The Saami Brothers are from a heralded Pakistani musical family with a long lineage of master vocalists that goes back centuries. Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music that originated over 700 years ago, blending Persian, Arabic, Turkish, and South Asian musical traditions…

What does a haptic history of the most famous Indian of the twentieth century reveal—and occlude? I explore this question by turning to a set of under-analyzed photographs which show M. K. Gandhi, late in his own life, offering “touching” care to an elderly Brahmin follower…

"Rethinking Approaches to Data Use for AI in Healthcare" Amrita Sengupta The rapid integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings raises questions about the adequacy of existing data protection frameworks, particularly the reliance on informed consent as the…

Scholars of colonial South Asia have shown that charity has a function of power: it constructs its own subject, i.e., rightful recipients, and regulates indigenous forms of giving, such as dana, into a language legible to colonial political economy. However, this account has not…

The talk explores the relationship between modernity and Theatre in the 19th Century Bombay Presidency. It argues that the physical settings, subject matter and the emotive aspects of Marathi theatre were deeply influenced by modern technology and modern ways of life. Based on a…