Fireflies, South India: CoursesThe Fireflies Semester Course Outline
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| Friday, 4th January | |
| Arrival / welcome / rest (Breakfast and lunch at any convenient time. Dinner will be at 7.30 pm) |
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| Evening | : Visit the Cow Ashram/weaving centre : Film - RANG DE BASANTI |
| Saturday, 5th January | |
| Morning | : Explaining Fireflies and walking around. : General information on the semester
: Introducing the Semester Programme
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| Afternoon | : Visit Bangalore city |
| Evening | : Reading from Fireflies Reader (‘Branding India’ and ‘The Idea of India’: articles by Sunil Khilnani |
Part 1: INDIAN LIFE AND CULTURE
| Sunday, 6th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Anjali Rao: ‘Varieties of Indian cultural expression’ |
| Evening | : Welcome and flower-mandala ceremony at the meditation hall. : Dinner at the waterfall. |
| Monday, 7th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Siddhartha: The life affirming dimensions of Hinduism |
| Afternoon | : Public lecture by President Mercer on ‘The social value of public higher education’ at Indian Business Academy, Bangalore. |
| Evening | : Cultural programme |
| Tuesday, 8th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Arun Subramanyam: Potential for reforms within the existing Indian and Global economy |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies reader |
| Evening | : Dinner with the Chief Justice of Karnataka State, the Honourable
Cyriac Joseph. Guests will include Prof.Anantamurthy, one of India’s great writers; Dr.Dilip Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forests; Mr.A.R.Infant, additional Director General of Police; Dr.Siddalingiah, a well known Dalit (untouchable) poet; Ramchandra Guha, well known historian. |
| Wednesday, 9th January | |
| 07.30 am | : Breakfast |
| 08.00 am | : Leave for Mysore by Van |
| Morning | : Visit Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace & Somnathpur Keshava Temple |
| Afternoon | : Visit Mysore Palace & Market |
Stay at Hotel SIDDHARTHA, Mysore |
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| Thursday, 10th January | |
Morning |
: Visit a poor tribal village (Damman Kote). Visit the Udbur tribal school. |
| Afternoon | : Walk through a tribal village that Siddhartha and colleagues helped rehabilitate. : Inauguration of ‘Fireflies Rural Centre’ by President Mercer and Jackie Mercer. |
| Evening | : Discussion on the village visits : Screening of a documentary on ‘Jenu Kuruba Tribals of H.D. Kote’ |
Stay at MYRADA Guest House, H.D. Kote |
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| Friday, 11th January | |
| Morning | : Visit a tribal village practicing organic farming and eco-sanitation. : Visit tribal village practicing rainwater harvesting. |
| Afternoon | : Visit the Tibetan Refugee centre, Gurupura. |
Stay at MYRADA Guest House, H.D. Kote |
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| Saturday, 12th January | |
| Morning | : Visit Birds’ Sanctuary |
| Afternoon | : Leave for Bangalore |
| Sunday, 13th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Rajan Chandy: Buddhism and Neo-Buddhism |
| Afternoon | : Evaluation on the first exposure trip |
| Evening | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Monday, 14th January: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting : Screening of film ‘Mr. & Mrs. Iyer’ |
| Tuesday, 15th January | |
| Morning | : Dr. Jeevan Kumar: Significance of Gandhi today |
| Afternoon | : Ruma Sen: Indian Cinema |
| Wednesday, 16th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Susan Hangen: Kinship (families; marriage) and gender in India |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Thursday, 17th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Maqbool Siraj: Causes of Islamic fundamentalism & efforts towards a liberal Islam. |
| Evening | : Film ‘HASINA’ by Girish Kasarvalle |
| Friday, 18th January | |
| Morning | : Literature and women: talk and interaction with writer Mrs.Shashi Deshpande. |
| Afternoon | : Dr. Chandan Gowda: What Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj has to offer today’s world |
| Saturday, 19th January: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting |
| Sunday, 20th January: | |
| Morning | : Prof. Manu Chakravarthy: The social dimension of Indian cinema. |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Evening | : Film: ANKUR |
| Monday, 21st January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Japhet: The Dalit Movement/ Caste system |
| Evening | : Literature and Politics: Interaction with Prof.U.R.Anantamurthy. |
| Tuesday, 22nd January | |
| Visit to Art Ashram and session with Jyoti Sahi on ‘Art and Social Transformation’ | |
| Wednesday, 23rd January | |
| Morning | : Dr. K.C. Abraham on ‘Christianity and social movements’. |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Evening | : FILM ‘WATER’ |
| Thursday, 24th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. John Clammer on ‘Culture and Development’: Part-I |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Friday, 25th January: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting |
| Saturday, 26th January | |
| Morning | : Prof. Trent Schroyer on ‘Collective Suffering and Social Justice: West and East' |
| Evening | : Leave for Madura |
| Stay at: HOTEL SUPREME, 110, WEST PERUMAL, MAISTRY STREET, MADURAI – 625 001. Tel: 91-0452-2343151, 91-0452-742637(fax) | |
| Sunday, 27th January: | |
| Morning | : Visit to the famous Meenakshi Temple |
| Monday, 28th January: | |
| Morning | : Mr. Henri Tiphagne / Dr. Annadurai - Peoples Watch (Discussion with Peoples Watch, a group of lawyers concerned with human rights issues on Human Rights and legal action.) : People’s Watch, 6A, Vallabhai Road, Chokkikulam, Madurai – 625002, Phone: 0452 – 2539520, Fax: 0452 – 2531874, Net: www.pwtn.org |
| Tuesday, 29th January | |
| Morning | : Visit to DAWN (Development Action for Women in Need) and discussion with Ms. Shanta on Women’s Empowerment Programme; the issue of Child Labour. |
| Afternoon | : Visit to Match Factory (child labour) |
| Wednesday, 30th January | |
| Morning | : Introduction to ‘South Asian Social Movements’ by Dr. Bas Wilenga/Gabriele Dietrich and others at the Centre for Social Analysis |
| Evening | : Return to Bangalore by Train |
| Thursday, 31st & Friday, 1st February | |
| Free day for writing the first paper | |
| 31st Evening | : Evaluation of the trip to Madurai |
| Saturday, 2nd February | |
| Presentation of papers | |
| Sunday, 3rd February: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting |
Part 2: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
| Monday, 4th February | |
| Morning | : Dr. Duarte Baretto: Indian development in the evolving context of Global Economy |
| Afternoon | : Continued: Dr. Duarte Baretto |
| Evening | : Film ‘ASTITVA’ |
| Tuesday, 5th February | |
| Morning | : Continued: Dr. Duarte Baretto |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Wednesday, 6th February | |
| Morning | : Dr. Micheal Tharakan: Governance and Local Democracy |
| Thursday, 7th February | |
| Morning | : Dr. Jeevan Kumar: Issues related to Fair trade and the WTO, policy issues. |
| Friday, 8th February | |
| Visit to rain water harvesting/Eco sanitation & solar energy projects, Devanahalli & Kurbarkonde and interaction with Prof. Vishwanath | |
| Saturday, 9th February | |
| Morning | : Dr. Bhavani Shankar: New water projects – Inter-linking of Indian Rivers. |
| Afternoon | : Documentary: Water-Source of Life for Sale followed by discussion with the Director of this film – Mr. K.P. Sasi |
| Sunday, 10th February: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting |
| Monday, 11th February | |
| Morning | : Prof. Siddhartha: Participatory governance and sustainable development. |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Tuesday, 12th February | |
| Morning | : Dr. Vasavi: Indian agrarian crisis. |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Evening | : Film: Chak De India |
| Wednesday, 13th February: | |
| Morning | : Prof. Ramesh Ramanathan (Sapna): Idea of participatory democracy and budget making. |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Thursday, 14th February | |
| Morning | : Prof. Trent Schroyer: ‘Knowledge Systems and Mutual Learning: East and West’ |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Friday, 15th February | |
| Morning | : Prof. John Clammer on ‘Culture and Development’: Part-II |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Evening | : Film: ‘GANDHI’ |
| Saturday, 16th February | |
| Dr. Santha Kumar (Psychotherapist): Personal and groups interaction with students | |
| Sunday, 17th February: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha Meeting |
| Monday, 18th February | |
| Free day for writing the second paper | |
| Tuesday, 19th February: | |
| Second paper presentation | |
Part 3: MEDIA, SOCIAL JUSTICE & ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
| Wednesday, 20th February: | |
| Morning | : Visit VIKASANA, an alternative school for the poor |
| Afternoon | : Visit BOSCO - a street children programme |
| Thursday, 21st February | |
| Morning | : Dr. Mathew Philip: Child Rights & Child Labour |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Evening | : FILM ‘The Namesake” |
| Friday, 22nd February | |
| Morning | : Prof. Dileep Kamat: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and its implementation in India. |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Saturday, 23rd February | |
| Morning | : Ashish Sen: Community radio and development |
| Evening | : Fireflies Festival of Music (all-night) |
| Sunday, 24th February: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Leave for Hospet (Hampi) by train |
| Monday, 25th February | |
| Morning | : Mr. Horst: Reflection on the Ecodaya environmental programme |
Stay at: ECODAYA, Hampi. Tel: 91-8394309237; Mob: 91-9443322570 |
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| Tuesday, 26th February & Wednesday, 27th February: ECODAYA | |
| Thursday, 28th February | |
| Morning | : Exploring Hampi |
| Evening | : Train to Bangalore |
| Friday, 29th February: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Evaluation of the trip to Hampi / Ecodaya |
| Saturday, 1st March | |
| Morning | : Prof. Leo Saldanha: Environmental movements in India |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Sunday, 2nd March: BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting |
| Monday, 3rd March | |
| Morning | : Arun Subramanyam: Media and social justice |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Evening | : FILM ‘EARTH” |
| Tuesday, 4th March | |
| Morning | : Dr. Ruth Manorama: Women’s movements in India |
| Afternoon | : Reading from Fireflies Reader |
| Wednesday, 5th March | |
| Morning | : Leave by van for Agriculture Development and Training Society |
| Afternoon | : Prof. Ram Esteves
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| Evening | : Stay at ADATS Campus, Bagepalli, Kolar – 561207 Tel: +91 (8150) 282375, 282376 / 9342223783 Contact person: Mr. Ram Esteves |
| Thursday, 6th & Friday, 7th March | |
| Visiting village programmes of ADATS | |
| Saturday, 8th March | |
| Morning | : Return to Bangalore |
| Evening | : Evaluation of the trip to ADATS |
| Sunday, 9th March : BREAK | |
| Evening | : Sangha meeting |
| Monday, 10th March | |
| Morning | : Discussion on Independent Study |
| Afternoon | : Visit to the library/documentation centre in the city |
| Tuesday, 11th & Wednesday, 12th March | |
| Free day for writing the third paper | |
| Thursday, 13th & Friday, 14th March | |
| Third evaluation: Presentation of papers | |
Part 4: INDEPENDENT STUDY AND WRITING FINAL PAPER
| Saturday, 15th March to Thursday, 3rd April (20-days) | |
| Independent study | |
| Friday, 4th & Saturday, 5th April | |
| Presentation of independent study papers | |
| Sunday, 6th April : BREAK | |
| Monday, 7th April | |
| Morning | : Conclusion: Evaluation |
| Evening | : Farewell dinner |
| Tuesday, 8th April : Departure | |
Location and Contact Information
The Office of Study Abroad is located in the Anisfield School of Business, room ASB-123. Our phone number is (201) 684-7463. E-mail - goabroad@ramapo.edu
