4–5 March 2025
At the Faultlines of Survival:
Reading Vulnerability and Precarity
in Contemporary Indian Narratives
Organised by the Department of English in association with the College Development Council, Mahatma Gandhi University, Mar Thoma Research Foundation and IQAC, Mar Thoma College for Women, Perumbavoor.
About the Conference
The two-day National Conference explored the emerging field of Vulnerability Studies, with special emphasis on representations of precarity, survival and resistance in contemporary Indian literary and cultural narratives.
The Conference initiated meaningful academic dialogue on vulnerability as shaped by caste, labour, gender, migration, ecology, religion and socio-political structures in the Indian context, while also envisioning an alternative framework rooted in regional and national experiences.
Collaborative Initiative
The Conference was organised as a collaborative academic initiative under Memoranda of Understanding with:
- Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha
- Sree Sankara College, Kalady
- MES College, Kunnukara
- Union Christian College, Aluva
Conference Resources
Access the programme schedule and book of abstracts.
Conference Highlights
Snapshots from the inaugural session, keynote lectures, paper presentations and scholarly interactions.
“Reading vulnerability is also reading survival, resilience and the possibility of new futures.”