South Asian History / Studies

SAARC Archaeology and Heritage Management Training Workshop - Footsteps of the Past, Custodians of the Present, Heritage of the Future

Tangible Cultural Heritage (TCH) of South Asia is not limited to World Heritage Sites and the landscape is dotted with archaeological sites indicating the long and eventful history of the Region.  In many of these TCH sites there are associated Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) which are neglected due to lack of resources.  There are sites in the Region which are yet to be identified, conserved, restored and managed for posterity.  However, the bigg

Hindu Cultural Trails: Celebration of a Timeless Tradition – Gods and Goddesses, Pilgrims and Prayers, Temples and Texts

The SAARC Region is bound together through the shared cultural traits which have evolved through the centuries.  Hinduism is the oldest surviving living religion in South Asia dating back to more than three millennium BCE.

CALL FOR PAPERS

CALL FOR PAPERS for the SPECIAL ISSUE of

MLA 19 International Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal; 23-25 July 2019

ICAS11 Dissertation Awards.

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER

This is to announce the publication of a special issue of the journal Asian Affairs: 'Ghosts from the Past? Assessing Recent Developments in Religious Freedom in South Asia' guest-edited by Neeti Nair and Michael Kugelman. The contributors include scholars working on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. 

Principal Contents

Preface – Bijan Omrani

Introduction – Neeti Nair 

The Indian Constituent Assembly and the Making of Hindus and Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir – Mridu Rai

We are seeking presenters for a panel tentatively titled "Nation Building in Twentieth Century India." Historians have long examined how political figures played a key role in the emergence of free India. In this panel however, we seek to shed light on the role of social forces that lay beyond the realm of political parties. We currently have one panelist presenting material on Bihari intellectuals and their role in the building of modern Patna. A second panelist examines the contribution of Indian railwaymen to the same process in the 1939-1949 period.