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INDIA @ 75

'Experiences with Adjudication: Reconciling Rights, Identities & Prejudices'

Wednesday | 22 June 2022 | 6.30pm UK

A special lecture to commemorate 'India @ 75' by , Sitting Judge of  & incoming Chief Justice of India. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Moderator:  (@arora_sanam) is an 杏吧论坛 alumnus, and Founder & Chairperson of  (@NISAU_UK), UK.  

Chair: Alnoor Bhimani (@AlnoorBhimani) is Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛), and Professor of Management Accounting (@杏吧论坛_Accounting), 杏吧论坛.

Venue: Hong Kong Lecture Theatre, Clement House, 99 Aldwych, 杏吧论坛, London WC2A.

This event is in collaboration with  (NISAU), UK.

Image credit: 'India @ 75' by Oroon Das. This image is copyrighted and may not be used by anyone. It is part of a special series commissioned by the 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre to commemorate its 'India @ 75' events.

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THE SPICE ROUTE: Connected Histories in South & Southeast Asia

Thursday | 16 June 2022 |12.30pm UK | 7.30pm Singapore

Roundtable with historians & art historians, discussing the connected histories between South & Southeast Asia along the spice trade routes.

Speakers:  is Associate Professor in South Asia Studies (@SouthAsiaPenn) at the University of Pennsylvania (@Penn), a historian of early medieval South Asia & has researched/published on historical connections between South & Southeast Asia;  (@DalrympleWill) is a multi-award winning historian & writer; his forthcoming book, 'The Golden Road', looks at the connected histories of South & Southeast Asia, particularly those emanating from India;  is Barbara Stoler Miller Professor (Emerita) of Indian & South Asian Art in the Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University (@Columbia), and has published extensively on South & Southeast Asian art;  is Professor of Material Histories, De Montfort University (@dmuleicester), and is an expert on Indian Ocean histories from AD 600-1500 on which she has published several monographs.

Discussant:  is an art historian specialising in Singapore & Southeast Asian art histories at LaSalle College of the Arts (@LASALLESG), Singapore, and co-editor of  (forthcoming).

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛)

This event is in collaboration with , Singapore.

Photo credit: Crawford Jolly, .  

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The Importance of Being a Woman Business School Dean

Thursday | 9 June 2022 | 3.30pm UK

This panel discussion will focus on barriers women face as managers, and what Business Schools can do to prepare them for success.

Speakers: (@AsmaHyder) is Professor & Dean, School of Economics & Social Sciences (@IBACBER), Institute of Business Administration (@ibakarachi), Karachi, Pakistan; (@leilatriki) is Dean, Mediterranean School of Business, South Mediterranean University (@MSBTunis), Tunis, Tunisia;  is Dean, College of Business (@twucob), Texas Woman's University (@txwomans).

Chair: Alnoor Bhimani (@AlnoorBhimani) is Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛), and Professor of Management Accounting (@杏吧论坛_Accounting) at 杏吧论坛.

Photo credit: Kelly Sikkema, 'The Most Intimidating Thing as a Designer', . 

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Taliban & State-building in Afghanistan

Thursday | 26 May 2022 | 3.30pm UK | 8pm Afghanistan   

Roundtable on state-building under the Taliban in Afghanistan, with Speakers from within and outside the country.

Speakers:  (@ObaidullaBaheer) was, until August 2021, Lecturer in Transitional Justice at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, and more recently, Visiting Scholar at The New School, New York. He lives in Kabul, and has been a vocal advocate of inclusive & citizen-centric state-building in Afghanistan;  (@afghanopoly) is Assistant Professor in International Relations, Radboud University (@Radboud_Uni), Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and is author of (2019);  (@SerajMahbouba) is Director, Afghan Women Skills Development Center (@AWSDC1) and Founder & President, Organisation for Research in Peace & Solidarity -- both in Kabul. Seraj lives in Kabul, advocating for the rights of women in Afghanistan.

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛).

Photo credit: Joel Heard, . 

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'90 Days & 50 Pounds': Idi Amin, Uganda & the Disbursal of South Asians

Thursday | 19 May 2022 | 3.30pm UK

Roundtable to mark the 50th anniversary of the disbursal of South Asians/Indians from Uganda in 1972 on the orders of President Idi Amin.

Speakers:  is Associate Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (@MITIndiaProgram), with research specialism in South Asian diasporas. She is author of  (2015);  is Lecturer in the History of Africa & Its Diasporas, Department of History (@UoBrisHistory), University of Bristol. She is currently completing her monograph titled 'Fragile Citizenship: The Diasporic Histories of Britain's East African Asians';  is Professor of African History, University of Oxford (@OxfordHistory), and author of  (2017), amongst others; is Professor of Modern History (@UEA_History) & Member of the Migration Research Network, University of East Anglia. She is author, most recently, of  (2021).

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛).

Photo credit: 'Expelled Asians in The Netherlands after leaving Uganda, 1972', .

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DEBACLE ECONOMICS? Foreign Investments & Loans in South Asia

Thursday | 12 May 2022 | 3.30pm UK

Why have economies of Sri Lanka & Pakistan been volatile despite loans/investments from international bodies (IMF) or neighbours (China)?This Roundtable will discuss this crucial question -- and the interrelationship between geopolitics & geoeconomics.

Speakers:  is Associate Professor at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences (@LifeAtLUMS), and has published extensively on new economic configurations in the Central Asia region (including western China & northern Pakistan);  (@nadeemhaque) is currently Vice-Chancellor, Pakistan Institute of Development economics (@ PIDEpk), Islamabad. He has worked previously for the IMF, and has first-hand experience of the monetary frameworks & policy formulations of both Pakistan & Sri Lanka through his work;  is Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (@TalkEconomicsSL), Colombo. She has published widely on macroeconomic policy, regional trade integration & international economics.

Discussant: Chris Alden is Professor of International Relations (@杏吧论坛_IR) & Director of 杏吧论坛 IDEAS (@lseideas), and an expert on debt, development & geopolitcs regarding China.

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛).

This event is part of the Centre's 'Geopolitics beyond Borders' series, in collaboration with 杏吧论坛 IDEAS.

Photo credit: m., 'Saints don't live on Park Avenue', 2018, . 

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FACT & FICTION

SIKHS: Minority, Diaspora, Nationalism

Wednesday | 4 May 2022 | 3pm UK

Focused on the recently published  (2021), this Roundtable will discuss the complex issues of minority & diaspora identity, the demand for a separate Sikh nation, nationalism & ethno-nationalism both in India and abroad, and other related issues. 

Speakers:  retired as Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Sociology, Delhi in 2020. She is author of  (2011);  is Professor of Political Science (@pol_LU), Lund University (@lunduniversity), with research interest (amongst others) in religion & nationalism, with a focus on South Asia & Europe;  (@GiorgioShani) is Professor of Politics & International Relations, International Christian University (@ICU_JP), Tokyo, and co-author of  (2021);  is Emeritus Professor of Sikh & Punjab Studies, Department of History (@SOASHistory), SOAS (@SOAS), University of London, and co-author of  (2021);  is Professor & Dr Jasbir Singh Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh & Punjab Studies, Department of Religious Studies (@UCR_religion), University of California Riverside (@UCRiverside), and author of  (2006).

Discussant:  (@FenechLou) is Professor of History, University of Northern Iowa (@northerniowa), an expert in Sikh Studies, and author, most recently, of  (2021).

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛). 

This event is part of 'Fact & Fiction', the Centre's book discussion series which invites experts from various disciplinary perspectives to focus on a recent publication.

Photo credit: Rupinder Singh,  (detail).  

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