Public Announcement and Call to Register for the Workshop on May 17, 2026 with Gaurav C. Garg

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Workshop on Doctoral Studies in the Humanities and the Interpretative Social Sciences
with Dr Gaurav C. Garg, Ashoka University

This workshop will focus on (i) how to apply for PhD programs in the humanities and the interpretative social sciences; (ii) how to write a grant and research proposal; and (iii) how to do dissertation research and writing.

Gaurav C. Garg is an Assistant Professor of History at Ashoka University, India. He was trained in the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and obtained his PhD from New York University (NYU). He is a historian of cities, business, mountaineering, and development in modern South Asia. His first book Agents of Inertia: Business, Urban Crisis, and Economic Decline in Twentieth-Century Calcutta will be published by the Cambridge University Press in July 2026. His works have also appeared in journals such as Comparative Studies in Society and History, Journal of Global History, Journal of Historical Geography and South Asia: The Journal of South Asian Studies. He is currently working on two book projects. One, is on the history of the Ford Foundation in India. The other is a global history of Indian mountaineering. Dr. Garg is also trying to make tentative forays in modern Nepali history. He loves cities and mountains. Calcutta and Kathmandu are two of his favourite cities. He is also an avid trekker and he likes to trek in Nepal when time permits.

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 2 to 5:15 pm
Venue: Seminar Hall, Martin Chautari, Thapathali, Kathmandu

This workshop is free but you have to register for it.