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This episode features a conversation with Prachi and Ram, organizers with Savera, a multiracial, interfaith, anti-caste coalition of Indian Americans and partners standing together in the fight against the rise of the transnational far right. After l... more
Imperial Science, the Organic Movement and the Path to Shangri La, 1900-1969 (UCL Press, 2026) is a global history project that examines the diffusion of scientific
and environmental discourses from India to Britain and the US.
Ashok Malhotra exami... more
Dr. Shirley's monograph, Religion, Gender, and Politics in Medieval Sri Lanka: The Reconstruction of Buddhist Kingship, ca. 1070-1215 (ARC Humanities Press, 2026), is now available open access, thanks to the generous support of the Robert H. N. Ho Fa... more
Amrita Chowdhury and Ujaan Ghosh bring into English for the first time a long-inaccessible masterpiece of South Asian literature Baidehisha Bilasa: The Amorous Plays of Sita’s Husband (2025). Composed in the late seventeenth century by Upendra Bhanj... more
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This show centers scholarly interviews with authors and researchers who publish on South Asian studies, covering topics from nonprofit regulation in India to philosophy, plant humanities, publishing culture, caste and urbanism, archaeology, and music, ritual, and memory. Episodes emphasize rigorous, interdisciplinary inquiry, accessibility for a broader audience, and how new scholarship engages with politics, history, and society in South Asia and the diaspora. A notable strength is the consistent pairing of a seasoned host with leading academics to unpack complex books and ideas, often connecting theory to contemporary policy, culture, and social change. The format often includes deep dives into archival work, translation, and cross-cultur... more
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