St Joseph’s Evening College organised a webinar on October 10, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. on the topic, ‘Unraveling the mission of Fr Stan Swamy and his impact on society – Empowering youth on Constitutional values’. The webinar was aimed to create awareness on the human rights activist, Fr Stan Swamy who was recently arrested on false charges.

The speakers for the webinar included Dr Albert Joseph Smith, Principal, SJEC; Dr Kanishka, IQAC Coordinator, and HoD, Dept of BBA; and Dr Paul Newman, Professor, Dept of History. Dr Kanishka began the session by sharing his perspective on the ‘essence of Constitutional values’ in the light of Fr Stan Swamy’s detention. “Fr Stan Swamy should have been awarded Bharat Ratna, but instead he was arrested,” said Dr Kanishka referring to the extensive work of Fr Stan Swamy for the rights of Adivasis.

Dr Paul Newman gave a detailed insight into the legacy of Fr Stan’s struggle for human rights. Dr Albert Smith urged the participants to offer dissent whenever there is something unjust. “Dissent is our right,” stated Dr Smith.
Back