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Please join us in welcoming
@TariqThachil
as the new Director of CASI, Associate Professor of Political Science at
@Penn
, and the Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India!
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Packed house today for our Visiting Fellow
@Rukmini
’s excellent talk, based on her book “Whole Numbers & Half Truths.” And yes, the rumors are true: we downed many kati rolls. Rukmini, thank you for gracing us with your presence and your knowledge this past month. We’ll miss you!
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Very excited to present our Fall 2022 events lineup! (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@PennHistory
,
@UPennAnth
,
@SociologyatPenn
,
@pdri_info
, Penn Economics, Penn CPW, PIER, Penn History and Sociology of Science) Read more & register here:
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Excited to announce our Fall 2021 virtual events lineup! Read more & register here:
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Our Spring 2022 virtual events lineup, full of exciting & captivating speakers! (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@SouthAsiaPenn
,
@PennMitchellCtr
,
@PENN_EES
,
@UPennAnth
,
@CsccPenn
,
@perryworldhouse
, Penn CPW) Read more & register for events here:
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CASI, in partnership with the
@gatesfoundation
, undertook a large study of Indian agricultural markets between 2017 and 2019, led by
@shoumitro_c
, Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Devesh Kapur, and
@the_orienteer
. View the FULL REPORT & DATA:
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For our first CASI seminar of Spring 2023, join us VIRTUALLY on Thursday, January 26 as we host
@PostitAcademic
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, and Dept. of Political Science) Register:
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CASI proudly presents a super semester of events in Fall 2023! (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@SouthAsiaPenn
,
@PennHistory
,
@UPennAnth
, and Penn CPW) Read more & join us:
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Back by popular demand, CASI's Data Seminar Series continues in Summer 2023!
Moderated by
@Rukmini
and featuring
@aashishg_
,
@mahambare_vidya
,
@DhanarajSowmya
,
@NeelanjanSircar
, and William Joe. All seminars are virtual. Read more & register:
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Don't miss
@r_gov11
(of
@UW
) on Oct 5th, who will give a noon-time seminar on "Romance, Religion, and the Problem of Migration in the Indian Himalaya" (in partnership with the
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@UPennAnth
) Read more:
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In "India’s Misinformation Crisis: What Role Do BJP WhatsApp Groups Really Play?"
@SimonChauchard
of
@PolSciLeiden
examines the role that partisan WhatsApp groups may play in the dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation.
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Hope to see you (virtually) this Thursday, 11/11 at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST for this exciting book talk with
@MaliniSur
! (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@UPennAnth
) Register:
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Please note: our next Fall 2023 noontime seminar—"Walking for Democracy," presented by
@shrutikapila
(
@Cambridge_Uni
) on Nov 16 at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST—is VIRTUAL. (in partnership with the
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@PennHistory
&
@SouthAsiaPenn
) REGISTER:
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"Economic Growth, Structural Change, and Women’s Earnings in India" by
@azimpremjiuniv
professors
@amitbasole
&
@rosaabraham6
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For our FINAL seminar of the Fall 2022 semester, we hope you'll come to CASI and join us on Thursday, December 1st at 12 noon as we hear from
@SarahBesky
of
@cornellilr
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@UPennAnth
) Register:
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In "A New Language for Housing Justice?" Sushmita Pati (
@PostitAcademic
) discusses why the housing question has barely found a political foothold in India.
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Join us tomorrow at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST for a captivating virtual seminar with
@jaffrelotc
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@SouthAsiaPenn
) Register:
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"Union Against Center: The Political Language of Federalism in India" CASI Postdoc
@i_sarathpillai
argues for the urgency of a political language of Indian federalism that speaks to a lost federal tradition of the past and the erosion of federalism today.
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Nov 17th, join us in person (or virtually if you wish) as we hear from
@saadgulzar
of
@PUPolitics
&
@PrincetonSPIA
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
, Comparative Politics Workshop, and Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics) Register:
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Not one, but TWO exciting seminar series in Spring 2023! (in partnership w/
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@UPennAnth
,
@UPennEnvir
,
@PennHistory
,
@SouthAsiaPenn
, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Dept. of Political Science) Read more & register:
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CASI proudly presents TWO series in Fall 2023: our Fall Seminars and the all-virtual Data Seminar Series hosted by
@Rukmini
(proud to be collaborating with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@SouthAsiaPenn
,
@PennHistory
,
@UPennAnth
,
@pdri_devlab
, and Penn CPW)
Read more:
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"Moving Mountains: Weathering Climate Change and Land Politics in the Indian Himalaya" by
@ritodhi_c
of
@UCNZ
, the third article of an IiT series guest-edited by Debjani Bhattacharyya
@itihaashtag
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This Thursday at 12 noon EDT | 9:30pm IST, we hope to see you at our penultimate virtual event of the spring semester with
@kanmahajan
. Register:
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India in Transition: "The Workings of the Standing Committees of Parliament" by M. R. Madhavan
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"Muslims and the 'Secular' Parties" by
@AsimAli6
, the second article of a five-part IiT series guest-edited by Hilal Ahmed
@Ahmed1Hilal
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Next up in our Fall 2023 VIRTUAL Data Seminar Series hosted by
@Rukmini
—
@singhabhi
(of
@handels_sse
) presents "Learning in India: What Input and Outcome Data Can Tell Us" on Nov 8 at 9am EST | 7:30pm IST (please note: US time one hour earlier). Register:
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Following a 2.5 year gap between in-person events, a few moments from our first hybrid seminar of the Fall 2022 semester yesterday as
@p_mukherj
led a lively presentation & discussion on Political Accountability for Populist Policies. Good times (and kati rolls) enjoyed by all!
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Really enjoyed having
@natterjee
at CASI today, as she led a very interesting talk & discussion on "The Poor Man's Energy" in India. We also downed kati rolls (a new staple of our in-person seminars). And what's that? Why, yes, that is our new teal accent wall!
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NEW IiT INTERVIEW!
"Rahul Sagar on How 19th Century Indians Grappled with the 'Great Questions of our Age'"—an interview of
@rahulsagar
(
@NYUAbuDhabi
) by IiT Consulting Editor & CASI Non-Resident Visiting Scholar
@RohanV
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Tomorrow at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST, don't miss our seminar with
@fr_jensenius
of
@UniOslo
&
@nupinytt
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
& Penn Comparative Politics Workshop) Register:
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Are you interested in writing for
#IndiainTransition
? We're now open to outside submissions! Check out the guidelines and help us spread the word!
#writing
#India
#CASI
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India in Transition: "Rethinking the Developmental Capacities of the Indian State" by Adnan Naseemullah of
@KingsCollegeLon
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Exciting news! We're now accepting applications for a second postdoctoral fellow for the 2021-22 academic year! Apply here:
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Our Fall 2022 Seminar Series continues Sept 15th with a VIRTUAL talk by
@gautambhatia88
, Author & Lawyer, Supreme Court of India (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
, Center for Asian Law, and South Asian Law Students Association). Read more & register:
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If you haven't already, be sure to read our 4-part India in Transition series, which ran from Jan 3-Feb 14, 2022, organized by Guest Editor:
@NeelanjanSircar
of
@CPR_India
. (See thread below)
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In "The Pursuit of Imaginary Maps"
@pallaviraghava1
(Ashoka Univ) examines the after effects of the Partition process with regard to recent developments in Ireland, Palestine & India and asks if there's a good way for states to reconcile w/ their legacies.
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New CASI Working Paper by Penn Doctoral Candidate & 2020-21 Sobti Family Fellow,
@KhariBiskut
!
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Don't miss this 5-lecture series, beginning tomorrow, Jan 25th, with Prof. K. Satyanarayana (of
@EFLU_OFFICIAL
). Co-sponsored with
@SouthAsiaPenn
&
@AnnenbergPenn
. All lectures meet in-person (no virtual option) at 4:30-6pm EST/EDT at the PCPSE Robert S. Blank Forum, 2nd floor
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Proud to promote this new paper co-authored by our non-resident visiting scholar,
@MilanV
!
1/ Excited to share my new paper with
@jamie_hintson
, forthcoming in
@AJPS_Editor
, “Who Rallies Around the Flag? Nationalist Parties, National Security, and the 2019 Indian Election.”
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Shaking things up and going VIRTUAL for our next seminar on Feb 23 at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST as we welcome
@arkotong
of
@EdinburghUni
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@UPennAnth
) Read More & Register:
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"Women and Work in India" by Kanika Mahajan
@kanmahajan
(of
@AshokaUniv
), the second article of a four-part IiT series guest-edited by Shoumitro Chatterjee
@shoumitro_c
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The seminar fun continues next week, virtually this time, on Nov 10th with Sambiah Gundimeda of
@azimpremjiuniv
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@SouthAsiaPenn
, and Literacy, Culture, and International Education Division) Read More & Register:
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This Wednesday, Nov 17th at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST, don't miss our upcoming book talk with Sanjoy Chakravorty &
@NeelanjanSircar
, editors of "Colossus: The Anatomy of Delhi" (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@PennIUR
) Register:
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TOMORROW at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST, join us for "Why Discussion Rules Matter" with
@SimonChauchard
(w/
@BruleRachel
and
@AlyssaRHeinze
). In partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@PoliticsAtPenn
's Comparative Politics Workshop. Register:
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India in Transition: "Monsoon Planning: The Future of India’s Sinking Cities" by CASI Non-Resident Visiting Scholar
@itihaashtag
of
@DrexelUniv
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We're thrilled to have
@RohanV
as our new Consulting Editor for our longstanding publication, India in Transition and as a Non-Resident Visiting Scholar at CASI! View the thread for additional details on how YOU can be a part of the IiT legacy!
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"Federalism, Economy, and Welfare in India: Historical Antecedents of Centralism" by
@louisetillin
of
@Kingsindiainst
, the first article in a set of guest-edited IiT short series.
Guest Editor:
@NeelanjanSircar
(of
@CPR_India
)
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In "How Wide is the 'Sink of Localism' in India?"
@nav_bharathi
(CASI Postdoc), Deepak Malghan (IIM Bangalore) & Andaleeb Rahman (Tata-Cornell Institute) present a quantitative characterization of intra-village spatial segregation in rural India.
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India in Transition: "The Study of India in the United States" As he steps down after twelve years of heading CASI, Devesh Kapur reflects on how the study of India in the United States has been shaped by incentives in US academia.
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We are honored to be hosting a virtual panel discussion with Gagandeep Kang & Bhramar Mukherjee
@BhramarBioStat
as India continues its fight against the latest COVID surge (in partnership w/
@UPennCGH
,
@PennNursing
,
@SouthAsiaCenter
). Register & join us:
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Delighted to be welcoming Academy-Award nominated director Mira Nair (
@MiraPagliNair
) to Penn as our newest CASI Saluja Global Fellow! Please join us at Penn Museum on Wed, September 13 as she presents our Fall 2023 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture. Register:
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Join us next week in-person or virtual (though we hope you'll pick in-person!) for our next Fall Seminar, this time with CASI Fall 2022 Visiting Fellow
@Rukmini
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
, CARGC
@AnnenbergPenn
&
@PennDDDI
) Read More & Register:
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"Riverbank Erosion: Land and Politics of Identity in Assam" by Ankur Tamuli Phukan of Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata, the first article of an IiT series guest-edited by Debjani Bhattacharyya
@itihaashtag
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Latest Podcast Episode! Hosted by Gautam Nair (CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow), in conversation with
@ChinmayTumbe
of
@IIMAhmedabad
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Don't miss our Spring 2023 Saluja Global Fellows Lecture with
@Ram_Guha
(along with discussants
@MichaelEMann
&
@LycettMark
) this Tuesday, April 25th, 4:30 at PWH! (in partnership with
@perryworldhouse
,
@UPennEnvir
,
@SouthAsiaCenter
) Read more & register:
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"The Production of Vulnerability: Generating Aquaculture Profits by Preying on Poverty in the Sundarbans" by Megnaa Mehtta
@MMehtta
of
@icas_mp
, the second article of an IiT series guest-edited by Debjani Bhattacharyya
@itihaashtag
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Looking forward to Diane Coffey's Oct 7th seminar on "Excess Neonatal Mortality Among Private Facility Births in Rural North India." In partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
. Hope you'll (virtually) join us! Register here:
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"Religion and Communal Geography in India: An Elusive Search for Space, Community, and Nation" by
@ParveenNazima
, the third article of a five-part IiT series guest-edited by Hilal Ahmed
@Ahmed1Hilal
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FULL VIDEO of our Fall 2020 Virtual Seminar "Weapons of the Weak: The Violent Consequences of Biased Technological Change" with
@_adasgupta
of
@UCMercedPoliSci
(moderated by CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow Naveen Bharathi)
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Fall 2018 Podcast Series! Hosted by CASI Postdoc &
@FPI_SAIS
Non-Resident Fellow,
@bilalabaloch
. NEW EPISODE with Pavithra Suryanarayan of
@SAISHopkins
on "Hollowing Out the State: Status and Redistributive Politics in Colonial India"
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"Who Really Benefits from the Kosi-Mechi Interlinking Project?" by
@avli_verma
of Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, the final article of an IiT series guest-edited by Debjani Bhattacharyya
@itihaashtag
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Spring 2019 Podcast Series! Hosted by CASI Postdoc
@bilalabaloch
. In celebration of India's
#RepublicDay2019
, we were excited to host Rohit De
@itihaasnaama
of
@Yale
, and author of "A People's Constitution: The Everyday Life of Law in the Indian Republic"
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Very excited to announce that
@tariqthachil
will be our new director, effective July 1, 2020! Welcome to Philly and
@Penn
!
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We're so proud of our own DR. Sumitra Badrinathan
@KhariBiskut
on her successful dissertation defense today. Never a doubt!!
I zoom-defended my dissertation today and happy to share that I’m moving to Oxford for a postdoc
@risj_oxford
! Feeling so excited, grateful, and humbled right now.
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"Deendayal Upadhyaya and Indian Political Economy: Memory, History, and the Inconveniences of the Present" by
@Aditya_Balasub
(
@HistoryANU
)
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India in Transition: "Government Must Exercise Restraint, Hone Focus to Boost Economy" by CASI Senior Fellow & former Director, Devesh Kapur of
@SAISHopkins
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Please join us on June 1st at 12 noon as we welcome CASI Spring 2023 Visiting Fellow
@DrMonikaArora
of
@thePHFI
to present "Tobacco Control in India: Research to Action and New Challenges" (in partnership with
@UPennCGH
) Space is limited! Register here:
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Join us in-person next week on Thursday, November 2nd as we hear from our Fall 2023 Visiting Scholar, Suraj Jacob (
@azimpremjiuniv
) on How Policy Intent is Set and Practiced in India (in partnership with the
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@pdri_devlab
) Read more:
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CASI welcomes Acting Director & Visiting Scholar, Marshall M. Bouton, appointed on July 1, 2018, following twelve years of service from CASI's former Director, Devesh Kapur!
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Join us for our first hybrid event in our Fall 2022 Seminar Series: "Political Accountability for Populist Policies" featuring
@p_mukherj
of
@UW_AAE
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@pdri_info
, Penn Economics, and PIER). Read more & register:
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"Natural Disasters and Child Marriages: A Case Study from Bihar" by
@MadhulikaKhanna
&
@nishthakochhar
(Ph.D. candidates in economics, Georgetown University)
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Hope you'll join us tomorrow at 12 noon EST | 10:30pm IST for a very interesting seminar with our own postdoc
@Busnihoh
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
&
@UPennAnth
) Don't forget to register:
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Interested in writing for INDIA IN TRANSITION? Now open to submissions! Check out the guidelines & spread the word!
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Mark your calendars and join us for an IN-PERSON seminar on Feb 9th at 12 noon EST to hear
@NayanikaM
(of
@UniofOxford
) discuss "Crooked Cats" (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@UPennAnth
&
@UPennEnvir
) Read more:
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Some scenes from last week’s engaging and interactive seminar with
@saadgulzar
as he spoke about the political economy and health impacts of crop burning in South Asia.
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To kick off our Fall events series, join us for a Sept 21 book workshop with
@adam_m_auerbach
&
@tariqthachil
, along w/ discussants
@liquidperson
, Robert Jenkins & Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro (in partnership w/
@SouthAsiaCenter
) Reception to follow! Read more:
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Join us tomorrow at noon for a lecture on Citizen Claim-Making Strategies in Rural Rajasthan Who Makes Demands for Public Services and How?
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FULL Video of our Fall 2020 Virtual Seminar "Recombinant Urbanization: Land Transformations Along Urban Corridors in India" with Sai Balakrishnan of
@UCBerkeley
(moderated by CASI Director
@tariqthachil
)
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Slight changes in the remainder of our Spring 2022 virtual events lineup (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@SouthAsiaPenn
,
@PennMitchellCtr
,
@PENN_EES
,
@UPennAnth
,
@CsccPenn
,
@perryworldhouse
,
@PoliticsAtPenn
) Read more & register for events here:
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IiT BANGLA: ইন্ডিয়া ইন ট্রানজিশানের এই সংখ্যায় লুইস টিলিনের লেখা “ভারতে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় ব্যবস্থা, অর্থনীতি ও জনকল্যাণঃ কেন্দ্রীয়তার ঐতিহাসিক ইতিবৃত্ত” প্রবন্ধটি উপস্থিত করতে পেরে আমরা আনন্দিত।
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In "Center and States Need to Coordinate, Not Compete"
@louisetillin
(
@Kingsindiainst
) argues that India needs to regain the constitutional spirit of Center-State cooperation to respond effectively to India's devastating second COVID wave & its aftermath.
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Applications are now OPEN for 2024 CASI Summer Internships for eligible Penn students! Questions? Contact
@JuniBahuguna
(CASI Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read More & Apply (Deadline Feb 5th):
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Join us on Thursday, Dec 2 for our final virtual seminar of 2021 with
@AshwDeshpande
of Ashoka University (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
) Register:
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Be sure to register for our first virtual CASI seminar of the fall 2021 semester with
@Suryakant_Waghm
(IIT Bombay) this Thursday, Sept 23 at 12 noon EDT | 9:30pm IST)
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"Legal Implications of Declaring Hindus a Minority," by
@MRShamshad
, the first article of a five-part IiT series guest-edited by Hilal Ahmed
@Ahmed1Hilal
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In "Welfarism Works, Efficient Implementation Less So," CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow
@shikhar_46
examines whether welfare programs win political support and how voters respond to direct benefit transfers.
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In "India’s COVID-19 Data and the Public Interest,"
@MenonBioPhysics
of
@AshokaUniv
discusses India's need for greater accessibility of government data on COVID-19, arguing that its absence hampers projections of what might unfold in the future.
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"India’s Access to Capital Problem" by
@rohitreads
(
@IITDelhi
), the second article in a set of guest-edited IiT short series.
Guest Editor:
@NeelanjanSircar
(
@CPR_India
)
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In "The Problem with 'Women’s Entrepreneurship',"
@hemanginigupta
(
@middlebury
) explains why the challenges that women entrepreneurs face in acquiring funding and recognition narrate a problem with how we value labor.
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Join us next week, Sept 22 (in-person or on Zoom), for the next talk in our Fall 2022 Seminar Series, with
@natterjee
of
@UChicagoHistory
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
,
@PennHistory
,
@SociologyatPenn
) Read more & register:
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CASI's highly-anticipated Summer 2023 Data Seminar Series, moderated by
@Rukmini
, begins on May 24 at 10am EDT / 7:30pm IST with
@aashishg_
discussing "Demographic Transitions: Fertility & Mortality" All seminars in this series are virtual. Register:
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[Updated] We're delighted to announce our Spring 2021 virtual events lineup! Please register here for any and all talks!
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Join us for an IN-PERSON seminar on Feb 2nd as we welcome
@BanerjiSangeeta
of
@WatsonInstitute
, Brown University (in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, and Dept. of Political Science) Read more:
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Tomorrow at 12:30pm EDT | 10:00pm IST (*please note time change*) CASI seminar with
@radhi_jain
(in partnership with
@SouthAsiaCenter
) Register here:
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In the latest issue of IiT,
@arunk_patel
(of
@UniofNottingham
) discusses "Education as a Site of Inequality: From Access to Equity"
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