Sarpanches and Supporters: Everyday Responsiveness in Rural India
Mark Schneider
September 30, 2024
In the latest issue of India in Transition, CASI Non-Resident Visiting Scholar Mark Schneider (Community Change) examines who elected village leaders in Rajasthan prioritize—along the lines of caste, wealth, and political support—which shapes who they help on a routine basis.
CASI in the News
CASI Fall 2024 Visiting Scholar Hilal Ahmed (Associate Professor, CSDS) had his most recently book, A Brief History of the Present: Muslims in New India (Penguin-Random House, 2024) featured in "Hilal Ahmed Challenges the Narrative on Why Muslims Have Been Marginalised in India," in the September 15, 2024 issue of The Indian Express. He also published "Mahatma's Three Faces" in the October 1, 2024 issue of The Times of India and "For a New India" in the September 11, 2024 issue of The Telegraph.
CASI Non-Resident Visiting Scholar & Postdoc (2022-24) Sarath Pillai (Southern Methodist University) published "A Personal Archive of the AIDS Pandemic" in the September 24, 2024 issue of History Workshop.
Video of Khemka Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Gagandeep Kang Now Available
On September 26, 2024, Dr. Gagandeep Kang (Director, Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Genomics, Epidemiology, & Modeling, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) delivered the CASI Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture, "Building Global Health Research from India for the World," along with PSOM Discussants Drs. Glen N. Gaulton, Sara Cherry, and Surbhi Grover. The event was held in partnership with the Center for Global Health. [Full Video]
Upcoming Events
2024-25 CASI Seminar Series
October 10, 2024, 12 noon at CASI
"Vāyu Śāstra, Varṣā Jñān: Arranging a Science of Wind or Rain in Twentieth-Century India"
CASI / South Asia Center / Dept of History & Sociology of Science Seminar with Sarah Carson (University of King's College)
October 17, 2024, 12 noon at CASI
CASI / South Asia Center / Anthropology Dept / CGH Seminar with Bharat Jayram Venkat (UCLA)
October 24, 2024, 4:30pm at CASI
"Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India"
CASI / Lauder Institute / South Asia Center / South Asia Studies Dept Book Symposium with Sudev Sheth (Lauder Institute) with Discussants Divya Cherian (Princeton), Gautam Nair (Harvard), Michael S. Dodson (Indiana), and Moderator Lisa Mitchell (Penn)
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CASI Student Programs
Friday, October 25, 2024, 2-4:30pm
Summer Internship Presentation! Come hear 2024 summer interns briefly share about their experiences in India. Light refreshment will be served.
CASI's 2024 Summer Interns and Summer Research Grant recipients have wrapped up their time in India. Read all about it on the CASI Student Programs Blog!
Questions about CASI Student Programs?
Please contact Juni Bahuguna (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) at junib@sas.upenn.edu
Our Campus & Regional Partners
October 17-19, 2024 at Penn
The 2024 Norms and Behavioral Change (NoBeC) Conference: Democracy Under Threat
The NoBeC Conference, organized by the Penn Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics, will focus on political polarization and democratic norms and will explore the link between norms, behavior, polarization, and democracy—with perspectives from a multitude of disciplines.
Featuring Keynote Speakers: Dr. Kaushik Basu (Cornell University) and Dr. Diana Mutz (Penn)
Campus Location
CASI's office is located close 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.
