“Punjab: Past, Present and Future”, Punjab Research Group 40th Anniversary Conference, 2024 [Royal Holloway University of London]
*Please note: this is an in-person event*
The Punjab Research Group (PRG) was established in April 1984 as an inclusive and all-embracing forum to provide a platform for discussion and debate on issues pertaining to East and West Punjab as well as the Punjabi diaspora. PRG has been hosting conferences at least twice a year since 1984.
During the past 39 years, the PRG has provided space for academics to interact with each other regardless of territorial or disciplinary boundaries. This is especially important given the often-strained relationship between India and Pakistan, which has prevented discussion and dialogue between scholars of East and West Punjab.
PRG will be celebrating its 40th anniversary by organising a one-day conference in collaboration with Prof Ravinder Barn at Royal Holloway University of London on Saturday, 22th June 2024, at the Royal Holloway University of London.
Refreshments (tea/coffee and sandwich lunch) will be provided. There is no registration fee, however, the places are limited, therefore, if you would like to register as a guest for this event it is mandatory to reserve your ticket using our online form below (or click on the link: https://forms.gle/hzY9yamsQpcJwLLe9).
The list of tentative speakers includes the following:
Literary and Visual Textures: Interweaving Punjabi Unity
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Chair of the Department & Crawford Family Professor Religious Studies, Colby College Waterville, USA
Establishing and Outsourcing Sovereignty: The Politics of Infrastructure in Southern Punjab
Dr. Philipp Zehmisch, Senior Academic Staff, Department of Anthropology, South Asia Institute (SAI), Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS), Heidelberg University, Germany
Gujranwala: Colonial Violence through air power
Professor Balbir S. Barn, FBCS, Academic Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, UK
The tragedy of partition in Punjabi poetry: a study
Dr Harpreet Kaur, Assistant Professor Department of Translation Studies, Mahatama Gandhi Antrarashtriya. Hindi. Vishwavidyalya, Wardha, Regional Center Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh – India)
It is a Gurdwara, Not a Memorial.”: The Politics and Aesthetics of Sikh memorials for 1984
Kanika Singh, Director, Centre for Writing & Communication, Ashoka University, India
Birthplace of Rama at Ghuram, Punjab: An exploration
Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Former Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru, India
Print, publication, and Punjabi literary periodicals
Amitoj Kaur Chandi, PhD research scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Mohali, Punjab, India
The Englishing of Britain’s Sikhs: complex dimensions in new brightness
Dr Gorby Jandu FRAS, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Roehampton, London
Philosophy of Humanism in Punjabi Sufi Poetry
Muhammad Izhar Sattar, Assistant Registrar & Coordinator Graduate and Post Graduate Studies, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Ranjit Singh’s Progressive Land Revenue Reforms: A Catalyst for Socio-Economic
Dr. Robina Yasmin, Chairperson, Department of Pakistan Studies, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Agricultural Land Leasing System in Indian Punjab: Structure, Market and Policy Issues
Jaswinder Singh Brar, Professor of Economics, Centre for Research in Economic Change, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India
In the Footsteps of Maharaja Duleep Singh: Tracing the Colonial Plunder of the Lahore Darbār’s Toshakhāna
Dr. Nadhra Shahbaz Khan, Director Gurmani Centre for Languages & Literature, Associate Professor (History of Art & Architecture), Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, LUMS, Pakistan
Environmental harms and child well-being in East Punjab, and Kashmir, India
Professor Ravinder Barn, PhD, FAcSS, Head of Department, Department of Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Catastrophe as Blessing: Alternative Perspectives about Floods in Punjab, Pakistan
Saba Fatima
We would also encourage you to use the above link to spread the word about the conference on social media and elsewhere. Do share this link with any friends or family who might like to attend the conference. If you have any further questions ahead of the day itself, feel free to write us a line at punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com.
For more information about the PRG visit our website at www.theprg.co.uk.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 22nd!
Punjab Research Group ‘Punjab: Past, Present, Future’ Punjab Research Group Conference, March 25, 2023 (Manchester Metropolitan University)
We are delighted to share with you that we are organising our first conference for 2023 of the Punjab Research Group (PRG) on Saturday, 25th March 2023, at the Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Refreshments (tea/coffee and sandwich lunch) will be provided. There is no registration fee, however, the places are limited, therefore, if you would like to register as a guest for this event it is mandatory to reserve your ticket using our online form at https://tinyurl.com/yzsmsb9a.
We would also encourage you to use the above link to spread the word about the conference on social media and elsewhere. Do share this link with any friends or family who might like to attend the conference. Lastly, if you have any further questions ahead of the day itself, feel free to write us a line at punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com.
The list of tentative invited speakers includes the following:
Vernacular press in the British colonial Punjab: an overview
Asma Naureen, PhD History (4th year), University of Edinburgh, UK
Development-induced human displacement: a case study of the capital project of Chandigarh
Dr Amandeep Kohri, Associate Professor and Head, Department of History, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Chandigarh
Ecological and ecocritical concerns in Shiv Kumar Batalvi`s poetry
Prof (Dr) Zameerpal Kaur Sandhu, Professor in Comparative Literature, Head Department of Punjabi, Dean School of Languages and Literature and Culture, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
The expansion of Barelwis and the development of Lyallpur: a symbiotic relationship
Zaigham Sarfraz, PhD History (3rd year), Royal Holloway University of London
Rhymes of resistance: poetry, music, and protest in the age of bhakti and beyond
Rupinder Singh Brar, Cardiologist and Writer, Director of Adventist Heart and Vascular Institute in Yuba City, CA
Weeping and identity: Shia community’s religious institutions, rituals and symbols in colonial Punjab (1849-1947)
Dr Ayyaz Gull, Assistant Professor, Department of History, GC University, Lahore. Pakistan
Voices from the periphery: imagining of the community from Punjabiyat to Nationalist identity in the Punjabi poetry genre
Dr Saadia Sumbal, Associate Professor Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Ferozepur Road Pakistan
Religious tolerance in Heer Damodar
Dr Muhammad Munir, Associate Professor of Punjabi, Department of Urdu and Oriental Languages, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Wretched river? The affectual ecology of the urban river Lai in Punjab, Pakistan
Mr Abdul Rehman, Doctoral Student at the National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
Destigmatizing Punjab from irregular migration: key public policy options
Dr Kulwinder Singh, Assistant Professor, University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India) and Mr Jatinder Singh, Research Assistant, University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India)
Spiritual ecology of jal maadi, a case study of Neelan River in Punjab
Ms Hasina PhD Scholar, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
For more information about the PRG visit our website at www.theprg.co.uk.
Looking forward to seeing you in Manchester on the 25th!
cfp: ‘Punjab: Past, Present, Future’ Punjab Research Group Conference, March 25, 2023 (Manchester Metropolitan University)
The Punjab Research Group has been hosting conferences at least twice a year since 1984 and was established as an inclusive and all-embracing forum to provide a platform for discussion and debate on issues pertaining to East and West Punjab as well as the Punjabi diaspora. During the past 38 years, the PRG has provided space for academics to interact with each other regardless of territorial or disciplinary boundaries. This is especially important given the often-strained relationship between India and Pakistan, which has prevented discussion and dialogue between scholars of East and West Punjab.
Our first conference for 2023 will be held as a one-day event in Manchester at the Manchester Metropolitan University. We welcome submissions from scholars, academics, young researchers, journalists, artists, and activists for an inter-disciplinary discussion focusing on the theme of ‘Punjab: Past, Present and Future’.
Speakers are invited to give paper presentations/performances that can cover a broad range of content, including, but not limited to history, philosophy, politics, gender, religion, environmental studies, economics, diaspora issues, linguistics, literature, poetry, arts, music, and culture.
We particularly welcome proposals exploring the genesis of Punjab, intersections between the ‘3 Punjabs’, going beyond the 1947 borders: to deepen our perspective on the ‘connected histories’, and to envision interrelated futures, of the region.
Please submit an abstract in a word document (200 words) and a brief CV to Raj (RS Mann) at punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com by 27th November 2022. Please put ‘ABSTRACT’ in your email subject line. In your word document state your study/abstract title, word count, give details of your name, email address and institutional affiliation (departmental and university/organisation). For any queries contact punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com.
Submissions from grad/postgraduate students are encouraged. Best Presenter Award will be presented to a doctoral student whose presentation is judged to be the best from amongst all the full-time doctoral student presentations. The Award includes cash and a certificate.
Refreshments (tea/coffee and sandwich lunch) will be provided. Places are limited, there is no registration fee for all conference guests but it is mandatory to reserve your ticket using our online form at www.punjabresearchgroup.eventbrite.com (or https://tinyurl.com/yzsmsb9a).
We look forward to seeing you in Manchester soon!
* The organisers reserve the right to change the venue without giving any reason/s.
Punjab Research Group ‘Punjab: Past, Present, Future’ Punjab Research Group Conference, October 29, 2022 (Oxford Brookes University)
DETAILED PROGRAMME
10.30- 10.45: Registration
10.45- 11.00: Welcome Address: Prof. Pritam Singh, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.
11.00-12.00: Session I. Agriculture and food
Chair: Prof Pritam Singh, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
11.00 – 11.20: Agriculture Sector in Punjab: A Review
Dr. Sohan Lal, Associate Professor, Department of English, Satyawati College, University of Delhi
11.20-11.40: The Importance of food culture in promoting Punjab as a travel destination
Prof. (Dr.) Urvashi Sharma, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
11.40-12.00: Discussion
12.00-13.00: Session II. Partition and migration – I
Chair: Dr Pargat Singh, Sikh Education Council, UK
12.00-12.20: Italy: An Emerging Destination of Punjabi Community
Dr Rosy Hastir, Assistant Professor, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India and Professor and Dr Ajoy Batta, Head, department of English, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India
12.20-12.40: Divided by Script, United by Translation: Punjabi Stories on the Partition of Punjab in 1947
Dr Hina Nandrajog, Officiating Principal & Associate Professor, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi
12.40-13.00: Discussion
13.00-14.00: Lunch Break
14.00-15:00: Session III. Archives and travels
Chair: Dr Priya Atwal (PhD Oxford), Historian, Author, Expert in Sikh History
14:00-14:20: Unexplored Archives in Lahore: Persian Sources and Manuscripts on Punjab Studies” Dr Robina Yasmin, Associate Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur
14:20-1440: No wonder that to approach it you must take off your earthly shoes and put on embroidered slippers’: Victoria women’s encounters with Harmandir Sahib
Prof Eleanor Nesbitt, Professor Emeritus, Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, Centre for Educational STudies, University of Warwick, Coventry
14.40- 15.00: Discussion
15.00-15.15: Conference Announcements on Publications, Scholarships and Research Projects
Release of a book edited by Dalvir Kaur (Wolverhampton) on the poems on farmers struggle
15.15-15.45: Coffee Break
15.45-16.45: Session IV. Punjabi diaspora reflections
Chair: Dr Karima Brooke, Artist, Poet and Associate Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
15.45-16.05: Being and becoming Punjabi: some personal reflections
Gurnam Singh (PhD), Department of Sociology University of Warwick, UK
16.05-16.25: What does it mean to be at ‘home’ in Britain? Reflections from an ethnographic study with Sikhs in the West Midlands
Dr Jaskiran Kaur, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
16:25-16:45: Discussion
16.45-17.15: Session V. Partition and migration – II
Chair: Prof Pritam Singh, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
16:45:17:05: Communal Frenzy, Exodus and the Rehabilitation of Muslim Refugees in West Punjab
Dr. Raja Adnan Razzaq, Post-Doc Research Fellow, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
17:05:17:15 Discussion
17:15:17:30 Note of thanks
cfp: ‘Punjab: Past, Present, Future’ Punjab Research Group Conference, October 29, 2022 (Oxford*)
The Punjab Research Group has been hosting conferences at least twice a year since 1984 and was established as an inclusive and all-embracing forum to provide a platform for discussion and debate on issues pertaining to East and West Punjab as well as the Punjabi diaspora. During the past 37 years, the PRG has provided space for academics to interact with each other regardless of territorial or disciplinary boundaries. This is especially important given the often-strained relationship between India and Pakistan, which has prevented discussion and dialogue between scholars of East and West Punjab.
Our second conference for 2022 will be held as a one-day event in Oxford*. We welcome submissions from scholars, academics, young researchers, journalists, artists, and activists for an inter-disciplinary discussion focusing on the theme of ‘Punjab: Past, Present and Future’.
Speakers are invited to give paper-presentations/performances that can cover a broad range of content, including, but not limited to: history, philosophy, politics, gender, religion, environmental studies, economics, diaspora issues, linguistics, literature, poetry, arts, music, and culture.
We particularly welcome proposals exploring the genesis of Punjab, intersections between the ‘3 Punjabs’, going beyond the 1947 borders: to deepen our perspective on the ‘connected histories’, and to envision interrelated futures, of the region.
Please submit an abstract in word document (200 words) and a brief CV to Raj (RS Mann) at punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com by 27th June 2022. Please put ‘ABSTRACT’ in your email subject line. In your word document state your study/abstract title, word count, give details of your name, email address and institutional affiliation (departmental and university/organisation). For any queries contact punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com.
Submissions from grad/postgraduate students are encouraged. Best Presenter Award will be presented to a doctoral student whose presentation is judged to be the best from amongst all the full-time doctoral student presentations. The Award includes cash and a certificate.
If you would like to register as a guestfor this event, please book a ticket using our online form at (https://tinyurl.com/2xshrdzp). The registration fee is £10 per person.
We look forward to seeing you in Oxford* soon!
* The organisers reserve the right to change the venue without giving any reason/s.
UKPHA: Virtual Bookclub meetings
A message from UKPHA about their superb webinar series:
As a result of the pandemic restrictions we began to offer the Sikh and Punjabi community a virtual social and cultural opportunity to engage with authors, podcasters, academics and museum curators. We call this a ‘Virtual Bookclub’ and it meets every Monday at 5pm. It provides an opportunity for the community to engage with a heritage expert and discuss their work. It provides an important cultural outlet which is lacking due to social restrictions. Asians are especially affected to COVID19 both medically and as many are living in extended families with older members identified as vulnerable and choose not to leave their homes at all.
Every Monday at 5pm (UK). You can see our forthcoming schedule here : http://www.ukpha.org/bookclub
cfp: ‘Punjab: Past, Present, Future’ Punjab Research Group Conference, October 26, 2019 (Wolfson College, Oxford)
ANNOUNCEMENT
‘Punjab: Past, Present, Future’
Punjab Research Group Conference
October 26 (Saturday), 2019
The Punjab Research Group has been hosting conferences at least twice a year since 1984 and was established as an inclusive and all-embracing forum to provide a platform for discussion and debate on issues pertaining to East and West Punjab as well as the Punjabi diaspora. During the past 35 years, the PRG has provided space for academics to interact with each other regardless of territorial or disciplinary boundaries. This is especially important given the often-strained relationship between India and Pakistan, which has prevented discussion and dialogue between scholars of East and West Punjab.
Our second conference for 2019 will be held as a one-day event on 26th October (Saturday) at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. We welcome submissions from scholars, academics, young researchers, journalists, artists, and activists for an inter-disciplinary discussion focusing on the theme of ‘Punjab: Past, Present and Future’.
Speakers are invited to give paper-presentations/performances that can cover a broad range of content, including, but not limited to: history, philosophy, politics, gender, religion, environmental studies, economics, diaspora issues, linguistics, literature, poetry, arts, and culture.
We particularly welcome proposals exploring the genesis of Punjab, intersections between the ‘3 Punjabs’, going beyond the 1947 borders: to deepen our perspective on the ‘connected histories’, and to envision interrelated futures, of the region.
Please submit an abstract (200 words) and a brief CV to Raj (RS Mann) at punjabresearchgroup@gmail.com by 30th August 2019. Submissions from grad/postgraduate students are encouraged. Best Presenter Award will be presented to a doctoral student whose presentation is judged to be the best from amongst all the full time doctoral student presentations. The Award includes cash and a certificate.
If you would like to register as a guest for this event, please book a ticket using our online form at (https://tinyurl.com/y3wejlgg). The registration fee is £30 per person which includes refreshments (tea/coffee/snacks) and a sandwich lunch. The registration fee is to be paid at the door only on the day of the event. Booking through eventbrite page is necessary as there are limited seats available.
We look forward to seeing you in Oxford soon!
cfp: THAAP CONFERENCE 2015: PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF PAKISTAN
Date: 06-08 November, 2015
Venue: THAAP, 43-G, Gulberg-III, Lahore, Pakistan.
Dear Friend,
THAAP is a forum of academics and professionals dedicated to improving the state of education, particularly in the field of Arts, Architecture and Culture. Friends and colleagues made THAAP Conferences 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 successful and now, I am happy to announce the launch of THAAP Conference 2015. With your contributions I am sure this too will be a great success.
THAAP has organized five international conferences, various talks, evening series and cultural events from year 2010 onwards. First Thaap Conference 2010, titled ‘Historiography of Architecture in Pakistan and the Region’ projected various viewpoints in the writing of history. A consensus developed that history acquires a meaning for the people if written from their perspective. Second Thaap Conference 2011 on ‘Portrait of Lahore: Capital City of the Punjab’ projected the city as an integrated human endeavor. Third Thaap Conference 2012 on ‘Life in Small Towns’ studied various small towns from all over the world in which life becomes the focal point of any composite and meaningful study of towns. Fourth Thaap Conference 2013 on ‘Cultural Roots of Art and Architecture of the Punjab’ explored different dimensions of the sub-continental Punjab to resolve the identity crisis we are in today as Punjabis. Fifth THAAP Conference 2014 focused on exploring the ‘Culture, Art and Architecture of the Marginalized and the Poor’. This year Sixth THAAP Conference 2015 sets out to shed light on ‘People’s History of Pakistan’. Please see the attached Call for Paper for details.
All interested scholars are invited to participate and write a paper. We welcome contributions from all over the world. We learn from each other.
Kindly email us 300-word abstract of your paper by APRIL 15, 2015. A confirmation email will be sent to you when we receive your abstract. If you do not get the confirmation email within a week of sending your abstract, please assume that we have not received your abstract and send us the abstract again.
The Paper Selection Committee will inform the selected paper readers by May 01, 2015. The full paper will be due by September 30, 2015.
Travel costs of selected paper readers (Economy Class Fare from point of origin to Lahore and return) and local hospitality will be provided during the conference.
Looking forward for your active participation in THAAP Conference 2015.
Email: thaap.conference@gmail.com
Address: 43-G, Gulberg-III
Lahore, Pakistan
cfp: International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC)
We are pleased to announce the call for papers (C4p) and registrations for the second International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC). The conference will take place at the prestigious University of Warwick on the 28 June 2015.
The second conference draws on the unprecedented success of the first ISRC, 2014 by bringing together academics, scholars and researchers and to encourage a spirit of collaboration within international Sikh studies academia.
Scholars, researchers and academics are encouraged to submit a paper which highlights research on any of the following themes: Musicology, History, Philosophy, Scripture, Diaspora, Identity, and Politics.
The call for papers for the second Sikh Research Conference is now live at http://www.sikhconference.co.uk.
See attachment for further details: Call for Papers
Regards
Gurinder Singh Mann
http://www.sikhscholar.co.uk
International Conference on “1947 : RETHINKING” 13th – 14th March, 2015
1947: Rethinking
Organised by Department of History, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
For participation and further details please contact:-
Director of the Conference:
Prof. Amarjit Singh, Chairman, Department of History, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119 (Haryana) (M) – 098121-84925
Landline No (s) – 01744-238410, 238196, 238679, Extn. 2558 & 2559 (Office)
Organizing Secretaries:
Dr. Nandini Bashistha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, K.U.Kurukshetra (M) – 09729074479
Mr. Dharamveer Saini, Assistant Professor, Department of History, K.U.Kurukshetra (M) – 097288-61900
Email:
chairperson.history@kuk.ac.in
amarjitsingh_45@yahoo.co.in
Please attached for full details:Concept Note-1, Information regarding International Conference-1
cfp: Sikholars Graduate Student Conference in Sikh and Punjab Studies, Stanford University
Call for Papers
For the past five years, the Jakara Movement has created a forum for budding scholars and researchers, working on various projects related to Sikhs, to come together, share, and challenge one another. For the past two years, we have found a home with Stanford University’s Center of South Asia and have formed an engaging partnership.
This year we do it again, with the additional support of the Sarbjit Singh Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies at UC Santa Cruz. We are pleased to announce our call for papers for Sikholars 2015. The Sikholars conference has attracted young scholars from over three continents and twenty–five universities. With topics ranging from Khalistan to Unix Coding, from sex-selective abortion to diasporic literature, from Nihangs in the court of Ranjit Singh to the North American bhangra circuit, from Sikh sculpture and architecture to representations of masculinity in Punjabi films, we encourage the widest possible range of those pursuing graduate studies on Sikh-related topics.
While all topics are welcomed and panels will be formed around their various themes—this year we seek to form two panels for special consideration.
The Guru Granth Sahib
For Sikholars 2015, we are hosting a special panel around the theme of the Guru Granth Sahib. From digital transmission and apps to history and material studies culture, from musicology to codicology, we welcome any number of approaches. Please indicate on the application if your subject is related to this theme.
Technology and Entrepreneurship Panel
Due to the widespread interest and demand from attendees, we again will have a special panel devoted to technological entrepreneurship. The panel will be limited to three panelists.
The conference will be held over the President’s Day weekend from February 14–15, 2015 at Stanford University. It is sponsored by the Center for South Asia at Stanford University and the Jakara Movement.
Proposals for individual papers should be no more than 250 words in length and may be uploaded at the conference website, with a current CV/resume.
Last year, 175+ community members came to participate and converse. We expect an even greater attendance this year with more thought-provoking papers. Be part of the conversation and mark your calendars for this unique experience.
Abstracts Submission Deadline: December 12, 2014
For more information, please visit our website http://www.sikholars.org
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