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Call for Papers
Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia: Reflections on
Cross- Cultural Movements

21 - 23 Nov 2007
Asia Research Institute (ARI), The National University of
Singapore, Singapore

The conference is organised in conjunction with an exhibition
on Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia (EIISEA) by the
National Library Board, Singapore. It will be jointly hosted
by the Asia Research Institute (ARI), the Institute of South
Asian Studies (ISAS) and the Institute of Southeast Asian
Studies (ISEAS).  The conference papers will cover the
characteristics of the cultural interactions during the period
from pre- and proto-history through the classical period of
state formations in Southeast Asia.

The conference organisers invite researchers to submit
abstracts on the following sub-themes:
1) Naval expeditions and background history of Rajendra Chola
in Southeast Asia
2) Ancient and medieval commercial activities and Chola
maritime relationship between India and Southeast Asia
3) Archaeological and inscriptional evidence and the
historical background of cross-cultural movements
4) Regional cultures and localisation of Indian influences in
Southeast Asia
5) Early Indian science, astronomy, mathematics, art and
architecture in Southeast Asia

Abstracts should be between 150-200 words in length. The
abstracts should reach the Conference Secretariat by Tuesday,
15 May 2007. Submission of completed papers is due by Friday,
21 September 2007. Paper presenters will be provided with
round-trip economy travel, hotel accommodation, per-diem and
an honorarium for the paper presentation in Singapore. The
papers will be published as a volume.

Please address all correspondence to: Professor A. Mani
<amani at iseas.edu.sg< / Professor Rama <prsamy at iseas.edu.sg>.
Conference Coordinators
Conference Secretariat
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119614.

URL
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=632
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu