International Seminars
International Seminar on Maritime Malabar and the Europeans(1500-1962)
Held on Thalassery, 13-18 January 2002 in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of Human resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute for Asian Studies, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, Kolkotta, Society for Indian Ocean Studies, New Delhi, Fundação Oriente, Goa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon and Kannur University, Kannur. Eminent scholars from Japan, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Belgium and various parts of India presented research papers and participated in the discussion.
International Seminar on Portuguese Factories, Fortresses and Settlements in India with special references to Cannanore
Conducted at Kannur from 20 to 24 February 2005 in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of Human resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute for Asian Studies, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, Kolkota, Society for Indian Ocean Studies, New Delhi, Fundação Oriente, Goa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Instituto Camões, Lisbon and Kannur District Tourism Promotion Council.
International Seminar on Akbar and His Milieu (Seminar on Religion, Science and Politics in Medieval Indian Society)
Held at Thalasserry, 8-10 February 2007, in collaboration with Metanexus Institute, Philadelphia, Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of Human resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Fundação Oriente, Goa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Instituto Camões, Lisbon, The Ajith Balakrishnan foundation, Mumbai, Kannur University, Kannur and Nirmalagiri College, Nirmalagiri.
International Seminar on Environmental Science, Religion and Ethics
Held at Nirmalagiri College, 23-24 February 2007 in collaboration with Nirmalagiri College, Koothuparamba.
International Seminar of European Maritime Activities in Peninsular India, 1500-1800
Sponsored by Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of Human resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, The Ajith Balakrishnan foundation, Mumbai, Instituto Camoes, Lisbon, Centro de Alem Mar, Universidade Nova de Lisboa in collaboration with Nirmalagiri College, held at Thalassery, 18-20 January 2010.
International Seminar on the Portuguese and the Dutch on the Maritime Malabar
Sponsored by Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkota, Instituto de Investigação Cientifica Tropical, Lisbon, Portuguese, St.Thomas College, Palai, and Department of Archaeology, Govt. of Kerala. 9-12 December 2011.
Imperial Rome, Indian Ocean Regions and Muziris: Recent Researches and New Perspectives on Maritime trade
Azhikode, Kerala, 8-12 September 2013