International seminar to commemorate Prof. K.N. Panikkar

Sreenarayana Guru Open University (SGOU) and the Kerala History Congress are jointly organizing a two-day planetary seminar to commemorate the intelligence and historiographical contributions of the renowned historian, precocious Prof. K.N. Panikkar. The seminar, themed ‘Cultural Logics of Nationalism: Hegemony and Democratic Struggles’, volition beryllium held connected April 28 and 29 astatine the Seminar Hall of the SGOU world block. Former Minister M.A. Baby volition inaugurate the lawsuit and the league volition beryllium presided implicit by SGOU Vice-Chancellor Prof Jagathy Raj V.P., with Prof. Aditya Mukherjee, erstwhile prof of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), delivering the keynote address. Over the people of 2 days, the seminar volition diagnostic insubstantial presentations and discussions led by distinguished historians and scholars from premier Indian universities. Notable speakers see JNU professors Mridula Mukherjee and Harbans Mukhia, on with Prof. Karthikeyan Nair (Kerala History Congress), Dr. P.P. Abdul Razak (KCHR), Dr. Sebastian Joseph (TIES, Kottayam), Prof. Gopakumaran Nair, Prof. K.S. Madhavan, Dr. Malavika Binny, and Dr. Biju R.I.

Published - April 26, 2026 08:55 p.m. IST