The Centre de Sciences Humaines is pleased to invite you to the CSH Workshop on:

The Horse in South Asian History

Friday, 10 April 2026 | from 2:30 – 6:00 pm IST

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CSH Workshop is in hybrid mode. Please pre-register for offline and online registration before Friday, 10 April, 10:00 a.m. IST .

About the Workshop:

A discussion on the history of the interactions between horses and humans in South Asia through three millennia and an introduction to the forthcoming book The Coveted Mount: The Horse in South Asian History (Cambridge University Press).

SESSION I

Chair: Corinne Lefèvre (CNRS, Centre de Sciences Humaines)
2:30 – 2:40 pm | Welcome Remarks | Corinne Lefèvre
2:40 – 2.50 pm | Introducing the book The Coveted Mount | Ranabir Chakravarti (Jawaharlal Nehru University, retd.) and Pratyay Nath (Ashoka University)
2:50 – 3:10 pm | South Asia’s Early Interactions and Experiences with the Equine World | Ranabir Chakravarti
3:10 – 3:30 pm | From Imagining to Imaging the Horse: Mounted Warriors and Sacred Journeys in Western Himalayan Ghora-Gali Landscapes | Baisakhi Sengupta (Independent Researcher)
3:30 – 4:00 pm – Discussion

4:00 – 4:30 pm – Break

SESSION II

Chair: Ranabir Chakravarti (Jawaharlal Nehru University, retd.)
4:30 – 4:50 pm | The Pony Paradox: Equestrian Economy and Courtly Culture in the Mughal Empire | Pratyay Nath
4:50 – 5:10 pm | The Horse of Myth and the Horse of History in a Mid-Eighteenth-Century Chhatri in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan​ | Saumya Agarwal (OP Jindal Global University)
5:10 – 5:30 pm | Breeding Equine Animals in Colonial India: Abolition of the ‘Bengal Studs’ and Its Aftermath, c. 1870s–1920s​ | Aritri Chakrabarti (Ashoka University)
5:30​ – 6:00 pm | Discussion

To attend at the venue: Please note the room capacity is limited. Seats will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Kindly bring ID proof to be granted access to the venue.