Valmeeki Study Chair
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Introduction

Shri Valmiki was the great talent of tribal community. He was great poet who wrote the epic poem ‘Ramayana’ Maharshi Shri Valmiki was not a poet by an accident, his continuous struggle. some vyadha-tribal life indicating the epic ‘Valmiki Ramayana’ has made him immortal as well Rama is immortalized by it. The epic ‘Valmiki Ramayana’ was written approximately 2000 years ago, it tells not only the story of Rama but also tells the stories of some great respectable heroes and the persons. This entails the necessity of the studies to be conducted on the original Valmiki Ramayana.  Moreover, there is need to awaken the Valmiki Tribal Community through conducting of studies on their life-conditions along with the studies on Valmiki Ramayana. In this background the ‘Chair of Valmiki Studies’ was established by the alma meter Kannada University Hampi. The ‘Chair of Valmiki Studies’ has been  organising actively  several intellectual academic activities, keeping in mind the academic research objectives of the Kannada University.

Vision
  • To extend the gospels, teachings and the life of great personalities such as Maharshi Valmiki.
  • To telecast the moral values of such personalities to the society.
  • To co-operate in awakening of the community in the contemporary world.

 

Mission
  • To undertake the work of extending the preaching of Valmiki Ramayana by the Chair of Valmiki Studies to Kannada Community, conducting comparative studies on various versions of Valmiki Ramayana and conducting debates of poetic and literary significance of Valmiki Ramayana.
  • To organize the various schemes to study the various aspects of the cultural life of Valmiki Community.
  • To formulate the projects on creating awareness among the Valmiki Community peoples about the contemporary world knowledge.
  • To publish a journal by the Valmiki Studies Chair.
  • To organize festive-conferences of Valmiki Community Awareness.
  • To organize the seminars and workshops on Valmiki Community by the Chair of Valmiki Studies and publishing the information thus collected in form of books
Uniqueness

Under the chairmanship of Honourable Vice Chancellor the Advisory Committee including two experts as members is constituted to formulate and materialize the programs and activities of the Chair of Valmiki Studies, the Convener implements the programs as per the advice of the HonourableVice Chancellor.

The chair has been conducted seminars workshops and special lectures at state, national and international levels and published  relevant books on Valmiki Community Studies thereby the messages of Valmiki Ramayana, cultural facts and history of Valmiki Community are extended to the people and contemporary world is also introduced.

 

Major Programs
  • To conduct research on life of Maharshi Valmiki.
  • To conduct research on the various aspects of Valmiki Ramayana.
  • To conduct research on History and culture of Valmiki Tribe.
  • To organize seminars, workshops, conferences on the above mentioned subjects at regional, state, national and international levels.
Major contribution of the department :
Details of the Faculty
NameQualificationYears of Service
Dr. Yerriswamy E.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Women’s Studies
Kannada University, Hampi
Vidyaranya – 583276
Email ID: yerriswamy91@gmail.com
M.A. (Women’s Studies)
M.A (Sociology)
Ph.D. (Women’s Studies)
NET and K-SET (Women’s Studies)
K-SET (sociology)
(Ph.D. - Sociology)
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Conferences,Seminars, Workshops, Special Lectures etc conducted by the Chair
Name of OrganiserTitle/TopicSponsorPlaceDate/Year
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaNayaka Province SurpurKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi18,19,20 February 2011
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaBeda-Nayakas of
Kamalapur
Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi24,25 January 2012
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi21 October 2013
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliLife and Achievements of L. G. HavnoorKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi15, 16 Janaury 2014
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi04-02-2016
Dr. A.S.PrabhakarHow to Read Ambedkar?Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi17,18 June 2017
Dr. Veeresh BadigerGlobalization: Crisis and Measure of Valmiki CommunityKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi05-10-2017
Dr.Veeresh BadigerL. G. Havanoor and Current KarnatakaKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi27-11-2017
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliBeda Tribal Clan : Historical and Cultural StudyKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi22,23 December 14
Conferences,Seminars, Workshops, Special Lectures etc conducted by the Chair
Name of OrganiserTitle/TopicSponsorPlaceDate/Year
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaNayaka Province SurpurKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi18,19,20 February 2011
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaBeda-Nayakas of
Kamalapur
Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi24,25 January 2012
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi21 October 2013
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliLife and Achievements of L. G. HavnoorKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi15, 16 Janaury 2014
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi04-02-2016
Dr. A.S.PrabhakarHow to Read Ambedkar?Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi17,18 June 2017
Dr. Veeresh BadigerGlobalization: Crisis and Measure of Valmiki CommunityKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi05-10-2017
Dr.Veeresh BadigerL. G. Havanoor and Current KarnatakaKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi27-11-2017
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliBeda Tribal Clan : Historical and Cultural StudyKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi22,23 December 14
Conferences,Seminars, Workshops, Special Lectures etc conducted by the Chair
Name of OrganiserTitle/TopicSponsorPlaceDate/Year
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaNayaka Province SurpurKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi18,19,20 February 2011
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaBeda-Nayakas of
Kamalapur
Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi24,25 January 2012
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi21 October 2013
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliLife and Achievements of L. G. HavnoorKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi15, 16 Janaury 2014
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi04-02-2016
Dr. A.S.PrabhakarHow to Read Ambedkar?Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi17,18 June 2017
Dr. Veeresh BadigerGlobalization: Crisis and Measure of Valmiki CommunityKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi05-10-2017
Dr.Veeresh BadigerL. G. Havanoor and Current KarnatakaKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi27-11-2017
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliBeda Tribal Clan : Historical and Cultural StudyKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi22,23 December 14
Conferences,Seminars, Workshops, Special Lectures etc conducted by the Chair
Name of OrganiserTitle/TopicSponsorPlaceDate/Year
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaNayaka Province SurpurKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi18,19,20 February 2011
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaBeda-Nayakas of
Kamalapur
Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi24,25 January 2012
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi21 October 2013
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliLife and Achievements of L. G. HavnoorKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi15, 16 Janaury 2014
Dr.Tarihalli HanumantappaValmiki ThoughtsKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi04-02-2016
Dr. A.S.PrabhakarHow to Read Ambedkar?Kannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi17,18 June 2017
Dr. Veeresh BadigerGlobalization: Crisis and Measure of Valmiki CommunityKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi05-10-2017
Dr.Veeresh BadigerL. G. Havanoor and Current KarnatakaKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi27-11-2017
Dr.Virupakshi PujarahalliBeda Tribal Clan : Historical and Cultural StudyKannada University, HampiVidyaranya, Hampi22,23 December 14