Hyd 1948: A State, It's People
Discussion
3.0 hrs
September 11, 2026 7:00 pm Friday
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HYDERABAD, 1948: A STATE, ITS PEOPLE

What happens when a State undergoes a momentous political transformation? How do its people experience change, and what does it mean to belong?

Seventy-eight years later, Sangāt brings together scholars and writers for a panel discussion to revisit one of the most consequential and contested moments in Hyderabad's modern history.

With

Dr Shefali Jha Anthropologist, New India Foundation Fellow, and humanities faculty at Dhirubhai Ambani University.

Dr. M. A. Moid Fellow associated with Anveshi; co-author, *Faith in Democracy: Muslim Political Discourse in the Telugu Region

Daneesh Majid Author, The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day

Entry through Registration.

Organizer
Sangat in association with Lamakaan
Sangāt is an initiative to engage with Hyderabad's past and present through conversations, research, and public dialogue.