Democracy Under Pressure in Pakistan: Generation Z, Power and the Pursuit of Accountability 28 October 2026 | 5:15 pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SOAS Open to all but registration required soas.ac.uk/about/event/democ…

Looking forward to hosting Prof Brahma Prakash (JNU) on Oct 29 at @SOAS_SAI @SOASDevelopment soas.ac.uk/about/event/spell…

Book talk by Brahma Prakash - The Spell of the Cult and the Rites of the Republic: The Shows of the Spectacle State under Hindutva 29 October 2026 | 5:15 pm Alumni Lecture Theatre (Paul Webley Wing), SOAS soas.ac.uk/about/event/spell…

Looking forward to @UjithraP’s talk on her book Becoming Agarwal on October 22: as always, free and open to the public. @SoasAmbedkarSoc @SOAS @SOASDevelopment @SOAS_SAI soas.ac.uk/about/event/becom…

Becoming Agarwal: The Manufacture of a Close-Knit Mercantile Caste Drawing on fieldwork in Delhi, Becoming Agarwal traces the gendered and generational labour that sustains caste privilege. 22 October | 5:15pm Alumni Lecture Theatre, SOAS soas.ac.uk/about/event/becom…

India and I: A Hundred Memories, Not a Memoir Join S.Y. Quraishi- former Chief Election Commissioner of India - this Wednesday, 21 Oct at 5:15 PM at SOAS, as he maps a life between the personal and the public, from Old Delhi to the corridors of power. soas.ac.uk/about/event/india…

Caste, Gender, and Privilege in Contemporary India How is caste privilege sustained across generations? Drawing on "Becoming Agarwal", @UjithraP will explore how marriage, family expectations, and everyday labour reproduce caste, kinship, and power in urban India. 📅 22 October | 5:15pm 📍 @SOAS SALT Register here: shorturl.at/g8Eck Join us to unpack the intersections of caste, gender, and power. @Wits_SCIS @SOAS_SAI @PoMoGandhi @SOASpolitics ,

New Asian Kool — Diaspora, Millennial Sounds & the Spatial Politics of The Asian Underground, 1995–2005. Tariq Jazeel keynote @rikjaz @SOAS_SAI & @BASASofficial piped.video/watch?v=t_Pe2RsU…

📚 Academic publishing at #BASAS2026! At #BASAS2026 at @SOAS_SAI, CSA Editor-in-Chief Thomas Chambers and Associate Publisher Meg Ison (Taylor & Francis) joined a panel on what makes a strong submission, how to position research for publication and how to navigate peer review.

Double Bill: More Punk than Punk + After Eight: The Story of Satpal Ram Two films on music, activism & resistance, followed by Q&A with Suresh Grover & the filmmakers. 13 Oct 2026 | 7 PM Alumni Lecture Theatre, SOAS soas.ac.uk/about/event/more-…

Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan @SoasGallery exhibition exploring the diversity, skill, and beauty of embroidery from across Afghanistan. piped.video/watch?v=eQ5oTluw…

Of Times There Were Before (film) A portrait of Romila Thapar, one of the world's most influential historians, filmed at her home in New Delhi. Followed by a Q&A with the director, Eshan Sharma. 3 November 2026, 5:15 pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS soas.ac.uk/about/event/times…

Fantastic to see so many people – and hear so many fantastic papers and panels – at the 2026 BASAS Conference at @SOAS_SAI! #BASAS2026

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Youth Dreams in South Asia: Imagining Pasts and Futures A one-day interdisciplinary workshop exploring how young people across South Asia & its diaspora are imagining new political futures. Themes, submission guidelines & more info: soas.ac.uk/about/news/call-a…

How India's Finest Filmmakers Were Made Join Radha Chadha as she discusses her new book on Jagat Murari and FTII - the film school that shaped legends like Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan, and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. 14 Oct 2026 | 5:15 PM Register 👇 soas.ac.uk/about/event/how-i…

The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories 7 Oct 2026 5:15pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SOAS Open to all Register here soas.ac.uk/about/event/pengu…

Digital Intimacy: Young Women, Gendered Modernities and Aspirations in Inter-Asia 30 September 2026 5:15 PM Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London Open to all. Register 👇 soas.ac.uk/about/event/digit…

Indian Politics: Today & Tomorrow 📅 20 July 2026 |🕔 5:15pm 📍 SOAS, Room RG01 How has media - from print to AI - reshaped Indian politics and its democratic future? soas.ac.uk/about/event/india…

*Deadline fast approaching!* We are currently accepting submissions for the BASAS Master's Dissertation Prize 2026 Deadline 13 July 2026 (midnight BST) Click below to download the application form: basas.org.uk/news-events/bas… @dibsroy86 @jaffrelotc