April 14, 2024, New Delhi. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in collaboration with Akhil Bhartiya Itihas Sankalan Yojna and Madhav Sanskriti Nyas has organized theeighth National Youth Historian Conference on April 13th and 14th at IGNOU’s headquarters in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi. The theme of conference was “Bharat’s Knowledge System, History Writing, and History’s Philosophy in the special context of the National Education Policy2020”. This initiative was dedicated to fostering historical research and compilation in harmony with the Bharat’s Knowledge System outlined in the National Education Policy 2020. Furthermore, it served as a platform for young Indian academicians, historians, and scholars who embrace the essence of Bharateeyta. In this two-day national conference which started on 13th April at IGNOU Headquarters in New Delhi, Shri Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh;Shri Arun Kumar, Sah Sarkaryawah, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh;Prof. Ishwar Sharan Vishvkarma, Executive President, Akhil Bhartiya Itihas Sankalan Yojna; Dr. Balmukund Pandey, National Organization Secretary, Akhil Bhartiya Itihas Sankalan Yojna;Dr. Sachidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA; Dr. Chamu Krishn Shastri, President, Bhartiya Bhasha Samiti; Dr. Sarangdevot, VC, Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth; Prof. Rajnish Kumar Shukla, Former VC, Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha; Dr. Ravindra Kanhare, President, Pravesh evam Shulak Viniyamak Samiti, Madhya Pradesh; Prof. Sachidanand Mishra, Member Secretary, Bhartiya Darshnik Anusandhan Parishad; and Prof. Murli Manohar Pathak, VC, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit Universitypresented their views. Both the inaugural and concluding sessions were presided over by Professor Nageswara Rao, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU.All the speakers emphasized on freedom from colonial mentality, study of original historical sources and original thinking in historical research and writing so that the real history of Bharat can be revealed.During the two-day National Conference, apart from the inaugural, concluding and special sessions, seven paper presentation sessions were also organized. In these sessions, young historians from all over the country presented about 100 research papers on various aspects of the main theme of the seminar and also had in-depth academic discussions on them. In organizing this two-day national conference, Prof. Shiv Kumar Mishra, Dr. Harshvardhan Singh Tomar, Shri Banmali Singh, Dr. Saurabh Mishra and others played an active role.
