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Penn School of Arts and Sciences Wednesday, January 20, 2016


Rethinking Commercial vs. Altruistic Surrogacy in India

Nishtha Lamba
January 18, 2016

In this issue of India in Transition, Nishtha Lamba, doctoral candidate in Psychology, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, discusses the concept of "exploitation" in surrogacy, both in its commercial and altruistic forms, from a policy perspective.

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CASI Student Programs

Sobti Family Fellowship Applications Deadline has been extended to Friday, February 5, 2016. 

Are you a recent Penn graduate interested in spending 9 months in India working on an independent research project? 

Applications are due on Friday, February 5, 2016. 
Drop by an advising session with the Associate Director, CASI Student Programs and Outreach and past Travel Funds Winners this week!

Read more on the experiences of current Sobti Fellow Sindhuri Nandhakumar, C’14 on the CASI Student Programs Blog

CASI Internship Deadline is Monday, January 25, 2016.

Be sure to check out the flyers on the CASI website with CASI internship partners AravindCORD-SidhbariJana Urban FoundationLEAPShahi Exports  and SPS. CASI will be adding an additional internship in the next two days so please keep checking the Student Programs Internship web page.

Apply through IIP

Attend a Chai Chats on campus at Houston Hall near the fireplaces and meet with a former CASI intern and learn more about their experiences in India.

CASI Student Programs Blog

Want to learn more about the CASI Student Programs? Check out the Student Programs blog. To receive the blog as an email, go to www.casistudentprograms.com and click on the "+" in the bottom right corner and enter your email address. You can also follow the CASI Student Programs on Instagram @casistudentprograms


Upcoming Events

Friday, February 12, 2016, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI

"Burning Bright: The Smoke and Mirrors of Mumbai's Industrial Fires"

CASI Seminar by Maura Finkelstein - Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Muhlenberg College

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Thursday, February 25, 2016, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI

"Mobilizing for the Right to Work: The Politics of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)"

CASI Seminar by Rob Jenkins - Professor of Political Science, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

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