7th Young Indian Scholars Conference on Tibetan Studies | Panel 2
7th Young Indian Scholars Conference on Tibetan Studies | Panel 2
Day 1 - October 8, 2025
Panel 2 – Trade, Routes & Socio-Cultural Exchanges
Moderator - Dr. Tsewang Dorjee
Paper Presentation 1: Dr. Raj Kumar Singh
From Pilgrimage Routes to Political Borders: Monasteries
and the Transformation of Indo-Tibetan Trade Networks
Paper Presentation 2: Suditya Kant Ghising
The Merchants of Eastern Himalayas: The Lhasa Newars
and the Indo-Tibetan Economic interactions in Kalimpong
in the early 20th century
Paper Presentation 3: Dr. Lobzang Samdup
Socio-Cultural Ties between Western Tibet & the western
Himalayan Region
Organised by Tibet Policy Institute
October 8 - 9, 2025
ATWS Hall, Khanyara, Dharamshala





