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The South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania is a National Resource Center that works to enhance the study of South Asia on campus and beyond.

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FLAS Applications are out! Visit the link below to learn more and start your application. Apply by Feb 7th! southasiacenter.upenn.edu/student-opport…

FLAS Applications are out! Visit the link below to learn more and start your application. Apply by Feb 7th!

southasiacenter.upenn.edu/student-opport…
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The University of Pennsylvania’s South Asia Center (SAC) is pleased to invite faculty from Minority Serving Institutions to apply for its Course Development Grant! šŸ—£ļø šŸ”— buff.ly/425PHB5 UPenn South Asia Center

The University of Pennsylvania’s South Asia Center (SAC) is pleased to invite faculty from Minority Serving Institutions to apply for its Course Development Grant! šŸ—£ļø

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Exciting news from Karnataka! SAC Director Dr. Mark Lycett & the Penn team—Kathleen Morrison, Austin Chad Hill, Jennifer Feng, CS Ambily & Moriah McKenna—are teaming up with ASI Bengaluru to unlock the secrets of the Brahmagiri excavation. šŸ”Ž Read more: deccanherald.com/india/karnatak…

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ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY to FLAS fellowship!!! Want to increase your linguistic skills to compete in today’s global job market? Want to travel? Then this may be the perfect opportunity for you! Apply today! southasiacenter.upenn.edu/student-opport…

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Check out this new article written by PhD student Nazar Khalid, Professors Emily Hannum and Jere Behrman, and Senior Lecturer Amrit Thapa about how more intensive and frequent flooding is affecting young students in India's rural north. omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/india-fl…

Check out this new article written by PhD student Nazar Khalid, Professors Emily Hannum and Jere Behrman, and Senior Lecturer Amrit Thapa about how more intensive and frequent flooding is affecting young students in India's rural north. 
omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/india-fl…
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We look forward to welcoming you, Aditya, and all the other amazing presenters! For anyone interested in attending, please reserve your spot here: eventbrite.com/e/islam-in-the…

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Last night to register for Penn Mock Shaadi!!! Join us and learn more about a traditional Desi Wedding with Live dances, games and music! Tickets are $18 using the registration link below! partiful.com/e/dIM1tcqIbvKR…

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In conjunction with the Wolf Humanities Center Center’s 2024–2025 Forum on Keywords, this interdisciplinary symposium engages mobile concepts and their genealogies, histories, structures of meaning, translations, and adaptations across time and space. Join us on Feb 21 in Van Pelt!

In conjunction with the <a href="/WolfHumanities/">Wolf Humanities Center</a> Center’s 2024–2025 Forum on Keywords, this interdisciplinary symposium engages mobile concepts and their genealogies, histories, structures of meaning, translations, and adaptations across time and space. Join us on Feb 21 in Van Pelt!
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"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. ChÔirez-Garza, University of Manchester Feb 26, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Cohen 402

"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. ChÔirez-Garza, University of Manchester
Feb 26, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Cohen 402
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Check out this conference happening on March 21-22 hosted by Penn Cinema&Media on the 'Financial Mediation of Quotidian Life'! The conference seeks to interrogate the so-called ā€œfinancialization of everyday lifeā€ extending the focus beyond the usual Euro-American instances.

Check out this conference happening on March 21-22 hosted by <a href="/penncinemamedia/">Penn Cinema&Media</a>  on the 'Financial Mediation of Quotidian Life'! The conference seeks to interrogate the so-called ā€œfinancialization of everyday lifeā€ extending the focus beyond the usual Euro-American instances.
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Celebrate the arrival of spring at CultureFest! Holi on March 15. Hosted by Penn Museum and Three Aksha Dance Company! Bring the whole family for a day filled with storytelling, colorful art-making, dynamic live music, and captivating dance performances.

Celebrate the arrival of spring at CultureFest! Holi on March 15.

Hosted by <a href="/pennmuseum/">Penn Museum</a> and <a href="/ThreeAksha/">Three Aksha</a> Dance Company!

Bring the whole family for a day filled with storytelling, colorful art-making, dynamic live music, and captivating dance performances.
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Please join us to celebrate the distinguished careers of Professors Suvir Kaul and Ania Loomba on the occasion of their dual retirement from the University of Pennsylvania. We will start on April 4th at 10:30 AM in Arch 108 and have multiple panels till April 5th, 1200 PM!

Please join us to celebrate the distinguished careers of Professors Suvir Kaul and Ania Loomba on the occasion of their dual retirement from the University of Pennsylvania.  We will start on April 4th at 10:30 AM in Arch 108 and have multiple panels till April 5th, 1200 PM!
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This two-day workshop explores the modern textual, visual, material, and somatic traditions of Muslim communities in the Tamil world, a linguistic sphere of shared social, cultural, and intellectual practices. eventbrite.com/e/islam-in-the…

This two-day workshop explores the modern textual, visual, material, and somatic traditions of Muslim communities in the Tamil world, a linguistic sphere of shared social, cultural, and intellectual practices.

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Please join us for a special screening of Buhay Khulay Rakhi (Let the Doors Stay Open) and a post-screening discussion with Nida Mehboob, the filmmaker, and Ali Usman Qasmi, the film producer, moderated by Penn Professor Jamal J. Elias. April 1, 4:30-6 PM Rainey Auditorium

Please join us for a special screening of Buhay Khulay Rakhi (Let the Doors Stay Open) and a post-screening discussion with Nida Mehboob, the filmmaker, and Ali Usman Qasmi, the film producer, moderated by Penn Professor Jamal J. Elias. 

April 1, 4:30-6 PM
Rainey Auditorium
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Register for the Islam in the Tamil World conference this weekend while spaces last. Check out our conference schedule—you won't want to miss this! eventbrite.com/e/islam-in-the…

Register for the Islam in the Tamil World conference this weekend while spaces last.

Check out our conference schedule—you won't want to miss this!

eventbrite.com/e/islam-in-the…
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This event marks the inaugural session of the Maaya Movement Institute’sĀ Maaya MeditationsĀ speaker series! Focusing on Bangladesh, this panel will explore the complex human rights, governance, and political challenges following the country’s recent sociopolitical upheavals.

This event marks the inaugural session of the Maaya Movement Institute’sĀ Maaya MeditationsĀ speaker series!

Focusing on Bangladesh, this panel will explore the complex human rights, governance, and political challenges following the country’s recent sociopolitical upheavals.
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Shout-out to the 24–25 FLAS Fellows! They took four courses in South Asian languages and area studies this year šŸŽ“šŸŒ Big congrats to our graduating fellows: Suhitha, Nadia, Ian, and Adil šŸ’ Funded by U.S. Department of Education #FLAS #LanguageLearning #SouthAsia

Shout-out to the 24–25 FLAS Fellows!  

They took four courses in South Asian languages and area studies this year šŸŽ“šŸŒ  

Big congrats to our graduating fellows: Suhitha, Nadia, Ian, and Adil šŸ’  

Funded by <a href="/usedgov/">U.S. Department of Education</a> 

#FLAS #LanguageLearning  #SouthAsia