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We are delighted to announce that Usha Nilsson (‘Priyamvada’), Emeritus Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a longtime affiliate of the Center for South Asia, has been awarded the Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Sarvashreshth Rachna Samman 2024. Presented under the Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Samman , this national literary recognition honors …
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 program, the Annual Conference on South Asia, and the field of South Asian Studies. “Joe,” as he was widely known …
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 in Humanities Emeritus, Tony was a towering figure in the field of South Asian religious studies. He served as the …
Virendra Singh (October, 1949 – June, 2024), or better known as Virendra Ji was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan and spent most of his adult life in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, where he taught Hindi with the University of Wisconsin, College Year in India Program. He is without doubt one of the most influential teachers of Hindi …
We are thrilled to announce the release of a remarkable new book by Emeritus Professor of History and South Asian Studies at UW Madison, Dr. Robert Eric Frykenberg. Titled “India’s History, India’s Raj: Essays In Historical Understanding,” this book promises to be an illuminating journey through the historical tapestry of India. Read more here.
This document describes the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College Year in India Program. It was written in a prose format by Professor Emeritus Joseph W. Elder and Associate Dean Emerita Joan A. Raducha, PhD. The collation, final editing and links were done by South Asian Librarian, Todd Michelson-Ambelang, PhD. The document describes three aspects of the …
The 2020 Callaway Prize for Best Book in Drama and Theatre has been awarded to A Poetics of Modernity: Indian Theater Theory, 1850 to the Present, (Oxford University Press), edited by Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker. The prize recognizes the book’s signal contribution to Drama and Theatre studies. A Poetics of Modernity assembles and makes accessible, to readers …