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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
Over 1,000 Scholars Gather for the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia
The Center for South Asia at UW–Madison recently hosted the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia, the largest and most preeminent annual academic forum for South Asian studies worldwide. With over 1,000 registered participants, the …
November 12, 2025NCA Honors Professor Darshana Sreedhar Mini
We are delighted to share that Professor Darshana Sreedhar Mini’s book, Rated A, has been awarded the 2025 Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus Outstanding Book Award by the National Communication Association (NCA). This …
November 12, 2025Congratulations to Dr Anirban K. Baishya on National Communication Association Recognition
We are delighted to congratulate Dr Anirban K. Baishya on receiving the Outstanding Article Award from the Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division/Caucus at the National Communication Association (NCA). This distinguished honor highlights his significant contributions …
September 24, 2025Professor Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker Releases Study on Multilingual Modernist Theater
The Center for South Asia celebrates Professor Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker on the release of her new book, Cosmo-Modernism and Theater in India: Writing and Staging Multilingual Modernisms. This pioneering study examines multilingual modernist theater in …
September 17, 2025Professor Gudrun Bühnemann Publishes New Book on Patañjali
The Center for South Asia congratulates Professor Gudrun Bühnemann on the publication of her new book, Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions. The book explores Patañjali’s multifaceted roles …
September 17, 2025- More News
Upcoming Events
- February
- February 5
- February 19Peter DeSouza (African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS), University of Johannesburg)Why did Mrs. Gandhi impose the Emergency, and why did she lift it? Revisiting the Indian Emergency of 197512:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
Also offered online - February 26
- March
- March 5
- March 12