Dear all,

It is my delight to announce the 4th Young Researchers' Indo-Persian Conference, focusing this year on the topic of Patronage in Persianate South Asia. As in previous editions, this year's conference will be held both in presence, at the Vieille Charité (Marseille, France) and online (link: https://bbb.ehess.fr/b/raf-iri-zcu-2hs). Attendance is entirely free and needs no previous enrollment, we just ask that you kindly let us know if you plan on attending in person or online through the following form ( https://forms.gle/YYMPqmvmqWwAWBpM6). We are very honoured to host a talk by the esteemed Prof. Said Arjomand, who kindly accepted our invitation.
The full programme is attached in PDF, whilst the shorter version is to be found in the body of this email. We are looking forward to your attendance at the 4th Young Researchers' Indo-Persian Conference!


Thursday, June 11th

Session 1 –Chair: Hairy Ozkoray (AMU)

10:00-10:30: Introduction by the organizers

10:30–11:30: “Sufis and Poets: Provincializing the Empire through Religio-political Dynamics, c.1600- 1750” by Shakir ul-Hasan (Online)
11:30-11:45: Coffee Break
11:45–12:45: “Rajput kings and their engagement with Vedānta in 17th and 18th century North India” by Rosina Pastore
12:45–14:00: Lunch break

Session 2 –Chair: Carmen Spiers (AMU)

14:00–14:15: Introduction
14:15–15:15: “The Wish-Granting Creeper of Praise: The Language of Patronage in Mughal Banaras” by Kartik Maini
15:15-15:30: Coffee Break
15:30–16:30: “A Brahmin Pandit and his Muslim patrons: Śrīvara's attendance at the Kashmiri Šāhmīrid court” by Fabio Pagliani
16:30-17:30: “Religious Patronage at the Mughal Court: Title Bestowal on 16 Century Jains” by Raffaello De León-Jones Diani

Friday, June 12th
Session 3 –Chair : Eleonora Canepari (EHESS CeRCLeS)

10:00-10:30: Introduction by the organizers
10:30–11:30: “Patronage, Protection and Friendship: The Nature of the Relationship between ʿĀqil Khān ‘Rāzī’ and Mirzā ‘Bēdil’ Dihlavī during the Late 17th Century” by Victor Baptiste
11:30 –11:45: Coffee Break
11:45–12:45: “The Mughal Shuʿarāʾ Showdown: One Story of Inter-religious Love in Two Indo-Persian Mathnawīs” by Ojaswini Shekhawat (Online)

12:45–14:00: Lunch break

Session 4 –Chair : Fabrizio Speziale (EHESS CESAH/
CeRCLeS)

14:00 –14: 15 : Introduction
14:15–15:15: “Architectural studies of Tarikh-i-Rauza-i-Taj bi bi” by Abdullah (online)
15:15–15:30: Coffee Break
15:30–16:30: Special guest Pr. Said Arjomand “Concluding Remarks on Persianate Studies”

General Discussion
17:15: Final Refreshments


Best,