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In this interview, the research team comprising Dr. Başaran Ayar, Dr. Mahmut Mazlum, and Dr. Kerim Sert discusses their project, “The Image of India...
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Call for applications, ESIND Short Term Scientific Missions About Short Term Scientific Missions Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are exchange visits aimed at supporting...
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Dear ESIND members, We are looking for members who are willing and able to host Young Researchers forShort-Term Scientific Missions. Please read the following...
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“Mapping India: Cartographic Representations, Stereotypes, and Geopolitical, Cultural, and Religious Imaginaries” This research cluster focuses on the critical analysis of cartographic representations of India...
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Comparative Research on European Representations of India: Museums, Collections, and the Production of Institutional Knowledge As India and Europe are becoming increasingly important to...
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Encountering the “Other”: Europe’s Interactions with South AsiaKaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania Dates: 5-6 November 2026Venue: Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaOrganizers: Digital Culture,...
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Surveying India: The Jesuit role in the literary, cultural, and artistic exchange with Europe Call for papers ESIND research cluster: Jesuit Image(s) of India...
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2026-03-05 Indi@logs: Spanish Journal of India Studies has launched a call for contributions to a special issue closely related to ESIND’s thematic scope and...
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The study of India’s visual heritage occupies a central position in the broader debates on colonial knowledge, artistic exchange, and the making of global...
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ESIND workshop entitled “My First Time in India – Places, Peoples, Impression and Stereotypes at the First Encounter”, organized by Marianna Ferrara (Università Sapienza di...
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Happy new year to all participants of the COST Action ESIND! We begin 2026 with a new and exciting step in ESIND’s development: the...
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As India and Europe are becoming increasingly important to each other as economic, political, and strategic partners, sensitive issues arise in their encounters. Today,...
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Presenting the ERC-funded ID-SCAPES research projectSidh Losa Mendiratta, Giuseppe Resta, Tiago Cruz The cultural heritage associated with India and Bangladesh’s Christian minorities remains understudied...
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Vilém Skopal During the 19th century, knowledge of Asian traditions labelled with the general category of Buddhism spread rapidly among Europeans. This was caused...
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One of the major aims of the COST Action ESIND is to create a digital collection of (a) translations of sources on India from...
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India through the eyes of Lithuanians An interview with Professor Šarūnas Paunksnis and Associate Professor Runa Chakraborty Paunksnis of the Kaunas University of Technology...
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Jagiellonian University in Kraków
About Conference Grants Conference grants fund in-site presentation at the international conferences within the scientific fields and focus relevant for the goals of CA23144...
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About Short Term Scientific Mission Grants Short Term Scientific Missions are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration...
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The annual ESIND meetings for the first year of the Action will take place at the Technical University of Liberec in the Czech Republic...
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Jagiellonian University in Kraków
ESIND will participate in the 23rd World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, which will take place at Jagiellonian University...