International Seminar on the Legality and
Jurisprudence of Sallekhanā/ Santhārā/ Samādhimaraṇa/ Prāyopaveśa in the Indian
Traditions
Jurisprudence of Sallekhanā/ Santhārā/ Samādhimaraṇa/ Prāyopaveśa in the Indian
Traditions
National Law University, Delhi
(26-27
February 2016)
February 2016)
SCHEDULE
First
day: 26 February 2016
day: 26 February 2016
9:30AM-10:00AM : REGISTRATION
Inaugural
Function
Function
10:00AM-10:15AM : Mangalacharana
and Ashish by Rev. Lokesh Muni Ji
and Ashish by Rev. Lokesh Muni Ji
10:15AM-10:25AM : Welcome
Speech by Prof. Ranbir Singh/Prof. GS Bajpai, Associate Professor, NLU, Delhi
Speech by Prof. Ranbir Singh/Prof. GS Bajpai, Associate Professor, NLU, Delhi
10:25AM-10:40AM : Theme
of the Seminar – Dr. Shugan C Jain, Chairman, International School for Jain
Studies
of the Seminar – Dr. Shugan C Jain, Chairman, International School for Jain
Studies
10:40AM-10:55AM : Guest
of Honour- Justice (Rtd.) Pana Chand Jain, Rajasthan High Court
of Honour- Justice (Rtd.) Pana Chand Jain, Rajasthan High Court
10:55AM-11:15AM : Chief-Guest-
Sh. Nirmal Kr. Sethi, Chairman, Jain Consultative Group on Sallekhanā/
Sh. Nirmal Kr. Sethi, Chairman, Jain Consultative Group on Sallekhanā/
Santhāra: Social Aspects
11:15AM-11:25AM : Vote
of Thanks – Dr. Prasannanshu, Associate Professor, NLU, Delhi.
of Thanks – Dr. Prasannanshu, Associate Professor, NLU, Delhi.
——————————11:25AM-11:40AM : Tea Break——————————
11:40AM-1:40PM :
First Academic Session (Death
in different Indian Philosophies)
First Academic Session (Death
in different Indian Philosophies)
Chair Person : Prof. V.K. Jain, Vice Chancellor (Doon University)
11:40AM-12:00 AM : Dr.
Ashok Kr Singh, Professor, BLII, Delhi (Social Impact of Sallekhanā as
transpired in Jain texts)
Ashok Kr Singh, Professor, BLII, Delhi (Social Impact of Sallekhanā as
transpired in Jain texts)
12:00PM-12:20AM : Dr.
S.P. Pandey, Joint Director, PV, Varanasi (Sallekhanā in Non-Jaina
Traditions, with Special
Reference to Jainism)
S.P. Pandey, Joint Director, PV, Varanasi (Sallekhanā in Non-Jaina
Traditions, with Special
Reference to Jainism)
12:20PM-12:50PM : Dr.
Rahul Kr Singh, Research Associate, PV, Varanasi (Sallekhanā: A Way of
Facing Death Artistically)
Rahul Kr Singh, Research Associate, PV, Varanasi (Sallekhanā: A Way of
Facing Death Artistically)
12:50PM-1:30PM : Movie:
Views on Santhāra of different experts: Shri Shekhar Hattangadi,
Mumbai-based
Views on Santhāra of different experts: Shri Shekhar Hattangadi,
Mumbai-based
Writer-Journalist,
Lawyer law Professor, and film-maker.)
Lawyer law Professor, and film-maker.)
1:30PM-1:40PM : Presidential remarks by the
Honourable Chair Person
Honourable Chair Person
——————————LUNCH
BREAK: 1:40 PM-2:45PM——————————
BREAK: 1:40 PM-2:45PM——————————
2:45PM-4:35PM : Second Academic session (Social and Legal Issues of Sallekhanā)
Chair Person :
2:45PM-3:10PM : CA
Rajesh Jain, Eminent writer and management consultant
Rajesh Jain, Eminent writer and management consultant
(Social
Justification of Sallekhanā)
Justification of Sallekhanā)
3:10PM-3:35PM : Ben Prabhuji, Smd. Rajchandra Ashram Chief, Delhi (Last five days of Smd. Rajchandra)
3:35PM-4:00PM : Video
excerpts of Dr. Purushottam Billimoria, USA, Social Activist& UC Berkley
(Legal Issues of Sallekhanā). Comments
by Ms. Prashasthi
excerpts of Dr. Purushottam Billimoria, USA, Social Activist& UC Berkley
(Legal Issues of Sallekhanā). Comments
by Ms. Prashasthi
4:00PM-4:25PM : Dr.
Raksha J Shah, Philanthropist, Mumbai (clarification and Critical evaluation of the prevailing Misconceptions and
Misinterpretations regarding the vow of Sallekhanā)
Raksha J Shah, Philanthropist, Mumbai (clarification and Critical evaluation of the prevailing Misconceptions and
Misinterpretations regarding the vow of Sallekhanā)
4:00PM-4:25PM : Ananth Acharya, student, NLU, Delhi. To Be, or Not to Be? Philosophical and Constitutional Perspectives
on the Right to Die: A Study of Case Law on Suicide, Euthanasia, and Santhara.
on the Right to Die: A Study of Case Law on Suicide, Euthanasia, and Santhara.
4:25PM-4:35PM : Presidential remarks by the Honourable Chair Person
——————————4:35PM-4:50PM : TEA BREAK——————————
4:50PM-6:00PM : Lawyers/Judges Forum (Discussion Judicial/Legal Issues
of Sallekhanā)
of Sallekhanā)
(Chair Person: Justice (Rtd.) Pana Chand
Jain)
Jain)
4:40PM-6:00PM : HMJ
Pana Chand Jain, Rajasthan High Court
Pana Chand Jain, Rajasthan High Court
Dr. Manish Singhvi, Additional advocate
general, Rajasthan High court
general, Rajasthan High court
Adv.
Mridul Goswamy, Rajasthan High Court
Mridul Goswamy, Rajasthan High Court
Adv.
Anuj Jain
Anuj Jain
Adv.
Sushil Jain
Sushil Jain
——————————6:00PM
: TEA——————————
: TEA——————————
Second
Day 27 February 2016
Day 27 February 2016
——————————9:00AM-9:30AM : TEA——————————
9:30AM-1:15PM : 1st Academic Session-Legal
and Social aspects
and Social aspects
Chair Person : Padmabhushan Dr. D. R. Mehta,
Chairman, Jaipur Foot, Jaipur
Chairman, Jaipur Foot, Jaipur
9:30AM-9:55AM : Justice
(Rtd.) Pana Chand Jain, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur
(Rtd.) Pana Chand Jain, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur
(A
study of Sallekhana or Santhara as an art of living as well as art of dying
study of Sallekhana or Santhara as an art of living as well as art of dying
attracting
no legal attention)
no legal attention)
9:55PM-10:20AM : Dr. Prasannanshu, Associate
Professor, NLU, Delhi. Some Issues Associated with Sallekhana.
Professor, NLU, Delhi. Some Issues Associated with Sallekhana.
10:20AM-10:55AM : Prof.
Garry L Francione, Prof. Emeritus, Rutgers Univ, USA (Skype) (Sallekhanā: Legal
Justifications)
Garry L Francione, Prof. Emeritus, Rutgers Univ, USA (Skype) (Sallekhanā: Legal
Justifications)
10:55AM-11:20AM : Prof. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux,
University of Paris, Paris (The right to death in the light
of the French constitution and the European Human Rights Convention)
University of Paris, Paris (The right to death in the light
of the French constitution and the European Human Rights Convention)
——————————11:20AM-11:30AM : Tea Break——————————
Chair Person : Prof. S. Sachidhanandam, Former Vice-Chancellor, Tamil
Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law
University.
11:30AM-11:55AM : Prof.
Kusum Jain, Ex- HOD, Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan,
Kusum Jain, Ex- HOD, Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur (Are Samadhimaraṇa/Santhāra Individual
or social phenomena?)
or social phenomena?)
11:55AM-12:20PM : Prof.
Sushma Singhvi, Ex-Director, Kota Open University, Kota (Aspects of Nityasanthārā)
Sushma Singhvi, Ex-Director, Kota Open University, Kota (Aspects of Nityasanthārā)
12:20PM-12:45PM : Sean
Hillman, Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada (Bioethics of South Asian
Hillman, Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada (Bioethics of South Asian
Ritual
Fasting and Meditation at the End-of-life: Jain Sallekhana and Buddhist Thukdam)
Fasting and Meditation at the End-of-life: Jain Sallekhana and Buddhist Thukdam)
12:45PM-1:15PMPM : Presidential
remarks by the Honourable Chair Person
remarks by the Honourable Chair Person
——————————LUNCH
BREAK-1:15PM-2:15PM——————————
BREAK-1:15PM-2:15PM——————————
2:15PM-4:25PM : 2ndAcademic Session-Philosophical and Social
Aspects
Aspects
Chair Person : Prof. Ram Jee Singh, Ex-Vice Chancellor,
JVBI and Ex- MP
JVBI and Ex- MP
2:15PM-2:40PM : Dr.
(Colonel) D. S. Baya, Relevance of Sallekhanā/samādhimaraṇa in
today’s society. The
paper shall be presented by Prof. PC Jain, Ex-Professor, Sociology,
School of International Studies, JNU
(Colonel) D. S. Baya, Relevance of Sallekhanā/samādhimaraṇa in
today’s society. The
paper shall be presented by Prof. PC Jain, Ex-Professor, Sociology,
School of International Studies, JNU
2:40PM-3:05PM : Ms.
Whitny Braun, USA (Discuss own Ph.D. thesis on Sallekhanā)
Whitny Braun, USA (Discuss own Ph.D. thesis on Sallekhanā)
3:05PM-3:30PM : Dr. Nitin Shah, a Professor of Anesthesiology &
Chief of Surgical ICU, California,
Chief of Surgical ICU, California,
USA
(SKYPE) (Need of the Day in today’s World – Acceptance of Death!)
(SKYPE) (Need of the Day in today’s World – Acceptance of Death!)
3:30PM-3:55PM : Ms.
Preeti Rani, Research Scholar, DU, Delhi (Santhārā)
Preeti Rani, Research Scholar, DU, Delhi (Santhārā)
3:55PM-4:25PM : Presidential remarks
by the Honourable Chair Person
by the Honourable Chair Person
——————————4:25PM-4:45PM : Tea
Break——————————
Break——————————
4:45PM-5:30PM : Valedictory Session
Book
release : Fearing, Facing, and Faring
Death: Poems of Dr. Prasannanshu
release : Fearing, Facing, and Faring
Death: Poems of Dr. Prasannanshu
Patron : Prof. Ranbir Singh, VC-NLU, Delhi
: Prof.
M.P. Singh, Currently, Chancellor, Central University of Haryana & Chair
Professor, Centre for Comparative Law, NLU, Delhi. Ex Chairperson of Delhi
Judicial Academy; Ex Vice-chancellor, National University of Juridical
Sciences, Kolkata.
M.P. Singh, Currently, Chancellor, Central University of Haryana & Chair
Professor, Centre for Comparative Law, NLU, Delhi. Ex Chairperson of Delhi
Judicial Academy; Ex Vice-chancellor, National University of Juridical
Sciences, Kolkata.
Overview : Mrs. Rama Sharma- Retired Principal and Sallekhanā
Researcher, and Dr. Navin Srivastava.
Researcher, and Dr. Navin Srivastava.
Vote of Thanks : Dr.
Prasannanshu, NLU Delhi
Prasannanshu, NLU Delhi
——————————5:30PM : High-Tea ——————————
You are cordially invited to the release of the collection of the poems of
Dr. Prasannanshu’, titled as: ‘Fearing, Facing, and Faring Death: Poems of Dr. Prasannanshu’, during the Valedictory Session of the International Seminar on the Legality and Jurisprudence of Sallekhanā / Santhārā /Samādhimaraṇa/ Prāyopaveśa in the Indian Traditions at the National Law University, Sector-14, Delhi on 27 February 2016 at 4:45 PM.
You are cordially invited to the release of the collection of the poems of
Dr. Prasannanshu’, titled as: ‘Fearing, Facing, and Faring Death: Poems of Dr. Prasannanshu’, during the Valedictory Session of the International Seminar on the Legality and Jurisprudence of Sallekhanā / Santhārā /Samādhimaraṇa/ Prāyopaveśa in the Indian Traditions at the National Law University, Sector-14, Delhi on 27 February 2016 at 4:45 PM.
