Ashok Gulati to Deliver March 19 Khemka Lecture on Indian Agriculture Policies
Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), will deliver a CASI Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 titled "Who Will Feed India? Political Economy of Agriculture Policies and its Implications." The lecture will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Forum (Room 250) of the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics.
Coal Divestment is a Blunt Instrument
Rohit Chandra
February 25, 2019
In this issue of India in Transition, Rohit Chandra, political scientist and economic historian, argues that the international push for coal divestment is a blunt instrument and that more graduated investment strategies can help India make progress on both air pollution and climate change.
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CASI Student Programs
Penn students: CASI Summer 2019 Internship Program applications have closed but there is still time to apply for CASI Travel Funds for Research in India and the Sobti Family Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship - (Deadline for both: March 11, 2019)
Read about CASI Interns' and Travel Funds Winners' experiences on the CASI Student Programs Blog! To receive as an email, go to casistudentprograms.com and enter your email on the bottom left “+follow” icon.
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Questions about CASI Student Programs?
Please contact Laura Iwanyk, Assistant Director, CASI Student Programs and Outreach, liwanyk@upenn.edu
Upcoming Events
March 18, 2019, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"The RSS: Evolution of India’s Leading Hindu Nationalist Organization"
CASI Seminar with Walter Andersen (Senior Adjunct Professor of South Asia Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University)
March 19, 2019, 5:00-6:30 p.m. at PCPSE
"Who Will Feed India? Political Economy of Agriculture Policies and its Implications"
CASI Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture with Ashok Gulati (Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations)
March 29, 2019, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"The Truth About Us: Information and Society from Manu to Modi"
CASI Seminar with Sanjoy Chakravorty (Professor of Geography, Urban Studies, and Global Studies, Temple University)
April 23, 2019, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"Natak: Political Theatre and Political Deceit in Mumbai"
CASI Seminar with Lisa Björkman (Assistant Professor of Urban & Public Affairs, University of Louisville)
More Spring 2019 events to come!
We've Moved
As a reminder, CASI's office is now located closer to the heart of Penn's campus at the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics at 133 South 36th Street (Suite 230) Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215.
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