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Dr Joya John presents a paper at Annual Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) Conference

Dr Joya John, Assistant Professor, Literature, SIAS presented a paper on 30 May 2025, titled ‘Yeh Prithvi Rahegi: Planetarity in the Non-Anglophone Imaginary’. The paper was part of a 3-day panel titled Comparing Hindi Literature: Then and Now in the World at the Annual Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) conference. Dr John’s paper analysed how contemporary Hindi poets have drawn on environmental and climate change discourse to craft new metaphors and figures in poetry. Through a close reading of the figure of Prithvi, she argued that both scientific ideas of planetary habitability and older cosmological and affective senses of the Earth will continue to mediate cultural knowledge of climate change.

Dr Preeti Gulati co-authors a book with veteran historians Romila Thapar and Kumkum Roy

Professor Romila Thapar, Professor Kumkum Roy and Dr Preeti Gulati,Discipline Coordinator – History​ and Assistant Professor, History​, SIAS have co-authored the book Women Writing History: Three Generations​ published by Zubaan Books. Three historians from three generations reflecting on their lives and their engagement with one of the most demanding, and most crucial, disciplines of our times.

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Dr Chirag Dhara co-authors a research paper published in Frontiers in Climate

A research paper ​c​o-authored by Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies​, SIAS titled Bridging Climate Science, Policy, and Communities: Collaborative Pathways for Climate Resilience in the Indo-Pacific ​has been published in Frontiers in Climate​, Volume 7-2025. This study was performed under the aegis of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)’s “My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activity” that aims to develop and mainstream a ‘bottom-up’ approach to regional climate risk.

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Dr Lakshmi Narayanan co-authors an article published in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Dr Lakshmi Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has co-authored an article titled Study of rotational temperatures with a multi-wavelength photometer from the Indian equatorial station Tirunelveli published recently in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. This is a validation paper of an instrument the team developed at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism.In this paper, the authors show that they could successfully measure temperatures from the upper mesosphere around 87 km. The results are validated through comparison with NASA’s SABER/TIMED satellite observations and other ground based airglow imaging observations.

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​Dr Vivek Tewary and Sayantan Datta were instructors at IMSc Summer Science Writing workshop

​Dr Vivek Tewary, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, SIAS and Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP, were instructors at the inaugural IMSc Summer Science Writing workshop held at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, from 12 – 16 May 2025. The workshop focused on how to read technical papers, write about mathematical sciences in technical and popular genres, and prepare scientific illustrations. Anusheela Chatterjee, Scientific Officer at TIFR Hyderabad, and Dr Shakti Menon, Researcher at IMSc Chennai, were the other instructors.

Dr Chirag Dhara conducts a session at IGIDR

Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS was invited to conduct a session at the Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai as part of the week-long training session held for probationary officers of the Indian Statistical Service on 8 May 2025. The title of his session was ‘Carbon inequality – from local to global’.

Dr Chirag Dhara’s co-authored article appears in 360info and Down to Earth

An article co-authored by Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS along with Ayantika D C, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, titled Why India may suffer longer heatwaves and floods this year has been published in 360info and Down To Earth. It discusses how long-range weather forecasts express probable outcomes, not certainties, and how preparedness hinges on real-time monitoring.

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Dr Chirag Dhara delivers a talk at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025

Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS delivered a virtual talk on 29 April 2025 at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in the session titled, ‘Towards net zero and beyond: remaining carbon budgets, negative emissions, mitigation pathways and implications for policy’. The work was led by Dr Dhara’s student Shrutee Jalan, PhD student at IISc, Bangalore. It was in collaboration with colleagues from IISc, Bangalore and BML Munjal University, Delhi NCR.

Dr Randhir Rai publishes in Asian Journal of Chemistry

A research article co-authored by Dr Randhir Rai, Visiting Faculty, Chemistry, SIAS, titled Catalytic Application of Benedict Reaction Waste in Laboratory Wastewater Treatment and Recycling: A Circular Chemical Economy has been published in Asian Journal of Chemistry, an International Peer Reviewed Research Journal of Chemistry.

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Professor Sumantra Bose discusses Kashmir’s evolving geopolitical landscape on Al Jazeera, BBC Sounds and The New York Times

Professor Sumantra Bose, Professor, International and Comparative Politics, SIAS, has recently drawn significant media attention for his insights into the shifting geopolitical dynamics between India and Pakistan.

On 25 April 2025, Professor Bose appeared on Inside Story on Al Jazeera, where he discussed the escalating tensions following the tragic Pahalgam attack in Jammu & Kashmir. He emphasised the deepening crisis and the potential for further destabilisation in the region. The episode explored the impact of the attack on bilateral relations and what it may signal for the future. Watch the full discussion here

In a follow-up article published on 28 April 2025, titled ‘Burst balloon’: How Pahalgam attack shattered Modi’s Kashmir narrative, Professor Bose critically examined how the attack has disrupted the Indian government’s long-standing narrative of stability and normalcy in Kashmir, exposing key flaws in its approach. Read the full article here.

Most recently, on 1 May 2025, he featured on The Briefing Room on BBC Sounds in a BBC Radio 4 episode titled ‘Are India and Pakistan on the brink of war over Kashmir?’, offering expert commentary on the historical and current dimensions of the conflict. Listen to the episode here.

The same day, The New York Times featured a detailed report on the Pahalgam attack and its aftermath, titled India Blames Pakistan After Kashmir Attack Kills 25 Tourists. Professor Bose was among the key experts cited, offering a sobering assessment of the region’s volatility and the dangers of renewed escalation. He noted how such events reflect underlying tensions that have long remained unresolved and pointed to the urgent need for a more thoughtful, historically informed approach to regional peace.Read the full article here

A leading authority on South Asian politics, Professor Bose is the author of Kashmir at the Crossroads: Inside a 21st-Century Conflict (Yale, 2021; Picador India in the subcontinent, and updated Picador India paperback, 2024), which provides a compelling, deeply informed account of the Kashmir conflict from 1947 to the present.

His expertise continues to shape discourse on South Asian politics, providing nuanced perspectives on complex regional issues.

Before joining Krea University, Professor Bose held a Chair at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he taught and conducted research for nearly two decades.

His acclaimed publications include:

  • Secular States, Religious Politics: India, Turkey, and the Future of Secularism (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
  • Transforming India: Challenges to the World’s Largest Democracy (Harvard University Press, 2013)