We are honoured to host the 42nd Narrative Conference of the International Society for the Study of Narrative (ISSN) in the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi on 27, 28 and 29 August 2027. 

The Narrative Conference is an annual event that has been held at sites across the US, Canada, and Europe since 1986 and brings together scholars from all around the world who share an interest in the study of narrative.

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India.

Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

Since its inception, over 60000 have graduated from IIT Delhi in various disciplines including Engineering, Physical Sciences, Management and Humanities & Social Sciences. Of these, nearly 5070 received Ph.D. degrees. The number of students who graduated with B.Tech. degree is over 15738. The rest obtained Master’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences and Business Administration. These alumni today work as scientists, technologists, business managers and entrepreneurs. There are several alumni who have moved away from their original disciplines and have taken to administrative services, active politics or are with NGOs. In doing so, they have contributed significantly to building of this nation, and to industrialization around the world.

The famous Brutalist architecture of IIT Delhi, founded in 1961.

Delhi is a living city and a palimpsest. It accommodates the remains of over a thousand years of building in different states of preservation. Diverse historical, cultural and environmental exigencies have created and continuously shaped the city. 

Delhi's aura of a capital city goes back many centuries and its outstanding value stems from the fact that it was the capital of significant kingdoms and often sub-continental empires, which in many ways facilitated the development of a cultural synthesis that flowered into a sophisticated and mature form and in turn exerted an influence over a wide geographical area. 

The extension of its integrated culture was a result of cross fertilisation in the process of continuous development as a major centre of power, culture and learning in the medieval world. The result is the hybrid architectural styles and the syncretism of the intangible heritage, which are today closely identified with the city. 

An amalgamation of cultures also influenced the traditions which resonated within the society in the form of intangible heritage. Art, craft, religious practices and performing arts developed and were practiced and disseminated by the people influencing other cities within its regional context.

Humanyun's Tomb (UNESCO World Heritage Site). This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal.