From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books often ...

Catarina de San Juan’s life reads like an epic – and her extraordinary story is little known. Born in South Asia during the early 17th century, she was captured by the Portuguese at age 8 and sold to ...
Asia Society

Cultural Encounters: Food Histories of South Asia

June 18, 2024 — In the second session of Asia Society India's Cultural Encounters: South Asian History in the 'Third Space' series, speakers highlight the role of food in globalization, preserving and ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

South Asia Studies department hosts discussion featuring authors of new Dalit studies book

The Department of South Asia Studies hosted authors and editors Ramnarayan Rawat and Kusuma Satyanarayana to discuss their latest work, "Dalit Journeys for Dignity: Religion, Freedom, and Caste." At ...
The Diplomat

The Historical Great Powers of Asia: South Asia

Procession on the occasion of a Durbar (audience) of the Mogul Emperor Akbar of India, which includes his sons, high Indian and British dignitaries, soldiers, elephants carrying the royal insignia ...
The Daily Princetonian

All regional studies are created equal: Expand South Asian studies

As an institution that values global service and cultural interconnectedness, the University must expand academic opportunities for students to study South Asia — a topical region for policy, ...
Foreign Affairs

The End of South Asia

For decades, policymakers and scholars have been trained in the West and elsewhere to think of the countries of the Indian subcontinent as part of a coherent region: South Asia. Home to around a ...
Asia Society

Cultural Encounters: Religious Histories of South Asia

June 27, 2024 — In the third installment of Asia Society India's Cultural Encounters: South Asian History in the 'Third Space' series, a panel discusses the role of state in religion, colonialism and ...