Akshya Saxena delivered a lecture on ‘Multilingualism Beyond Countability or, How Languages Live’ on 29 October 2025 at Seminar Room and Zoom. It was chaired by Ravi Sundaram. What is lost when a language is lost? How might we read in the face of
Ramon Rispoli delivered a lecture on ‘Covid-19 and the Politics of Data Collection and Visualization’ on 8 October 2025 at Seminar Room and Zoom. It was chaired by Prathama Banerjee. Covid-19 “curves” and other infographics profoundly shaped how the pandemic was perceived and experienced.
A book discussion on ‘50 Years of The Indian Emergency: Lessons for Democracy’ was held on 6 October 2025 at Seminar Room and Zoom. The book was introduced by Peter Ronald deSouza and chaired by Ashis Nandy.
Krishnendu Ray delivered a lecture on ‘Aftertaste of Empire: Cultural Imperialism and Asian Culinary Nationalisms’ on 25 August 2025 at Seminar Room and Zoom. It was chaired by Awadhendra Sharan. There is a rich and varied literature on how
Abhay K. delivered a lecture on ‘Magadh and Magahi in Translation’ on 18 August 2025 at Seminar Room and Zoom. It was chaired by Dhananjay Shrotriya. The lecture was organized by the Indian Languages Programme of CSDS.
