2022
Talk by Dr. Seyed Hossain Zarhani titled: "The Discovery of Hendustān (Hend): Hendustān through Persian Eyes before Delhi Sultanat"
Dr. Seyed Hossain Zarhani will be delivering a talk titled "The Discovery of Hendustān (Hend): Hendustān through Persian Eyes before Delhi Sultanat" on November 28 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) at CATS, Great Lecture Hall (room 010.01.05, building 4010). More details are here.
Talk by Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta titled: "The Most Dangerous Spyware Known to Humankind"
Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta will be delivering a talk titled "The Most Dangerous Spyware Known to Humankind" on November 21 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) at CATS, Great Lecture Hall (room 010.01.05, building 4010). More details are here.
Policy Round Table on India-Bangladesh Relations
There will be a round table discussion on India-Bangladesh relations on Thursday. 17. November, 17:00 - 19:00 (CET) at CATS, Seminar Room 010.00.02. More details are here.
Talk by Prof. Rajendra Jain titled "India and Germany in a Turbulent World: Perceptions, Perspectives, Prospects"
Prof. Rajendra Jain will be delivering a talk titled "India and Germany in a Turbulent World: Perceptions, Perspectives, Prospects" on November 18 (Friday), 2022, 11:00 – 13:00 (CET) at CATS, Seminar Room (room 130.00.03, building 4010). More details are here.
A.S.M. Mostafizur Rahman (Meah) presented a chapter at Yale South Asia Conference 2022
PhD candidate A.S.M. Mostafizur Rahman (Meah) presented a chapter titled "Social Learning in the Sheikh Mujib Government: Legacies of Bangladesh's Globalisation" at Yale South Asia Conference 2022. It was held between July 29 and July 30 in Aloft, Kathmandu, Nepal. More details are here.
Talk by Prof. Olle Törnquist on "Efforts at Social Democracy and the Rise of Rightist Reaction: Insights from Kerala and Indonesia in Historical Perspective"
Prof. Olle Törnquist will be delivering a talk titled "Efforts at Social Democracy and the Rise of Rightist Reaction" on November 14 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) at CATS, Great Lecture Hall (room 010.01.05, building 4010). More details are here.
Talk by Prof. Shapan Adnan on "Explaining the Violent Expulsion of Rohingyas from Myanmar: Dynamics of Resistance to Ethno-Religious Discrimination and Dospossession"
Prof. Shapan Adnan will be delivering a talk titled "Explaining the Violent Expulsion of Rohingyas from Myanmar" on November 07 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) at CATS, Great Lecture Hall (room 010.01.05, building 4010). More details are here.
Talk by Dr Pankaj Parashar on "The Tawaifs (Nautch Girls) and Indian Nationalism"
Dr Pankaj Parashar will be delivering a talk titled "The Tawaifs (Nautch Girls) and Indian Nationalism" on October 31 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) at CATS, Great Lecture Hall (room 010.01.05, building 4010). More details are here.
Prof. Rahul Mukherji's Kathmandu Lecture: India’s Tryst with Competitive Authoritarianism
Prof. Rahul Mukherji delivered a special lecture titled “India’s Tryst with Competitive Authoritarianism” on September 26 (Monday), 2022, at Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, Nepal, organized by the South Asia Institute’s Kathmandu Branch Office and the Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE). The lecture was chaired by Dr. Suresh Chalise. Later, a panel discussion on “Status of Democracy in Nepal” was chaired by Prof. Rahul Mukherji and the panelists were Amb. Vijay Kant Karna (Centre for Social Inclusion and Federalism), Prof. Dr. Deepak Prakash Bhatt (Member of Parliament of Nepal and Security Expert), Prof. Kapil Shrestha (Kathmandu School of Law), Dr. Lila Nyaichyai (Tribhuvan University) Amb. Dr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada (Tribhuvan University), Ms. Sajana Maharjan Amatya (Asia Foundation), Dr. Uddhab Pyakurel (Kathmandu University) and Mr. Jay Nishant (Nepal Democracy Foundation).
View the lecture by Professor Rahul Mukherji here.
Prof Rahul Mukherji on the Podcast für Deutschlandlatest by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
In the Podcast für Deutschland by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Professor Rahul Mukherji is in conversation with Ms. Sandra Klüber to discuss, among other things- the idea of India, the evolution of India in global governance, and the current situation of India’s democracy. This podcast is the third episode in the theme of Machtprobe, and it is titled ‘Indiens Herausforderung’. Listen to this podcast here.
New article by Prof. Rahul Mukherji on "Words of wisdom for the Congress’s ‘last Mughals’"
Prof. Rahul Mukherji published an article on "Words of wisdom for the Congress’s ‘last Mughals’" in The Hindu. Read this article here.
Talk by Professor Rahul Mukherji at the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna
Professor Rahul Mukherji will be delivering a lecture at the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna, titled "Policy Paradigms and Development: Reflections on India" on 17th August, 2022 at 3.00 PM (IST). More details are here.
New article by Prof. Rahul Mukherji on “Seeking to destroy India’s civil society”
Prof. Rahul Mukherji published an article on “Seeking to destroy India’s civil society,” in The Hindu. Read this article here.
Talk by Professor Anand Kumar on "Gandhian Politics in Contemporary India"
Professor Anand Kumar will be delivering a talk titled "Gandhian Politics in Contemporary India" on August 2, (Tuesday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
Talk by Professor Ashwani Kumar on "Missing Migrant Voters in India "
Professor Ashwani Kumar will be delivering a talk titled "Missing Migrant Voters in India" on July 22, (Friday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
Talk by Sanjoy Hazarika on "From Conflict to Engagement: Managing the challenge of ethnic diversity in India's North East "
Sanjoy Hazarika will be delivering a talk titled "From Conflict to Engagement: Managing the challenge of ethnic diversity in India's North East " on July 18, (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
Talk by Dr Harsh Mander on "India in Times of Rising Hate: Learning from the German Journey of Atonement "
Dr Harsh Mander will be delivering a talk titled "India in Times of Rising Hate: Learning from the German Journey of Atonement " on July 11, (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
Talk by Biraj Patnaik on "The Shrinking Civic Space in India"
Mr. Biraj Patnaik will be delivering a talk titled "The Shrinking Civic Space in India" on July 4, (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
New co-edited book by Prof. Rahul Mukherji Perspectives on Inclusive Policies for Development in India
Prof. Rahul Mukherji, Prof. Saiyed Raza Hashim, and Dr. Brajaraja Mishra published a co-edited book on “Perspectives on Inclusive Policies for Development in India” by Springer, in honour of Prof. R. Radhakrishna. The book is part of the book series, India Studies in Business and Economics (ISBE). More details are here.
Talk by Tarun Basu on "Media and the Prime Minister : India's march of democracy through the media lens"
Mr. Tarun Basu will be delivering a talk titled "Media and the Prime Minister:India's march of democracy through the media lens" on June 20 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) at CATS, Great Lecture Hall (room 010.01.05, building 4010). More details are here.
Dr Harsh Mander on "Learnings from Germany’s Journey of Atonement for its History of Nazi Crimes"
Dr Harsh Mander delivered a lecture titled "Learnings from Germany’s Journey of Atonement for its History of Nazi Crimes," at the Robert Bosch Academy on May 19. Listen the entire talk here.
Book Talk by Dr Rajesh Veeraraghavan on "Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India"
Dr Rajesh Veeraraghavan will be delivering a book talk titled "Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India" on May 23 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). Online: Zoom link, https://bit.ly/39AefZW Meeting Id: 865 5600 2957 Passcode: 094808 . More details are here.
Talk by Professor Rob Jenkins on "India in the Eyes of American World Government Activists of the 1940s"
Professor Rob Jenkins will be delivering a talk titled "India in the Eyes of American World Government Activists of the 1940s" on May 16 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). Online: Zoom link, https://bit.ly/39AefZW Meeting Id: 865 5600 2957 Passcode: 094808 . More details are here.
Prof. Rahul Mukherji's DAI Lecture on "Is India‘s Democracy Dead?"
Prof. Dr. Rahul Mukherji delivered a lecture titled "Is India‘s Democracy Dead?" at the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut (DAI) Heidelberg, Germany on 06 May 2022. View the enter session here.
Talk by Swami Baneshananda on "In Search of the Source of India’s Cultural Unity"
Swami Baneshananda will be delivering a talk titled "In Search of the Source of India’s Cultural Unity" on May 09 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
Talk by Dr. Himanshu Jha at the IIS' Annual International Conference
Dr. Himanshu Jha will be delivering a talk at the IIS' Annual International Conference titled "Great Transition in India: Rethinking the Past Insights," organised by the Institute of Indian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, on April 27, 2022, 13:00 – 19:30 (Korea Standard Time). More detail see the event flyer here. To attend register here: https://bit.ly/3xQCOvP
Lecture by Prof. Rahul Mukherji on "Respecting the Idea of India" at ITM University Gwalior
Prof. Dr. Rahul Mukherji delivered a lecture titled "Respecting the Idea of India" at ITM University Gwalior on 12th April 2022. View the enter session here.
Talk by Professor Priyaranjan Jha on "Impact of Colonial Institutions on Economic Growth and Development in India"
Professor Priyaranjan Jha will be delivering a talk titled "Impact of Colonial Institutions on Economic Growth and Development in India: Evidence from Night Lights Data " on May 2 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
Mobility in International Research Collaborations: Department of Political Science obtained funding
The Department of Political Science at the South Asia Institute obtained funding for two years by the project “Expanding Internationality” which is part of the Excellence Strategy of Heidelberg University. This project aims at promoting mobility in international research collaborations, especially multilateral cooperation projects with international partners and development of thematic networks.
Open Lecture by Prof. Rahul Mukherji on "Do Policy Paradigms Impact Development?" at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP)
Prof. Dr. Rahul Mukherji will be delivering an open lecture titled "Do Policy Paradigms Impact Development?" at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP), on April 6, 2022, 2.40- 4.10 pm, IST. More details are here.
A thematic book review essay on “Politics of Welfare and Governance in India”
Dr. Himanshu Jha has published a thematic book review essay on “Politics of Welfare and Governance in India” in the Journal of Asian Studies . Read this eassy here.
New article by Professor Sumit Ganguly and Dr Himanshu Jha on "How the BJP Won Again in Uttar Pradesh"
Professor Sumit Ganguly and Dr Himanshu Jha have published an article on “How the BJP Won Again in Uttar Pradesh” in the Foreign Policy. Read this article here.
New 4EU+ joint course: Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies
Jointly offered by four universities (the University of Heidelberg, the University of Warsaw, the University of Milan and Charles University, Prague), this course aims to provide students with an inter-disciplinary and comparative understanding of different regions of the world and of current problems affecting them. It draws on the diverse multidisciplinary expertise of four European universities, but focuses especially on cultural, International Relations and historical perspectives. The course will equip students with the conceptual and analytical tools to analyse events and dynamics of a global nature, while at the same time drawing upon a series of very concrete case studies. More details are here.
Professor Dr. Rahul Mukherji's interview on the South Asia Institute, democracy, and the region
Professor Dr. Rahul Mukherji was interviewed by Washington-based civic thought leader and entrepreneur Frank Islam on the South Asia Institute, democracy, and the region. View this interview here.
Talk by Professor Virginius Xaxa on "Tribal Policy in Independent India"
Professor Virginius Xaxa will be delivering a talk titled "Tribal Policy in Independent India" on January 10 (Monday), 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET). More details are here.
