Dec 6, 2019
Jayita Sarkar — The Ploughshares and Swords in India’s Nuclear Explosion of 1974
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Center for Contemporary South Asia
The Center for Contemporary South Asia promotes research, teaching and public engagement on key issues of modern South Asia in an interdisciplinary framework and in a historically and culturally grounded manner.
Nov 22, 2019
Thibaud Marcesse — Patronage Guaranteed? The Local Politics of the Right to Work. Public Policy Reform, Citizenship and Patronage in Rural India
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Leung Conference Room, Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
Nov 15, 2019
Shandana Khan Mohmand — Crafty Oligarchs, Savvy Voters: Democracy Under Inequality in Rural Pakistan
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Nov 14, 2019
Suvaid Yaseen — Poetry, Piety, and Politics: The Early Ahl-i-Hadith Movement in Kashmir
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Leung Conference Room, Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
Nov 8, 2019
Namita Dharia — The Politics of Pyaar (love) in India's Construction Industry
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Nov 8, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
CCSA Returning Graduate Fellows Presentations: Danielle Falzon, Ieva Zumbyte, Imshan Dhrolia, & Nomaan Hasan
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Leung Conference Room, 280 Brook Street
Nov 1, 2019
Rohit De Book Adda — A People’s Constitution: Law and Everyday Life in the Indian Republic
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Petteruti Lounge, 75 Waterman Street
Oct 25, 2019
Ahsan Butt — Secession and Security in South Asia
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Lucian Pye Conference Room, E40-496, MIT, 1 Amherst St, Cambridge MA
Oct 25, 2019
Zia Mian ─ Crossing the Line: Kashmir, Pakistan and India Under the Nuclear Shadow
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Oct 22, 2019
A Life in Food: A Conversation with Madhur Jaffrey
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street
Oct 11, 2019
OP Jindal Lectures with Raghuram Rajan — India in the World: The “Vision” Thing
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street
Oct 9, 2019
OP Jindal Distinguished Lectures with Raghuram Rajan — India’s Economy: How Did We Get Here and What Can be Done?
OP Jindal Distinguished Lectures
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. True North Classroom (101), Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
Oct 4, 2019
Andrea Jain – Peace, Love, Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Sep 27, 2019
Mani Shankar Aiyar — Recent Developments in Kashmir
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street
Sep 26, 2019
Rehan Rafay Jamil – Social Policy and Changing Citizenship Boundaries in Pakistan
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Leung Conference Room, Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
Sep 26, 2019
CCSA's Undergraduate Returning Fellow Presentations
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Leung Conference Room (110), Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
Sep 20, 2019
Aatish Taseer & Karan Mahajan – The Tyranny of Place: A Conversation
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Sep 13, 2019
James McHugh – The History of Alcohol and Drugs in Pre-modern South Asia
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
Sep 6, 2019
2019 Indian Elections Panel
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street
May 3, 2019
POSTPONED – Namita Dharia — Unruly Urbanism: gods and real estate at the edge of India's National Capital
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street
May 3, 2019
POSTPONED – Ahsan Butt – Secession and Security in South Asia
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. MIT, Cambridge, MA
Apr 26, 2019
Sanjay Subrahmanyam — The Long Roots of Indian Capitalism: Portfolio Capitalism and Political Capitalism
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street
Apr 23, 2019
Sanjay Subrahmanyam — The Long Roots of Indian Capitalism: The Indian Ocean as a Framework
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Stephen Robert '62 Hall, Room 101, 280 Brook Street
Apr 19, 2019
Llerena Searle — Power to the karigar? Craft in elite Indian home decor
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street