The Institute organized the following seminars/dialogues in collaboration with other institutions:
Ideas of G.W.F. Hegel, Walter Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben – A series of Workshops was organized from 21 August to 25 September 2006. The Workshops were conducted by the late Dr. Paul Fletcher, JNIAS Fellow.
History of Religions – A seminar to mark the centenary of Mircea Eliade organized from 08 to 10 October 2007 in collaboration with the Embassy of Romania in India, the UGC Academic Staff College, JNU, and Nehru Museum and Library, New Delhi.
The Relief and Rehabilitation Policy of the Government of India – The first National Policy Dialogue held on 19 November 2007 in collaboration with the Nehru Memorial Musieum and Library, New Delhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Quest for a Just Society – An International Seminar organized at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, on 30 and 31 January 2008. All JNIAS fellows participated in the Seminar.
Cities in Medieval India (1200-1800) – An International Seminar held on 06 and 07 March 2008 in collaboration with the Centre for Historical Studies, SSS, JNU, and the UGC Academic Staff College, JNU.
Greek Legacy in Medieval & Modern India – A Workshop was organized on 14 August 2008 by Dr. Vasileios Syros, JNIAS Fellow.
Early Iconography with a Special Focus on the Art and Archaeology of Central Asia and Gandhara – A month-long workshop/training programme was conducted in October 2008 in collaboration with the School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, and the Department of Art History, Vienna University, Austria.
National Building in Asia – Panel No. 4 of the 20th Conference of International Association of Historians of Asia was organized on 15-17 November 2008.
Discover the British Library – A Session with Graham Shaw, Head of Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections, Penny Brook, Head of India Office Records, and others from the British Library, was held on 19 November 2008.
King’s College Colloquium was organized on 19 November 2008. The Speakers at the Colloquium included Prof. Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, Dr. Jon Wilson and Dr. Nandini Chatterjee, all from the Department of History, King’s College, London.
The Dynamics of Religious Pluralism – Conflicts, Assimilation and Innovation in Pre-Modern India – A Workshop was organized on 18-19 February 2009. The Workshop was coordinated by Prof. Christine Chojnacki, JNIAS Fellow, and Dr. Najaf Haider of the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU.
Cities in Medieval India, 1200-1800 – A two-day Seminar was organized in Collaboration with the Centre for Historical Studies on 5-6 March 2009.
Developing a Cultural Political Economy: Connecting Discourses and Materialities – A Lecture by Dr. Ngai Ling Sum, JNIAS Fellow, was organized in collaboration with the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library on 02 April 2009.
What Made Humans Modern? A Look at Human Evolution Through the Eyes of a Science Journalist – A Talk by Dr. Michael Boultor, renowned Science Journalist, was organized in association with Prof. R. Ramaswamy, School of Physical Sciences, JNU, on 03 April 2009.
The Return of the National State in the Global Crises – Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Foundation Day Lecture by Prof. Robert Douglass Jessop, JNIAS Fellow, was organized in collaboration with the NMML at the Teen Murti House, on 06 April 2009.
The Rhythm of Speech – A Talk by Prof. Dafydd Gibbon, former JNIAS Fellow, was organized in association with Prof. P.K.S. Pandey, Centre of Linguistics, JNU, on 08 April 2009.
“Unbecoming Women: Indian Factory Women’s Counter-Narratives of Domestic Citizenship,” – A seminar given by Dr. Jayati Lal, JNIAS fellow, at the Centre For The Study of Social Systems, School Of Social Sciences, JNU, on April 15, 2010.
Troubling the Family – A two-day Interdisciplinary Workshop on Investments and Consequences to the Family as a system of Cultural Production, was organized in collaboration with the NMML on 15-16 April 2009. The Workshop was co-ordinated by Dr. Allaine Cerwonka, JNIAS Fellow, and Dr. R. Mahalaxmi, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU.
How Economists Underdeveloped The Third World’ A Seminar by Dr. Olutayo Adesina, JNIAS Fellow, was organized in collaboration with the UGC Academic Staff College, JNU, on 28 July 2009.
Did European intellectuals build a common cultural space in Early Modern Europe?’ A Talk given by Prof. Jean Boutier, JNIAS Fellow, at the NMML on 24 August 2009.
‘Traditionalism and Modernism in the 20th Century Romanian Society and Culture’ -A Lecture delivered by Prof. Stefan Borbely, JNIAS Fellow, at the School of Languages, JNU, on 25 August 2009.
‘Romanian Society Today: A Post-Totalitarian Perspective’ A Lecture Delivered by Prof. Stefan Borbely, JNIAS Fellow, at the Academic Staff College, JNU, on 26 August 2009.
‘Representing Europe: Cartography and Political Symbols, from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment’ A Seminar by Prof. Jean Boutier, JNIAS Fellow, was organized in collaboration with the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, on 26 August 2009.
‘Do We Need Historian’s Expertise and Historical Knowledge for Contemporary Policies’? -A day-long International Workshop was organized at the JNIAS on 28 August 2009. The Workshop was coordinated by Prof. Jean Boutier and Dr. Michael Dusche, JNIAS Fellows.
South Asian Economy and Environment’ – A two-day Indo-Japanese Workshop was organized by the JNIAS in collaboration with the Tokyo University, Japan, and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library on 5-6 September 2009.
‘Neoliberal Imaginaries: Commodity Culture, Aspirational Economies and Narratives of the Middle Class Self in Urban India.&rsquo – A Talk given by Dr. Jayati Lal, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 29 October 2010.
‘God and Globalization in India: The Emergence of the State-Temple-Corporate Complex’ Professor Meera Nanda, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 04 November 2009.
‘Keynes and the Current Economic Crisis’ Prof. Maria Christina Marcuzzo, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 11 November 2009.
‘Roger Bacon Comparative Theory of Religions’ Dr. Antti Ruotsala, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 18 November 2009.
‘Re-thinking
Economic Ideas in the Context of Current Global Crisis’
A
one- day Workshop was organized by the JNIAS on 27 November 2009. The Workshop was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor. The Workshop
was co- ordinated by Prof. Sunanda Sen.
Intertextuality: A Colloquium on Transcultural and Intermedial Influence – A day-long Colloquium was organized by the JNIAS in collaboration with the French Embassy, New Delhi, on 10 December 2009. The Colloquium was coordinated by Prof. Marta Dvorak, JNIAS Fellow, and Prof. GJV Prasad, Chairperson, Centre of English Studies, SLL&CS, JNU.
The Transformation of the International Order of Asia in the 1950s and 1960s – An Indo-Japanese Workshop was organized by the JNIAS in collaboration with Osaka University, Japan, on 28 December 2009. The Workshop was attended by six scholars from Japanese universities, JNIAS fellows and several distinguished scholars from various departments of JNU. All the Japanese scholars presented papers at the Workshop.
Lord Cornwallis: the
Making of a Colonial Icon – Prof. Brian Roger Tomlinson, JNIAS
fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on
21 January 2010.
Orient-Occident Interactions – A joint conference with scholars from University of Warwick and JNIAS/JNU was held on 25 January 2010. Early this year JNIAS had organized a meeting with the delegation from the University of Warwick as a follow up to the MoU that had been signed between the two universities. One of the activities that had been announced at that meeting was a joint seminar/conference on the theme ‘Orient-Occident Interactions’ in the hope that it will lead to a larger research collaboration on this subject.
Dimensions of Secularism and Revolt: Loss of Belief in the Past, Changing Ideas of Nature, and the Return of History – Dr. Tadd Graham Fernee, JNIAS fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 04 February 2010.
‘If There is a Paradise on Earth, it is Here’: Urban Ethnography in Indo- Persian Poetic and Historical Texts - Dr. Sunil Sharma, JNIAS fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 11 February 2010.
Appropriating the Past: Language, Archaeology, and Ideology in South Asia and the Diaspora –Prof. Hans Henrich Hock, JNIAS Fellow at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 25 February 2010.
Bioethics and Biomedicine: Understanding Local and Global Interactions –Dr. Silke Schicktanz, JNIAS Fellow at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 04 March 2010.
The Role of Experts in Transnational Science and Health Care Policies – A Workshop was organized at the JNIAS on 05 April 2010. It was coordinated by Dr. Prof. Silke Schicktanz, and Dr. Michael Dusche, both JNIAS fellows.Through a Pre-Modern Prism: Intertextuality in Mughal Art, History and Literature – A Workshop was organized at the JNIAS on 17 April 2010. It was Coordinated by Dr. Sunil Sharma, JNIAS Fellow, and Dr. Najaf Haider, CHS, JNU.
Chekhov’s Methodology – A talk was given by Prof. Motti Lerner, JNIAS Fellow, in the workshop on Research and Methodologies at the School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, JNU, on 13 September 2010.
Business Groups and Family Business: India, Japan and Thailand – An International conference was organized by the JNIAS in collaboration with Chou University and Musashi University, Japan, on 13-14 September 2010. The conference was co-ordinated by Dr. Yuko Nikaido, JNIAS Fellow.
Israeli Politics – A Talk given by Dr. Motti Lerner, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS on 26 October 2010.
Neo Liberal Imaginaries: Commodity Culture, Aspirational Economies and Narratives of the Middle Class Self in Urban India – Dr. Jayati Lal, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 29 October 2010.
Problems of Economic Development and Their Reflection in Economic Theories of the XX Century: The Cases of Eugene Preobrazhensky and Raul Prebisch – A seminar was given by Dr. Andres Lazzarini, JNIAS Fellow, at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU, on 02 November 2010.
Economic Structure and Regional Integration in Latin America – A seminar was given by Dr. Margarita Olivera, JNIAS Fellow, at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU, on 09 November 2010.
Man of the Heart – Lecture-Demonstration by Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee, JNIAS Fellow at the Conference on Architecture of Erotica organized at the School of Arts and Aesthetics on 10 November 2010.
Using Power of Violence and Bureaucracy in Monsoon Landscapes: The East India Company Takeover of East Bengal – Dr. Gunnel Cederlof, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 11 November 2010.
The Economic and Social Crisis in Argentina, 2001-2002 – Dr. Andres Lazzirini Dr. Margarita Olivera, both JNIAS Fellows, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 24 November 2010,
India’s Largest Poverty Programme: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme – Prof. James Manor, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 02 December 2010.
Phakathi: Soweto’s Middling Class – Prof. Peter Alexander, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 08 December 2010.
Space of Conflict in Iranian Contemporary Cinema – Dr. Proshot Kalami, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 15 December 2010.
India and the Cold War: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives – A two-day Seminar was organized in collaboration with the NMML on 17-18 December 2010.
India’s Political Economy – a two-week Seminar Series was organized by the JNIAS in collaboration with Texas A&M University, USA, for 24 scholars from Texas A&M University, from 03 to 14 January 2011.
The Rgvedic Canon in the light of its Exegesis – A Talk given by Dr. Silvia D’Intino, JNIAS Fellow, at the Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies on 01 February 2011.
Indian Economic Growth: Future Research Direction – A Seminar organized at the JNIAS on 21 February 2011. The Seminar was coordinated by Dr. Yuko Nikaido, JNIAS Fellow.
Paths Not Taken: Revisiting the Politics of States Reorganisation in Post- colonial India, 1953-56 - Dr. Gyanesh Kudaisya, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 24 March 2011.
The Sundarbans – Sufi Past and Present-Day Tiger Charmers – Dr. Annu Jalais, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 01 April 2011.
The Ottoman Empire and the National Turn in the Balkans during the 19th Century -Dr. Natasa Miskovic, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 08 April 2011.
Introductory Workshop to Systematic Reviews in Public Health – A Talk given by Dr. Ruhi Saith, JNIAS Fellow, at the Workshop organized at the Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, SSS, on 10 May 2011.
India’s Economic History - Dr. Takahiro Sato, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 18 August 2011.
Part of the Majority, distinct as a Minority: Dynamics of Integration and Innovation in Jain Medieval Literature – Prof. Christine Chojnacki, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium on 01 September 2011.
Nepal in Crisis – Presentation given by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, At the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, on 05 September 2011.
The Cultural Formation of European Nations (19th-20th centuries) – Seminar given by Prof. Anne Marie Thiesse, JNIAS Fellow, at the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU. On 07 September 2011.
China: Myth and Reality – Presentation given by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication on 07 September 2011.
Nepal: Internal Challenge and External Influences – Presentation given by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies on 16 September 2011.
China’s Neighborhood Policy and Its Implications in the Region– Lecture by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, at the United Service Institution of India, on 21 September 2011.
Nepal: Current Political Impasse, Peace Process and Implications – Lecture by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, at the Observer Research Foundation, On 23 September 2011.
Growing Chinese Assertion in Nepal and Implications to India – Lecture by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, at University of Delhi, 26 September 2011.
Chinese Assertive Policy in South Asia – Lecture by Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari, JNIAS Fellow, at the Vivekananda International Foundation, on 27 September 2011.
Anekantavada as a ‘counteranthropolgising’ strategy - Dr. Tinu Ruparell, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium, on 14 October 2011.
Prosodic Interfaces – an International Seminar was organized in collaboration with Centre for Linguistics, SLL &CS, from 25 to 27 November 2011. Prof. PKS Pandey, Centre for Linguistics, SLL&CS, JNU.
Systematic Reviews: An Introduction and a Case Study from Public Health - Dr. Ruhi Saith, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium, on 01 December 2011.
Approaches to Globalisation – Dr. Claire Joubert, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNIAS Fellows’ colloquium, on 07 December 2011.
The BRICs as Regional Economic Powers in the Global Economy – the 5th Indo-Japanaese Dialogue, organized on 26-27 December 2011 in collaboration With the Slavic Research Centre (SRC), Hokkaido University, Japan.
Historiographical Engagements in India A Symposium in Honour of Prof. R.S. Sharma – an International Conference organized in collaboration with the Centre for Historical Studies, SSS, JNU, from 27 to 29 January 2012.
The Mandela Decade in South Africa: the Grand Compromise, the Transition in South Africa and its Dicontents – Distinguished Lecture by Prof Ari Sitas, JNIAS Fellow, was at the JNU Distinguished Lecture series on 11 December 2008.
From the Knowledge Based Economy to a Wisdom Based Society –Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Robert Douglass Jessop, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNU Distinguished Lecture series on 30 April 2009.
The Aryan Invasion Controversy: Linguistic, Archaeological, and Genetic Perspectives – Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Hans Henrich Hock, JNIAS Fellow, at the JNU Distinguished Lecture series on 15 March 2010.
