KCHR’s ‘Cosmos Malabaricus Summer School’ from August 11

The Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) will organise the ‘Cosmos Malabaricus Summer School’ in collaboration with Leiden University here from August 11 to 14.

The event will explore Malabar’s history, heritage, and Dutch archival sources. It will be held at Gama Heritage Residency, Fort Kochi. The programme emerged from the Cosmos Malabaricus (CosMa) project, aimed at decoding, translating, and contextualising Dutch archival materials related to 17th–18th century Kerala, according to a release.

Noted scholars such as Jos Gommans, Lennart Bes, Lekshmi Subramanyam, and Mahmood Kooria will lead thematic sessions. The event will also host discussions on Dutch language learning and the challenges and opportunities in translating primary sources. The programme will feature archival workshops, cartographic field work, and academic and heritage roundtable sessions, it said.