Events

The South Asia Center offers a diverse array of public events, including lectures, cultural programs, film festivals, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops. All events are free and open to the public, unless stated otherwise.



The South Award Presents: Ajay and the Mumbai Sun by Varsha Shah

Meet the Winning Author of the 2024 South Asia Book Award, Middle Grade Readers Category
Varsha Shah, author
Jan 23, 2025 at -

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Waves of Ecstasy in an African Diasporic Indian Sufi Tradition

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by the South Asia Center and the Center for Africana Studies
Jazmin Graves Eyssallenne, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Jan 29, 2025 at -

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The Birth of Indian Liberalism

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center & Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
Rahul Sagar, Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science, New York University Abu Dhabi
Feb 13, 2025 at -

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Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by SAC, CASI, Africana Studies, and Cinema and Media Studies
Darshana Sreedhar Mini, University of Wisonsin-Madison
Feb 19, 2025 at -

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Retreat or Remain? Understanding Notions of Risk, a “Full Life” and a “Slow Death” from the Sundarbans Coastlines

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center, South Asia Studies Dept, EnviroLab & Environmental Innovations Initiative
Megnaa Mehtta, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Social Anthropology, Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London
Feb 20, 2025 at -

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Getting on the Grid: A Field Experiment on Bottom-Up Political Pressure and Access to Essential Public Services

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center, PDRI-DevLab & Political Science Dept
Nikhar Gaikwad, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Feb 25, 2025 at -

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"The Thrice Born": Global Academic Networks and the Rise of Indian Anthropology ca. 1930-1970

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by SAC, CASI, Africana Studies, and Cinema and Media Studies
Jesús F. Cháirez-Garza, University of Manchester
Feb 26, 2025 at -

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Dushkal Temporalities: Reframing Time in Planning for the Climate Crisis

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center & Dept of Anthropology
Lalitha Kamath, Professor, Centre for Urban Policy & Governance, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; CASI Spring 2025 Visiting Scholar
Feb 27, 2025 at -

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AIIMS New Delhi and the Beginnings of Indigenous Biomedical Modernity in India

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center, South Asia Studies Dept, Dept of History and Sociology of Science & Center for Global Health
Kiran Kumbhar, CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mar 5, 2025 at -

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Caste before Race: Genealogies of Inequality in the Modern World

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by SAC, CASI, Africana Studies, and Cinema and Media Studies
Chinnaiah Jangam, Carleton University
Mar 19, 2025 at -

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