International Interdisciplinary Two Day Conference
On
“Platonic Love of Radha and
Krishna”
(28th & 29th February 2016)
Organized
by
Kishori Raman P.G. College
Junction Road, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281001
http://krpgcollege.com
QTanalytics
India, 113, Rohini ComplexWA-107/121, Shakarpur, Delhi-110092
Concept Note:
Radha-Krishna is one of the
popular themes in the Reeti-Kal poetry. The legend of Krishna, as we know, has
captured the imagination of Indian mind since time immemorial, but the
antiquity of Radha is a disputed issue in the literary circle. Krishna as a
myth was transformed gradually, with different concepts being added or
subtracted occasionally; it mirrored many collective strands in the Hindu
pantheon.
Radha is the creation of a genius
poet and devotee of Krishna, Jayadeva. This 11th century Bengali Vaishnava who
lived near Puri and worshipped Lord Jagannath, concretized Krishna-Bhakti in
the fictional character Radha who expresses her longing for Krishna through
explicit sexual imagery in his masterpiece Geet-Govinda. Geet-Govinda was
recited and even enacted through dance form in the Jagannath Puri temple. The
thousands of pilgrims from various parts of India who visited Puri every year
got so enchanted with the idea of God as lover and the beautiful rhythm of
Geet-Govinda that they carried it back to their native places and within a very
short span of mere 100 years emerged the full fledged body of various regional
literature, art and dance forms celebrating Radha Krishna love.
The Radha Krishna love became so
popular that it over-shadowed all other historical and Puranic love/marriage
couples including Rukhmini- Krishna which was actually a love marriage. Also
sprang up many myths about Radha’s life in Gokul and her peculiar relationship with
Krishna. According to one such myth she was married as child to a boy named
Chandrasen (some call him Abhimanyu also) who was a Vishnu-Bhakt in his
previous birth. He did penance to appease Lord Vishnu and as a boon asked
Vishnu’s wife to become his wife. Yet another myth tells that Radha was Indra’s
wife Shachi in her previous life, she fell in love with Vishnu and so asked a
boon to become his wife in her next life. All these things attest to immense
popularity of Radha Krishna love. But the question is why it became so popular?
Why is it appealing to men and women across caste, class, region and even
religion alike? The answer lies in the unique Indian ethos.
Papers are
invited for presentation, related to any of the following suggested themes:
All
honorable authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the
conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and
e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and
unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or
theoretical work in all areas of Humanities and Social Sciences are cordially
invited for presentation at the conference.
· Religious Ideology
towards love
· Philosophical idea of
love
· Godly love of Radha-Krishna
· Literatures with
Radha-Krishna Love
· Radha-Krishna Love in Indian Folk
· Radha-Krishna Love in
Indian Mythology
· Western Thoughts on Radha-Krishna
Love
Conference Proceedings:
All submitted conference
papers will be blind peer reviewed by competent reviewers. The post conference
proceedings with selected papers will be published in the ISSN Research Journal
“Veethika”. VEETHIKA is a double-blind refereed International journal (ISSN:
2454-342X) aims to arm its readership with the latest research and commentary
in all areas humanities, languages, management and social social sciences, with
an informed, inter-disciplinary approach. The journal invites papers from all
social science, environment, language and management disciplines.
Paper Submission, Registration &
Publication:
The papers are invited on any of the themes mentioned above. The
interested participants are requested to fill up the registration form and send
the same along with the full paper.
No paper must exceed the limit of 2500 words. The contributors are
requested to send their papers preferably as an e-mail attachment (.DOC
FORMAT). A soft copy of the paper should be submitted on e-mail: manishmuntazir@gmail.com
The language of the paper can be English or Hindi
Registration Fees:
Indian Participants – 1500/ Rupees Only
Participants from Abroad – 6000/ Rupees Only
For online Registration -http://www.qtanalytics.com
For off line
Registration –
Dr. Sanjeev shrivastav
Department of Hindi
Kishori Raman College, Mathura
Mo.- 09412625035
E mail- shrivastavasanjiv7@gmail.com
Kishori Raman P.G. College
Junction Road, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281001
Important Dates:
Last date for paper submission: 01 February, 2016.
Paper Acceptance Notification: After one Week of
Submission.
Last date for Camera Ready Paper, Registration Form,
Copyright Form, Demand Draft submission: 10 February, 2016.
Accommodation:
Accommodation facility will be provided to those participants who
get registered before February 10, 2016 on payment basis, Other than the
Registration Fees.
Contact for Detail:
Dr. Sanjeev shrivastav
Department of Hindi
Kishori Raman College, Mathura
Mo.- 09412625035
E mail- shrivastavasanjiv7@gmail.com
Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra
UGC Research Awardee
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Mo.- 08090100900, 08853523030
E mail- manishmuntazir@gmail.com
