Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has co-authored an article in Down To Earth’s ‘State of the Environment 2026’ report titled India’s Climate Apocalypse? The article discusses how regional hotspots of climate change are emerging across the country and this demands regionally tailored adaptation strategies contingent not only on the nature of climate …
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Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, authors an essay in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 61, No 2 (2026)
Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor, Politics, SIAS has authored an essay titled Public Good or Private Gain? The Battle for Andhra’s Medical Colleges in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 61, No 2 (2026). Abstract The controversy over the transfer of seventeen newly sanctioned government medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh to private operators under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) model …
Prajwal Parajuly pens for The Hindu
In Author Prajwal Parajuly romanticises Chennai winter and rightfully so, Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS writes for The Hindu on how for him December in Chennai is less winter and a smug, perfectly timed takeover of sabhas, canteens, coffee shops, art spaces. Read more
Professor Kai Easton shares a tribute and visual travelogue for Zoe Wicomb
Professor Kai Easton, Professor, Literature & Visual Cultures, SIAS has penned a tribute and visual travelogue for South African author, Zoe Wicomb, published in Wasafiri, the international magazine of contemporary writing. Read more
Dr Shiv Issar co-authors book chapter The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour
Dr Shiv Issar, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Social Anthropology, SIAS recently co-authored a book chapter titled Labor’s Odyssey Through Algorithmic Systems published in the The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour. The abstract for the chapter: Algorithmic systems bear testimony to the sweeping transformation of labor in the 21st century. Not only do they mediate the …
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Neha Mishra invited by IJME to conduct a workshop on ‘Detecting Generative AI-Use in Academic Writing’
Neha Mishra, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP was invited by the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME) to conduct a workshop on ‘Detecting Generative AI-Use in Academic Writing’ on 23 December 2025. In the face of rising (un)declared generative AI-use in scholarly communities and the absence of reliable tools to detect such use, Neha Mishra …
Dr Anannya Dasgupta’s sonnets in EPW
Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Krea-CWP and Associate Professor, Literature and Arts, SIAS has penned two sonnets published in EPW’s Vol. 60, Issue No. 52, 27 Dec, 2025.The sonnets are titled I am told and A Rain Drop and a Cloud Read more Read here
Dr Chirag Dhara authors an opinion piece in The Indian Express
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.
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 …