International ConferenceINDOWS International Symposium “Currents of Metamorphosis across the Indian Ocean”

Date

Saturday, December 9 – Sunday, December 10, 2023

Outcomes

A total of 13 people presented their research in four sessions. Six of the presenters were from overseas, and their nationalities were India, Germany, Nigeria, Pakistan, France, and the United States. The symposium was a great success, with more than 50 participants in total over the two days. The results of this symposium will be peer-reviewed and published as a collection of papers in OUKA, Osaka University Knowledge Archive, by the end of FY2024.

LectureLecture by Dr. Francesca Orsini

Date

March 7, 2023

Dr. Francesca Orsini (University of London) was invited to give a lecture titled “Studying, Strolling, Overhearing -Poetry in multilingual early modern North India. Outcomes: The lecture carefully explained the multilingual environment in North India since the 17th century and how these languages were disseminated as a literary medium, using images of manuscripts and original texts from the revised editions. The latest research results were presented on specific instances of the selective and mixed use of Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian, and Urdu. 10 people attended the lecture.

International ConferenceInternational Conference The 14th International Conference on Early Modern Literatures of North India (ICEMLNI) (Joint Sponsorship)

Date

July 15-19, 2022

Outcomes: Hiroko Nagasaki, a member of the Center, organized the 14th International Conference on Early Modern Literatures of North India (ICEMLNI). Thirty-seven people, including Center members Hiroko Nagasaki and Makoto Kitada, presented their research. More than 90 participants from various countries attended the conference both in person and online, and lively discussions were held each day.