International Conference on Indian Diaspora from North East and other parts of the Country: Comparative Journeys, Identity and Challenges of India Connect. It is being jointly organised by NERRRC, Miranda House, University of Delhi & Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives, India (ODI India) on 24-25 October 2024 via dual mode. Offline at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi and Online Via Zoom Platform.
Conference Announcements
•International Conference on �India and its Diaspora Engagement: Comparative Global Practices� organized by Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives, (ODI) New Delhi in Collaboration with Dias
•INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on "New Indian Migrants' and 'Indentured Diaspora': Emerging opportunity for Indian Foreign Policy" 3-4 November, 2016 Venue: Rabindra Bharti Unversity, Kolkata
•International Conference on DIASPORA AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION IN DEVELOPMENT: COMPARATIVE GLOBAL EXPERIENCES 10-11 January 2016, New Delhi
•Interactive Lecture on "India and Indian Diaspora in East Africa: Past Experiences and Future Challenges by Dr. Gijsbert Oonk, Erasmus University, Holland 2 December 2015 at Conf. Hall 2 at IIC
•International Conference organized by ODI on Indian Diaspora in Development of Home and Host Countries: A Comparative Perspective at Kadi University, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, 10th-11th January, 2015
•OD Conference at Columbia University on A Foot in Each World: South Asian Diaspora Communities in the United States and their Interactions with their Homeland October 17, 2014, 2.00–5.00pm Altschul Auditorium, International Affairs Building (SIPA)
•International Conference on "Women in the Indian Diaspora" organised by ODI in collaboration with IIC and CAS-Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 10-11 January 2014, at India International Centre, New Delhi
•Conference on "Diaspora in India's Foreign Policy and National Security:A Comparative Perspective" on 6-7 November 2013 at New Delhi
•International Conference on “India and its Diaspora: A Comparative Perspective” on 29-30 March 2013 at IIC
Books on Diaspora by ODI & its Members
Published in Collaboration with ODI
International conferences of ODI on Diasporas
Organised in India
Interaction and Talks organised by ODI
Collaborations with Academic Institutions
                                                       ODI India Team
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Office Bearers
 
President: 
Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Dubey, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 
Secretary :
Dr. (Ms.) Aarshi Dua, Diaspora Researcher & Assistant Editor, Africa Review Journal, Brill Publications.
Treasurer
Dr. (Mr.) Hemant Tahiliani (Retd), Department of Education, Government of Delhi.
 
EC Members
 
Prof. (Dr.) Bashabi Gupta, Professor, Miranda House, Delhi University.
Dr. (Ms.) Sushmita Rajwar, Associate Prof., Jawaharlal Nehru University .
Dr. (Ms.) Priyadarshika Subba, Senior Project Assistant, IOM, New Delhi
Dr. (Ms.) Ivy Handique, Researcher on Diaspora, New Delhi.
Dr. (Ms.) Sasmita Mohanty, Assistant Professor, Rajdhani College, Delhi University
 
 
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PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:  
  
 
 
Convenor: Dr. Bijay Pratihari, JMI, New Delhi
Members:
Dr. (Ms.) Priyadarshika Subba, Senior Project Assistant , IOM, New Delhi
Dr. (Ms.) Nidhi Jain, Udaipur
Dr. (Ms.) Ivy Handique, Researcher on Diaspora, New Delhi
Dr. (Ms.) Sasmita Mohanty, Assistant Professor, Rajdhani College, Delhi University
 
             
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE :
 
Convenor: Dr (Ms.) Sushmita Rajwar, Associate Prof., Jawaharlal Nehru University
Memners:
Dr. (Ms.) Jyoti Tyagi, Associate Editor, Diaspora Studies journal by Brill; and Deputy Director, Migration and Diaspora Institute (MDI), New Delhi, India    
Dr. (Mr.) Aditya Anshu, Asstt Prof. Abu Dhabi University
Prof. (Dr.) Nameirakpam Surjitkumar, Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science & Human Rights, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP, India.
 
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION COMMITTEE:
Convenor: Dr (Ms.) Bashabi Gupta, Professor, Miranda House, Delhi University
Members:
Dr. (Ms.) Chandani Tiwari, Assistant Professor, SSE, Symbiosis International University, Pune
Dr. Aarshi Dua, Diaspora Researcher & Assistant Editor, Africa Review Journal, Brill Publications.
Prof. (Dr.) Hanjabam Shukhdeba Sharma, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP, India.  
               
Advisor: (International Collaboration and Media Interface):  Amb. Manju Seth (Retd.)
 
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•ODI Lecture Publication: Global India Dialogue Series
ODI Periodicals
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ODI International IN CONFERENCES OVERSEAS
ODI Member Participation in Overseas Meets
ODI International Meetings in conjunction with Conferences
ODI International Meetings in India
 
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