Category :(Audio)

In this episode, Prathama Banerjee speaks to Faisal Devji on the post Cold War phenomenon of Islamism. What is the historical relationship of Islamism with colonialism, liberalism, anarchism, communism, nationalism?  What has been the changing role of theology in twentieth and twenty first century global politics? 

Category :(Lecture)

Mukulika Banerjee delivered a lecture on ‘Cultivating Democracy: Politics and Citizenship in Agrarian India’ on 8 March 2022 via Zoom. It was chaired by Ravi Sundaram. This lecture presented anthropological study of democracy in India. 

Category :(Announcements)

A conference on ‘Timely Histories’ is being organized by CSDS, Delhi and Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin on 12-14 October 2022 (Tentative). It is part of the 5-year ERC project ‘Timely Histories: A Social History of Time in South Asia’ 

Category :(Discussion)

A book discussion on ‘Ek Desh Barah Duniya’ by Shirish Khare was held on 6 March 2022 via Zoom. It was chaired by Abhay Kumar Dubey. The discussants included Shubhneet Kaushik and Ranendra. The book captures the voices of neglected people

Category :(Lecture)

Radhika Govindrajan delivered a lecture on ‘Spectral Justice: On Multispecies Haunting in Himalayan India’ on 25 February 2022 via Zoom. It was chaired by Awadhendra Sharan. The discussant was Nayanika Mathur. This talk explores the possibilities