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| Saturday, August 18, 2001 | ||
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10.30 -11.30 11.45 - 12.45 |
Inaugural session Session I: Prehistoric India |
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| Chairperson | Dr. Ajit Banerjee | |
| Speakers | Dr. Subrata Chakraborty |
Elephant and man: a bond of three million years in history |
| Dr. Dhurjati Prasad Sengupta | Evolution of proboscidea with special emphasis on fossil records from India. | |
| 12.45 - 13.45 | Session II : Classical Age | |
| Chairperson | Dr. Pratap Chandra Chunder | |
| Speakers | Dr. Nrishinha Prasad Bhaduri | Elephant in Sanskrit literature |
| Prof. Samir Kr. Mukhopadhyay | Elephant in classical Indian art | |
| 13.45 - 14.15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14.15 - 15.30 | Session III : Medieval age | |
| Chairperson | Prof. Sushil Choudhury | |
| Speakers | Dr. Asok Das | Elephant in Mughal art of India. |
| Prof. Shireen Moosvi |
Elephant in mediaeval history- Sultanate and Mughal period |
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| Dr. Shyamalkanti Chakravarti | An elephant of nine women. | |
| 15.30-16.30 | Session IV: Elephants in Bengal ( Part I) | |
| Chairperson | Shri G.B. Thapliyal | |
| Speakers | Shri Atanu Raha | Elephant habitat in North Bengal-changes over the year |
| Dr. Pranabesh Sanyal | Elephant management in South Bengal. | |
| 16.30 - 16.45 | Tea Break | |
| 16.45 - 17.45 | Session IV : Elephants in Bengal (Part II) | |
| Chairperson | Dr. Pranabes Sanyal | |
| Speakers | Shri Subrata Palchowdhury |
Capture management of wild elephant of W.B. with special reference
to chemical immobilisation |
| Shri V.K. Yadav | Elephant conservation in North Bengal | |
| 17.45-18.00 | Tea Break | |
| 18.00 - 19.00 | Cultural program : Bhakta Prahlader pala - a chou dance performance from Purulia. | |
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| Sunday, August 19,2001 | ||
| 10.00 - 11.30 | Session V: Elephant in Orissa (Part I) | |
| Chairperson | Dr. S. K. Pattanaik | |
| Speakers |
Dr. C.K. Sar Dr. Dhritikanta Lahiri Choudhury Shri D. Swain |
Some lessons from elephant census 2000, Orissa |
| Prof. B.K. Behura | Elephants of Orissa and their conservation issues | |
| Shri Suresh Mishra | Elephant management of Chandaka Elephant Sancturary | |
| Tea Break | ||
| 11.30- 12.30 | Session V: Elephants in Orissa (Part II) | |
| Chairperson | Prof. B.K. Behura | |
| Speakers |
Shri Sandeep K. Tiwari Shri S. K. Pattanaik |
Status of Asian elephant and elephant-human conflict of Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary |
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Shri S.S. Srivastava, Dr. L.A.K. Singh |
Studies on elephants in Simlipal | |
| 12.30-13.30 | Session VI : Man elephant relations (part I) | |
| Chairperson | Shri Arin Ghosh | |
| Speakers | Shri S.S. Bist | Status and distribution of wild and domesticated elephants |
| Shri Vinod Rishi | Genesis and perspective of project elephant in India. | |
| 13.30-14.00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Session VII : Man elephant relations (part II) | |
| Chairperson | Shri Monoj Nandi | |
| Speakers | Prof. Raman Sukumar | Human elephant conflict - South India |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Session VIII : Threats to the elephants | |
| Chairperson | Shri Vinod Rishi | |
| Speakers |
Shri Debal Roy, Shri J.T. Mathews |
Elephant depredation in South Bengal |
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Shri Kalyan Das Smt. Parbati Barua |
Some records of elephant capture in West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya | |
| Lt. Col. S.R. Banerjee | Spelling disaster to the Elephants of North Bengal | |
| 16.00 - 18.00 | Session IX: Folk culture, visual and performing art | |
| Chairperson | Prof. Pabitra Sarkar | |
| Speakers | Smt. Sipra Chakravarti | Art of ivory in Bengal |
| Dr. Sanat Kumar Mitra | Elephant in folk culture of Bengal | |
| Shri Govindan Kutti | Action of elephant in Indian dance | |
| Dr. Naren Kalita | Hastividyarnava - manuscript paintings of Ahom school. | |
