The UW-Madison Center for South Asia mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Joseph Elder. Professor Elder’s work and legacy leaves a lasting imprint on many people and programs at UW-Madison, the signature UW in India …
New Book by Prof. Mou Banerjee
The Center for South Asia is delighted to announce the publication of ‘The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India,’ authored by Prof. Mou Banerjee, Assistant Professor of History at the University of …
IRIS News on 52nd ACSA 2024
The Center for South Asia is pleased to share a new article published by IRIS (Institute for Regional and International Studies) highlighting the remarkable success of our 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia. The comprehensive …
Darshana Mini Honored with the APAC Early Career Award by the NCA
The Center for South Asia is delighted to announce that Prof. Darshana Mini has been awarded the prestigious APAC Early Career Award by the National Communication Association (NCA). This award honors early career scholars who …
52nd Annual Conference on South Asia
This year the Annual Conference on South Asia is happening from October 30-November 2, 2024, and it is set to be our biggest yet! With a record-breaking number of registrants, the event will feature an …
In memoriam: Tony K. Stewart
The Center for South Asia mourns the loss of Tony K. Stewart, who passed away peacefully on October 6th, 2024, at the age of 70. A distinguished scholar, author, and the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair …
Dr. Mikaela Chase Wins the 2024 Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Best Dissertation Prize
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Davis, has awarded Dr. Mikaela Chase the 2024 Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Best Dissertation Prize for her outstanding work titled ‘Ideality and …
Prof. B. Venkat Mani Awarded Prestigious Humboldt Research Prize
The Center for South Asia congratulates Prof. B. Venkat Mani on being awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Prize. This award recognizes Prof. Mani’s outstanding contributions to the field of literary studies and supports his continued …
CSA Graduate Student Spotlight: Shahana Munazir
The Center for South Asia is thrilled to announce that Shahana Munazir, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology and Program Assistant at the Center, has won the prestigious 2024 Sylvia Forman Graduate paper …
CSA Awarded Two-Year UISFL Grant for Language Pathways Program
The Center for South Asia was awarded a two-year Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) grant from the Department of Education to fund a project titled “Language Pathways Program: International Business and Sustainable Development in India.” This …