CPR India Urban

Cities are collages. Some parts get discussed, others less so. On TUESDAY 24 MARCH @ 3.45PM IST, join the @CPR_India @cshdelhi.bsky.social Workshop #193, to hear Tridib Mukherjee on such a less discussed part. Register in person for great coffee or online cprindia.org/events/the-nei…

Shunned for their immoral and criminogenic influences by their neighbours, red light areas remain contested spaces. Join us on Tuesday, 24th March, 3:45 PM IST, for a CPR-CSH workshop by Tridib Mukherjee (Doctoral Candidate, @IITGuwahati & Writing Tutor, @CWC_AshokaUniv) as he traces the relationship between a brothel and its neighbourhood in Silchar. This talk will be held at the CPR Conference Room and online via Zoom. Register to attend: cprindia.org/events/the-nei… @CPRUrban

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Geospatial technologies not only represent land but actively reshape its value. Join us on Tuesday, 24th February, at 3:45 PM for the CPR–Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH Delhi) workshop by Sanjana Krishnan (PhD, @universityofky) as she examines how geospatial technologies are transforming the governance of urban land and slums in Mumbai. Register to attend: cprindia.org/events/satelli…

Future plans for historic cities are caught between two imaginative poles — one, an echo of modern life and the other, an image of the past. Join us on Tuesday, 27th January, at 3:45 PM IST for a workshop by Jigna Desai (Professor, @CEPTUniversity1), in collaboration with the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH Delhi), as she discusses how historic cities operate within the conundrum of development versus preservation. This event will be held online via Zoom. Register to attend: cprindia.org/events/futures… @CPRUrban

The administrative borders of districts in India have been continually redrawn from the colonial to the postcolonial times. What does this long arc of district formation, consolidation, bifurcation, and renaming reveal about the nature of subnational governance and spatial political economy in India? Join us on Monday, 8 December 2025, at 11:00 AM IST for a talk by @shivakjolad (Associate Professor, @FLAMEUniversity) based on his findings from the @indiastatestory project, which reconstructs 153 years of district evolution in the country. This session will be moderated by Shamindra Nath Roy (Visiting Fellow, CPR). Register to attend: cprindia.org/events/the-bor…

Can the Indus Waters Treaty, celebrated as a time-tested document, survive the churn of increasingly volatile India-Pakistan relations? Join us this Friday, 28th November, 6 PM IST at @IIC_Delhi for the second TREADS Annual Lecture by @UKSinha_idsa (Senior Fellow, MP-IDSA), followed by reflections by Ashok K. Kantha (Former Ambassador of India to China, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, & Distinguished Fellow, @vifindia). The session will be moderated by Srinivas Chokkakula (President and Chief Executive, CPR). Register to attend: cprindia.org/events/the-shi…

Tomorrow 3.45 PM IST @CPR_India & @cshdelhi.bsky.social host Siddharth Kumar for their workshop # 189. Register at cprindia.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

Bodhgaya, a key pilgrimage site, has faced challenges in addressing its infrastructure and connectivity to accommodate tourists and pilgrims. However, in recent years, it has witnessed a transformation driven by global religious networks. Join us for the next CPR-Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) workshop titled 'Pilgrimage, Wellness, and Development: The Role of Global Buddhist Networks in Bodhgaya’s Transformation', by Siddharth Kumar (Research Scholar, Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, @jmiu_official). @CPRUrban This talk will be held in hybrid mode at the CPR Conference Room and online via Zoom. Register: cprindia.org/events/pilgrim…

What keeps the trust of the urban poor in the law alive? How to do they use it make their claims? To learn more, join TOMORROW Oct 28th at 3.45PM IST, when Shatakshi Singh will present at the @CPR_India @cshdelhi.bsky.social workshop # 188. Register at zoom.us/webinar/regist…

In India, the law naturally assumes a pivotal role in the lives of the ‘urban poor', dictating their legal status and rights, and mediating their interactions with the state while also indexing land use and ownership claims. Join us on Tuesday, for the next @CPR_India-Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH Delhi) workshop titled 'Law, Legitimacy, and Dispossession: Navigating Legal Mobilisation in New Delhi' by Ms. Shatakshi Singh, to explore the relationship between 'urban poor', the law and the state. @CPRUrban Register: cprindia.org/events/law-leg…

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