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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chairs: Kenneth Bo Nielsen, Alf Gunvald Nielsen and Anand Vaidya  TWO sessions:1. Wednesday 21 Sept, 10.00–12.004. Thursday 22 Sept, 09.00-11.00VENUE: Ombudsmannarummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundABSTRACTS: The Subaltern as a Political Voyeur? The landscape of shifting political allegiances in an In

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-2-mapping-subaltern-modernities-neoliberal-india - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chair: Ulrika Andersson, Lund University, Anna Lindberg, Lund University, Nishi Mitra vom Berg, TISS VENUE: Tornrummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, Lund Session 1: Femininity, Concepts and NotionsSeptember 20, 2016 Time: 14.30-16.30 Paper presenters: Soibam Haripriya, Rachna Chaudhary, EM Varughese, Sheba

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-7-women-and-gender-south-asian-modernity-vulnerabilities-and-violence - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chair: Clemens Cavallin, Associate Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden  VENUE: Kerstins rum, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundDay 1: 20 September 2016, 14.30-16.301. Clemens Cavallin2. Åke Sander3. Sudha SitharamanDay 2: 21 Sept., 10.00–12.004. Ruben Elsinga5. Daniela Bev

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-1-religion-and-modernity-south-asia - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) in Copenhagen invites all Nordic colleagues in Asian studies for a conference entitled ”NORDIC Asian studies in the 21st century - Stocktaking for the future” to be held 7-9 December 2016. (actThe reason behind the conference is, according to NIAS Director Geir Helgesen, is

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nias-conference-nordic-asian-studies-21st-century - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17 five Nordic universities appear among the top 100 in the world. Three of them are Swedish – Karolinska Institutet as No. 28 (same position as last year in spite of recent research scandal news), Uppsala University ranked as No. 93 (down by

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/five-nordic-universities-among-top-100-according-world-university-ranking-list-2016-17 - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Young Connectors of the Future (YCF) is an intercultural leadership programme initiated by the Swedish Institute, 2016 run for the third or fourth time. The programme is directed towards young people with leadership talents from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka who represent different sectors of

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/successful-swedish-institute-leadership-programme-young-southasians - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 23 September 2016, the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University held its traditional graduation ceremony for the MSc students at its graduate Programme in Environmental Management and Policy, a programme attracting students from all over the World. In September 2016,

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/hawwa-nashfa-first-maldivian-student-graduate-iiiee - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Forum for Asian Studies at Stockholm University organized an Open Seminar entitled ”Reinventing Social Democracy - Implications for the Global South and Scandinavia” on Wednesday 5 October 2016, 18.00-20.00. Venue: Medelhavsmuseet, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm. Among the speakers were Niraja G. Jayal (photo) from the C

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/stockholm-seminar-social-democracy-and-its-implications-global-south - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On September 23, 2016, SASNET and School of Journalism at Lund University jointly organized a workshop day entitled: “The Digital Transition of Media” in the LUX building in Lund. The workshop got very good reviews. Watch all sessions from the workshopThe workshop day consisted of five interesting presentations. First

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/successful-2016-sasnet-media-workshop-lund-university - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 19-21 April 2017, the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) will hold its annual conference in Nottingham. The conference is hosted by Nottingham University’s Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) and Nottingham Trent University’s Postcolonial Studies Centre. The keynote speaker is Urvashi Butal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/basas-annual-conference-2017-nottingham - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Indian tabla player Abishek Mishra from Varanasi, curently on Europe tour performs in Malmö on Sunday 16 October 2016, at 12.00. Mishra is one of India's most promising tabla player and despite his young age played with several of the most prominent musicians in Indian classical music such as Shahid Parvez, Vishwa Moh

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/tea-tabla-indian-brunch-concert-malmo - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Fourth Conference on Bengal Related Studies for Students and Young Scholars will be held in Halle (Saale), Germany, 28-30 October 2016. It is being organised by the South Asia Seminar of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. The aim of the conference is to provide an interdisciplinary venue for students a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/fourth-conference-bengal-related-studies-young-scholars-halle - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The India-China Corridor Spring School will be held in Guwahati, Assam, India, on 25-26 March 2017. The theme for the spring school will be ”Modern Empires, Flows, Environments and Livelihoods”, and it is jointly organised by  Prof. Gunnel Cederlöf, Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, the Li

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/swedish-support-guwahati-spring-school-india-china-corridor - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) has announced a joint call for collaborative research projects in the field of ageing and health.  Ewa Ställdal, Director General of Forte, along with Indian Ambassador Banash

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/forte-announces-research-project-grants-field-ageing-and-health - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Structural Transformation and Agrarian Change in India, by Prof. Göran Djurfeldt, and PhD candidate Srilata Sircar, both at Lund University. Routledge Studies in Development Economics, 2016. The landlord and his emaciated labourer are symbolic of Indian agriculture. However, this relationship has now changed as large

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lund-university-researchers-analyses-agrarian-change-india - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Muslim South Asia Research Forum (MUSA) at SOAS, University of London, UK, arranges a Workshop on Negotiating Technologies, 14-15 October 2016. The MUSA Workshop is organized in collaboration with CEIAS, Paris & the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge, and will be held at Trinity College, University of Cambri

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/cambridge-musa-conference-negotiating-technologies - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Sujit Kumar Paul, Head, Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension, Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Visva-Bharati University in Shantiiketan, West Bengal, India, has been conferred Mother Teresa Sadbhawana Award with Medal for his outstanding achievement in individual contribution for National Economic and S

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/mother-teresa-sadbhawana-award-shantiniketan-researcher - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is looking to fill the position of a Researcher (PhD or postdoctoral) working in the 'Media and Public Spheres' Research Cluster. This position should be filled by 15 January 2017. The position is offered within the framework of the DFG Pri

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/researcher-field-media-and-public-spheres-wanted-gottingen - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Rama Nath Sharma (Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii) will be presenting a 5 day workshop on Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī. This will take place between 12-16th November 2016 in the Tibetan Pavilion in Auroville, India. This is the 2nd year this workshop will be held and the organisers extend an invitation not only fo

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sanskrit-workshop-tibetan-pavilion-auroville - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 31 October 2016, SASNET director Anna Lindberg will retire from her position after nine years; and two months later - on 31 December - deputy director Lars Eklund will also retire after 16 years in SASNET service. The replacement of these key SASNET staff is currently in process and will soon be announced. Addition

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-key-staff-retires-two-researcher-positions-announced - 2026-04-29