GUWAHATI, APRIL 28: Rev Thomas Menamparambil, Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati expressed the view that in a democratic state, all citizens have a national responsib
ility; in the globalised world today, they have world responsibility. He said, “I think that I would be affirming something most evident when I say that those who wish to serve as conscientious leaders in a society have a responsibility to act as perceptive and committed citizens within the social fabric of a nation. I would emphasise that they ought to lead first of all in the world of thought and of values.” He was speaking at the inauguration of the 2-day workshop on ‘Role of civil society in maintaining peace and harmony’ organised by the Centre for Equity, Justice, and Rule of Law (CEJAR) at Shilpgram in Guwahati on Friday.
Irfan Engineer, Director, Centre for Study of Society & Secularism (CSSS), Mumbai, an organisation that extended full support for holding the Workshop, speaking at the inaugural session said, “Peace makers should find a way out when guns are speaking. They must evolve a step-by-step doctrine when everyone has lost all hopes. They must understand, listen to perceptions of pain, reduce anger and make the people good human beings again.”
On the first day of the Workshop, a documentary ‘Islamic heritage of Assam’ was screened before which the researcher of the project, Dr Abu nasar Sayed Ahmed, former faculty of IIT Guwahati spoke about the making of the film which aims at promoting understanding and brotherhood among the people of Assam.
Others who took part in the deliberation at the workshop were Prof Shahiuz Zaman, faculty, Namti College, Sivasagar; SN Rahman, former ACS officer; Prof Abdul Mannan, Gauhati University; Dr SB Medhi (retd IAS), National Monitor, MORD, GoI; Dr Bhubaneswar Deka, Principal, Bidya Bharati College & Azan Peer Scholar; Tabiul Hussain (retd IAS) and Moinul Haque Choudhury, Advocate Gauhati High Court.(SP News)
