Events
Upcoming Events
All COSAS events are free and open to the public.
Event Archive
South Asian Music Ensemble: Spring Virtual Recital
Join us for an evening of music from the Indian Subcontinent that will explore intersections of rhythm and style through a variety of classical and devotional genres. The event is free and open to the public. Streaming Friday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. on Facebook....
Not Your Average Chai
In lieu of chai on Fridays, COSAS will be hosting a different version of Chai via Zoom. We’ll determine the frequency of the program based on the turnouts and interest. We know that the pandemic presents its fair share of challenges, both academically and in terms...
Postponed to Fall 2020: TAPSA: Francesca Chubb-Confer, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago Divinity School
Dates: Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 5:00pm Foster 103
Postponed to Fall 2020: TAPSA: Sunjukta Poddar, PhD Candidate in SALC, University of Chicago
Dates: Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 5:00pm Foster 103
Webinar: Preserving Democracy during the Pandemic
A discussion between regional experts about the state of democracy around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how it can be strengthened. Conversation topics might include: In what ways have authoritarian leaders used the pandemic to strengthen their grip...
TAPSA via Zoom: Saving for tomorrow: Coal supply distortions, stockpiling, and power outages in India
Yuvraj Pathak, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy This paper demonstrates how regulatory uncertainty can cause large welfare losses by distorting firms’ incentives and giving rise to inefficient production. Specifically, I analyze...
South Asian Music Ensemble Performance
Please join the South Asian Music Ensemble for an afternoon of music featuring a variety of forms and genres encompassing both North and South Indian classical traditions, including bandish, kriti, tarana, thiruppavai, and tillana. The performance will also...
17th Annual South Asia Graduate Student Conference: “Reception, Tradition, and Canonization: Pasts and Presents in South Asia”
Keynote Speakers: Rosalind O’Hanlon (University of Oxford) Akshaya Mukul (Independent researcher and journalist) This conference aims to examine traditions in premodern and modern South Asia and seeks to interrogate formations of knowledge about traditions through...
In the Mood for Art and On the Margins of History in India’s Eighteenth Century
Lecture by Dipti Khera, Assistant Professor of Art History, New York University Presented by the Department of Art History and COSAS, as part of the 2019/20 Smart Lecture series supported by the Smart Family Foundation. The art of sensing moods mattered in...