Saxena Center promotes research, teaching and interdisciplinary engagement on key issues of modern South Asia in a historically and culturally grounded manner. https://saxena.watson.brown.edu/https://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mv3qk6qtbk2lEvent Time Change: What Has Happened to Indian Democracy? — September 10 Please note that the start time for our panel discussion, “What Has Happened to Indian Democracy?”, on Thursday, September 10, 2026, has changed. Updated Event Details Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 Time: 6:00–7:30 PM09 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3qk6qtbk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mic6qamddc2wJoin us for a lecture with Yuthika Sharma on From Mughal to Modern Delhi: Artists and the City. April 2, 2026, 5:30–7:30 PM EDT Stephen Robert ’62 Hall, 280 Brook Street Room: True North Classroom (Room 101)30 Mar 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic6qamddc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mhvbrifmqs2aWatch the OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture with @FareedZakaria – A New Star Rises: India’s Potential and Promise, exploring India’s growth, global role, and future opportunities. (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_tG7wkJ6A&t=11s25 Mar 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvbrifmqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mgndw4ctpk2xJoin us for the OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture – A New Star Rises: India’s Potential and Promise with journalist and CNN host Fareed Zakaria. Date: March 13, 2026 | Time: 2:00–4:00 PM Location: Watson School, Joukowsky Forum, 1st Floor, 111 Thayer Street, Brown University09 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgndw4ctpk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mge3dnzsfk2xJoin the Comparative Literature Department for Asia Writ Large: A Symposium on Poetry and Translation — exploring the intersections of translation, Asian literatures, and poetics. Free and open to the public. More information: sites.brown.edu/asiawritlarge/06 Mar 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mge3dnzsfk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mgakieae3c2cJoin us for the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia’s “Sense of the Past” seminar with Sam Dalrymple and Naeem Mohaiemen – What is Partition? March 6, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm EST Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer Street, Room: Joukowsky Forum (155)04 Mar 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgakieae3c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3meqwpa5mak2o✨ Art at Watson presents Odisha Illuminated: A Celebration of Ritual in a Modern World ✨ 🗓 Feb 23, 4:30–5:30 PM, Stephen Robert ’62 Hall, Brown U Explore Odisha’s chandua appliqué textiles & join our panel discussion! Register: https://events.brown.edu/watson/event/325892-art-at-watson-presents-odisha-illuminated-a-celebrati13 Feb 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqwpa5mak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3melwmihswk2kJoin us for a film screening featuring work by Shazia Iqbal and Rahul Badwekar, exploring themes of identity, memory, and community through powerful cinematic storytelling. Learn more and RSVP: https://events.brown.edu/ccsa/event/325900-shazia-iqbal-and-rahul-badwelkar-film-screening11 Feb 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3melwmihswk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3melwhcazr22kJoin us for a Book Adda with Jason Jackson on Traders, Speculators, and Captains: The Politics of Risk and Reward in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/ccsa/event/325899-jason-jackson-traders-speculators-and-captains11 Feb 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3melwhcazr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3melw75uh6k2kJoin us for a lecture by Kiran Kumbhar, historian of medicine and former physician, on Colonial Legacies: The Complex History of Colonialism and Public Health in India. Learn more and RSVP: https://events.brown.edu/ccsa/event/325901-kiran-kumbhar-colonial-legacies-the-complex11 Feb 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3melw75uh6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3me2bfkqwek2kJoin us for a talk by Lisa Mitchell, Hailing the State: Indian Democracy Between Elections. Friday, January 30, 2026 | 2–4 pm More details and registration: https://events.brown.edu/ccsa/event/325559-lisa-mitchell-hailing-the-state-indian-democracy-betw04 Feb 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2bfkqwek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3mdnl7w5dn22zJoin us for a talk by Sonal Sharma, From Homes to the Streets: Domestic Workers’ Movements in India and South Africa. Friday, Jan 30, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 p.m. Joukowsky Forum, Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer St Registration required: https://events.brown.edu/ccsa/event/324760-sonal-sharma-from-homes-to-the-streets-domestic30 Jan 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnl7w5dn22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3m46rziuknc2oBook Adda with Louise Tillin: Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy Oct 28, 2025 | 5:30–7:30 PM Joukowsky Forum, Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer St27 Oct 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46rziuknc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3m3x4o4nkks2yO.P. Jindal Distinguished Lecture with Niraja Gopal Jayal “Academic Freedom and its Discontents in India” Oct 27 | 12–2 PM | Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer Street, Joukowsky Forum24 Oct 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x4o4nkks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3m3n4ixvgak2sJoin us for a talk by Navyug Gill, Associate Professor of History, William Paterson University Oct 24, 2025 | 2–4 PM EDT Joukowsky Forum, Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer Street Reception to follow20 Oct 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3n4ixvgak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3m363yctk7k23Join us Oct 17, 2–4 PM EDT at for: Vishnu Venugopalan – Industrial Policy in Practice: Insights from Tamil Nadu, India14 Oct 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m363yctk7k23https://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3m2mlxr65uk2iOct 9 | 4PM EDT “Beyond the National Frame: Scenes from the Indo-Pak Border” Talk & screening by Prof. Natasha Raheja (Cornell) 📍 Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St Free & open to all | Reception follows07 Oct 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mlxr65uk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3m25d2a7p4k2eJoin us for a Book Adda with Gyanendra Pandey: Men at Home Friday, October 3, 2025 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer Street, Joukowsky Forum01 Oct 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25d2a7p4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3lzjqibwyb22aJoin us for a Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics: India–Pakistan Military Conflict: The Latest Phase Friday, September 26, 2025 3:00–5:00 PM True North, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, 111 Thayer Street Reception to follow23 Sep 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjqibwyb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/southasiabrown.bsky.social/post/3lxx7kljr7226Join us for a talk by Sonalde Desai who is the PI of the India Health and Development Survey and well known for her work on population in India will be the speaker in PSTC Thursday, September 11 Mencoff Hall, PSTC (68 Waterman St, Providence) 12:00 PM03 Sep 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:df7uf7rhhhchah2kuko2p2kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxx7kljr7226