Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has authored an opinion piece in The Indian Express titled, Here’s how extreme heat is undermining food security and public health across the world.The piece follows Dr Dhara’s recent co-authored paper A post-AR6 update on observed and projected climate change in India.
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Professor Bishnu Mohapatra speaks at South Asian University
Professor Bishnu Mohapatra, Professor, Politics, SIAS and Director – Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences delivered a talk titled ‘Reimagining the Humanities: Potential and Possibilities’ at SAU Thought Cafe, hosted by South Asian University.
A chapter by Neha Mishra and Sayantan Datta published in the book, Decolonial Keywords: South Asian Thoughts and Attitudes.
A chapter authored by Neha Mishra and Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professors of Practice, Krea-CWP, titled Paam Padati, has been published in the book Decolonial Keywords: South Asian Thoughts and Attitudes. The book has been published by Tulika Books and Columbia University Press, and has been edited by Sasanka Perera and Renny Thomas. Brief Note About …
Dr Shriddha Shah participates as panellist at STS India Network Conference
Dr Shriddha Shah, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, SIAS, was invited as a panellist for the session ‘In Memory of JPS Uberoi’ at the STS India Network Conference: Co-shaping of Science, Technology, and Society in India, held from 15–17 December 2025 at OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat, NCR, Delhi.
Dr Lakshmi Narayanan participates in ANRF PMECRG Lightning Talk Series
Dr Lakshmi Narayanan Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS, participated in the third session of the ANRF PMECRG Lightning Talk Series, an initiative aimed at popularising the Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant (PMECRG) Awardees, on 12 December 2025. During the session, he spoke about his research field and shared insights into his ongoing research project. …
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Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh facilitates ‘Courting Cultures’ workshop at Baari Dance Festival 2025
Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Associate Professor of Practice, Literature and Global Arts, SIAS, served as a mentor for the Baari Dance Festival 2025, held from 12–14 December in Chennai—a weekend celebrating dance, dialogue, and meaningful collaborations. She also facilitated a workshop titled ‘Courting Cultures’ at the festival, where she explored the cosmopolitan past of early modern …
SIAS UG student Yashvi Sharma represents India, wins Gold at IKMF World Championship
Yashvi Sharma, Cohort of 2022-26, SIAS and a star capstone student, represented India at the IKMF World Championship held in Hungary and delivered a remarkable performance by winning a gold medal in kettlebell sport. Competing in the one-arm long cycle marathon event, she completed an impressive 592 repetitions with a 12 kg kettlebell, securing the …
Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury publishes in Scroll.in and The Federal
Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Professor, Literature, SIAS has recently published an article in Scroll.in on Tom Stoppard, a giant of modern British theatre, who passed away recently. Read more He also published an article connecting the centenary of Ritwick Ghatak with the unveling of the infamous SIR exercise in Bengal for The Federal. Read more
Dr Anannya Dasgupta invited by Shiv Nadar University – School of Law to teach in their practitioner semester
Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy and Associate Professor, Literature and Arts has been invited by Shiv Nadar University – School of Law in Chennai to teach in their practitioner semester. Dr Dasgupta’s sessions will be on on Peer Collaboration and Review in the process of writing and revision. Know more
Publications, Presentations and Outreach by Professor Chiranjib Sur
Professor Chiranjib Sur, Visiting Professor, Computer Science, SIAS recently presented a paper ‘Accelerating Temporal Triangle Counting and Betweenness Centrality on GPUs’ (in collaboration with IIT Chennai, IIT Ropar and Shell) in 29th Annual IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC2025). Another research paper titled Energy-Aware Runtime Resource Harmonizer for Co-running Applications by Professor Sur ( in collaboration with IIT Delhi and …
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