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Join us for a digital seminar on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 100th anniversary, post-colonial leader and the founder of Bangladesh. Register here to attend the Zoom Webinar.The speakers will also present Anisur…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/upcoming-seminar-sheikh-mujib-icon-postcolonial-liberation- 2020-12-01

The Nordic Centre in India has an India Liaison office in Delhi and a Secretariat that circulates between the member universities in the Nordic region.   The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is a consortium of leading universities and research…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/networks/nordic-centre-india-nci- 2021-07-12

The Network for Asian Studies (Asianettverket) is based at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) at the University of Oslo, Norway. Asianettverket is a Norwegian research network promoting studies and research on Asia, and…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/networks/asianettverket- 2021-07-12

Dr. Anindita Majumdar from Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University, India. holds a SASNET/Gender studies lecture at Lund University on Wednesday 27 April 2016, 15.00–17.00.The seminar, is entitled ” Conflicted…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnetgender-studies-seminar-conflicted-kinship-transnational-world- 2020-12-01

The Chakra - Nordic Journal of South Asian Studies's Special Issue "Articulations of a Pandemic" is now available on our website. Earlier this year, SASNET had published a call for papers focusing on social-political, cultural, economic,…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/chakra-special-issue-published- 2021-01-14

Guest lecture to be held by Professor David Ludden on April 27 at University of Copenhagen David Ludden, Professor of Political Economy and Globalization and Chair of the Department of History at New York University, holds an open lecture…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/david-ludden-guest-lectures-copenhagen- 2020-12-01

Dr. Kristina Myrvold, Visiting Professor at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, was awarded a grant by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). Dr. Myrvold received funding for her project "Iconic Scriptures in Colonial…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-affiliate-kristina-myrvold-receives-research-grant- 2020-12-29

The year 2020 has not been without challenges, but at SASNET we have succeeded in continuing to build knowledge and research on the South Asian region through a variety of formats and international collaborations. 2020 was a turbulent year…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-activity-report-2020-published- 2021-02-04

In the third episode of SAI's "Climate Lens" podcast, Julia Wiraeus talks to three experts on South Asia's water crisis and the way forward. South Asia is suffering from drought, floods and polluted water bodies. Rivers have dried out and…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sai-climate-lens-podcast-episode- 2021-02-05

Researcher Orwa Ajjoub explores the historical development of the theological concepts of jihadi Salafism and their implications on the ground. In his newly published report "From Afghanistan to Syria: The Development of the Theological…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-cmes-report-jihadi-salafism- 2021-02-17

In his newly published report "From Afghanistan to Syria: The Development of the Theological and Political Aspects of Jihadi-Salafism", funded by SASNET and the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, researcher Orwa…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/publications/sasnet-reports/development-theological-and-political-aspects-jihadi-salafism- 2021-07-15

The report was written by former SASNET intern Maliha Shir Mohammad and is a summary of her MA thesis. In her report "Education as an empowerment tool for women in Afghanistan: the insider perspectives of educated Afghan women", Maliha…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-report-education-women-afghanistan- 2021-02-17

SASNET and the Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund (UPF) jointly organized a seminar on “Tibet as an (Inter)National Problem” – focusing on China’s and India’s respective roles in Tibet, on Wednesday 20 April 2016, at 19.00. The speaker…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnetupf-seminar-indias-and-chinas-roles-tibet- 2020-12-01

  In her report "Education as an empowerment tool for women in Afghanistan: the insider perspectives of educated Afghan women", which is a summary of her MA thesis, author Maliha Shir Mohammad explores the understudied topic of the lived…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/publications/sasnet-reports/education-empowerment-tool-women-afghanistan- 2021-07-15

  Abstract: This is a preliminary pilot project that encompasses an overview on the Indo-Bangladeshi complex borderlands, focusing on the enclaves or ‘chitmahals’ that became unique stateless conflict zones between India and Bangladesh. A…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/publications/sasnet-reports/fuzzy-borders-and-postcolonial-forgotten-zones-case-indo-bangladeshi-enclaves- 2021-07-15

Dr. Amrita Ghosh, currently visiting researcher at SASNET, released her report "Fuzzy Borders and Postcolonial Forgotten Zones: The Case of Indo-Bangladeshi Enclaves" as part of a preliminary pilot project focusing on questions of identity…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-report-indo-bangladeshi-borderlands- 2021-02-22

On 10 Feburary 2021, SASNET together with the Lund University Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR) hosted a virtual workshop on "Nordic Collaboration in Research and Education on Indian Religions". After a welcome by the…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-and-ctr-organised-nordic-workshop-indian-religions- 2021-02-24

For the second year, SASNET invited researchers at Lund University to apply for a one-month position (”ansökningsmånad”) at SASNET in which to prepare a research application with a South Asian focus. SASNET have granted two proposals this…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-grant-applications-one-month-position-prepare-research-application- 2020-12-01

This website is run by SASNET. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, and this document describes how www.sasnet.lu.se complies with the accessibility regulations, any known accessibility issues, and how you can…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/accessibility-statement- 2021-03-04

Patel is currently in Sweden as a Kerstin Hesselgren visiting professor, co-hosted by SASNET. On Wednesday, 7 April 2021, from 10:15 to 12:00, Prof. Sujata Patel will hold a virtual inaugural lecture, marking the start of her 2021 Kerstin…

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/inaugural-lecture-sujata-patel-umea-university- 2021-04-01