We are proud to feature the work of Siddharth Menon in L&S News. His innovative research on “A Concrete Solution” is gaining recognition. Read the full article here.
UW-Madison Faculty Awarded Funding for Fulbright Specialist Program
Dr. Rajiv Rao (UW-Madison Language Sciences Director and Professor of Spanish Linguistics), was selected for a Fulbright Specialist Program project ‘Developing a Holistic Linguistics Program in India’ at the Central University of Rajasthan. Congratulations, Rajiv!
UW-Madison Center for South Asia Fall 2024 Visiting Fulbright Scholar
We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Indranil Acharya, a Professor of English at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, as Fall 2024 Visiting Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Acharya specializes in documenting and translating Bengali Dalit narratives and has significantly …
In memoriam | Virendra Singh
Virendra Singh (October, 1949 – June, 2024), or better known as Virendra Ji was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan and spent most of his adult life in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, where he taught Hindi with the …
Former FLAS recipient Samantha Helle publishes a children’s book
We are delighted to share that Samantha Helle, a former Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) recipient and Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has recently published a children’s …
Graduate Student Spotlight – Magna Mohapatra and Bidisha Mukherjee
We are thrilled to announce that two of our graduate students, Magna Mohapatra and Bidisha Mukherjee have been awarded the prestigious Institute for Regional and International Studies annual Scott Kloeck-Jenson Dissertation Fellowship for the year 2024. This is a testament to …
Professor Mou Banerjee wins Undergraduate Mentorship Award!
Congratulations to Professor Mou Banerjee in the Department of History for winning the Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities in the College of Letters & Science! Professor Banerjee has made significant …
Student Spotlight- Chandra Chouhan
We are thrilled to spotlight one of our remarkable South Asian undergraduate students, Chandra Chouhan at UW-Madison this week. Chouhan has co-founded “Chup! Go Vote,” a nonpartisan organization dedicated to mobilizing South Asian voters and …
Professor Mark Kenoyer has been appointed to the prestigious Evjue Chair, Hilldale Professorship
We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Professor Mark Kenoyer has been appointed to the prestigious Evjue Chair, Hilldale Professorship. As a distinguished member of the Center for South Asia community, Professor Kenoyer’s work has …
Professor Darshana Mini’s recent book was awarded the AIIS Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Darshana Mini’s recent book ‘Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire’ was awarded the Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities by the American Institute of Indian …