About the Nation Conference: On the occasion of World Heritage Week, the Sheodeni Sao College, Kaler and the Heritage Society, jointly organising a one-day National Conference on the theme of “Uniqueness of Bihar Heritage” on 23 November 2025 to explore the manifold dimensions of Bihar’s distinctive heritage. This initiative emerges from the recognition that Bihar occupies a distinctive position in India's cultural, historical, and spiritual landscape, yet its contributions remain inadequately explored in contemporary academic discourse. The seminar seeks to create an intellectual platform for scholars, heritage practitioners, students, and cultural enthusiasts to engage with Bihar's multilayered heritage narrative that spans from prehistoric times to the modern era. The proposed seminar aims to bring together scholars, heritage practitioners, cultural historians, archaeologists, students, and community stakeholders to critically reassess Bihar’s material and intangible heritage, interrogate its uniqueness, and identify the challenges and future pathways for conservation, documentation, and ethical engagement. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, the seminar seeks to foreground Bihar as a repository of ancient monuments and as a dynamic heritage region whose cultural trajectories continue to inform contemporary identities, regional development, and global scholarly conversations.
Inaugural Link : https://youtu.be/j36zJJqbUjE
Inaugural Session Details:
Chairperson: Prof. (Dr.) Ved Prakash Chaturvedi, Principal, SD College, Kaler
Welcome Address: Dr. Anantashutosh Dwivedi, Director General, Heritage Society
Chief Guest: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Manjul, Additional Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Anand Budhan, Assistant Professor, School of Heritage Research and Management-cum- Deputy Dean, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Manoj Kumar, Head of Department, Department of History, SD College, Kaler -cum- Conference Coordinator
Academic Session-1 :https://youtu.be/m2bm_cQHNEI
Speakers:
Dr Arabinda Singha Roy, Assistant Professor, MAKAUT, West Bengal
Dr. Namrata Kumari, Assistant Professor, B.N. College, Patna University, Patna
Capt. Pran Ranjan Prasad (Army Veteran), Former Chief Security Officer, Archaeological Survey of India
Ajit Kumar, Research Scholar, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana
Dr. Azad Hind Gulshan, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Nalanda University
Presidential Remarks: Sanatan Kumar, Deputy Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi
Moderator: Lakhima Shankar Khan, Volunteer, Heritage Society
Academic Session-2 : https://youtu.be/gqxW5J6GMfw
Speakers:
Ankush Gupta, Senior Research fellow, Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Dr. Raman Kumar Jha, BAMS, Bihar University
Randhir Kumar, Research Scholar (Tourism), Sikkim University
Dr. Ajoy Kumar Sethi, Assistant Professor in History, SCS Autonomous College, Puri, Odisha Dr. Ravishankar Kumar Choudhary, Assistant Professor, Department of History, T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur
Presidential Remarks: Dr. Anantashutosh Dwivedi, Director General, Heritage Society
Moderator: Ajit Kumar, Research Scholar, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana
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