In his letter dated 6th December 2006 to The Secretary, IACS, New Delhi, Ravichndra P. Chittampalli, M.A., Ph.D. wrote:
"I wish to state that it has become impossible for me to continue to hold the august position of the President of Indian Association for Canadian Studies...I am forthwith resigning from the post of President, Indian Association for Candian Studies."
Saturday, January 27, 2007
DR. J.P. PARIKH AND PROFESSOR UDAY SHELAT FILE CIVIL SUIT IN BARODA COURT
Dr. J.P. Parikh and Professor Uday Shelat, Life Members, IACS and faculty members at the Maharaja Sayajirao Univeristy of Baroda have filed a Civil Suit No. 26/07 in the court of Honourable Shri D.V. Vaidya.
Paintiffs have prayed for the following:
(a) Declare that the Defendants and their agents, office bearers, representatives have no right to issue a notification for or conduct election in any other city than Baroda. Executable decree to this effect may be passed in favour of the Plaintiffs and against the Defendants.
(b) That the defendants, their agents, office bearers, representatives etc. may be perpetually restrained from malpractices in the elections and from conducting elections in any other city that Baroda. The defendants may be instructed to follow the procedure as laid down in the Constitution as approved by the Assistant Charity Commissioner vide his Order No. 51 Dated 22.3.2006 and decree to that effect may be passed in favour of the plaintiffs.
The three Defendants in this suit are: 1. Indian Association for Candian Studies, Department of English, M. S. Univeristy of BarodaAuthorised Trustee Dr.O.P. Juneja; 2. Dr. C.P. Ravichandra, President, IACS, university of Mysore and 3. Dr. P.K. Pabby, Secretary, IACS, RL Anad College, Delhi University, Delhi.
Court summons have been issued to present themselves on 5 February 2007. Scanned Copy of the court summons is attached to this message
Friday, January 26, 2007
OM JUNEJA APPOINTED ON ICCS NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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CONTACT ICCS-CIEC
International Council for Canadian Studies250 City Centre, Suite 303, Ottawa, Canada K1R 6K7Tel.: (613) 789-7834; Fax: (613) 789-7830; E-mail: gleclair@iccs-ciec.ca
http://www.iccs-ciec.ca
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ON THE HOMEFRONT
Call for Applications for two Positions of At-Large Directors
The Nominating Committee of the International Council for Canadian Studies invites applications for the two positions of At-Large Directors of the ICCS to be filled in May 2007. Please note that, under the ICCS Constitution, only the Directors of the current Board (2007) and former Directors who served on the Board during the four previous years are eligible to be elected as At-Large Directors. Candidates for the position of At-Large Director must send to the ICCS Secretariat in Ottawa an application file no later than 16 April 2007. Details are posted on the ICCS Website at http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/3_govern/CALL-DAL-WEB.html. Members of the Nominating Committee are Cornelius Remie, President-Elect of the ICCS & Chair of the Nominating Committee, The Netherlands, c.remie@chello.nl; Zilá Bernd, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, zilab@uol.com.br; Esther Mitjans, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, esther.mitjans@ub.edu; and Om Juneja, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, omjuneja@hotmail.com.
CONTACT ICCS-CIEC
International Council for Canadian Studies250 City Centre, Suite 303, Ottawa, Canada K1R 6K7Tel.: (613) 789-7834; Fax: (613) 789-7830; E-mail: gleclair@iccs-ciec.ca
http://www.iccs-ciec.ca
(Cliquez ici pour aller à la version française)
ON THE HOMEFRONT
Call for Applications for two Positions of At-Large Directors
The Nominating Committee of the International Council for Canadian Studies invites applications for the two positions of At-Large Directors of the ICCS to be filled in May 2007. Please note that, under the ICCS Constitution, only the Directors of the current Board (2007) and former Directors who served on the Board during the four previous years are eligible to be elected as At-Large Directors. Candidates for the position of At-Large Director must send to the ICCS Secretariat in Ottawa an application file no later than 16 April 2007. Details are posted on the ICCS Website at http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/3_govern/CALL-DAL-WEB.html. Members of the Nominating Committee are Cornelius Remie, President-Elect of the ICCS & Chair of the Nominating Committee, The Netherlands, c.remie@chello.nl; Zilá Bernd, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, zilab@uol.com.br; Esther Mitjans, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, esther.mitjans@ub.edu; and Om Juneja, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, omjuneja@hotmail.com.