Celebrating the birthday of Dr. T.M.A. Pai

Every year on 30th April, Dr. Tonse Madhav Ananth Pai, the honorable founder of Manipal University is fondly remembered by the family members, officials, staff and students. This day is celebrated as ‘The Founder’s Day’. He was a man of principle, a doctor, educationist, banker and philanthropist. He is the harbinger of advent education and healthcare in India. He framed and altered Manipal University into one the most prominent universities in India. With his great zeal and devotion, he inspires and motivates others to this day.

Report on Inauguration of the Journal “Pratibimba”

“We don’t learn by doing, we learn by reflecting on what we’ve done.”

The journal of philosophy, Pratibimba, a student research journal was a dream that our president Mr. Akash Dayal had seen which was realized by us students of the club, under his and our mentor Dr. Anthony’s guidance. Pratibimba has brought together the hard work of passionate writers from all over the university. It is a representation of the thoughts that go through our minds daily and how we reflect them on pen and paper. It is a true reflection of what we see.

                         

The journal was inaugurated on 13^th April, 2017. The auspicious event was anchored by Akash sir. The candle lighting was done by VC sir, Pro-president ma’am, deans, directors and HoDs.

The Dean of FoaL, Mridul ma'am expressed her immense pleasure and pride at the launch of the journal. She expressed her happiness as the club is constantly growing and the journal is yet another milestone in its glorious path. The HoD, Dept of Arts, Dr. Anthony sir, then graced the event by his kind words. He emphasised on the sickness of individualism and ‘social amnesia.’ We need an instrument for expression, a passage, a reflection that touches the real concerns of the society. A project like this in our times has its own significance. He also emphasised on the power of words. He appreciated the authors and set his hopes high for this journal to continue. The President, Prof. Sandeep Sancheti sir, congratulated everyone on the success of the journal. He accentuated on the idea of reading more, understanding more and discussing more. He congratulated Akash Dayal for leading the team and Subhoshree Mitra, the student editor for the journal. He also showed his enthusiasm on reading the papers written by some of the budding writers like Westernization and Modernization by Jigyasa Kirti and Psychology of Dreams by Sadvansha Munshi. The vote of thanks was presented by Subhoshree Mitra.

Invitation to all for unveiling "PRATIBIMBA"

Report on ICPR Periodic Lecture

The Dept. of Arts (Philosophy), SHSS, supported by Sophia Club, Manipal University Jaipur had organized a guest lecture on the topic ‘Law and Morality’ which was attended by students and faculty members of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in a considerably large number. The speaker for the lecture was Prof. Kusum Jain, Former Professor of Philosophy in University of Rajasthan and Member of ICPR, New Delhi. Dr. Anthony S. Raj, Professor of Philosophy and HOD of Dept. of Arts, heartily welcomed and introduced the speaker. 

Legal rules are created by formal institution whereas morals are principles of right and wrong which can differ from person to person. Morals lie within human psyche, which is exceedingly protean and erratic. At first law and moral seem to be analogous. But it is not difficult to realize the difference between them. What is actually legal according to the constitution and what should be legal but is not, are very diverging notions. What should be legal can nearly signify what is morally just. Morality and law are not cognate but diverging. The law can’t head the desires and reasons inside a human psyche. Morality often depends on a person’s intentions and character. The opinions others have about morality are a secondary concern for most laws. 

Law and morality both are normative system of our society. The only difference is that law can be created or changed anytime while morality exists and differs from person to person. Morals are evolved as feelings within society. What may be moral for me, might not be moral for you and what is not moral for you, might not be moral for me. For example, Gay rights are legalized in the USA and many other European countries but they are not legalized in India. Another example is Euthanasia. It’s still debatable if it’s moral or not. Some people might think of this legal consent for painless death as moral but some might not, as they consider other factors too, such as family. On the contrary, we cannot oppose the fact that the major notions in law are derived from morality. For example, criminal law is an outcome of moral beliefs. There is no doubt a strong analogy between Law and Morality. Law can be used to implement the sanguine moral in some conditions where morality has a lucrative and favorable effect on the society.

After the lecture was concluded, an interactive Q&A session followed. The vote of thanks was given by Dr. Robin Luke, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Dept. of Arts.