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Aarohan 2027: India and the World

An international seminar on Design, Culture & Communication.

Hosted by IIT Delhi, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India , Aarohan 2027 invites young researchers, designers, scholars and practitioners from across the world to explore how design shapes national identities, cultures, communication and public life.

Call for Extended Abstracts (1,200–1,500 words) across four domains:
• Communication Design 
• Social Design 
• Cultural Representation & Digital Humanities 
• Critical Design & Futures

📍 IIT Delhi, India | 22–24 February 2027
📅 Submission Deadline: 23 November 2026

✈️ MoYAS Aarohan Travel Fellowship
Lead and presenting authors must be under 35; senior mentors may co-author.
🔗 Submit here: https://aarohan.iitd.ac.in

5th Asian Conference on Ergonomics & Design (ACED 2026) in Singapore

PhD scholars from the DeSH Lab, Department of Design, IIT Delhi presented and exchanged ideas at UD26: Belonging, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Rana Shinde, Srutinwita Roy, Himani Kanojia, Garima Bhardwaj and Sabahat Ali Khan presented papers emerging from their doctoral journeys under the guidance of Prof. Saurabh Tewari.

The conference brought together participants from Portugal, Brazil, Italy, England, Mauritius, India, Spain, the USA and several other countries. The exchange of work and perspectives highlighted methodological and critical commonalities across doctoral research from diverse contexts, while also opening up thoughtful and constructive conversations around the work.