobago, 1845-Present
Ms. Marjorie Bertouille-Cessac Journalist Paris, France	What is the Influence of the Indian Diaspora in Mauritius India- Mauritius: An Umblical Relation		Dr. Raymond Izarali Associate Professor Department of Criminology, Member of the Graduate Faculty Wilfrid Laurier University Ontario, Canada	Development Contributions of the Indian Diaspora, A Reflection on the Caribbean and Canada
Dr. Jeffery D. Long Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA, USA	Complicating the Narrative of Hindu American Activism: The Case of the Hindu American Foundation		Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya Associate Professor Japanese and Asian Studies Dept of Modern Languages Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown,USA	Teaching the “Other” in “their” Land: Dealing with the Problem of Authenticity in the Diaspora