PROGRAMME
Centre for Legal History of India (CLHI)
Launch Conference
23 AND 24 JUNE 2026 I 9:00 (CEST) I MPILHLT (ROOM Z01) I CLHI
Tuesday, 23.06.2026
DAY 1
09:00–09:30 Registration
09:30–09:50 Welcome address and Introduction to CLHI
Stefan Vogenauer and Reeju Ray (mpilhlt)
09:50–10:00 Introducing Opening Keynote
Stefan Vogenauer
10:00–10:45 Opening Keynote
Dr. Radhika Singha, Professor Modern Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Retd.)
10:45–11:15 Q&A
Coffee/tea 11:15–11:30
11:30–13:00 CLHI Orientation Scholars Research Showcase
Chair: Reeju Ray (mpilhlt)
11:30–11:45 Kriti Sharma (mpilhlt)
11:45–12:00 Saqib Rasool Bhat (mpilhlt)
12:00–12:15 Achintya Gurumurthy (mpilhlt)
12:15–12:30 Manpreet Sandhu (mpilhlt)
12:30–13:00 Feedback
Lunch 13:00–14:00
14:00–15:45 Beyond British India
Chair: Matilde Cazolla (University of Bologna)
14:00–14:15 Palvasha Shahab (Yale University)
14:15–14:30 Wafa Ben Mahmoud (Humboldt University)
14:30–14:45 Karoline Machado (mpilhlt)
14:45–15:00 Juma Omollo (mpilhlt)
15:00–15:15 Izhar Khan (mpilhlt)
15:15–15:40 Q&A
15:40–16:00
16:00–18:00 Roundtable: Legal History in times of Authoritarian Legalities/Illegalities
Chair: Stefan Vogenauer (mpilhlt)
16:00–16:20 Nandini Chatterjee (University of Oxford)
16:20–16:40 Aparna Balachandran (University of Delhi)
16:40–17:00 Razak Khan (Frei Universität Berlin)
17:00–17:20 Sandhya Fuchs (University of Bristol)
17:20–17:40 Reeju Ray (mpilhlt)
17:40–18:00 Discussion
Dinner 18:00–20:00
20:00–21:00 Feedback from participants on CLHI activities
Wednesday, 24.06.2026
Archives and Methods in Legal History
09:00–10:40 Panel 1
Chair: Erica Ollikainen-Reid (mpilhlt)
09:00–09:15 Chris Jenkins (mpilhlt)
09:15–09:30 Rukmini Chakraborty (EUI)
09:30–09:45 Himanshu Agarwal (University of Cambridge)
09-45–10:00 Akhila Yechury (University of St. Andrews)
10:00–10:15 Rômulo Ehalt (mpilhlt)
10:15–10:40 Q&A
Coffee/tea 10:40–10:50
10:55–12:30 Panel 2
Chair: Donal Coffey (Maynooth University)
10:55–11:10 Manav Kapur (Princeton University)
11:10–11:25 Aurif Muzafar (NALSAR)
11:25–11:40 Martin O’Donoghue (mpilhlt)
11:40–11:55 Prashant Iyengar (Columbia University/mpilhlt)
11:55–12:10 Ragini Surana (mpilhlt)
12:10–12:30 Q&A
12:30–13:00 Library Resources at mpilhlt
Ian Hillesheim (mpilhlt)
Lunch 13:00–14: 00
14:00-15:30 Panel 3
Chair: Martin O’Donoghue (mpilhlt)
14:00–14:15 Jaideep Singh Lalli (University of Cambridge)
14:15–14:30 Samyak Ghosh (NLSIU/guest CLHI)
14:30–14:45 Arighna Gupta (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
14:45–15:00 Erica Ollikainen-Read (mpilhlt)
15:00–15:15 Prakhar Ganguly (mpilhlt)
15:15–15:30 QnA
Coffee/tea 15:30–15:50
15:50 Introducing Closing Keynote
Reeju Ray (mpilhlt)
16:00–17:30 Closing Keynote Lecture
Prof. Janaki Nair, Professor Modern Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Retd.)
17:30–18:00 Closing Summary
Stefan Vogenauer (mpilhlt)
18:00–18:10 Vote of Thanks
Reeju Ray (mpilhlt)
18:10–19:00 Campus Tour before dinner
Dinner 19:00-20:00
20:00–21:00 Key takeaways
Stefan Vogenauer (mpilhlt)