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2 Jul 2024
Politics, Ecology, and Glaciers: SASNET at the POLLEN24 Conference
As part of the international POLLEN24 Conference, SASNET co-hosted a panel on Political Ecology of Glacierized Environments.
18 Jun 2024
Journalism Students Rewarded SASNET Grant for South Asia Travels
Elsa Ivarsson, Erik Lindberg, and Hannes E. Ahlström are this year's SASNET grantees for conducting field studies in Bangladesh and India.
29 May 2024
Sahana Subramanian and Fainaz Inamdeen Rewarded the 2024 SASNET PhD Travel Grant
Two PhD students from Lund University have been awarded the SASNET Travel Grant for conducting field research in India.
23 Apr 2024
Nominate Now: Best South Asia Thesis Award 2023/2024
Do you know an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis on the topic of South Asia? Nominate it now for the annual SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award.
18 Apr 2024
SASNET Grants for South Asia Focused Research Applications
Are you a Lund University researcher in the process of planning, writing, or submitting a research application that relates to South Asia issues?
28 Mar 2024
Beyond South Asia: Diasporas and the Sacred Geography of Hinduism
In a SANET seminar, Professor Knut A Jacobsen uncovered the story of Hindu diasporas and their influence on sacred spaces beyond South Asia.
12 Mar 2024
SASNET 2023 Activity Report is published
Read about our activities during 2023 in our recently published Activity Report.
31 Jan 2024
Apply Now: SASNET Travel Grants Spring 2024
The SASNET Travel Grant for Journalism Students and our South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students are now open for applications.
25 Jan 2024
Duty Bearers Beyond the State: The Role of NGOs in Upholding Human Rights in India
The state is a necessity for implementing human rights, right? Dr. Therese Boje Mortensen wanted to challenge the presumptions behind this philosophy.
4 Jan 2024
Reporting from Bombay: Young Perspectives on Indian Politics
Journalism student Linn Jönsson embarked on a reporting journey to Bombay, delving into religious and political conflicts of present-day India.
19 Dec 2023
Organizational Octopuses: Exploring Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in South Asia
Marie Stissing Jensen, PhD student and SASNET grantee, travels Sri Lanka and Nepal to understand the ecosystem of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships.
13 Dec 2023
SASNET Retreat Brings PhD Students Together
Doctoral students from Lund University gathered for discussing their respective papers, reflecting on fieldwork experiences, and brainstorming ideas.
8 Nov 2023
From Indian Nationalism to Anarchism: the Untold Story of M.P.T. Acharya
A new biography by Lund University researcher Ole Birk Laursen delves into the life and ideology of M.P.T. Acharya and the Indian fight for freedom.
18 Oct 2023
Annual SASNET Symposium Held in Lund
Scholars from Sweden and abroad attended the 2023 SASNET Symposium in Lund, sharing ongoing research on South Asia.
5 Oct 2023
Film Screening of Indian Documentary While We Watched
SASNET co-hosted a well-attended film screening of the Indian documentary While We Watched, including a Q&A session with Director Vinay Shukla.
14 Sep 2023
Misse Wester: “We Are Grateful for the Participants Contribution and Hope to Stay Connected!”
The summer school on Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk 2023 took place last week at Lund University.
31 Aug 2023
Sahana Subramanian: “Urban India is Facing a Twin Crisis”
Her thesis was awarded as SASNET Best South Asia Thesis 2022/2023.
22 Aug 2023
Blog post by Priscyll Anctil: “Taliban Takeover - Two Years On”
Priscyll Anctil, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science, writes about the human rights violations in Afghanistan.
16 Aug 2023
Journalist Students Linn Jönsson and Maria Lundström Receive SASNET Travel Grant
The students plan to travel together to work on their individual projects in Mumbai this September.
3 Jul 2023
SASNET at the Almedalen Week: “What Does India Want in Global Politics and How Does it Affect Sweden”
During the annual Almedalen Week in Visby, SASNET co-organised a panel debate, together with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI).