Upcoming Events
We, The People of India: Decoding a Nation’s Symbols
CASI Seminar - A CASI Book Talk in partnership with Penn Music
Center for the Advanced Study of India
Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics
Robert S. Blank Forum (2nd Floor)
133 South 36th Street
Philadelphia PA 19104-6215
T.M.Krishna is one of the pre-eminent vocalists in the rigorous Karnatik tradition of India's classical music. As a public intellectual, Krishna also speaks and writes about issues affecting the human condition and about matters cultural. Having authored two award-winning books…
Socio-Sonic Histories of Modern South India
Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
This symposium examines sound and music in modern South India as contested terrain, where forms of cultural nationalism and shifting practices of inclusion and exclusion that emerged from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries have determined whose voices and musical practices…
ANUJA: The Hidden Life of Labor
A Screening & Discussion
Public Trust, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
CASI Seminar - A CASI Fall 2026 Book Talk in partnership with the Dept of South Asia Studies & Penn Libraries
Center for the Advanced Study of India
Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics
133 South 36th Street (Suite 230)
Philadelphia PA 19104-6215
Joined in conversation with: Sara Kazmi (Dept of English, Penn) and Sudev Sheth (The Lauder Institute) Introduction by CASI Director Gareth Nellis A book sale and signing will take place at the conclusion of the talk. Light lunch will be served Sam Dalrymple is a Delhi-raised…
Tackling Air Pollution in South Asia
CASI Seminar - In partnership with the Dept of Political Science, PennClimate & Dept of South Asia Studies
Center for the Advanced Study of India
Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics
133 South 36th Street (Suite 230)
Philadelphia PA 19104-6215
Teevrat Garg is an Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on decarbonization, energy transitions, air quality, and climate adaptation. His work combines rigorous empirical…
