Center for the Advanced Study of India
@casipenn.bsky.social
The Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) at the University of Pennsylvania is the first research institution in the US dedicated to the study of contemporary India.
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Attention Penn students! Applications for Student Programs Internships in India for Summer 2026 are now OPEN! Deadline to apply: Jan 26, 2026. Questions? Contact
@junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
@junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
"India's Demographic Dilemmas (Part III): States in Conflict" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
"India's Demographic Dilemmas (Part III): States in Conflict" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
India's Demographic Dilemmas (Part III): States in Conflict | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
As the world’s most populous nation, changes in the way India is growing deeply affect the world. Yet these key shifts are not adequately documented or discussed, both within India and globally.
casi.sas.upenn.edu
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
"India's Demographic Dilemmas (Part III): States in Conflict" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
"India's Demographic Dilemmas (Part III): States in Conflict" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
Attention Penn students! Applications for Student Programs Internships in India for Summer 2026 are now OPEN! Deadline to apply: Jan 26, 2026. Questions? Contact
@junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
@junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Attention Penn students! Applications for Student Programs Internships in India for Summer 2026 are now OPEN! Deadline to apply: Jan 26, 2026. Questions? Contact
@junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
@junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
Apply to become an In-Residence CASI Visiting Scholar/Fellow for the 2026-27 Academic Year! This program is designed to bring individuals to @upenn.edu with different areas of expertise. Fellowships are one to three months in duration. Read More & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/apply-become...
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Apply to become an In-Residence CASI Visiting Scholar/Fellow for the 2026-27 Academic Year! This program is designed to bring individuals to @upenn.edu with different areas of expertise. Fellowships are one to three months in duration. Read More & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/apply-become...
Interested in learning more about CASI Student Programs opportunities for 2026? Come to our CSP Open House, Thursday, Nov 20, 3-5pm at CASI! Questions? Contact @junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Interested in learning more about CASI Student Programs opportunities for 2026? Come to our CSP Open House, Thursday, Nov 20, 3-5pm at CASI! Questions? Contact @junibahuguna.bsky.social (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part II): Falling Fertility and the Future of Indian Society" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part II): Falling Fertility and the Future of Indian Society" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part II): Falling Fertility and the Future of Indian Society | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
As the world’s most populous nation, changes in the way India is growing deeply affect the world. Yet these key shifts are not adequately documented or discussed, both within India and globally.
casi.sas.upenn.edu
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part II): Falling Fertility and the Future of Indian Society" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part II): Falling Fertility and the Future of Indian Society" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social)
(Links Below)
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social)
(Links Below)
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social)
(Links Below)
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social)
(Links Below)
Meet our new Climate Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sita Mamidipudi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bMc...
Meet Climate Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sita Mamidipudi
YouTube video by Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
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November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Meet our new Climate Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sita Mamidipudi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bMc...
Our final Fall 2025 seminar (Nov 13) features our former Climate Postdoc Matt Barlow on "Saving the Backwaters: Life, Depth & the Opacity of Infrastructure in Kochi, India" (in partnership w/ Penn Anthro, @southasiacenter.bsky.social, South Asia Studies Dept) More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/matt-...
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Our final Fall 2025 seminar (Nov 13) features our former Climate Postdoc Matt Barlow on "Saving the Backwaters: Life, Depth & the Opacity of Infrastructure in Kochi, India" (in partnership w/ Penn Anthro, @southasiacenter.bsky.social, South Asia Studies Dept) More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/matt-...
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: "Coastal Worlds" March 2026 CASI Conference & Exhibition seeks proposals from researchers & practitioners interested in critically engaging with & re-imagining social, political & material life of coasts. Abstracts Due NOV 14. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/coastal-worl...
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: "Coastal Worlds" March 2026 CASI Conference & Exhibition seeks proposals from researchers & practitioners interested in critically engaging with & re-imagining social, political & material life of coasts. Abstracts Due NOV 14. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/coastal-worl...
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
As the world’s most populous nation, changes in the way India is growing deeply affect the world. Yet, these key shifts are not adequately documented or discussed, both within India and globally.
casi.sas.upenn.edu
October 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION:
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
"India’s Demographic Dilemmas (Part I): Six Major Milestones and the Challenges They Pose" by CASI Non-Resident Scholar, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/data-for...
Meet Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar & Pramit Bhattacharya: two of the highly-accomplished Visiting Fellows we've had the pleasure of hosting this Fall! (Video interviews below)
October 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Meet Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar & Pramit Bhattacharya: two of the highly-accomplished Visiting Fellows we've had the pleasure of hosting this Fall! (Video interviews below)
Our penultimate fall seminar: "City on the Brink: Environmental Movements in Mumbai" - Oct 30, 12pm with our own Visiting Fellow & award-winning journalist Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar (in partnership with Penn IUR & @southasiacenter.bsky.social) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/vaish...
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Our penultimate fall seminar: "City on the Brink: Environmental Movements in Mumbai" - Oct 30, 12pm with our own Visiting Fellow & award-winning journalist Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar (in partnership with Penn IUR & @southasiacenter.bsky.social) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/vaish...
Summer Internship Presentation:
Friday, Oct 24, 2025, 2-4:30pm at CASI
(There will be food!)
Come hear all about the projects and experiences of our Summer 2025 interns.
Questions? Contact @junibahuguna.bsky.social
Friday, Oct 24, 2025, 2-4:30pm at CASI
(There will be food!)
Come hear all about the projects and experiences of our Summer 2025 interns.
Questions? Contact @junibahuguna.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Summer Internship Presentation:
Friday, Oct 24, 2025, 2-4:30pm at CASI
(There will be food!)
Come hear all about the projects and experiences of our Summer 2025 interns.
Questions? Contact @junibahuguna.bsky.social
Friday, Oct 24, 2025, 2-4:30pm at CASI
(There will be food!)
Come hear all about the projects and experiences of our Summer 2025 interns.
Questions? Contact @junibahuguna.bsky.social
Don't miss our next Fall 2025 seminar: "GovTech Is Policy: The Boring, Complex, Unsolved Underbelly of India’s Governance Challenges," Oct 23, 12pm w/ CASI Visiting Fellow Harsh Nisar (NHAI/Bharati Digital) In partnership w/ @southasiacenter.bsky.social. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/harsh...
October 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Don't miss our next Fall 2025 seminar: "GovTech Is Policy: The Boring, Complex, Unsolved Underbelly of India’s Governance Challenges," Oct 23, 12pm w/ CASI Visiting Fellow Harsh Nisar (NHAI/Bharati Digital) In partnership w/ @southasiacenter.bsky.social. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/harsh...
FULL VIDEO of our Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture "Domesticating" Climate Change" with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social, in discussion w/ Penn's Sanya Carley & CASI Visiting Fellow Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar (in partnership w/ @perryworldhouse.bsky.social) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZ6...
"Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate and Development in India
YouTube video by Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
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October 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
FULL VIDEO of our Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture "Domesticating" Climate Change" with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social, in discussion w/ Penn's Sanya Carley & CASI Visiting Fellow Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar (in partnership w/ @perryworldhouse.bsky.social) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZ6...
INDIA IN TRANSITION
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics" by Political Analyst Ambar Kumar Ghosh (Links Below)
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics" by Political Analyst Ambar Kumar Ghosh (Links Below)
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics" by Political Analyst Ambar Kumar Ghosh (Links Below)
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics" by Political Analyst Ambar Kumar Ghosh (Links Below)
INDIA IN TRANSITION: "Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics" by Political Analyst Ambar Kumar Ghosh casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/ambar-ku...
Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
Political dynasties are omnipresent in Indian politics. “Dynasts” turn up in parties across the ideological spectrum, at every level of political contestation and in practically every state. Yet, desp...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION: "Friendly Fire: Intra-Dynastic Competition in Indian Politics" by Political Analyst Ambar Kumar Ghosh casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/ambar-ku...
Next on the Fall 2025 seminar train: "Measuring the Immeasurable: Tracking Informal Work and Output in Modern India" on Oct 16, 12pm with CASI Visiting Fellow Pramit Bhattacharya (@dataforindia.bsky.social). In partnership w/ @southasiacenter.bsky.social Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/prami...
October 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Next on the Fall 2025 seminar train: "Measuring the Immeasurable: Tracking Informal Work and Output in Modern India" on Oct 16, 12pm with CASI Visiting Fellow Pramit Bhattacharya (@dataforindia.bsky.social). In partnership w/ @southasiacenter.bsky.social Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/prami...
In this CASI Deep Dive IiT Interview, Managing Editor @rohanvenkat.bsky.social speaks to @louisetillin.bsky.social (King's College London) about "'Freebie Politics' and the History of India’s Distinctive Welfare State." casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/casi-dee...
CASI Deep Dive: Louise Tillin on “Freebie Politics” and the History of India’s Distinctive Welfare State | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
In the introduction to Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy (Cambridge University Press, February 2025), Louise Tillin makes reference to a “doorstop” tome on welfa...
casi.sas.upenn.edu
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In this CASI Deep Dive IiT Interview, Managing Editor @rohanvenkat.bsky.social speaks to @louisetillin.bsky.social (King's College London) about "'Freebie Politics' and the History of India’s Distinctive Welfare State." casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/casi-dee...
Our next noontime seminar features Eswaran Sridharan (UPIASI) who will be discussing "Elections, Parties, and Coalitions in India" on October 2 (in partnership with @southasiacenter.bsky.social & Penn Political Science Dept) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/eswar...
September 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our next noontime seminar features Eswaran Sridharan (UPIASI) who will be discussing "Elections, Parties, and Coalitions in India" on October 2 (in partnership with @southasiacenter.bsky.social & Penn Political Science Dept) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/eswar...
INDIA IN TRANSITION
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access"
@viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs & deepening inequality. (Links Below)
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access"
@viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs & deepening inequality. (Links Below)
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access"
@viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs & deepening inequality. (Links Below)
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access"
@viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs & deepening inequality. (Links Below)
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER! (In-Person Only Event):
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Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture - "Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate & Development in India - Sept 25 with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social (with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social)
www.eventbrite.com/e/domesticat...
Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture - "Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate & Development in India - Sept 25 with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social (with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social)
“Domesticating” Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate and Development
A CASI Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture in partnership with Perry World House
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September 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER! (In-Person Only Event):
www.eventbrite.com/e/domesticat...
Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture - "Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate & Development in India - Sept 25 with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social (with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social)
www.eventbrite.com/e/domesticat...
Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture - "Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate & Development in India - Sept 25 with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social (with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social)
INDIA IN TRANSITION: In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access" @viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs and deepening inequality. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vivek-nd...
Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
casi.sas.upenn.edu
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
INDIA IN TRANSITION: In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access" @viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs and deepening inequality. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vivek-nd...
Join us for our next noontime seminar "The Monster In Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India" with Sharika Thiranagama of Stanford University. In partnership with Penn Anthropology, @southasiacenter.bsky.social, Penn South Asia Studies Dept. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/shari...
September 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Join us for our next noontime seminar "The Monster In Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India" with Sharika Thiranagama of Stanford University. In partnership with Penn Anthropology, @southasiacenter.bsky.social, Penn South Asia Studies Dept. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/shari...
First Fall 2025 seminar: "A Stealth Urban History from the Countryside: Punjab's Early-Twentieth-Century Canal Colonies as Urban Space" with Will Glover (UMichigan). In partnership with @southasiacenter.bsky.social, Penn History, Penn South Asia Studies. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/will-...
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
First Fall 2025 seminar: "A Stealth Urban History from the Countryside: Punjab's Early-Twentieth-Century Canal Colonies as Urban Space" with Will Glover (UMichigan). In partnership with @southasiacenter.bsky.social, Penn History, Penn South Asia Studies. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/will-...