The Department of History, Punjabi University, will hold its 1st South Asian History Conference on October 25-27, 2013 at the University campus. Topic of this conference is “Mapping the Economic and Social Dynamics of Modern South Asia”
This three day conference aims to bring together historians, academicians, research scholars working on the countries of South Asia viz. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Sri Lanka,Afghanistan and Myanmar to cover the gap in South Asian historical studies.
Many socio-economic historical aspects of modern South Asia are still relatively under-researched. Therefore, the theme of the conference is to analyse changes in the economy and society of South Asia in the colonial context and to renew the debate whether colonialism underdeveloped South Asia or modernised its traditional society. The conference will not only open up new aspects of scholarly inquiry but will also help us to understand contemporary South Asia better.
Interested candidates are requested to submit a soft copy of the abstract with a maximum of 500 words, double spaced (in Times New Roman font size 12) written in English should be sent for acceptance at sahcpta@gmail.com on or before August 15, 2013. The deadline for final paper submission is October 1, 2013.
Registration for South Asian History Conference
All participations are required to register. The scholars are required to register before or on October 10, 2013. The registration fees (which includes accommodation and food for three days) for Indian scholars is Rs. 1000/-, for scholars of other countries is 50 USD. The registration fees for Indian research students is rupees 750/-, for research students of other countries is 30 USD.
Organizers will provide accommodation for paper presenters only. The proceedings of the conference will be duly published in the form of a book from a leading publisher.
Source: Robin Singh Nijjar, click4college Specialist