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The Discourse of Modernity in India: Ethnography with Children & Policy Analysis

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Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 12:00pm, ET

VENUE
CGIS South, S250

ORGANIZER

Speaker: Nita Kumar, Brown Family Professor of South Asian History, Claremont McKenna College. Moderator: Doris Sommer, Ira and Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

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The Uneven State: Bureaucratic Preferences and State Capacity in India – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics

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Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 02:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153

ORGANIZER

Please join us for a seminar on South Asian politics co-hosted by the Saxena Center at Brown University, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, and the Mittal Institute at Harvard University, featuring speaker Anustubh Agnihotri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Ashoka University.

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Moral Vaccination: Ideas and Institutions in the Control of Contagion in China and India

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Wed, Oct 15, 2025 from 12:00pm — 01:15pm, ET

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Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200, 124 Mount Auburn Street

ORGANIZER

Join Prerna Singh, Mahatma Gandhi Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Brown University, for a Global Challenges to Democracy Seminar.

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Brokering Rebellion: Identity, Organization and Social Expansion of Insurgency – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics

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Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 02:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153

ORGANIZER

Please join us for a seminar on South Asian politics with Apekshya Prasai, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University and discussant Zoe Marks, Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Center for African Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Dean of Pforzheimer House, Harvard College.

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HUM SAB EK (We Are One) – Hopkins India Conference

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Fri, May 9, 2025 at 04:30pm, ET — Sat, May 10, 2025 at 03:00pm, ET

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Main Theater, Hopkins Bloomberg Center

HUM SAB EK (We Are One) will stop in Washington, DC, for a panel and curatorial tours. It will be the fifth in a continuing series of discussions across academic institutions, international development organizations, and public and private sectors, examining alternatives to our current future.

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Urbanization and the Rise of the Right in India – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics

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Fri, Apr 4, 2025 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153

ORGANIZER

Please join us for a seminar on South Asian politics with Aditya Dasgupta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and Amreeta Das, PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of California, Merced.

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Asia’s Border Conflicts & Indigenous Approaches to Peace and Healing

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Thu, Mar 27, 2025 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET

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Cambridge – CGIS South, Belfer S020

This panel discussion will bring together scholars, policymakers, Indigenous leaders, and civil society representatives to examine Indigenous-led peace-building initiatives, evaluate their relevance to current border challenges, and develop actionable strategies for reconciliation and healing.

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“How Partisan are the ‘Village Republics’? How Democratization Shapes Local Partisanship in India” – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics

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Fri, Feb 28, 2025 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153

ORGANIZER

The Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics will discuss the relationship between local elected officials (such as the Gram Pradhans, or Village Council Presidents) and elected officials at the state level (Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLA).

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