St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Lecture Series
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara was a devout Christian clergy who led an extraordinary life of piety and committed action to transform society. He was a visionary who envisaged a just society where all humans would be worthy of dignity, education, justice and respect. To accomplish his vision, he founded the congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), in 1831 with a vision to serve the marginalized and underprivileged. The CMI congregation inspired by life and teachings of St. Chavara renders its service in educational, social, health care and other sectors with the aim of uplifting the marginalized and integrating them with the present-day society.
As a gesture of reverence and to inspire the present generation of young adults to discover the greatness of St. Chavara, the School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University), Pune-Lavasa introduced a Law Lecture Series. The Law Lecture series's objective is to invite leaders from different walks of life who have contributed to the Transformation of society around us.
It would enable the present generation of students to understand the mission of the founder of the society that founded the CHRIST (Deemed to be University) and deliberate on the social issues by becoming part of transformative action.
The Lecture Series commenced with the Inaugural Lecture by
1) Rev. Fr. Dr Joseph C.C, Hon'ble Pro Vice Chancellor, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Topic: Life and Witness of st. Kuriakose Elias Chavara.
2) Rev. Fr. Dr Joseph Varghese, Hon'ble Director- Research, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Topic: St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara's contribution to society in the field of education for social Transformation.
3) Dr Susan Eapen, Former Senior Scientist, Bhaba Atomic Research Centre Mumbai.
Topic: Plants for Feeding the World and Cleaning up of Water Bodies.
4) Dr Mariano Iturbe, University of Navarra, Spain.
Topic: Law in Thomas Aquinas.
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