Alliance University is organising a two-day National Conference titled “Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar: Shared Features of Indian Languages and Their Role in Social Harmony.The conference aims to bring together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to engage in academic dialogue on Indian languages as interconnected systems that contribute to social cohesion and cultural continuity.

Concept and Academic Focus

India’s linguistic traditions form a central part of its cultural heritage and have developed over centuries through shared rituals, migration, trade, oral traditions, and the circulation of texts. The conference approaches Indian languages not as isolated entities, but as part of a connected linguistic ecology shaped by long-standing interaction and mutual influence. It seeks to examine how convergence, overlap, and resonance among languages reflect shared patterns of thought, meaning, and cultural expression.

Themes and Areas of Discussion

The conference invites research papers that explore the role of Indian languages in social upliftment, national unity, and harmony. Key areas of discussion include multilingualism, language and cultural identity, education and linguistic unity with reference to the National Education Policy 2020, folk languages and dialects, and the role of Indian languages in administration and the digital domain. The conference also encourages contributions that study shared grammatical and phonetic features, language contact, and the circulation of narratives and performative forms across linguistic communities.

Scholarly Engagement and Knowledge Exchange

The conference is conceived as a multidisciplinary platform drawing perspectives from linguistics, literature, folklore studies, and related disciplines. It encourages research that traces common lexical items, shared metaphors, and semantic patterns across Indian languages. By foregrounding these dimensions, the conference seeks to highlight how languages function as vehicles of cultural continuity and as instruments of social cohesion.

Submission Guidelines and Important Dates

Researchers are invited to submit original and unpublished papers. Abstracts of 200 to 250 words may be submitted by 3 January 2026, with notification of acceptance on 5 January 2026. Full papers of 5,000 to 8,000 words are to be submitted by 8 January 2026. Papers may be written in Hindi, English, or any Indian language, following the prescribed formatting and referencing guidelines. Selected papers will be published in an edited volume or a peer-reviewed journal, subject to plagiarism checks and peer review.

Organisation and Support

The conference is organised by Alliance University, Bengaluru, and is supported by Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti, New Delhi. There is no registration fee for participation. The conference is convened by Dr Anupama Tiwari, Associate Professor of Hindi and Master Trainer in Indian Knowledge System.

Conclusion

Through this National Conference, Alliance University seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of Indian languages as mutually enriching and dialogic traditions. The initiative reflects the University’s commitment to academic inquiry that supports cultural exchange, social harmony, and collective development through the study of India’s diverse yet interconnected linguistic heritage.