INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR, BP SINGH, FOR THE 10TH INTL CONFERENCE ON “GLOBALIZATION CULTURAL PRACTICES IN MOUNTAIN AREAS”, GANGTOK, 13 DEC 2011
Thank you, Mr. Vice Chancellor for inviting me to inaugurate this International meet on the subject of Globalization and Cultural Practices in Mountain Areas: Dynamics, Dimensions and Implications. I feel honoured for this is an area which is both relevant and important to our society, economy, polity and culture. I am also happy that this conclave is taking place in Gangtok – a familiar hill centre on the global map.
Broadly speaking, ‘globalization’ denotes integration of economies and societies through cross border flows of information, ideas, technologies, goods, services, capital, finance and people.
