Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury reviews Rain Incarnations in The Scroll

Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Professor, Literature, SIAS has penned a review of Professor Bishnu Mohapatra’s latest volume of poetry, Rain Incarnations. Published in The Scroll, the article is titled The umbrellas are on a protest march’: Bishnu Mohapatra’s poems on rain for a desolate May. The poems have been translated from Odia by Aparna …

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 …

​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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Professor Kai Easton presents Research Seminar at University of Pretoria

Professor Kai Easton, Professor, Literature & Visual Cultures, SIAS presented her research seminar ‘Scenes from the South’ on 10 April 2025 at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Professor Easton has curated a travelling exhibition of the same name, focussing on J. M. Coetzee’s itineraries across continents. Mabafokeng Hoeane (PhD Student at CAS, Centre for …

Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda’s latest essay in the Frontline

An essay by Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor, Politics, SIAS titled Ambedkar’s turn to Buddhism was not just rejection. It was revolution in the Frontline. Read more Summary of the essay Conversion, a radical act of collective emancipationDr B.R. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism in 1956 marked the culmination of a protracted and deliberate struggle against …

Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh speaks with Anuj Gurwara in his latest podcast

Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Assistant Professor of Practice and Discipline Coordinator – Global Arts, SIAS was a guest on one of the most recent episodes of the podcast, Speak with Anuj, hosted by Anuj Gurwara. What if communication didn’t need words? In this conversation, Dr Ganesh joins Anuj as they explore how movement, breath, and stillness …