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Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS)
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Recent News
CSAS 2026 Kavita Datla Memorial Lecture: Dr. Razak Khan rethinks the meaning of 'Minor'
Dr. Razak Khan examines the life and intellectual biography of Syed Abid Husain (1896–1978), to paint a portrait of a nationalist Indian Muslim in colonial and postcolonial India, and expand our geographical and conceptual understanding of ideas.
CSAS Faculty Associate and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Farina Mir has been appointed to the added role of CSAS Director of Strategic Relations
Mir is a historian of colonial and postcolonial South Asia, with a particular interest in the religious, cultural, and social history of late-colonial north India.
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
Featured
Nov
13
Multi
Incorporations: Capitalism and Collective Life with Associate Professor Matthew Hull
U-M Anthropology 2026 Roy A. Rappaport Lecture Series
3:00 PM
411
West Hall
Upcoming
Nov
11
Donia Human Rights Center Panel. Human Rights Reporting: Stories from the Field
Tanzil Asif, Erica Hellerstein, and Shan Li - Knight-Wallace Fellows
11:30 AM
Koessler Room
Michigan League
Nov
13
CSAS Lecture Series | Indians and Cowboys: Race, Caste, and Catholic Missionary Priests from India in Rural America
Sonja Thomas, Colby College
4:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Nov
20
Provosts in Conversation: International Education at a Crossroads
Laurie McCauley, University of Michigan; John Coleman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John Ciorciari, Indiana University Bloomington
12:00 PM
Great Lakes Room
Palmer Commons
Jan
22
CSAS Lecture Series | Annihilation of Caste: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Making of a Radical Dalit Humanism
Shailaja Paik, University of Cincinnati
4:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Jan
29
CSAS Lecture Series | What is the Private Life of Caste in India? The caste economies of India's success story
Sharika Thiranagama, Stanford University
4:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Feb
12
CSAS Lecture Series | Thinking in English, Speaking in Hindi: Translation, Creativity, and Value in Bollywood and Beyond
Tejaswini Ganti, New York University
4:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
