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An Odyssey with Films About the talk Bollywood’s narrative weaves bright and dark tales, shaping myths and shattering dreams. It births stars and obscures talent amidst staggering numbers, thrilling spectacles,...

Pakistan’s Dubious Elections: What’s up Next ? Pakistan’s 2024 nationwide elections have led to unexpected consequences marked by increasing discord and conflict. Who won, who lost, and why has this...

India- A history through Women, Sport, and Citizenship About the talk In India, women received the vote with Independence. Yet, a line runs through our citizenship: In the private sphere...

Vijay Nambisan Lecture: ‘India’s Covid Tragedy’ About the book The official figure of close to 500,000 deaths during the two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in India are widely believed...

Reimagining India’s Economic Future About the talk Is India growing rapidly today and on the cusp of transforming the lives of its people? Is global manufacturing rushing to India and...

The 2nd Ajay Gandhi Memorial Lecture: Wokeness of Caste and the Culture of Untouchability What has managed to universalize these emotional responses is the intermediary role the internet has taken...

Black x Brown Love Can Help Change The World About the talk The world is now witnessing numerous cases of violent conflicts and, even worse, genocides in real-time, because of...

Rethinking Tradition and Modernity: Reflections on Romantic Anti-Capitalism We often think of our societies and world as moving forward to greater levels of technology mobilized by capitalism. And yet, since...

Memoirs of Hyderabad’s Forgotten Hero Abid Hasan Safrani Abid Hasan Safrani, a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, was a quiet revolutionary from Hyderabad who kept himself out of...