A special lecture entitled ‘Framing Social Economy: An Alternative Approach to Development’ was organised by the Central University of Orissa (CUO), at its permanent campus at Sunabeda last week.
Eminent sociologist and consultant to IlO, Geneva, Prof Anup Kumar Dash delivered the special lecture. He gave importance on moral values for harmony in this materialistic world. Dash said, “A large part of the society is on the other side of the development. It is time that man must bring capital under the control of the society. We need to reconstruct ourselves with the theory of moral sentiments”.
He also said a caring and sharing society is a good society. Students have a responsibility to set a frame for social and natural set-up, he added.
CUO Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachidananda Mohanty inaugurated the programme.
Prof Mohanty said, “During the age of enlightenment there are four principles, like individualism, rationalism, universalism and progress.” He also said education should not be a business and meant not for the highest bidder only. Reminding the value of time and opportunity to the students, he advised them to utilise the opportunity.
Prof Anup Dash was felicitated on the occasion. Jaydev Sathpathy gave vote of thanks.