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S_065

Sacred Landscapes and Living Heritage: Evolving Ideas in Cultural and Geoheritage Preservation

Lead Convener

Subodha Mendaly Department of History, including AIHC & Archaeology, HNB Garhwal, Central University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India. subodhamendaly050@gmail.com subodhamendaly@hnbgu.ac.in

Co Convener(s)

Pankaj Singh AIHC & Archaeology, Central University Tripura. Tripura, India. mpankaj.singh26@gmail.com Sakir Hussain Department of History, Govt. College Sundergarh, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India. sakirhussain303@gmail.com Amita Gupta Department of Comparative Religion and Civilisation, Central University, Jammu, India. amita.ccrc@cujammu.ac.in

Session Keywords

Geoheritage, Sacred Landscapes, Interdisciplinary Preservation, Human–Environment Interaction, Heritage Stewardship

Commission


HABCOM

Abstract Category

Heritage

Session Description

India’s cultural and geoheritage is deeply rooted in sacred landscapes, memory’s capes, and human– environment interactions shaped over millennia. From megaliths and rock art to fossil-rich terrains and sacred rivers, these landscapes embody evolving ideas of place, ritual, and knowledge. As these sites face growing threats from development and climate change, this session invites interdisciplinary reflections on preserving and reinterpreting them. Through geoarchaeology, ethnography, digital tools, and community engagement, we aim to explore how heritage thinking evolves - and how sacred and scientific values can be integrated for future stewardship.

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.