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The Center for the Advanced Study of INDIA at the University of Pennsylvania is the first research institution in the United States dedicated to the study of contemporary India.
 

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India in Transition

Tariq Thachil & Rohan Venkat
Tariq Thachil took over as Director of CASI in July 2020, just as the world was grappling with the uncertainty of a global pandemic. He steps down in June 2025, at a time when American academia faces a new wave of pressure.

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Annual Report 2023-24

View our highlights from the past year and learn about some of our plans for the coming year.