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Mar 19, 2026

Concept note for the 11th Urban Action School - Reimagining Cityzens with Local Governance

Indian cities are living through a deep structural paradox. They are sites of economic acceleration, technological experimentation, demographic churn and political aspiration. Yet, they remain administratively fragmented, fiscally constrained and democratically thinned out.

Mar 9, 2026

Application deadline extended for the 11th Urban Action School

At its core, UAS'26 is an invitation—to pause, listen to the city anew, and imagine forms of governance that are democratic, collective, and future-ready.

Feb 26, 2026

11th Urban Action School is co-organised by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, South Asia, ActionAid Association India and the Centre for Urban Studies, SIRP, Mahatma Gandhi University

Indian cities are living through a paradox. They are engines of economic growth, cultural churn, and political aspiration, yet they remain administratively fragmented, fiscally constrained, and democratically thinned out.

Nov 30, 2024

CUS submitted its research report to the thematic pillar of Kerala Urban Policy Commission

CUS as a Specialist Advisory Institution to the thematic pillar of Kerala Urban Policy Commission submitted its Research Report titled 'Ecology as Infrastructural to Urban Fabric and Incorporated to Heritage'

Nov 28, 2024

Thomas Hylland Eriksen: The Unrelenting Scholar-Mentor

I think back how someone who was already a well-known anthropology professor by the mid-90s, became one of my best academic comrades. I think back on how I, who was in tenth grade in mid-nineties, can confidently and with all warmth say so about Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

Feb 27, 2024

IMG,Trivandrum - Govt of India sponsored Programme on 'Research Methodology for Urban Policy Research in Kerala' for Students & Research Scholars

IMG, Tvm - Govt of India Programme on Research Methodology for Urban Policy Research in Kerala for Students & Research Scholars

Feb 27, 2024

Higher studies opportunity at Keele University, UK

Highers study on Material, ecological and socio-cultural disconnections in rural poverty at Keele University, UK

Feb 16, 2024

CUS has handed over the draft culture policy to the Kochi Municipal Corporation

Centre for Urban Studies has handed over the draft culture policy to Kochi Municipal Corporation

Dec 2, 2023

Network Summit on AI: CUS joins hands with OsloMet, Algorithmic Network and Nordic Centre India

The Network Summit on AI, co-organised by Dr. Mathew A Varghese, took place at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi from 28th November to 1st December 2023

Jul 29, 2023

Digital Urban Workshop: Critical Interrogations of the Digital Urban in India: A Pedagogic Approach

Is the digital really ubiquitous to the urban, and is the language of the digital overwhelmingly reshaping debates about contemporary cities? With sensors, dashboards, data platforms, and command and control rooms, the urban is now known through data, algorithms, modeling, and a combination of visual and media channels.

Jul 29, 2023

Gahana Navya James, researcher at Centre for Urban Studies, secures sixth rank nationally in Civil Services examination

Gahana Navya James, researcher at Centre for Urban Studies and PhD Scholar at SIRP secures sixth rank nationally in Civil Services examination.