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Day of the Badger 2022

Posted on April 4, 2022

(April 5 and 6, 2022) Give back to the Center for South Asia at UW-Madison! When you make a contribution to the Center for South Asia, take pride in knowing that you’re making a difference.  …

Posted in Events, University AnnouncementsTagged campus events, support

Krishna Ella to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison

Posted on March 25, 2022

Krishna Ella, founder of Bharat Biotech, who earned a PhD in plant pathology from UW-Madison in 1993, will receive an honorary degree at Spring commencement this May alongside Keith Nosbusch. Read the full announcement here

Posted in News, University AnnouncementsTagged alumnus, honorary degree

UW–Madison Ranked First Among Public Universities by Washington Monthly

Posted on September 1, 2021
Posted in News, University Announcements

Professor Mou Banerjee Interviewed by Madison News Station about Afghanistan

Posted on September 1, 2021

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 …

Posted in News, South Asia Studies Faculty, University Announcements

Professor Aparna Dharwadker Receives Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Posted on August 13, 2021

Professor Aparna Dharwadker received one of this year’s Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support her latest book project, “Contested Modernities and the Modernization of Urban Theatre in India.”

Posted in Affiliate Faculty, South Asia Studies Faculty, University Announcements

Professor Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker Awarded 2020 Callaway Prize for Best Book in Drama and Theatre

Posted on July 13, 2021

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 …

Posted in Affiliate Faculty, Emeriti Faculty and Staff, News, South Asia Studies Faculty, University Announcements

Jeremy Manheim Receives Ho Buddhist Studies Fellowship

Posted on May 17, 2021

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 …

Posted in Graduate Students, News, Uncategorized, University Announcements

2021 Undergraduate Paper Award Winners

Posted on May 17, 2021

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 …

Posted in News, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Students, University Announcements

Samantha Helle Awarded Boren Fellowship for Nepal

Posted on May 10, 2021

Photo courtesy of Samantha Helle. 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 …

Posted in Graduate Students, News, University Announcements

2021-22 Academic Year FLAS Awards Now Open (Including Tamil!)

Posted on May 10, 2021

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 …

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