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Penn's South Asia Center, in conjunction with the Center for the Advanced Study of India and the Department of South Asia Studies, has kept the University of Pennsylvania at the leading edge of scholarship relating to South Asia.

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The South Asia Book Award Presents: The Carpet, An Afghan Family Story

Meet the Winning Author of the 2024 South Asia Book Award, Young Readers Category
Dezh Azaad, author, Nan Cao, illustrator
Jan 13, 2025 at -



The South Award Presents: Ajay and the Mumbai Sun by Varsha Shah

Meet the Winning Author of the 2024 South Asia Book Award, Middle Grade Readers Category
Varsha Shah, author
Jan 23, 2025 at -



Waves of Ecstasy in an African Diasporic Indian Sufi Tradition

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by the South Asia Center and the Center for Africana Studies
Jazmin Graves Eyssallenne, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Jan 29, 2025 at - | Cohen Hall 402, 249. South 36th Street