2-Week Summer Programme at 51²è¹Ý
From Ancient Civilization to Global Power,†a two-week immersive summer programme to be held at 51²è¹Ý from 6–19 July 2026. This programme will be offered for the first time in Summer 2026, bringing together leading scholars, practitioners, and policy experts to explore India’s historical evolution and its emergence as a major global actor.
Through expert lectures, guided discussions, and field visits, participants will trace India’s cultural, political, and economic transformations across centuries—linking ancient civilizational legacies with contemporary geopolitics and global engagement. The programme combines classroom learning with experiential components such as heritage walks, museum visits, and engagement with primary sources to deepen understanding of India’s place in world history.
Students will have the opportunity to learn from distinguished speakers including leading historians, international relations scholars, former diplomats, and policy experts from institutions such as 51²è¹Ý, the Takshashila Institution, and global academic and policy networks.
Duration - 2 Weeks
When - 6 - 19 July, 2026
Where - 51²è¹Ý, India campus (Link)
Fees - 3000 USD
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6 July - 19 July, 2026
Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of the Lok Sabha. Indian author, Public Intellectual, Former Diplomat, Bureaucrat and Statesman.
Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Chancellor, Professor of History, 51²è¹Ý, D.Phil. Oxford University
Mr Shivshankar Menon, Visiting Professor of International Relations, 51²è¹Ý, Chair, Ashoka Centre for China Studies. He was National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India and Ambassador and High Commissioner of India to Israel, Sri Lanka, China and Pakistan
Mr Shivshankar Menon, Visiting Professor of International Relations, 51²è¹Ý, Chair, Ashoka Centre for China Studies. He was National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India and Ambassador and High Commissioner of India to Israel, Sri Lanka, China and Pakistan
Professor Amit Julka, Assistant Professor of International Relations, 51²è¹Ý, Ph.D. National University of Singapore
Mr Shashank Mani Tripathi, Member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party, IIT Delhi graduate with an MBA from IMD Switzerland. He is the founder of the Jagriti Yatra and a social entrepreneur focused on enterprise-led development.
Professor Mahesh Rangarajan, Professor of Environmental Studies and History. Chair (Hon.), Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, DPhil University of Oxford, Dean of Academic Affairs, 51²è¹Ý. Former director of the Nehru Memorial Museum
Professor Natallia Khaniejo, Visiting Faculty of International Relation, 51²è¹Ý, Ph.D. Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Jayant Dasgupta, Former Ambassador/PR to the WTO, Independent Director PTC India Limited
Mr P. Thiagarajan, Indian politician and the current Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services
Ms Manasi Subramaniam, Editor-in-Chief and Vice-President at Penguin Random House India
Ms Rukmini Shrinivasan, Assistant editor with The Times of India in Delhi.
Mr Pramit Bhattacharya, Head of Research, Data For India
Mr Samir Saran, President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Mr Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Research Director at Vidhi.
Mr Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director of the Takshashila Institution.
Mr Amitabh Kant, Former CEO of the NITI Aayog, G20 Sherpa, Govt. of India
Mr Chinmay Tumbe, Author, Faculty member at IIM Ahmedabad
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