During the last three years, the Centre has organized a number of discussions and lectures as well as two international symposia, one on ” Exploring the Early Modern State in Europe” in 2000 and one on “The World Beyond the Nation State: Globalisation, Identity, Memory” in March 2001. Its inaugural lecture was given by Prof. Dietmar Rothermund of South Asia Institut, Heidelberg, and its Millenium Lecture by Prof. Jean Marie Lafont of the Centre des Sciences Humaines, French Ministry of External Affairs, based in New Delhi.

The Centre was gifted a number of books by the French Embassy in Delhi. The Centre des Sciences Humaines also sends it publications here, and other newsletters such as Deutschland and the bulletin of the International Institute of Macau arrive regularly as well.

The Centre maintains regular contact with Centres of European Studies in Washington, Rome, Luxemburg and Macau. It is in touch with agencies such DAAD and the European Union, and with scholars of European studies in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg and Rome. Once its teaching programme gets under way, the Centre hopes to have a German academician from Leipzig as associate for a month in 2002.

Dr. Kousik Roy & Dr. Suchetana Chattopadhyay, Co-ordinator

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