Department News
New Bequest Endows South Asian Studies Librarian and Collections at the Penn Libraries
Jef Pierce, who has served so brilliantly as South Asian Studies Librarian for the past eight years, will now hold an endowed position, thanks to a generous gift from Adele Santos and Michael Meister. The Libraries press release shares the details of the endowment and Jef’s new title, and I know that you will all be happy to learn of this development.
Holden Furber prize winner 2026
The Department of South Asia Studies is pleased to announce Ansh Jakatimath as the recipient of this year's Holden Furber Prize.
Akhil P. Veetil has been awarded the Andrea Mitchell Center Graduate Fellowship
Congratulations to PhD candidate Akhil P. Veetil for receiving the 2025-26 Andrea Mitchell Center Graduate Fellowship.
Holden Furber prize winner 2024
The prize has been awarded for Plum’s senior thesis, "A Province Divided: Land, Labor, and Water during the 1947 Partition of Punjab, India," which was written as part of the History Honors Program.
FLAS Fellowship for 2024-25 application is now open.
Advance your language skills in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Pashto, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and Urdu.
Holden Furber prize winner 2023
The Department of South Asia Studies is pleased to announce that Mathew Chemplayil is the recipient of this year's Holden Furber Prize.
How do the Climate Futures of Jakarta and the Netherlands Compare?
Professors Simon Richter and Joshua Mosley, along with a team of undergraduate artists, create short, research-based animated videos about climate adaptation and sea level rise.
Holden Furber Undergraduate Writing Prize 2023
The prize is awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on any topic related to South Asia.
The Vulgairty of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India 02/24/23
Join us for a book discussion.