Past Events
Kalidasa Seminar: Kumarasambhava
Harrison College - 3910 Irving St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
You can find both the English translation as well as the Sanskrit text here. Pre-reading the works or a knowledge of Sanskrit is not a requirement for attendance. If you are planning on attending or if you have any questions, then please contact Sajiwan Naicker via email at…
Annual Hindi-Urdu workshop
Cherpak Lounge (543 Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th Street)
Further details about the workshop will be shared soon. In the meantime, if you are interested in participating, please fill out this Google Form.
Book Launch & Discussion: Dalit Studies, Volume Two: Dalit Journeys for Dignity - Religion, Freedom, and Caste
Cohen Hall 402, 249 S 36th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Book Launch & Discussion: Dalit Studies, Volume Two: Dalit Journeys for Dignity - Religion, Freedom, and Caste Sponsored by SAC, Department of South Asia Studies, CASI, and the Department of Religious Studies
Revisiting Language Politics: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends in India
PCPSE Blank Forum, 133 S. 36th Street, University of Pennsylvania
Registration Link: https://amc.sas.upenn.edu/event/revisiting-language-politics-historical…
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series: Fall 2025
Sonic Disobedience: Nationalist Mobilisation and the Arrival of Sound Technology
402 Cohen Hall
249 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
This series of lectures will unfold the working chapters of a book project in which I explore the sounds of the Civil Disobedience campaign (1930-1934), a mass movement that coincided precisely with the 'arrival' of various sound technologies to British India. Much of the…
