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Deadline fast approaching for the Contours of Legal History Workshop happening at NLSIU in March 2025 in collaboration with MPI Legal History and Legal Theory Deadline: 20 October 2024, 11:59 PM IST Check here for more details: nls.ac.in/news-events/ca…

We are looking for someone young and enthusiastic to manage the Writing Urban India Programme. Last date to apply is 11th October. The job is Bangalore based. Apply? nls.ac.in/news-events/ca…

Deadline for submitting abstracts to 'Contours of Legal History in India' has been extended till end of 2 November. Apply! Apply!! Apply!!! NLSIU MPI Legal History and Legal Theory Samyak Ghosh 🌈 @ReejuRay4

ECRs doing Urban Studies in India, this is a fantastic opportunity for you. Apply! Details in the link below.

Bangalore people, come through. Tomorrow at 5 at NLS!

Amazing how every blr problem can be traced back to us not having a legitimate local government

Super excited to host the Contours of Legal History conference NLSIU over 27&28 March. Mitra Sharafi will be our keynote speaker. 27 March, 4 pm. Come through!

Hey all, please find here a call for papers for essays that speak to food and infrastructure, the circulation of goods, and their attendant power networks. This collection is edited by the brilliant Dolly Kikon and Matthäus Rest for roadsides roadsides.net/call-for-papers

Happening tomorrow (27 March, Thursday) at NLSIU, 4 pm. All are welcome.

And it's a wrap on Contours of Legal History in India, 2025!

The ceasefire reminds me of Intizar Husain’s 1965 memory: during the war, Indian songs vanished from Lahore. Then one day, he heard Lata Mangeshkar’s voice from a shop—signaling war's end & return of peace. Here’s a song in her voice for the paths ahead: youtu.be/STOM6NZfcrs?si…

My humble contribution to the “taxi mafia vs ride-hailing apps” debate — why we need to move beyond binaries & rethink mobility governance in India, for both drivers & passengers. scroll.in/article/108359…

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🚨 New project! Just Transitions on Indian Streets explores how Indian cities can centre street-based workers in climate action. Led by Tim Schwanen TSU Oxford, with Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Anwesha Ghosh Aravind Unni as Co-Is. Postdoc & RA openings soon! tsu.ox.ac.uk/news/streets-n…

And it begins! The Global Urban History Project conference in Berlin: Stretching the limits of urban global history.

Come work with us on the 'Just Transitions on Indian Streets' project! 🔎 2 Research Associates (deadline 4 Aug 2025) 🔎 2 Postdoc Fellows (deadline 11 Aug 2025) For more details, see here: nls.ac.in/news-and-event…

Come work with us! Gaurav Mittal Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay Aravind Unni