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Rice Field in Chilmari, Bangladesh
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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Divergent Worlds Book Cover
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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Voters lining up to cast their vote, India
4 Mar

Women Politicians and Bureaucratic Politics in India

4 March 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

Bhumi Purohit’s talk will examine how female politicians navigate male-dominated bureaucracies in…

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Mahuli, Satara, India - Routine Village Life
24 Feb

2026 MN Srinivas Lecture by Surinder S. Jodhka: Reading Rampura, The Remembered Village, in the Time of Hindutva: Social Anthropology and the Making of the Indian Commonsense

24 February 2026, 18:00 to 19:00

Professor Jodhka’s talk will examine how The Remembered Village shaped a commonsense view of Indian…

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Waning Crescent Book Cover
11 Feb

Waning Crescent: The Rise and Fall of Global Islam

11 February 2026, 17:00 to 18:30

Faisal Devji’s talk will examine the rise of Islam as a global historical idea and the consequences…

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Swallowing_the_Sun_Wide
5 Feb

Triumphing over Incredible Obstacles in Life and Art

5 February 2026, 18:00 to 19:30

A conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri on her award-winning debut novel Swallowing the Sun.

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A doctor in blue gloves holding a blood sample and writing
16 Dec

Digital rights activism and public health services

16 December 2025, 15:00 to 16:00

Digital Rights Activism Dialogue Series

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academic freedom in south Asia
3 Dec

Academic Freedom in South Asia: Facing new challenges

3 December 2025, 17:00 to 18:30

Join us for a seminar to discuss how scholars are responding to these growing challenges.

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Three King's students walking together through Strand campus
2 Dec

Workshop for prospective KII PhD students

2 December 2025, 13:00 to 14:15

An online workshop for students interested in postgraduate research at the King's India Institute.

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VKKR Book India
26 Nov

The Dravidian Pathway: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Politics of Transition in South India

26 November 2025, 18:30 to 20:00

Dr Vignesh Rajahmani, former King's India Institute scholar, will speak about his book.

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