Welcome!
The Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is made up of a community of faculty and staff who reflect the diversity and global relevance of South Asian Studies.
Through our diverse academic disciplines, summer language institute, annual conference, student organizations and outreach programs, the Center seeks to define and promote greater understanding of South Asian history, language, religion and culture.
We also support linkages to other relevant area studies and global studies programs that emphasize transnational flows of culture, people, money in ways that are important to a better understanding of South Asia both in the past and the present.
News and Announcements
IRIS Workshop Explores AI’s Future in Education, Business, and Beyond
The Center for South Asia was proud to co-sponsor “AI and Society: Community Impacts and New Directions,” a two-day workshop hosted by UW–Madison’s IRIS centers at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Bringing together over 55 educators, …
July 1, 2025Yue Qui receives 2025 International Division Pre-Dissertation Scholarship
The Center for South Asia extends heartfelt congratulations to Yue Qiu, a second-year PhD student in History and CSA graduate student affiliate, for being awarded the 2025 International Division Pre-Dissertation Scholarship. Qiu’s doctoral research explores …
July 1, 2025CSA graduate students receive 2025 IRIS Fieldwork Award
The Center for South Asia warmly congratulates graduate student affiliates Srotaswini Bhowmick (History) and Arijit Banerjee (English and Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies) on receiving the 2025 IRIS Fieldwork Awards. Bhowmick, also a recipient of the IRIS/BLAC …
July 1, 2025Shahana Munazir awarded CICW grant
We are thrilled to share that Shahana Munazir, PhD candidate in Anthropology and a student affiliate at the Center for South Asia, has been awarded a research grant from the Center for Islam in the …
July 1, 2025Darshana Mini Wins Top Faculty Paper Award at ICA 2025
The Center for South Asia is proud to announce that Prof. Darshana Mini, Assistant Professor and CSA faculty member in the Department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison, has been awarded the Top Faculty Paper Award …
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