Events

The South Asia Center offers a diverse array of public events, including lectures, cultural programs, film festivals, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops. All events are free and open to the public, unless stated otherwise.



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 -



The Birth of Indian Liberalism

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center & Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
Rahul Sagar, Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science, New York University Abu Dhabi
Feb 13, 2025 at -



Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by SAC, CASI, Africana Studies, and Cinema and Media Studies
Darshana Sreedhar Mini, University of Wisonsin-Madison
Feb 19, 2025 at -



Retreat or Remain? Understanding Notions of Risk, a “Full Life” and a “Slow Death” from the Sundarbans Coastlines

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center, South Asia Studies Dept, EnviroLab & Environmental Innovations Initiative
Megnaa Mehtta, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Social Anthropology, Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London
Feb 20, 2025 at -



Getting on the Grid: A Field Experiment on Bottom-Up Political Pressure and Access to Essential Public Services

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center, PDRI-DevLab & Political Science Dept
Nikhar Gaikwad, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Feb 25, 2025 at -



"The Thrice Born": Global Academic Networks and the Rise of Indian Anthropology ca. 1930-1970

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by SAC, CASI, Africana Studies, and Cinema and Media Studies
Jesús F. Cháirez-Garza, University of Manchester
Feb 26, 2025 at -



Dushkal Temporalities: Reframing Time in Planning for the Climate Crisis

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center & Dept of Anthropology
Lalitha Kamath, Professor, Centre for Urban Policy & Governance, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; CASI Spring 2025 Visiting Scholar
Feb 27, 2025 at -



AIIMS New Delhi and the Tumultuous Beginnings of Indian Indigenous Biomedical Modernity

A SAST Colloquium, co-sponsored by SAC, CASI, Africana Studies, and Cinema and Media Studies
Kiran Khumbhar, University of Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 2025 at -