We have a series of events planned in the coming months. Follow us and check our events page for the latest updates: kcl.ac.uk/kii/events

18th Nov at @KingsIndiaInst 👇🏽 kcl.ac.uk/events/the-sticky-…

Join us on 9 November (5:30 to 8:00 pm) for Zadih (زَدٕ), a showing of collaborative textile works that explore how workplaces shape women’s lives Followed by a discussion with @kamini_gupta_ and @SujataSetia @KingsSSPP @Kings_SGA Register: kcl.ac.uk/events/zadih-rethi…

On November 13th, @KingsIndiaInst will be hosting the artist Sir Anish Kapoor - fresh from his major Hayward Gallery exhibition - to give the Nehru Memorial Lecture. Please Remain Seated: The Cockroach, the Artist, and the Return of the Repressed Secure your seat below 👇

2026 Nehru Memorial Lecture | Sir Anish Kapoor What can art reveal about erasure, repression & dissent? Join us on 13 November for the lecture, Please Remain Seated: The Cockroach, the Artist & the Return of the Repressed 6.30–8pm Bush House Auditorium kcl.ac.uk/events/2026-nehru-…

Coming up on 21 October at King’s India Institute: join Dr @UjithraP for a discussion of Becoming Agarwal: The Manufacture of a Close-Knit Mercantile Caste, chaired by Dr Pratim Ghosal. 5–6.30pm kcl.ac.uk/events/book-discus…

#Tomorrow Join us for a conversation with Prof Anna Morcom on her new book, The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music: Re-envisioning a National Tradition. With Dr Kriti Kapila and Prof Katherine Schofield. 7 Oct | 4.30–6pm David’s Room King’s Building kcl.ac.uk/events/conversatio…

Join us on 7 October (4–6pm) for a screening of Sangama: Coming Together, a documentary by Sunanda Bhat following Wake-up Karnataka during India’s 2024 general election. Followed by discussion + Q&A with Dr @PoMoGandhi @KingsSSPP @Kings_SGA kcl.ac.uk/events/sangama-com…

#MeetTheJury Prof. Niraja Gopal Jayal, Jury Member of the Infosys Prize 2026 in Humanities and Social Sciences. Prof. Jayal is the Avantha Chair at the King’s India Institute, King’s College London. She previously taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University and was Centennial Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics from 2019 to 2023. Much of Prof. Jayal’s research has centered on citizenship, democracy, and welfare in India. Her work also looks at representation, public institutions, and questions of governance. She is the author of several books, including 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦: 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢: 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥: 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺. 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 won the 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 of the Association of Asian Studies in 2015. Prof. Jayal has also delivered the Radhakrishnan Memorial Lectures at All Souls College, Oxford, served as Vice-President of the American Political Science Association, and held visiting appointments at institutions including Princeton University and EHESS in Paris. Prof. Jayal joins the Infosys Prize 2026 jury after a distinguished career in political science and we are pleased to welcome her back. Read more about Prof. Jayal's work: infosysprize.org/jury/2026/n… @KingsCollegeLon @LSEEcon @JNU_official_50 @Princeton @KingsIndiaInst @EHESS_fr #infosysprize #humanities #socialsciences #politicalscience #citizenship #democracy #indianpolitics #academia

The death of a newlywed woman in Delhi earlier this month is among a string of cases this year rekindling public discussion in India about dowry deaths. @TheWorld’s @carolynbeeler learned more from Kriti Kapila @KingsIndiaInst. theworld.org/stories/2026/07…

Featured in @guardian this week: new research from Dr Kriti Kapila (@KingsIndiaInst) examining why dowry-related killings in India no longer spark widespread public outrage or political debate. An important read 👇 theguardian.com/global-devel…

📢 Indian Courts and the Political Question with Dr @sondhi_aditya, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. The talk will examine the place of courts in Indian political life, democratic politics, & debates around constitutional adjudication 24 June - 5pm tickettailor.com/events/king…

Tomorrow our former colleague Thibaud Marcesse will discuss his book The Accommodation of Democracy, a new political economy of poverty alleviation in rural India with @SunilMitraKumar 1 June, 4 to 5.30pm Register: kcl.ac.uk/events/the-accommo…

Tomorrow at King’s: Sharika Thiranagama @thirana1 discusses The Monster in Your Path, a powerful account of caste, private life and Dalit women’s struggles for dignity in Kerala. 28 May, 3 to 4.30pm @jaffrelotc @TwinerTweets Register: kcl.ac.uk/events/the-monster…

3 days left to apply. King’s India Institute is hiring a Lecturer in Politics & Technology, with expertise in the political economy of technology in the global south and a specialisation in India. Deadline: 27 April 2026 @Kings_SGA @KingsSSPP kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142447-lectur…

Join us for an RAI Lecture by Prof Deborah Swallow CBE, “From Magic to Monumentality: the ‘Museum’ in Today’s India”, exploring how museums in India are being reimagined beyond their colonial past. Monday, 27 Apr, 17:00–18:30 @RoyalAnthro @Kings_SGA kcl.ac.uk/events/from-magic-…

FYI: Deadline for this new Lectureship in Politics and Technology @KingsIndiaInst has been extended until April 27th

Thirty years after Richard Eaton’s landmark work, our next event brings David Ludden to rethink Islam, agrarian change, and the making of Bengal’s social world with @jaffrelotc & @KasiaPaprocki @KingsSSPP @Kings_SGA Register: kcl.ac.uk/events/revisiting-…

From Rome’s hegemonic Mediterranean order to the plural and open Indian Ocean world, what do these histories reveal about the future of international order? Come hear @manjeetsp speak on 19 March at 2pm ⬇️ tickettailor.com/events/king… @Kings_SGA @KingsSSPP @jaffrelotc @Mukherjee_Anit

We look forward to welcoming Bhumi Purohit to @KingsIndiaInst next week to discuss her research about female politicians in India and the obstacles they face in working with the local bureaucracy kcl.ac.uk/events/women-polit…

How do gender and bureaucracy intersect in Indian politics? 🤔 Join us 4 March at King’s for a talk by Bhumi Purohit exploring this question and more. Don’t miss it! Register ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/events/women-polit… #WomenInPolitics #KCL @louisetillin @KingsSSPP @Kings_SGA