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Kazi Khaleed Ashraf | The Great Padma: The Epic River that Made the Bengal Delta

Thu, Feb 5, 2026 | 5-6:30 pm | 10 Stephens Hall

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Mohammad Nabeel Jafri | Orating Knowledge: Urdu Shiʿi Khiṭābat in Contemporary Karachi

Thu, Feb 26, 2026 | 5-6:30 pm | 10 Stephens Hall

Lahore Canal

Will Glover | A Stealth Urban History from the Countryside: Punjab’s early 20th century Canal Colonies as Urban Space

Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | 5-6:30 pm | 10 Stephens Hall

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Sandip Roy | Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator

Tue, Mar 10, 2026 | 5-6:30 pm | 10 Stephens Hall

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The Politics of Minoritization in South Asia

Fri, May 1, 2026 | 4-7 pm | 10 Stephens Hall

South Asia Through Many Prisms

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At a recent City Arts & Lectures event, Salman Rushdie was in conversation with Poulomi Saha. Listen to the recording here.

January 9, 2026

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Climate’s Interiors | A Limn issue rethinking a warming world through interior spaces—cells, bodies, buildings, and systems.

January 9, 2026

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