Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute
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Interdisciplinary Centre for Research and Academic Teaching on South Asia. linktr.ee/sai_heidelberg
The Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia
(Classical Indology) welcomes Haruki Tsuji, a visiting researcher from the University of Tokyo.
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(Classical Indology) welcomes Haruki Tsuji, a visiting researcher from the University of Tokyo.
#SaiHeidelberg #UniHeidelberg #DepartmentofCulturalandReligiousHistorySAI
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia
(Classical Indology) welcomes Haruki Tsuji, a visiting researcher from the University of Tokyo.
#SaiHeidelberg #UniHeidelberg #DepartmentofCulturalandReligiousHistorySAI
(Classical Indology) welcomes Haruki Tsuji, a visiting researcher from the University of Tokyo.
#SaiHeidelberg #UniHeidelberg #DepartmentofCulturalandReligiousHistorySAI
Episode 8
A place to immerse deeply into a language: The Urdu Summer School 2025 in Heidelberg
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A place to immerse deeply into a language: The Urdu Summer School 2025 in Heidelberg
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode7hKFM...
Listen on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thJ...
For suggestions: [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Episode 8
A place to immerse deeply into a language: The Urdu Summer School 2025 in Heidelberg
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode7hKFM...
Listen on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thJ...
For suggestions: [email protected]
A place to immerse deeply into a language: The Urdu Summer School 2025 in Heidelberg
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode7hKFM...
Listen on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thJ...
For suggestions: [email protected]
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November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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China in Indian and Middle Eastern Eyes: Perceptions from the Age of Steam and Print
By Nile Green, UCLA
Green is host of the podcast Akbar's Chamber: akbarschamber.podbean.com
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By Nile Green, UCLA
Green is host of the podcast Akbar's Chamber: akbarschamber.podbean.com
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November 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
China in Indian and Middle Eastern Eyes: Perceptions from the Age of Steam and Print
By Nile Green, UCLA
Green is host of the podcast Akbar's Chamber: akbarschamber.podbean.com
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By Nile Green, UCLA
Green is host of the podcast Akbar's Chamber: akbarschamber.podbean.com
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At #ECSAS2025, the roundtable “Researching South Asia in a Polarised World: Academic Freedom and Strategies across Borders” brought together scholars to reflect on the increasing pressures and threats faced by researchers around the world.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
At #ECSAS2025, the roundtable “Researching South Asia in a Polarised World: Academic Freedom and Strategies across Borders” brought together scholars to reflect on the increasing pressures and threats faced by researchers around the world.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Prateek Pankaj granted a Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes for his doctorate studies
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Prateek Pankaj granted a Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes for his doctorate studies
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SAI is pleased to announce that Dr. Deepra Dandekar has been awarded a DFG Eigene Stelle Postdoctoral Fellowship for three years for her project “Hamid Dalwai: Democratic Socialism and Muslim Politics in India, 1947-1977".
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November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
SAI is pleased to announce that Dr. Deepra Dandekar has been awarded a DFG Eigene Stelle Postdoctoral Fellowship for three years for her project “Hamid Dalwai: Democratic Socialism and Muslim Politics in India, 1947-1977".
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Ways of Seeing: Revising Colonial Perceptions of the Himalaya
by Amish Raj Mulmi
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by Amish Raj Mulmi
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November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ways of Seeing: Revising Colonial Perceptions of the Himalaya
by Amish Raj Mulmi
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by Amish Raj Mulmi
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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Knowing About Places and Cases in the Era of Big Data: The Role of Comparative Area Studies in Interdisciplinary Global Knowledge Production
by Prof. Rudra Sil
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by Prof. Rudra Sil
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Knowing About Places and Cases in the Era of Big Data: The Role of Comparative Area Studies in Interdisciplinary Global Knowledge Production
by Prof. Rudra Sil
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by Prof. Rudra Sil
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Deep Histories: Goddess Temples, Communities, and Memory in Kanchipuram
By Dr. Emma Natalya Stein
The talk was part of “Sacred Spaces, Living Traditions: Visual and Oral Cultures of South Indian Temples”.
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By Dr. Emma Natalya Stein
The talk was part of “Sacred Spaces, Living Traditions: Visual and Oral Cultures of South Indian Temples”.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Deep Histories: Goddess Temples, Communities, and Memory in Kanchipuram
By Dr. Emma Natalya Stein
The talk was part of “Sacred Spaces, Living Traditions: Visual and Oral Cultures of South Indian Temples”.
#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch
By Dr. Emma Natalya Stein
The talk was part of “Sacred Spaces, Living Traditions: Visual and Oral Cultures of South Indian Temples”.
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SAI welcomes Prof. Nasir Uddin as a Visiting Professor for Winter Term 2025/26, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
SAI welcomes Prof. Nasir Uddin as a Visiting Professor for Winter Term 2025/26, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
SAI invites you to attend the following events next week.
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Please note that the event "Ambivalent and Intimate Enemies" requires registration at [email protected]
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
SAI invites you to attend the following events next week.
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Surabhi Pudasaini joins us for three months as the inaugural fellow of the joint South Asia Institute-Max Weber Forum fellowship program.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Surabhi Pudasaini joins us for three months as the inaugural fellow of the joint South Asia Institute-Max Weber Forum fellowship program.
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Plenary Session, “Rethinking Constitutionalism and Democracy in India and Pakistan” held during #ECSAS2025, Maryam Khan, Ornit Shani and Rohit De engaged in a rich discussion on the public life of Constitution-making in the two countries. The session was moderated by Imran Ahmed.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Plenary Session, “Rethinking Constitutionalism and Democracy in India and Pakistan” held during #ECSAS2025, Maryam Khan, Ornit Shani and Rohit De engaged in a rich discussion on the public life of Constitution-making in the two countries. The session was moderated by Imran Ahmed.
When Viṣṇu Became Śiva: The Tirumēṟṟaḷīśvara Temple and the Multimodal Transmission of Temple Legends in Kanchipuram
By Dr. Jonas Buchholz
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By Dr. Jonas Buchholz
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November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
When Viṣṇu Became Śiva: The Tirumēṟṟaḷīśvara Temple and the Multimodal Transmission of Temple Legends in Kanchipuram
By Dr. Jonas Buchholz
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By Dr. Jonas Buchholz
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One month since #ECSAS2025 — and we’re still grateful!
Hosting over 800 participants across four days was both an honour and a joy.
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Hosting over 800 participants across four days was both an honour and a joy.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
One month since #ECSAS2025 — and we’re still grateful!
Hosting over 800 participants across four days was both an honour and a joy.
#ECSAS ECSAS2025 #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniHeidelberg #Südasienstudien
Hosting over 800 participants across four days was both an honour and a joy.
#ECSAS ECSAS2025 #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniHeidelberg #Südasienstudien
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October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Slow Listening: A Workshop with Dr. Moushumi Bhowmik
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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Slow Listening: A Workshop with Dr. Moushumi Bhowmik
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Please note that the event "Slow Listening: A Workshop with Dr. Moushumi Bhowmik" requires registration via e-mail.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Please note that the event "Slow Listening: A Workshop with Dr. Moushumi Bhowmik" requires registration via e-mail.
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The Student Fachshaft at SAI organised a Diwali evening of celebration, music, dance, food and festive vibes!
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October 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The Student Fachshaft at SAI organised a Diwali evening of celebration, music, dance, food and festive vibes!
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SAI is pleased to announce that Mr. Ashwani Sharma has been awarded a Visiting Scholar position at Yale University, where he will conduct his full-time research under the supervision of Dr. Jane Lynch.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
SAI is pleased to announce that Mr. Ashwani Sharma has been awarded a Visiting Scholar position at Yale University, where he will conduct his full-time research under the supervision of Dr. Jane Lynch.
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Tibetan Archives from Mustang:
Reconstructing the Lives of “People without History”
Lecture By: Prof. Dr. Charles Ramble,
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Reconstructing the Lives of “People without History”
Lecture By: Prof. Dr. Charles Ramble,
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October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Tibetan Archives from Mustang:
Reconstructing the Lives of “People without History”
Lecture By: Prof. Dr. Charles Ramble,
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Reconstructing the Lives of “People without History”
Lecture By: Prof. Dr. Charles Ramble,
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October 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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