This year the Annual Conference on South Asia is happening from October 30-November 2, 2024, and it is set to be our biggest yet! With a record-breaking number of registrants, the event will feature an …
In memoriam: Tony K. Stewart
The Center for South Asia mourns the loss of Tony K. Stewart, who passed away peacefully on October 6th, 2024, at the age of 70. A distinguished scholar, author, and the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair …
Dr. Mikaela Chase Wins the 2024 Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Best Dissertation Prize
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Davis, has awarded Dr. Mikaela Chase the 2024 Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Best Dissertation Prize for her outstanding work titled ‘Ideality and …
Prof. B. Venkat Mani Awarded Prestigious Humboldt Research Prize
The Center for South Asia congratulates Prof. B. Venkat Mani on being awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Prize. This award recognizes Prof. Mani’s outstanding contributions to the field of literary studies and supports his continued …
CSA Graduate Student Spotlight: Shahana Munazir
The Center for South Asia is thrilled to announce that Shahana Munazir, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology and Program Assistant at the Center, has won the prestigious 2024 Sylvia Forman Graduate paper …
CSA Awarded Two-Year UISFL Grant for Language Pathways Program
The Center for South Asia was awarded a two-year Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) grant from the Department of Education to fund a project titled “Language Pathways Program: International Business and Sustainable Development in India.” This …
Prof. Mou Banerjee’s Upcoming Book Release
We are excited to announce that Mou Banerjee’s new book, available in January 2025, is titled ‘The Disinherited: The Exiles Who Created Indian Democracy.’ You can learn more about the book and pre-order here: Harvard …
Prof. Darshana Mini’s New Book
We are excited to share that our faculty member, Prof. Darshana Mini’s book titled ‘Rated A: Soft-Porn and Mediations of Desire in India,’ has been published with the University of California Press. Congratulations to Prof. Mini on …
Arun Luthra Joins UW-Madison School of Music
Arun Luthra, UW-Madison’s Fall 2021 Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence, has officially joined the UW-Madison School of Music as a Lecturer in Jazz Saxophone. In the spring, he will also teach a class on Konnakol, the …
Adil Mawani Joins UW-Whitewater
We are pleased to share that Adil Mawani has joined UW-Whitewater as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies. Specializing in Islam in South Asia, Adil’s research focuses on 19th-century Urdu biographies of the …