The M.S. Merian – R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies ‘Metamorphoses of the Political’ (ICAS:MP) is an Indo-German Research collaboration

New Delhi, India
Joined November 2020
Invitation: My first book The Silent Rebellion by Cambridge University Press will be launched on 26 August, 6 pm at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Many thanks @icas_mp @CambridgeUP for support. Look forward to seeing some of you. Plz attend the event & share it.
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🔔New publication in the @icas_mp @CambridgeUP Series! We are pleased to share 'The Silent Rebellion: Labour, Caste, and Education in Colonial India' by our former fellow Arun Kumar @arunk_patel. Learn more: micasmp.hypotheses.org/the-s…
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Crafting India’s Skill Ecology: Reproductions, Recalibrations, and Reimaginations, edited by Saikat Maitra (@IIM_Calcutta) & Sebastian Schwecke (MWF Delhi), under our @routledgebooks Series. 🔓Open Access micasmp.hypotheses.org/saika…
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📢 New Book Release! We are excited to announce the launch of Sober State: Origins of Alcohol Prohibition in India by @DAlagirisamy (@NUSingapore), published under the ICAS:MP – @CambridgeUP. Learn more: micasmp.hypotheses.org/darin…
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Review of our newly published book! Read Gunjan Sharma’s (@weareAUD) review of Shifting Landscapes: Education and Urban Transformations in India in SAGE Journals. Edited by Geetha B. Nambissan, Nandini Manjrekar, Shivali Tukdeo & Indra Sengupta. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Glimpses from the📕discussion 'Shifting Landscapes: Education & Urban Transformations in India’, held on 8 Dec. Ed. by Geetha B. Nambissan @JNU_official_50, Nandini Manjrekar @TISSpeak, @shivalitukdeo @IMSE_MU & Indra Sengupta. Thanks to Manabi Majumdar @CSSSCal & @hashiyaarai.
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🚨ConferenceAnnouncement Join the @MecilaCentre Berlin Conference 2025, 11–13 Dec at @FU_Berlin. 🌍“Exploring the Conviviality–Inequality Nexus: Findings & Prospects” @CalasCenter, @MIASA_UG, MECAM, @GIGA_Institute, DFG Centre for Advanced Studies “Futures of Sustainability.”
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Join us for the book discussion of Shifting Landscapes: Education and Urban Transformations in India. Edited by Geetha B. Nambissan @JNU_official_50, Nandini Manjrekar @TISSpeak, @shivalitukdeo @IMSE_MU & Indra Sengupta. Conversation with Manabi Majumdar @CSSSCal & @hashiyaarai.
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RSVP: [email protected] Participants may also join online via Zoom. Meeting ID: 613 0028 8565 Passcode: 958147
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📢Call for Papers We invite scholars to apply for the international workshop “Empire and (Im-)Mobility in South & South-East Asia (19th–20th Centuries)”, taking place in New Delhi on 6–7 Feb. Deadline: 9 Nov 🔗 micasmp.hypotheses.org/15173
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ICAS:MP met the ‘Merian family’ in Tunis & had an enriching week of dialogue on knowledge diplomacy & South–South–North cooperation incl. attending a conference on Peace and Conflict Studies by the Postcolonial Hierarchies project. Thank you, MECAM, CALAS,@MecilaCentre & MIASA.
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The International Symposium: Interrogating the Present will see leading scholars from @kreauniversity, @icas_mp, @SOAS & @AsianStudies engage in meaningful dialogue on collaborative research. 📍 Krea University, Sri City | 11–12 Sept 2025 🌐 micasmp.hypotheses.org/14879
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📢New in the ICAS:MP – Cambridge University Press Series Shifting Landscapes: Education and Urban Transformations in India by Geetha B. Nambissan @JNU_official_50, Nandini Manjrekar @TISSpeak, @shivalitukdeo @IMSE_MU & Indra Sengupta. Available Open Access cambridge.org/core/books/shi…
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📢 ICAS:MP is now on @bluesky! Join us for: ✨ Updates on our writing fellowships 📚 New Publications with @CambridgeUP & @routledgebooks series 🌍 Insights from our global community of scholars 🎙️ Highlights from our events and much more.. Follow us now: bsky.app/profile/icasmp.bsky…
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🚨Applications close TODAY! ICAS:MP Fellowships 2026–27 Submit your completed application before 23:59 IST, 15 July 2025. 🔗Final call: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de… ⏰ No extensions. Do not delay. #ICASMP #LastCall #AcademicFellowships
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🚨Applications close TODAY! ICAS:MP Fellowships 2026–27 Submit your completed application before 23:59 IST, 15 July 2025. 🔗Final call: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de… ⏰ No extensions. #ICASMP #LastCall #AcademicFellowships
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⏳10 days left! Are you ready to submit your ICAS:MP Fellowship application? Review your proposal, polish your documents, and upload everything in a single PDF. 📅Deadline: 15 July 2025 🔗 karriere.maxweberstiftung.de…
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📢Call for Applications: ICAS:MP Fellowships 2026–27 Apply now for a residential writing fellowship at ICAS:MP, New Delhi, an interdisciplinary space for critical, globally engaged research. 🔗Apply here: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de… #ICASMP #FellowshipOpportunity
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Why apply for the ICAS:MP Fellowship? • Work in an interdisciplinary international environment • Monthly stipend up to €3,500 • Focused writing time in New Delhi • Colloquium with members • Present your research to the ICAS academic circle & receive expert feedback
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🌍What to expect on 26 June at the India Competence Centre Opening: • Keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. @SalmaBava , JNU • Panel discussion • Cultural Performance by NIA e.V. • Networking & reception 📝Registration is filling fast: forms.office.com/e/Lqf99uNpN… @Uni_WUE
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