7th to 9th June, 2023

University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India

A three-day International Conference

Reconstructing the human population histories of South Asia using Archaeology and Genetics

under the umbrella of 

Emerging insights on human histories and past environments in South Asia

Funded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

Jointly organized by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India, and University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India

Chief Guest

Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi JiMinister of State for Culture and External AffairsGovt. of IndiaNew Delhi

Keynote Speakers

Shri Sanjeev SanyalMemberEconomic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Govt. of India, New Delhi
Prof. Partha Pratim MajumderFounder DirectorNational Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India

Patrons

Shri Govind Mohan, IASSecretaryMinister of CultureGovt. of India, New Delhi, India
Prof. Nilofer KhanVice-ChancellorUniversity of KashmirSrinagar, India
Dr. Vandana PrasadDirectorBirbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
Prof. Kumarasamy ThangarajDirectorCenter for DNA Fingerprinting & DiagnosticsHyderabad, India

Organizers

Dr. Niraj RaiScientistBirbal Sahni Institute of PalaeosciencesLucknow, India
Dr. Maanasa RaghavanAssistant ProfessorUniversity of ChicagoU.S.A.
Dr. Ajmal ShahAssistant ProfessorUniversity of KashmirSrinagar, India

Advisory Committee

Shri Srijan Pal Singh

CEOKalam CentreNew Delhi

Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir

Registrar

University of Kashmir

Organizing Committee

Prof. Tabasum Firdous

Director, CCAS

University of Kashmir

Prof. Tareak A. Rather

CCAS 

University of Kashmir

Gunja Kapoor

Kalam Centre

New Delhi

Dr. Mumtaz YatooArchaelogistSrinagar, India
Dr. Asif Mohi Ud DinLecturerUniversity of Kashmir
Dr. Amit KaushikAssociate ProfessorAmity University, Noida

Satya Prakash

Assistant Teacher

Prayagraj

Bhavna Ahlawat

PhD Student

Punjab University, Chandigarh, & BSIP, Lucknow 

Dr. Lomous Kumar

Research Associate

BSIP, Lucknow

Dr. Himani Patel

PhD Student

BSIP, Lucknow

Sachin Kumar

PhD Student

BSIP, Lucknow

Bilal Hassan

PhD Student

CCAS 

University of Kashmir

Showkat Ahmad Rather

PhD Student

CCAS 

University of Kashmir

Irfan Qayoom Shah

PhD Student

CCAS 

University of Kashmir 

Aparna Dwivedi

PhD Student

BSIP, Lucknow

Richa Rajpal

PhD Student

BSIP, Lucknow 

Dr. Yogesh Yadav

Lecturer

CCAS 

University of Kashmir 

Akanksha Rai

Organizing Institutes

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