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 …
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Dr. Anthony Cerulli’s photo-ethnography exhibit this Fall!
Dr. Anthony Cerulli’s, ongoing multi-media project, Manuscriptistan, will have another photo-ethnography exhibit this fall (Nov. 8 – Dec. 11) at Roberta’s Art Gallery in Whitewater, WI: “The Aesthetic Shape of History”
UW-Madison secures second spot in public universities ranking!
We are thrilled to share that the University of Wisconsin-Madison has yet again demonstrated its exceptional commitment to academic excellence and community impact. According to a recent ranking by Washington Monthly, UW Madison has secured …
Welcoming new CSA faculty Dr. Miki Chase
New CSA faculty, Dr. Mikaela Chase has joined Asian Languages and Cultures Department at UW-Madison as Assistant Professor and inaugural Śrī Anantnāth Chair in Jain Studies. Dr. Chase brings with her a wealth of knowledge and a passion for …
Jonathan Durr at UW-Madison as the co-coordinator for the South Asia SACO Funnel
Jonathan Durr at UW-Madison has taken on the role of co-coordinator for the newly established South Asia SACO Funnel at the Library of Congress’s Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). One of the South Asia SACO Funnel’s …
UW welcomes Frances Vavrus as International Division vice provost and dean
Frances Vavrus has officially begun her tenure as vice provost and dean of UW–Madison’s International Division. Vavrus was announced for the position in April following a nationwide search and officially started the position on July …
Center for South Asia contributes a book chapter in the edited volume ‘The Wisconsin in the World’
The Wisconsin in the World edited book explores how internationalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) has been a decades-long, ongoing endeavor. Against that backdrop, the various chapters also provide a snapshot of how people across …
Professor Michael Baltutis (UW-Oshkosh) publishes “The Festival of Indra”
Michael Baltutis, Professor of South Asian Religions at UW-Oshkosh has published his first book, The Festival of Indra: Innovation, Archaism, and Revival in a South Asian Performance with SUNY Press. For more details please click here.
PhD student, Sahil Sasidharan, awarded summer 2023 funding Fellowship and Award
Department of Geography PhD student, Sahil Sasidharan, has been awarded both the IRIS-NRC Scott-Kloeck Jenson Pre-Dissertation Travel Fellowship and Holtz Center’s STS Summer Scholar Award for this summer! Sahil’s research focuses on cities and processes …
Akshay Kalra, ’23 has been highlighted as one of UW-Madison’s spring 2023 notable graduates!
Akshay is graduating with bachelor’s degrees in Community and Nonprofit Leadership and Political Science, as well as a certificate in South Asian Studies. Read the news article from University of Wisconsin-Madison News here.