The CeMIS Summer Colloquium 2026 began with an engaging lecture by @jusmeets.bsky.social on the spatiality of caste in the city of Ajmer. His talk explored how caste shapes urban space, patterns of segregation and mobility, structuring the experience of daily life. #caste #india #geography #space
Presenting the Summer Semester 2026 Colloquium, & Modern South Asian History Research Seminar. From partition, labour, & migration to capitalism, caste, & political campaigns — we have an incredible lineup of scholars unpacking modern South Asia in all its complexity. 🗓️ May - July CeMIS, Göttingen
Recorded sessions from the Caste as Practice research network are now live on CRASSH's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis....
Excited to be screening ‘B R Ambedkar Now and Then’ @brantfilm1 on 7 May, 1pm GMT, followed by a discussion with Jyoti Nisha . In-person event only, details here: crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/46532/ with @damnikain.bsky.social @crasshlive.bsky.social @camsociology.bsky.social
I am delighted to share my article, The Odour of Segregation, where I explore how odours associated with the spatial boundaries of caste ghettos act as a powerful mechanism for reproducing caste boundaries. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The odour of segregation - Jusmeet S Sihra, 2025
This article explores odour as a powerful mechanism in reproducing caste and investigates how odour affects caste boundaries. Based on embodied ethnographic fie...
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Next was a great panel on the past, present, and future of the study of the Indian caste system at @crasshlive.bsky.social with Joel Robbins, Joel Lee, Surinder S. Jodhka, and Manali Desai www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH6y... (4/5)
CRASSH | Caste beyond Dumont
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