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Samantha Helle, a PhD student in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW–Madison, was awarded the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowship. Her study focuses on the tiger conservation in Nepal. Her project shows, “how various stakeholders in wildlife-conflict hotspots proactively mitigate conflicts in policies regarding tigers and the inner workings of community-based …
Prof. Banerjee lends a historical perspective to the Taliban’s role in Afghanistan, discusses the role of Sharia law, and offers some clarification on common misconceptions surrounding the relationship between the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS. Watch the full interview at Channel 3000 News.
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 …
Jeremy Manheim, Ph.D. Student in Asian Languages & Cultures, has recently been awarded a Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies Fellowship to support 10 months of dissertation research about Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy in 2021-22.
The Center for South Asia is delighted to announce this year’s winners for our Undergraduate Paper Awards! Each year, participating IRIS centers award up to $1000 for the best undergraduate student writing in respective world areas. This year, our two CSA Undergraduate Paper Award winners are: “Investigating the 2002 Ethnic Conflict in Ahmedabad” by Amita …
Samantha Helle, Conservation Biology PhD Student, was awarded a Boren Fellowship! Helle will use the Boren Fellowship to help fund research on the endangered tiger population across the world, but specifically in Nepal. She is no stranger to the jungle, as she has already visited Nepal several times. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Helle has …
CSA is now accepting applications for half-year FLAS awards for Fall 2021 or Spring 2022. Students studying any South Asia language at UW–Madison may apply: Hindi, Persian, Tibetan, or Urdu. We also encourage students who plan to enroll in our new Tamil course for 2021-2022. Interested students should review the FAQ for eligibility guidelines before applying. Please …
Her campus legacy? The first South Asian a cappella singing group As a freshman, Mahima Bhattar noticed there was no a cappella singing team among the South Asian performing arts student organizations. She soon rectified that, founding Wisconsin Waale (Vaa-lay) as a sophomore. The name means “Wisconsin people” in Hindi. “We wanted to make sure …
From the South Asia Center at the University of Washington: Numerous humanitarian organizations, NGOs, and citizen initiatives are working to support populations hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia, where social distancing and shelter-in-place measures pose particular challenges. The South Asia Center at the University of Washington has compiled an evolving list based on …
We are excited to announce the UW Madison College Year in India and Nepal Archive Project! The project will document the stories of alumni who participated on the College Year in India and Nepal programs. Participants are invited to share their written stories, along with any photos, videos, or audio recordings they may wish to …