Call for Papers/Panels: Chautari Annual Conference – 2025 [deadline extended]

Name: Call for Papers/Panels: Chautari Annual Conference – 2025 [deadline extended]
Start: 2025-11-26T09:00:00+05:45
End: 2025-11-28T17:00:00+05:45
Location: Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600

Schedule

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC+05:45

Location

Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600 | Kathmandu, BA

Martin Chautari (MC) is organizing the Chautari Annual Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 26-28, 2025. The aim of this conference is to promote research culture in the humanities and social sciences in Nepal. MC invites submission of abstracts of research papers or abstracts of theme-based panels from eligible researchers who will have completed their research by the abstract submission deadline. Interested researchers should fill this google form.
Google form:
bit.ly/3Q6RZZE
Preferences:
- The theme of the research should be related to Nepal; comparative work is also welcome provided that Nepal-related content is substantial.
- Young/women researchers are highly encouraged to submit the abstracts.

Abstract guidelines:
- Abstracts can be in English or Nepali and should be between 400 and 500 words in length. The title of the proposed paper, a short description of the research base, and the paper’s main arguments/findings must be clearly stated.
- Abstracts for panels should consist of its title and a brief description, and the abstracts of each paper in the panel should also be included. There can be a maximum of four papers in a panel.
- Researchers can send abstracts of up to two papers as long as they are written by multiple-author teams and two separate individuals plan to present them at the conference. At the time of submission, please indicate the names of the (separate) persons who will be presenting each of the two papers.

Notifications:
- This is an in-person only conference. All participants, including paper presenters and panelists, are required to register to attend the conference. The registration fee is NRs. 1000 per person.
- Participants are expected to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

Important dates:
Call for abstracts: February 1, 2025
Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2025 [deadline extended]
Announcement of accepted abstracts: July 27, 2025
Deadline for the submission of full papers (length 4000-5000 words): October 30, 2025
Announcement of accepted papers: November 7, 2025
Conference days: November 26-28, 2025
Queries should be sent to
[email protected] and [email protected]
Further information can be obtained from:
Conference Organizing Committee
Martin Chautari
27 Jeet Jung Marg, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (+977 1) 5338050/4102027/4102243
Url: www.martinchautari.org.np