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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 …
Alan Lee, a dissertator in the Department of Anthropology who studies the archaeology of blacksmithing and iron working in Early Historic South Asia (approx. 500 BCE), was awarded a 2021 Exceptional Service Teaching Assistant Award. Read more.
Parwat Regmi (Nepali—English Interpreter & Translator, Workplace Computer Trainer), along with the Cultural Linguistics Services Team, was recognized for an 2021 Administrative Improvement Award for their “Cultural Linguistic Services WhatsApp Initiative.” Read more.
Mitra Sharafi, Professor of Law and Center for South Asia faculty member, has been awarded a 2021 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Students commend Sharafi for her classroom innovation — in particular, her carefully cultivated skill at facilitating classroom discussion. Over the years she has come to focus more and more on the importance of visual …
UW–Madison’s COVID-19 multilingual site was highlighted by Voice of America’s Tibetan news as a great example of how linguistic diversity and inclusion are recognized and honored by the university. Safety tips, questions about testing, updates on vaccine availability — all are important information that people need to have access to and understand, no matter what language they speak. Besides English and Tibetan, UW–Madison’s COVID-19 Response website also offers translations in Spanish, Hmong, Chinese and Nepali, thanks to Cultural Linguistic Services.
Anthony Cerulli (Center for South Asia Faculty Director and Associate Professor of South Asian Studies) has been selected to receive one of ten National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Award fellowships. Dr. Cerulli’s forthcoming book, The Practice of Texts: Education and Healing in South India, will be completely open access when it is published …
The Division of the Arts Announces Arun Luthra and Judy Frater as Artists-In-Residence for the 2021-22 Academic Year. Luthra is an American musician of Indian heritage who fuses modern post-bop jazz with elements of Indian classical music. Frater co-founded KalaRaksha Trust and Museum. An award-winning Ashoka Fellow, she founded the first design schools for artisans: Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya and Somaiya Kala Vidya. Read more.