Indian
Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala is all set to conduct the fourth edition of the
prestigious annual Dilli seminar on 12th and 13th of
October 2017. The theme for this year’s seminar is ‘India and Southeast
Asia – Maritime Trade, Expedition and Civilisation Linkages’. Advisor Naval
History Project at Integrated Headquarters Ministry of defence (Navy) and
former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral
Anup Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd) would be the Chief Guest for the occasion.
Prof
Priyadarsi Mukherji, Head of Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Prof (Dr) Srikanth Kondapalli, Chairman of the
Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Prof (Dr) La Na
Swamy, Professor and former chair for Maritime Studies and Research, Calicut
University, Prof Ajay Pratap Singh, Head of Department, History and Faculty of
Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Prof Binda Paranjape, Faculty of
Social Science, Banaras Hindu University, Prof (Dr) Ruby Maloni, Head of
History Department, University of Mumbai, large delegation of serving senior
Naval and Coast Guard officers, eminent academicians, distinguished luminaries,
representatives from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and cadets of the INA
would participate in the seminar.
INA
conducts the annual Dilli seminar on elements and issues of
maritime history and heritage of the nation to help the young officers and
cadets keep an eye on future developments in the maritime domain with a strong
foundation of the past. This year’s theme is aimed to explore and elucidate the
impact of historic maritime trade that existed between India and Southeast
Asian countries on their society, religion, spirituality, art, architecture, language,
Literature, administration and other areas of civilization. The papers
presented in the seminar would deliberate and analyse the impact of the
historical maritime connections on the present, to extrapolate the
future.
The Dilli series
of seminar has always been an intellectually stimulating experience for all
participants especially the young cadets and the 2017 edition promises to be
equally informative, especially considering the growing significance of
Southeast Asian countries in the present socio-economic, geographical and
political situation.
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