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Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS)
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The Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan is a national leader in promoting a deeper understanding of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. The center offers a range of area-related courses taught by outstanding faculty, a scholarly lecture series, conferences, study abroad fellowships, student colloquiums and opportunities to volunteer, sponsor and cosponsor a variety of events. CSAS is also a US Department of Education designated National Resource Center, funded to develop area studies education for this region of the world.
Events
Feb
13
CSAS Lecture Series | Revolutions Half-Made: The Political Effects of Education Expansion in India
Emmerich Davies, University of Michigan
4:00 PM
Room 1014
Tisch Hall
Mar
27
CSAS Lecture Series | Ghosts of Scandals Past: Inter-Caste Relationships and the Question of the Village in Himalayan India
Radhika Govindrajan, University of Washington
4:00 PM
Room 1014
Tisch Hall
Apr
17
CSAS Annual Thomas R. Trautmann Honorary Lecture 2026 | Sufis and Sufi Institutions in Premodern South Asia: a Comparative Approach by Richard M. Eaton
Richard M. Eaton, University of Arizona
4:00 PM
Kalamazoo Room
Michigan League
