Centre of South Asian Studies Events
The events draw a varied audience with an interest in the region.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For further information contact the Centres and Programmes Office
Disclaimer
Please note that every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained on the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot guarantee, however, that subsequent changes have not been made. Please be advised to check information relating to scheduled events by using the contact information provided.
2012
January
20/01/12
- Beauty and Brains
Catherine Donaldson, Mara Malagodi, Rahul Rao
26/01/12
- Pakistan-US Relations: A Rocky Marriage
Professor Yunas Samad (University of Bradford)
February
06/02/12
- Shades of Islam ~ 21 Poems For A New Century
Professor Rafey Habib
16/02/12
- Making a Difference – Representing/Constructing the Other in Asian/African Media, Cinema and Languages
Please refer to the programme
The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars from across the world to discuss the representations of 'Otherness' in Asian and African media cultures. We shall explore how Otherness is constructed when the ‘Other’ cannot be considered as totally 'alien', but when familiarity might also be of vital importance.
March
07/03/12
- Many Ambitions and an Identity Project
Usha Ramanathan (Independent Law Researcher)
07/03/12
- Indian Idol, Prashant Tamang, and the politics of Nepali identity
Harsha Man Maharjan (Researcher in the Media Group at Martin Chautari in Kathmandu)
08/03/12
- Transgenders: Pakistan's Open Secret
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy (Director)
09/03/12
- “We’re Indian and African”: Sidis of India
Dr Shihan de Silva (Senior Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Member of the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project)
12/03/12
- Senna
Asif Kapadia (Director)
The event will include the press launch for the London Asian Film Festival followed by the screening of the film Senna.
21/03/12
- Themes in Literature of the Indian Subcontinent
Kavita Ramdya (SOAS CSAS Research Associate )
21/03/12
- 12th Annual Jaina Lecture: Mahavira, Don Quixote and the history of ecological ethics and idealism
Dr Michael Tobias (Los Angeles)
22/03/12
- 14th Jaina Studies Symposium: Biodiversity Conservation and Animal Rights: Religious and Philosophical Perspectives
The list of speakers are confirmed in the programme
This symposium addresses the lack of public reflection on the value and the limitations of received religious paradigms and intellectual habits across cultures concerning the welfare of animals and plants
April
12/04/12
- British Association for South Asian Studies Annual Conference: The Future of South Asia
The list of speakers is confirmed in the programme
The 2012 British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) annual conference will take place at SOAS.
18/04/12
- Saffron: Towards A History of Colours
Dr Sadan Jha (Charles Wallace India Fellow at SOAS, University of London and Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Studies, Surat, India)
23/04/12
- Literature of the Indian Subcontinent: Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children"
Kavita P. Ramdya (SOAS CSAS Research Associate )
May
10/05/12
- Literature of the Indian Subcontinent: V.S. Naipaul's "The Mystic Masseur"
Kavita P. Ramdya (SOAS CSAS Research Associate)
June
13/06/12
- National and Regional Impacts of Climate Change on the Indian Economy
Professor Partha Sen (Dean of the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, New Delhi)
July
04/07/12
- The Creation of Public Meaning during Nepal’s Democratic Transition
The list of presenters is confirmed below
24/07/12
- KOEL
Bonny Mukherjee (Film Director)
October
08/10/12
- Rohinton Mistry's "Tales from Firozsha Baag"
Kavita Ramdya (SOAS)
15/10/12
- The Untold War / The Vanni
Frances Harrison (Author) and Benjamin Dix (Photographer)
18/10/12
- Play Like a Lion
With director Joshua Mellars
November
12/11/12
- Amitav Ghosh's "The Shadow Lines" (1988)
Kavita Ramdya (SOAS)
16/11/12
- The Sufi factor in Pakistani Islamism
Dr Alix Philippon (Post-doctoral researcher, Institute of Political Studies CHERPA/IREMAM)
22/11/12
December
10/12/12
- Vikram Seth's "A Suitable Boy" (1993)
Kavita Ramdya (SOAS)
