The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, invites paper submissions for the second edition of Aarohan.

Aarohan 2027: India and the World · An International Seminar on Design, Culture and Communication, looks at design as a cultural, social, institutional, and technological force, one that shapes how a nation is seen, argued over, and remade, at home and abroad. Submissions may explore this through India’s own case, another country’s case, or a comparison between them, across four domains: Communication Design; Social Design; Curatorial, Digital Representation, and Digital Humanities; and Sustainability, Design Education, and Futures. Each domain can be approached through three discourses: Design Histories and Genealogies; Contemporary Design Cultures, Institutions and Infrastructures; or Design Futures, Strategies and Scenarios.

Dates of Conference: 22 – 24 February 2026, IIT Delhi

Date of abstract submission: 23 November 2026.

For details of abstract submission and about conference, see here: https://sites.google.com/view/aarohaniitd/home