A Special Lecture by Paula Richman from Oberlin College, Ohio Paula Richman is William Danforth Professor of South Asian Religions at Oberlin College in Ohio, USA. She received her Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago and has published two books on Tamil literature: Women. Branch Stories. and Religious Rhetoric …
Department of Sociology, South Asian University is organising a two-day international seminar on, ‘Performative Communication: Culture and Politics in South Asia’ in collaboration with Center for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, on 20th and 21st January 2015. The venue of the seminar is Tagore Hall at Jamia Millia Islamia. The seminar seeks to unravel the interface between culture and politics in …
Written by Mihika Basu | Mumbai | Posted: January 5, 2015 Stating that spirituality is the hallmark of Indian ethos and there is little interest in experimental sciences, R K Saxena, vice-president of New Delhi’s South Asian University, said Sunday that the Mars mission cannot be called a true innovation. Speaking at a session on …
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An Evening of Reading and Discussion The poetry reading and conversation evening Echoes of Silence was held on Thursday 18 December at 6.30 pm at the FSI hall, South Asian University, Delhi. The programme sought to retrieve lost and often unpleasant memories to give shape to the echoes of silences teeming all around us. As …
New Delhi: Culture, commerce and connectivity can be the building blocks for a better future for the people of South Asia, said Ms Sushma Swaraj, India’s External Affairs Minister. The Minister was speaking at a SAARC event organised by the South Asian University (SAU) to commemorate the 30th SAARC Charter Day at India International Centre …
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Dr. Sameer Mani Dixit shares his experiences and his thoughts on South Asian University in this first hand account after spending some time at the university as a Guest Faculty South Asia continues to be a region of scientific and educational disparity. While India is starting to make substantial in roads into the science …