The proposed conference attempts to bring new perspectives on the dynamics of India-Arab Relations: Understanding the Old and New Trajectories. The people of India and the Arab world, the two ancient extended neighbouring civilisations, have enjoyed close historical links through the ages.
Over the years, they interacted and enriched each other in language, religion, art, culture, architecture, food, and other traditions.
The conference aims to understand the long history of contact between India and the Arab World and how this has contributed to dynamic and mutually beneficial interactions. This has led to sharing a vast history imbued with the richness of art, architecture, and socio-cultural and political exchange.
From ancient times, the trade between India and the Arab world has been through the land and the sea. The ocean bifurcated the two lands; on one side was the Holy land of Arabs, and on the other, the foothills of Aryawarta. The sea and the land became the throughway for the Indian ships to sail to and fro and, to quote a chronicle, “carried such Indian products as perfumes and spices, cotton and silk, shawls and muslin, pearls and rubies, brocades of silver and gold” to Arabia and Mesopotamia.
To deliberate on these issues, India-Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, will organise a two Days National Conference on India-Arab Relations: Understanding the Old and New Trajectories from 14 to 15 December 2022, in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Papers are invited on the following broader themes, from social scientists (above Post Graduate level) drawn from different disciplines interested in the above subject.
o Cultural History of Indo-Arab relationship
o Shared cultural and religious traditions
o Forging social, economic, and cultural linkages
o India and the Arab Worlds; Regional Dimensions of the trilateral Relationship o Economic Partnerships: Trade, Commerce and Cultural Exchange
o Globalisation and the Emerging Trends and Challenges
o Spice Route trade and cultural products
o Intangible Cultural Heritage in coastal zones
o Indian Cinema and its reception in the Arab world.
o India and the Arab World: Space of divergence and convergence.
Those desiring to participate in the conference are requested to send their paper titles and 500-word abstract by 31st October 2022 to the following email addresses [email protected] or [email protected].
Proposed Dates:
Last date for sending abstract: 31st October 2122.
Abstract confirmation: 10th November 2022
Last date for submission of full paper: 30th November 2022
