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Invitation to the 5th Young Indian Research Scholars’ Conference on Tibetan Studies

19-21 September 2023

The romanticized representation of relationship between Tibet and the Himalaya has often belied the political and strategic importance of the region, which later became the focal point of a dispute between global powers, particularly between India and China in the latter half of the 20th Century. Postcolonial scholars in South Asia have increasingly perceived and defined the Sino-Indo-Tibet conflict in terms of security and geopolitical strategy, and the focus shifted away from the political, trade, religious and cultural nature of the historical relationship between communities in the region.Therefore, the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI) would like to invite Indian scholars to present their research at the 5th Young Indian Research Scholar’s Conference on Tibetan Studies to be held in Dharamsala.

Purpose and format

The Conference aims to provide platform for Indian scholars researching on Tibet and the Himalayas to present their research findings. Along with the presentations, we encourage the speakers to engage with their peers through discussions.

Conference themes

We invite Indian scholars to present their research papers under the given broad themes:

  1. The impact of state-building and militarization of Tibet and the Himalayas
  2. The role of Buddhism, exchange of ideas and changes in the Himalayas
  3. Demonstrate the interconnections between its geopolitics, cultures and ecologies
  4. Exploring the infrastructure development in the region, its impacts onenvironment and the changes in the commercial relations
  5. Examining the role of language, films, and other sources of representation
  6. Exploring gender issues in Tibet
  7. Exploring issues of migration and resilience
  8. History and anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayas

Working language: The working language for the conference is English

Guidelines for Paper Submission

  1. Interested participants are requested to submit their abstract before 10 June 2023 (250–300 words).
  2. A short Curriculum Vitae must be attached along with the application (mobile number needed).
  3. Abstracts will be evaluated by the Committee and selected participants will be notified by 20 June 2023.
  4. Selected participants must submit their full written paper by 30 August 2023.

An honorarium of Rs. 5,000/- will be granted upon the acceptance of papers for the publication by the TPI publications.

  1. The full paper should be not less than 4000 words. However, the editor may ask the author to shorten the paper, if required, or make editorial changes as needed.
  2. All submissions must send to the email address: [email protected].

CONTACT DETAILS

For further queries, please contact the conference coordinator

Dr. Tenzin Lhadon

Research Fellow

Tibet Policy Institute

Tel. 9560034755

Email: [email protected]

DhondupWangmo

Research Fellow

Tibet Policy Institute

Tel.  7807834383

Email: [email protected]

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