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Congratulations to Dr. Miki Chase, Assistant Professor and Śrī Anantnāth Chair in Jain Studies faculty at Asian Languages and Culture (ALC) and CSA affiliate faculty, on her acceptance into the prestigious Women’s Studies in Religion Program (WSRP) at Harvard Divinity School for 2025-2026. As a Research Associate, she will teach a course, deliver a lecture, …
The UW-Madison Center for South Asia mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Joseph Elder. Professor Elder’s work and legacy leaves a lasting imprint on many people and programs at UW-Madison, the signature UW in India program, the Annual Conference on South Asia, and the field of South Asian Studies. “Joe,” as he was widely known …
The Center for South Asia is delighted to announce the publication of ‘The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India,’ authored by Prof. Mou Banerjee, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her work delves into the period following the British Crown’s 1813 policy permitting Protestant missionary evangelism in India. Prof. …
The Center for South Asia is pleased to share a new article published by IRIS (Institute for Regional and International Studies) highlighting the remarkable success of our 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia. The comprehensive piece, titled ‘Celebrating South Asia: A Recap of the 52nd Annual Conference,’ offers an in-depth look at the conference’s record-breaking …
The Center for South Asia is delighted to announce that Prof. Darshana Mini has been awarded the prestigious APAC Early Career Award by the National Communication Association (NCA). This award honors early career scholars who have made significant contributions to communication scholarship on Asian-Pacific communities and exhibit exceptional promise for the field of communication studies. …
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 exciting lineup of thought-provoking panels, keynote speakers, and vibrant discussions on contemporary and historical issues across South Asia. From groundbreaking …
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 in Humanities Emeritus, Tony was a towering figure in the field of South Asian religious studies. He served as the …
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 Impossibility in the Contemporary Practice of the Jain Fast Until Death.’ Dr. Chase currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department …
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 research collaboration with scholars in Germany. His work focuses on global migration, multilingualism, and the role of world literature, making …
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 Prize from the Association for Feminist Anthropology. Shahana will be honored with the award at the upcoming American Anthropological Association …