Chai, Kappi and Jugaad - International Conference of Narrative Practices, Mental Health and Community Well Being, India, invites you to share your stories using narrative ideas and practices in diverse contexts during the conference from 4th – 7th February, 2027.
This conference, we gather around the words of James Baldwin:
“The children are always ours.”
Children have often times been defined by single storied problem narratives that have shaped their sense of self. But we believe that no one story can define children’s identity. We know how oppressive systems try to take hope away but we also know of stories of resistance and resilience of our children that brings hope right back to the centre. We invite you to share the many stories that exists about children, in the work that you do, that keeps love, curiosity, imagination, magic, play and hope at the centre.
We invite abstracts that explore, among many other possibilities:
Stories and practices that support children/communities to move away from problem defined identities to identities that are preferred.
Stories of resistance and everyday practices in face of the oppressive systems we live in.
Stories of know-hows and skills in response to the problems that children experience.
Stories of play, imagination, magic and mischief that opens up a world of possibilities.
Stories of love that shows up in the work we do and the conversations we have.
Abstracts can include stories of work, community engagement, documentation and research based in narrative practices.
During the conference, each oral presentation will be for 20 minutes and at the end of each session, there will be a conversation with the authors where the audience can reflect and ask questions to the authors regarding their presentations.
Abstracts to be submitted for review by 20th November 2026 by filling out the following google form.
You will hear back from us about the status of your submission by 5th December 2026.
Thank you.
