Jusmeet S. Sihra @jusmeets.bsky.social · 20/05/2026A big thanks to CeMIS for inviting me, and particularly to Rupa Viswanath, Pawandeep Kaur and Abhilasha Singh, and the faculty and students who deeply enagaged with my work. What an exciting day it was! 110
Reposted by Jusmeet S. SihraCentre for Modern Indian Studies, University of Göttingen @cemis-unigoe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The 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 241
Reposted by Jusmeet S. SihraCentre for Modern Indian Studies, University of Göttingen @cemis-unigoe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Presenting 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 022
Jusmeet S. Sihra @jusmeets.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Jon Keune Ananya Vajpeyi Ankur Barua Joel Robbins Joel Lee Surinder S. Jodhka @manalides.bsky.social @shannonphilip.bsky.social Priyanka Kotamraju Vishal Vasanthakumar @damnikain.bsky.social @crasshlive.bsky.social @camsociology.bsky.social #caste 020
Jusmeet S. Sihra @jusmeets.bsky.social · 08/05/2025A huge thank you to our incredible speakers for their insights and contributions: Susan Bayly Christophe Jaffrelot Manuela Ciotti Meera Jatav Rupali Bansode Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Hugo Gorringe Gopal Guru Srilata Sircar Bhawani Buswala ... 110
Jusmeet S. Sihra @jusmeets.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Recorded sessions from the Caste as Practice research network are now live on CRASSH's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... 143
Jusmeet S. Sihra @jusmeets.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Excited 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 021
Jusmeet S. Sihra @jusmeets.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I 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....journals.sagepub.comThe odour of segregation - Jusmeet S Sihra, 2025This article explores odour as a powerful mechanism in reproducing caste and investigates how odour affects caste boundaries. Based on embodied ethnographic fie... 121
Reposted by Jusmeet S. SihraBen Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Next 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)youtube.comCRASSH | Caste beyond DumontYouTube video by CRASSH Cambridge 143
