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Are Mira and Nikhil the top Indian American names? Both of these desi names entered the top 1000 names given to US-born babies ~2000 - when the (Asian) Indian American population rose to ~2 million. Mira even cracked the top 500 girl names in 2017. ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

Indian marriage & intimacy webinar this Friday (Sep 22)! A virtual panel featuring Rukmini Sen, Niharika Banerjea, and me organized by Indiana University’s India Gateway. I’ll present new work on portrayals of Indian marriages in the The New York Times Vows column. Register at bit.ly/Marriage22Sep

The latest issue of NCAER's new Gender Talk series is on marriage - marital choice, staying single, hypogamy and more!

Friends of IHDS please circulate and encourage your students to apply. Great opportunity to get research experience between MA & Ph.D.

Know any undergrads applying to PhD programs in sociology? Have them join us on October 23rd at 7pm to learn about our program at IU!

Crucial lessons on pronatalist policy for South India!

Populations decline if fertility stays below replacement over long term. TFRs are poor indicators of growth tho because TFRs usually do not stay constant & they are affected by changes in birth timing. Low TFRs often signal later timing, not fewer births. comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS…

Please note this advice is specific to the UK. In the United States, admissions to graduate programs are usually determined by a committee. Most US faculty communicate with potential grad students only after an applicant is admitted and deciding amongst programs.