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Rini B. Mehta, Associate Professor of Comparative and World Literature, is the first Faculty Director of South Asian Studies. Mehta will oversee programming and academic engagements related to South Asia, working in collaboration with Eric Calderwood, Director of CSAMES.
South Asian Studies has been part of the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) since its inception in 1983. It will continue to be administered under CSAMES until a self-standing center for South Asian studies is eventually created on campus.
Please direct all inquiries, advice, and suggestions related to South Asian Studies to Prof. Mehta at rbhttchr@illinois.edu.
Note on finding material related to South Asia on the website:
This page and the South Asian Studies dropdown menu on the top navigation bar should contain links to all material related to South Asia. Links and pages will be added as more archival material and programming information are added to the website. We appreciate your patience as we organize years of archival material.
Academics
Master's Program focusing on South Asia, and Undergraduate South Asian Studies Minor.
Affiliates
South Asian Faculty Affiliates from the College of LAS, Engineering, and ACES.
SALIDlab
South Asian Languages, Images, and Data Lab for interdisciplinary research.
Resources
Resources related to South Asia. Library resources. Digital resources for everyone.
Events & Lectures
South Asian Lectures and Events organized by and co-sponsored by CSAMES
Tagore Festival
CSAMES has been a core co-sponsor of the Annual Tagore Festival Urbana since its inception in 1989.