Globalisation has had negative effects: Experts

Dr Aruna Bhatia of Bio-technology Department in her paper `Chemical Pesticides and Immune System’ stressed that pesticides affected our immune system. She also threw light on immunotoxicology which has not been touched earlier.

Dr D.P. Singh from Nangal presented his paper on `Punjab from environment point of view’. Dr Narinder Kumar Sharma of Government Ayurvedic College, Patiala, in his paper pointed out that ayurvedic system of medicine was a rare and important gift of Indian culture to the world. But he felt that it was unfortunate that due attention was not being paid towards this ancient system of medicine.

Speaking on the creation of Khalsa, Dr Jagbir Singh of Delhi University said that Guru Nanak visualised all the then known nine divisions of earth. He visited major pilgrim centres of Muslims and Hindus and expounded the fallacy of the West and East being sacred directions of God’s abode. Guru Gobind Singh inspired the Khalsa to look ahead and it never faltered, added Dr Singh. Dr Gurnam Kaur spoke at length about the Khalsa publications.

Dr Sanjay Modi and Dr K.C. Singhal, Business Management Department, spoke at length on the impact of globalisation and liberalisation. They said more or less it has had negative effects, which ultimately had depressing effects on the industrial workers.

Speaking on the role of advertisement in the present times, Dr Narinder Singh Kapur, head, Journalism and Mass Communication Department, said Internet had emerged as a vital means of advertising throughout the world. Advertising is no more a part of the economic process, rather an independent arena.