CALL FOR PAPERS

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1. DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE of Buddhist Architectural Culture and its Conservation
   • Materials, techniques, iconography, decorative arts, and continuing skills
   • Defining tangible and intangible heritage and their interdependence for living heritage traditions
   • Intangible heritage – rituals, language & traditions
   • Preserving Buddhist chants, scripts, and oral traditions
2. EXPLORING SYNERGIES between Contemporary Communities and Buddhist Legacies
   • Sustainable development, pilgrimage, tourism and its linkages
   • Identification of and planning for conservation and development of rural Buddhist heritage sites – Indian and international experiences
   • Safeguarding pilgrimage traditions
   • Engaging monastic and lay communities in heritage conservation
3. TRANSLATING CONSCIOUSNESS INTO ACTION for the Benefit of Rural Societies
   • Funding, partnerships & sustainability
   • Engaging government agencies and international bodies (UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS)
   • Collaborations with universities and Buddhist institutions

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• Mention: Name of the Author/ Authors
• Mention: Title of paper
• Text of abstract 300–500 words (in word & pdf format both)
• Font: Times new roman - 12
• Keyword up to 8
• Include: Short CV Profile (150 – 300 words in pdf format)
• Affiliation of author/ authors with university/ institutes
• Mention: Contact Address
• Mention: Contact email address & Phone Number
• Latest Passport-size photo (150 dpi, JPG format)

Email Subject: Your Name, Abstract – [Topic Name]

Example: Sh. Sanjay Badala, Abstract – Conservation at Piprahwa

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