• Kick off the semester with lively conversation, delicious refreshments, and the chance to reconnect with the CSAMES and CAS community. Meet our new affiliates, learn about upcoming programs, and toast to another year of groundbreaking scholarship. See the calendar link here.
  • The South Asian Studies Initiative at the University of Illinois is proud to co-host the inaugural Tagore House Conference, organized in collaboration with the Tagore House Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the memory of Rabindranath Tagore’s 1912–13 visit to Urbana-Champaign. Themed “Tagore’s Legacy in the World,” and inspired by Tagore’s own words—<জ্বলে উঠল আলো...