A day long national conference on “Migration: Global and Local Perspective-Addressing complex crisis in the 21st century” was organized by Department of Management Studies, University of Kashmir on Wednesday. A spokesperson of the Department said the conference was part of an extra-mural project “Impact of Migration on Psycho-Social and Economic Well-Being of Elderly…”awarded to young and dynamic faculty of Department, Dr. Farzana Gulzar (Senior Asst. Professor) by Indian Council of Medical Research. “Migration is a complex phenomenon that touches on multiple facets of the economic, social and security aspects affecting daily lives in an evolving interconnected world and therefore, needs much attention,” Dr Farzana, who has a dedicated team of young research scholars, including Aiman Fayaz, Dr. Bilal Ahmad, Shafiqa Gul and Sheezan Shafi, said. The team works on various psycho-social and economic issues faced by displaced populations. Dr Farzana took the responsibility of working on this project so as to bring forth various issues related to migration. “It is very important to understand migration and its various manifestations to effectively address evolving migration dynamics,” she said. The conference was attended by respected dignitaries including Prof. Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor- Central University of Jammu, Prof. Mushtaq Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor- Islamic University of Science & Technology, Prof. Mushtaq A Darzi, Head, Department of Management Studies, University of Kashmir, Professor Neelofar Khan, Head, Department of Home Science, KU. Also guests present at the event were Prof Nisar Ahmad Mir, Registrar, University of Kashmir, Prof M. Sanghmi, Dean Colleges, Prof Shabir A Bhat, Director HRDC, Prof S. A. Mufeed, Dean, School of Business Studies, Prof Shamim Ahmad Shah, Head, Department of Geography, besides other eminent faculty members from various universities across India.
