The Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) at Penn is the first research institution in the US dedicated to the study of contemporary India.
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Full video of our March 19 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture with Actor, Filmmaker, Social Advocate @nanditadas!
youtube.com/watch?v=ti5ke4Xd…
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In India in Transition's first-ever WIDE LENS interview, @RohanV speaks with CASI Spring 2026 Saluja Global Fellow @nanditadas about "Courage in Art and Being an 'Accidental' Actor and Filmmaker" casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/wide-…
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On March 19, 2026 Das delivered the Spring 2026 CASI Saluja Global Fellow Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, in which she described her journey from social work to cinema.
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CASI Managing Editor @RohanV spoke to Das about her “accidental” entry into cinema, whether she feels the industry has made more space for her over the decades, where courage fits into art, and what she is working on next.
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Now available in HINDI & BANGLA:
"Nehru at Bandung: Notes from a Conference Slip Pad" by @vineet1232 (Leiden University)
HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit…
BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/ii…
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In "Nehru at Bandung: Notes from a Conference Slip Pad," @vineet1232 (Leiden University) turns to an unusual historical artifact to reveal, among other things, Jawaharlal Nehru's unheralded talent for doodling. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vinee…
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Now available in HINDI & BANGLA:
"'AI is Like a Child': The Dangers of an Oversimplified Narrative" by Anubha Singh (Vassar College)
HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit…
BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/ii…
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"'AI is Like a Child': The Dangers of an Oversimplified Narrative" by Anubha Singh (Vassar College) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/anubh…
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In this issue of IiT, Anubha Singh (Vassar College) examines the dangers of popular "AI is like a child" metaphor and how it oversimplifies AI systems by obscuring corporate control, labor exploitation, and political accountability.
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Now available in HINDI & BANGLA:
"CASI Reading List: The Rise of Hindu Nationalism and the BJP" with @RohanV in conversation with former CASI Director @tariqthachil
HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit…
BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/ii…
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"CASI Reading List: The Rise of Hindu Nationalism and the BJP" with @RohanV in conversation with former CASI Director @tariqthachil casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/casi-…
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What turned the BJP and the RSS into social and political behemoths? How did a movement known for polarizing rhetoric and the instrumentalization of violence catapult to power? And how should we understand Modi’s individual role within the broader story of Hindu nationalism?
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CASI Managing Editor @RohanV spoke to @tariqthachil about the books and papers he recommends and asked him about his own book as well as non-Indian scholarship that might offer a useful perspective on the success of Hindu nationalism.
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