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Welcome to the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies at Tufts. Our Center fosters comparisons and links across the Indian Ocean which connect the people of South Asia with those of Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Fall 2026 Lecture Series

• Nov. 2, 2206 at 6pm: Book Talk, Aurangzeb ‘Alamgir and the Mughal Empire: A History Retold, with Professor Munis D. Faruqui (UC Berkley), Mugar 200
• Oct. 7, 2026 at 6pm: Book Talk, Endgame of Empire: Sultan Khan, Asia's First Grandmaster, with Dr. Atiyab Sultan, Granddaughter of Sultan Khan, (Associate Harvard Bloomberg Center University/LMSAI), Cabot 702
• Sep. 23, 2026 at 6pm: Christopher Clay (University at Albany), Fahd Humayun (Tufts University), Arash Reisinezhad (The Fletcher School), Cabot 702 

CSAIOS events are open to public in Cabot Intercultural Center (160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA) unless otherwise noted. Join the email list or follow us on Instagram.