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 …
South Asia Studies Faculty
UW-Madison faculty and staff members who are members of the South Asia Studies program.
Anthony Cerulli named Artist-in-Residence at Max Planck Institute
The Center for South Asia warmly congratulates Anthony Cerulli on being named Artist-in-Residence (AiR) for the 2025–26 academic year at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPI) in Berlin, Germany. At MPI, …
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Professor Mou Banerjee publishes an article in The Daily Star
Professor Mou Banerjee has published an article entitled “Munshi Meherullah of Jessore and religious identity in 19th century Bengal” in The Daily Star, a leading Bangladeshi English newspaper. Click here to read.
MFA student, Praveen Maripelly, named a 2022-2023 Mary Christine Kohler Fellow
MFA student, Praveen Maripelly, has been named a 2022-2023 Mary Christine Kohler Fellow. His project “seeks to blur lines between gender and caste issues, address institutional racism and colourism, and build social interactions and relations …
Celebrating the life of beloved CSA community member, Joann Elder (1929-2022)
Beloved member of the CSA and larger UW-Madison community, Joann Elder, will be celebrated with a memorial gathering on October 29th. Joann and her husband Professor Joe Elder were both key figures in the establishment and growth of the …
Professors Darshana Sreedhar Mini and Anirban Baishya co-edit special edition of Porn Studies journal
Professors Darshana Sreedhar Mini and Anirban Baishya (Department of Communication Arts) have co-edited a special edition of Porn Studies journal, which focuses on South Asian pornographies.
Ph.D. student Zishan Jiwani and Professor Simon Goldberg publish article in Journal of Social Sciences
Ph.D. student Zishan Jiwani and Professor Simon Goldberg (Department of Counseling Psychology) have published a paper in the Journal of Social Issues entitled “Caste and COVID-19: Psychosocial disparities amongst rural Indian women during the coronavirus …
Sahil Sasidharan, Ph.D. student, receives fellowship from Holtz Center
Sahil Sasidharan, Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography, has received the Top-Up Fellowship from the Holtz Center for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years.