This roundtable brings academics and activists together to discuss contemporary issues of Hindu belonging and minority recognition in Pakistan. Speakers will draw on their ethnographic research and activism with Hindus in Sindh, Pakistan to engage questions of devotional life, religious difference, caste, class, and gender hierarchy, and the possibilities and limits of state recognition.

Participants:

Ghazal Asif (John Hopkins University): The 2017 Hindu Marriage and Family Act: caste, gender, and the law in Pakistan

Kapil Dev Human Rights Activist

Chander Kolhi (Progressive Human Foundation): Inequality and Injustice to Scheduled Castes in Pakistan

Juergen Schaflechner (Freie Universität Berlin): 'Wary and Aware': Self-representation and public performances of Hindus in Pakistan's public spheres

A discussion session, moderated by Natasha Raheja, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, will follow the speakers' short talks. The audience is encouraged to submit questions via the Q&A window in the webinar.