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Webinar on Tibet and The Himalayas: The Past and Present
October 5, 2020 @ 8:00 am - October 8, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
WEBINAR ON TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS: THE PAST AND PRESENT
5-8 October 2020 at 3.00pm IST
(Media Partner: Tibet Online TV)
Monday, 5th October 2020 (Moderator: Tsewang Dorji)
The Geopolitics of Tibet’s Relations with South Asia: Some Thoughts in Outline
Professor Siddiq Wahid, Former Chancellor, Islamic University of Science and Technology
A Cultural History of Ladakh
Mr. Nawang Tsering Shakspo, author of A Cultural History of Ladakh
Tuesday, 6th October 2020 (Moderator: Dr. Tenzin Desal)
Tibetan Ethnicity in the Central Himalaya
Professor Ramu Manivannan, University of Madras
Tracing the trans-Himalayan connection and its significance for Central Himalayan History
Dr. Vasudha Pande Associate Professor, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
Wednesday, 7th October 2020 (Moderator: Tsewang Dorji)
Interactions, Connectivities and Disruptions: Narratives from Tibet and the Eastern Himalayas
Dr. Jigme Yeshe Lama, Assistant Professor, University of Calcutta
The Impact of the Lepchas Encounter with the Tibetan Buddhism in Sikkim
Dr Anira Phipon Lepcha, Assistant Professor, Sikkim University
Thursday, 8th October 2020 (Moderator: Dr. Tenzin Desal)
Imagined Geographies in the Indo-Tibetan Borderlands: Culture, Politics and Places
Dr. Swargajyoti Gohain, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University
Monks and Monasteries: Understanding change and continuity in the present era
Professor Uden Bhutia, Assistant Professor, Government General Degree College at Pedong