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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;South Asia Center pr
 esentsThe Rise of Entrepreneurial Humanitarianism in India \n\nIn this tal
 k\, Ipshita discusses the emergent ideas of Entrepreneurial\nHumanitariani
 sm\, a term she uses to discuss the practices of technological\nstartups i
 n India. Drawing on both overlaps and differences with international\,\nst
 ate\, and corporate humanitarianism\, this talk will showcase ethnographic
 \nfindings from New Delhi’s bustling startup landscapes. Beyond narratives
  of\nsingle-minded pursuit of profit and individualistic innovation\, the 
 framework\nof humanitarianism reveals the range of meanings that entrepren
 eurs see in\ntheir work and their ideas of development and future-making i
 n contemporary India.Ipshita GhoshPhD Candidate\, Department of Anthropolo
 gy&nbsp\;Syracuse University&nbsp\;Ms. Ipshita Ghosh is a PhD candidate in
  Cultural\nAnthropology at Maxwell School\, Syracuse University\, with int
 erests in global\nfinance\, social movements\, development and humanitaria
 nism. Her research\,\ncentered in India\, examines entrepreneurship as a c
 ultural formation with multiple\nactors\, ideologies and values at play. I
 pshita’s dissertation looks at the ways\nin which state policy and global 
 investment capital reframe the heterogenous\nstrands of entrepreneurial ac
 tivity in India into a single narrative that\nreproduces a neoliberal star
 tup culture and reinstates socio-economic\nhierarchies. Ipshita also enjoy
 s teaching anthropology and building productive\ndialogues across discipli
 nes\, in and outside the classroom. Ipshita holds a Master’s in Contempora
 ry India Studies\nfrom University of Oxford\, a Master’s in Public Adminis
 tration from Maxwell School\,\nSyracuse University and a Bachelor with Hon
 ors in English from Delhi\nUniversity.&nbsp\;Click here to registerFor mor
 e information\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu or 
 to request additional accommodation arrangements\, please contact Morgan B
 icknell\, mebickne@syr\,edu.&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:The Rise of Entrepreneurial Humanitarianism in India
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;
 </p><p>South Asia Center presents</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><stron
 g>The Rise of Entrepreneurial Humanitarianism in India</strong></p><p> <br
 ></p><p>\n\n</p><p>In this talk\, Ipshita discusses the emergent ideas of 
 <i>Entrepreneurial\nHumanitarianism</i>\, a term she uses to discuss the p
 ractices of technological\nstartups in India. Drawing on both overlaps and
  differences with international\,\nstate\, and corporate humanitarianism\,
  this talk will showcase ethnographic\nfindings from New Delhi’s bustling 
 startup landscapes. Beyond narratives of\nsingle-minded pursuit of profit 
 and individualistic innovation\, the framework\nof humanitarianism reveals
  the range of meanings that entrepreneurs see in\ntheir work and their ide
 as of development and future-making in contemporary India.</p><p><br></p><
 p><strong>Ipshita Ghosh</strong></p><p>PhD Candidate\, Department of Anthr
 opology&nbsp\;</p><p>Syracuse University&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p><p>Ms. Ipshi
 ta Ghosh is a PhD candidate in Cultural\nAnthropology at Maxwell School\, 
 Syracuse University\, with interests in global\nfinance\, social movements
 \, development and humanitarianism. Her research\,\ncentered in India\, ex
 amines entrepreneurship as a cultural formation with multiple\nactors\, id
 eologies and values at play. Ipshita’s dissertation looks at the ways\nin 
 which state policy and global investment capital reframe the heterogenous\
 nstrands of entrepreneurial activity in India into a single narrative that
 \nreproduces a neoliberal startup culture and reinstates socio-economic\nh
 ierarchies. Ipshita also enjoys teaching anthropology and building product
 ive\ndialogues across disciplines\, in and outside the classroom. Ipshita 
 holds a Master’s in Contemporary India Studies\nfrom University of Oxford\
 , a Master’s in Public Administration from Maxwell School\,\nSyracuse Univ
 ersity and a Bachelor with Honors in English from Delhi\nUniversity.&nbsp\
 ;</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/reg
 ister/tJYlfu2rqDMtGNGf_L40FQjQ7zKTCr0_74Vj " title="Click here to register
 ">Click here to register</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more information\, pleas
 e contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu or to request additional
  accommodation arrangements\, please contact Morgan Bicknell\, mebickne@sy
 r\,edu.&nbsp\;</p>
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