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14 Sep

Book Launch: Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia: Negotiating Coexistence and Belonging

14 September 2026, 16:30 to 18:00

The event will examine how shared sacred sites across South Asia bring different religious…

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4 Sep

Automating deductive content analysis in social science: From theory to practice

4 September 2026, 09:30 to 13:30

Have you ever wished for a faster, cheaper, yet effective way to annotate your huge dataset with a…

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24 Jun

Indian Courts and the Political Question

24 June 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

Dr Sondhi’s talk will examine how India’s courts navigate politically charged constitutional…

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1 Jun

The Accommodation of Democracy: A New Political Economy of Poverty Alleviation in Rural India

1 June 2026, 16:00 to 17:30

A compelling account of welfare, inequality, and democratic practice, this book examines how India’s…

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28 May

The Monster in Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India

28 May 2026, 15:00 to 16:30

Sharika Thiranagama’s talk, based on The Monster in Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India,…

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21 May

Citizens to Traitors: Bengali Internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

21 May 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

A powerful account of war, captivity, and erased lives, this book uncovers how the 1971 Bangladesh…

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6 May

Kaaghaz and Khoon: Materializing Representation in Mumbai Cancelled

6 May 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

This talk explores how political representation in Mumbai is produced, performed, circulated, and…

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Deborah Swallow
27 Apr

From Magic to Monumentality: the ‘Museum’ in Today’s India

27 April 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

This lecture traces how museums in India have moved from being seen as colonial leftovers to…

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1 Apr

David Ludden Revisiting Richard Eaton’s The Rise of Islam, Bengal, and Agrarian Frontier

1 April 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

David Ludden’s talk will open a discussion on the ethnogenesis of the vast majority of Bengali…

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19 Mar

Order Without Hegemony

19 March 2026, 14:00 to 15:30

Associate Professor Manjeet S. Pardesi’s talk will explore what the ancient Mediterranean and Indian…

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