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Register for the Zoom webinar at: https:\/\/myumi.ch\/5k8V1\n\nThis research presents the first comprehensive analysis of problematic content circulation on WhatsApp, focusing on private group messages during the national election in India. Through a large-scale data donation program, we obtained a representative sample of users from Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with over 200 million inhabitants. This extensive dataset allowed us to examine the prevalence of misinformation, political propaganda, AI-generated content, and hate speech across thousands of users. Our findings reveal a significant presence of political content, with two concerning trends emerging: widespread circulation of previously debunked misinformation and targeted hate speech. While AI-generated content was minimal, the persistence of debunked misinformation suggests serious limitations in the reach and effectiveness of fact-checking efforts within these private groups.\n\n This study makes several key contributions. First, we develop and deploy a bottom up, opt-in data donation model at scale, potentially providing methods that generalize to other social media platforms. Second, we develop innovative and practical strategies to sample and collect representative samples from social media by combining field work and digital tools. Third, we provide unprecedented quantitative insights into everyday WhatsApp usage patterns and content sharing behaviour's. The implications of our research extend beyond WhatsApp, offering valuable insights for developing effective content moderation policies across encrypted communication channels. Our data collection approach can be adapted for studying other platforms, particularly crucial in an environment where API access is increasingly restricted.\n \nKiran Garimella is an assistant professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers. Prior to joining Rutgers, Garimella was the Michael Hammer postdoc at the Institute for Data, Systems and Society at MIT and a postdoc at EPFL, Switzerland. His research focuses on using digital data for social good, including areas like polarization, misinformation and human migration. His work on studying and mitigating polarization on social media won the best paper awards at top computer science conferences. Kiran received his Ph.D. in computer science at Aalto University, Finland, and Masters & Bachelors from IIIT Hyderabad, India. Prior to his Ph.D., he worked as a Research Engineer at Yahoo Research, Barcelona, and QCRI, Doha.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at csas@umich.edu. 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Trautmann Honorary Lecture 2026 | India\u2019s War on the Mughal Empire", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"CSAS Annual Thomas R. Trautmann Honorary Lecture 2026 | India\u2019s War on the Mughal Empire: Richard M. Eaton, University of Arizona", "event_subtitle":"Richard M. Eaton, University of Arizona", "event_type":"Lecture \/ Discussion", "event_type_id":"13", "description":"Please note: This lecture will be held in person and livestreamed on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https:\/\/myumi.ch\/Qw4dD. Note, this lecture will not be recorded and published at a later date.\n\nMuch has been written about the rise of Hindutva (Hindu-centric) ideology in contemporary India, especially since the rise of Narendra Modi to power as India\u2019s Prime Minister twelve years ago. This paper will explore the historical dimension to this movement, and more particularly, the ways in which the current government has attempted to erase memory of India\u2019s most glorious empire \u2013 the Mughals \u2013 from the historical record. This paper will explore several dimensions to this effort, including interventions in the school curricula, the manipulation of the memory of Mughal architecture, literary and linguistic tastes, the erasure of Mughal space as reflected in new place names, both implemented and proposed, and through Bollywood depictions of figures associated with the Mughal empire.\n\n*Lecture followed by reception at Forum hall, Palmer Commons 4th floor*\n \nA graduate of the universities of Virginia and Wisconsin, Professor Eaton teaches South Asian history at the University of Arizona. His published works include *Sufis of Bijapur*(Princeton, 1978), *The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760* (California, 1993), *Essays on Islam and Indian History* (Oxford, 2000), *India's Islamic Traditions, 711-1750* (Oxford, 2002), *Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761: Eight Indian Lives* (Cambridge, 2005), *Slavery and South Asian History* (co-edited with Indrani Chatterjee, Indiana, 2006), *Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India\u2019s Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600* (co-authored with Phillip Wagoner, Oxford, 2014), *India in the Persianate Age, 1000-1765* (Penguin Books, 2020), *The Lotus and the Lion: Essays on India\u2019s Sanskritic and Persianate Worlds* (Primus Books, 2022), and *The Oxford Handbook of the Mughal World* (co-edited with Ramya Sreenivasan, Oxford, 2025).", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"144126-21894698@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/144126", "building_id":"1005047", "building_name":"Palmer Commons", "campus_maps_id":"188", "room":"Forum Hall, 4th Floor", "location_name":"Palmer Commons", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Asian Languages And Cultures","Environment","India","Islam","South Asia"], "website":"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/Qw4dD", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Center for South Asian Studies", "group_id":"3273", "website":"http:\/\/www.ii.umich.edu\/csas" } ], "image_url":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_large_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "group_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "group_thumb_square":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb_square\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "group_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "group_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_large_crop":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_crop\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_list":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_list_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_grid":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_grid_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_feature_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg", "event_feature_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/01\/event_144126_original-1.jpg" }, "occurrence_count":1, "first_occurrence":21894698 } , "147224-21900543": { "datetime_modified":"20260330T130724", "datetime_start":"20260430T170000", "datetime_end":"20260430T193000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-04-30", "date_end":"2026-04-30", "time_start":"17:00:00", "time_end":"19:30:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"2026 International Institute Graduation and Reception Ceremony", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"2026 International Institute Graduation and Reception Ceremony: Honoring the MIRS, PICS, and Center Graduates", "event_subtitle":"Honoring the MIRS, PICS, and Center Graduates", "event_type":"Ceremony \/ Service", "event_type_id":"3", "description":"The International Institute announces the 2026 Graduation Ceremony. 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