Three-day long national conference ‘Harmony 2016’ based on theme ‘Harmony with Nature’ in context of resource conservation and climate change began at Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh on Saturday. This conference has been organised by the departments of Botany, Zoology, Bio-technology and Geology of VBU in collaboration with national environmentalists association, India. It is the 11th national annual event of the association also.
In the inaugural session chief guest Urban Development Minister of Jharkhand CP Singh, noted environmentalist Padma Shree Professor RK Sinha of Patna University, who is known as the Dolphin man of India, famous social worker working in the rural areas of Jharkhand Padma Shree Ashok Bhagat, well known as Baba Ji, Dr. NC Das president of NEA, Professor Gurdeep Singh VC VBU, Dr. MP Sinha PVC VBU first paid their floral tributes on the portrait of St. Vinoba and then lighted the lamp.
Chief guest Minister CP Singh who addressed the gathering after the addresses of guests of honor Dr. RK Sinha and Ashok Bhagat extended the feelings of both by saying that these type of seminars, conferences are necessary but the need of the hour is to implement the outcomes at local level so that general people can get advantage of your researches and innovation.
The main difficulty today is that everyone needs water but no one takes interest in its conservation, everyone wants shade but no one plants a tree, everyone needs food but no one wants to be a farmer, everyone talks about the need of girl child but no one cares them in their own family, situation can change only when our attitude will change so always keep it in mind that charity begins from the home.
Padma Shree RK Sinha said that we all talk about the world, problems before the world community due to increasing disharmony with nature. We all have assembled here to talk on this topic but the real benefit of our knowledge can be utilized only when we present the things in the local languages of beneficiaries concerned. Talking about think globally and act locally Sinha said that we cannot conquer the nature rather we will have to obey the rules of nature for survival.
Padma Shree Ashok Bhagat, on the basis of his grass root level experiences, said that your research, finding can get you benefited in academic field, promotion etc but it is useless until the society gets benefited by the knowledge gained by you. Hitting hard on the fashion of quoting some famous personalities, scientists etc. he advised to learn more and more and to get interference of one’s own which can be beneficial for your family, society, village etc.
VC Prof. Gurdeep Singh said that since there is disharmony so talk on harmony is necessary. Citing some data’s and decision taken at world level he said that our country has the potential to be the world leader on the front of making harmony with nature and appreciated some steps taken by government like Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan, renewable energy program etc.
Dr. NC Das president NEA also recommended the need of translating important researches and innovations in local languages and its propagation through local media so that mass can get benefited. PVC Dr. MP Sinha who is also the secretary of NEA gave a brief account of their association and welcomed everyone in Vinoba Bhave University. Coordinator of this conference Dr. PK Mishra also welcomed everyone coming from almost all the corners of India. DSW Dr. Rajesh Kumar presented vote of thanks.