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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET's post-doctoral fellow Isha Dubey recently wrote an article on Kashmir's contested reality for The Conversation. In her article, Isha discusses the varying perceptions of present-day Kashmir - breathtaking tourist destination on the one hand and isolated military zone on the other - and wonders how the revocati

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researcher-isha-dubey-publishes-piece-kashmir - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As a result of the joint symposium on Europe in the Indo-Pacific region in Singapore in June, the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) published a series of papers on South Asia. In June 2019 SASNET co-organised the joint symposium "Europe in the Indo-Pacific: Moving from Periphery to the Center?" in Singapore. The

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/institute-south-asian-studies-publishes-discussion-paper-series - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET affiliated researcher Kristina Myrvold will join the Center for Theology and Religious Studies as a guest professor in 2020. Kristina Myrvold, currently Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University, was awarded the Hedda Andersson Professorship for a least one year, starting in 2020. Myrvold

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/kristina-myrvold-joins-lund-university - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andreas Johansson met with various South Asia experts and scholars to explore new possibilities for collaboration. SASNET Director Andreas Johansson visited Boston, US, at the end of September. He met with Professor Frank Korom, Deputy Director of the American Institute of Bangladeshi Studies (AIBS) and Professor John

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-director-visited-boston - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In October, SASNET invited international Afghanistan specialists to Lund for a 2-day conference to discuss security and migration issues. On 10 and 11 October 2019 SASNET successfully hosted a conference on Afghanistan with international experts and scholars. The two-day event started off with two public panels on “Se

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-afghanistan - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET post-doc Isha Dubey attended and participated in a day-long seminar on October 23 at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) in Stockholm on India’s domestic economy and world trade. The event was jointly organized by UI, Sweden India Business Council (SIBC) and Business Sweden. The first part of th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researchers-joined-seminar-indian-economy - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During her tenure Professor Patel, who is an expert on urban sociology, will be collaborating with SASNET as an affiliated scholar. Professor Sujata Patel, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, was awarded the prestigious Kerstin Hesselgren visiting professorship for 2021. Professor Patel will be placed at Umeå Universi

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sujata-patel-awarded-kerstin-hesselgren-visiting-professorship-2021 - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During her month-long stay at SASNET, she will continue to work on her paper on cleanliness in India. Tullia Jack received her Ph D. from the Department of Sociology, Lund University, and she is a lecturer at the Department of Society, Culture and Identity, Malmö University. Her paper on cleanliness in India is based

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/tullia-jack-new-guest-researcher-sasnet - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET intern Anni-Elina Vänskä met with Henrik Chetan Aspengren last week to discuss the subsequent phase of the SASNET and Institute of International Affairs (UI) collaboration. Since 2018, SASNET has been collaborating with the Institute of International Affairs (UI) to develop the South Asia Initiative (SAI). The

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/developing-south-asia-initiative - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The SASNET director writes about the recent presidential elections in Sri Lanka and what the results mean for Tamils, Muslims and other minorities. Read the full article here.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/andreas-johansson-published-article-conversation - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the second year, SASNET invites researchers at Lund University to apply for a one month position (”ansökningsmånad”) at SASNET in which to prepare a research application with a South Asian focus. The purpose is to promote more South Asia-related research at Lund University. Members of all faculties and disciplines

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-one-month-position-prepare-research-application-lund-university - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rishi Jha joined the conference ‘At the frontiers of the urban: thinking concepts and practices globally’ organized by the UCL Urban Laboratory, University College London between 10-12th Nov 2019. At the conference, SASNET affiliated researcher Rishi Jha presented his ongoing research on ‘Necrosettlements: Urban Poor’

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researcher-presented-conference-london - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The SASNET affiliated researcher's piece on the strategic value of the Indian diaspora for the Modi government was published in the RSIS Commentary by Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Synopsis: The Indian diaspora, having an enormous strategic value, has been drawing a lot of attention – from both policymak

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/parama-sinha-palit-publishes-commentary-indian-diaspora - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Isha Dubey discusses in her piece the recent court ruling on the dispute over the land of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, which was violently demolished 27 years ago. Read the full article here.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-post-doc-publishes-article-conversation - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. #Rethinkingpopulism aims to facilitate dialogues and discussions on the various meanings of populism in current day societies. #Rethinkingpopulism brings together scholars from various backgrounds to explore populist phenomena around the globe and foster critical dialogue. It is a joint initiative by Lund University,

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-supports-rethinking-populism-platform-opendemocracy - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Shripad Dharmadhikary came to Lund in early December and held a number of lectures and interactive sessions at various departments of Lund University. SASNET was honoured to welcome Shripad Dharmadhikary from Pune, India. He was a full-time activist for 12 years with the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Moveme

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indian-water-expert-and-activist-visited-sasnet - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Centre in India announced its upcoming summer courses for 2020 in various locations in India. NCI welcomes applications for the following three summer courses taking place in India between May and August 2020:Gender and Society in Contemporary India University of Hyderabad, July 13th to August 8th, 2020This

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nci-summer-courses-2020 - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Isha Dubey explores the nature of the communal violence that occurred in Bihar in 1946 against the backdrop of the ‘escalating’ communal tensions during the 1930-1940s. Abstract:The year 1937 saw the establishment of Congress Ministries in eight of the eleven provinces in which the provincial elections had been held,

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-post-doc-publishes-article-journal-royal-asiatic-society - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The summer School will take place in May 2020 at the LU Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety and offers training in developing gender-inclusive designs in response, recovery, and preparedness.  From the Lund University Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety website:"After the success of the first s

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-co-organises-summer-school-gender-and-risk - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Orwa Ajjoub will be with us for the next 3 months, working on a report about the future of IS and al-Qaeda, also in the context of South Asia. Orwa Ajjoub is an affiliated researcher at SASNET. In 2018, Orwa graduated from Lund University with an MA in Middle Eastern Studies. Interested in Islamic theology and politic

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-welcomes-new-researcher - 2026-04-29