Welcome to the Program in South Asian Studies
The Program in South Asian Studies offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to study the political, economic, social, and religious institutions of India and Pakistan. With an interdisciplinary curriculum reflecting the wide-ranging perspectives available at Princeton, the Program in South Asian Studies is committed to promoting a comprehensive understanding of the pre-modern and modern histories of these two states as well as of their contemporary institutions and relations with neighboring South Asian nations and the rest of the world. Navigate this Web site with the buttons to the left to learn more about the program and the requirements for an undergraduate Certificate of Proficiency.
NEWS
List of Current Princeton Graduate Students with Academic Interests in South Asia
Opportunities for College Graduates with Volunteers in Asia
Considering Study Abroad in India? Click here for Princeton-Approved Programs
Fall 2012 Courses
Click here for a complete list of fall 2012 courses
New South Asia Librarian at Princeton
Contact Gary J. Hausman at ghausman@princeton.edu
Profile of SAS Program Director Isabelle Clark-Deces
UPCOMING EVENTS and DEADLINES
SPRING 2012
SeminarSeries: “Reporting South Asia”
Print and visual media journalism in South Asia is robust. Independent newspapers, magazines, and television networks compete fiercely to break stories and shape the news cycle. Indeed, the vibrant media presence and the growing “mediatization” of society under globalization is part of the story of South Asia. This year the Program in South Asia Studies presents a series of talks on media coverage of South Asia featuring renowned journalists, scholars, and analysts from the U.S., Europe, and the region itself. Read more...
Journalism in South Asia library guides:
http://libguides.princeton.edu/content.php?pid=257687
This series is cosponsored with the Council of the Humanities and the Edwin Ferris Journalism Fund; the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia; and the University Center for Human Values.
Other Events
Tuesday, May 1
The Rise of the Antipolitical: Anna Hazare Movement and Middle-Class Discontent
Zoya Hasan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
4:30 p.m.
219 Aaron Burr Hall
photo credits: David Maiger, skweiner
