The Center draws on the expertise of more than 40 distinguished faculty members whose research interests spread over many geographical regions and disciplinary foci. The library’s South Asia collection is ranked among the top ten in the U.S. The Center also facilitates study and research abroad for undergraduate and graduate students. The South Asian Studies Program is the study of the culture, history, politics and literature of South Asia at Brandeis. For this, the Center works together with universities around the world as well as local institutions, such as the Honolulu Museum of Art and Shangri La. The MSc in Modern South Asian Studies is an exciting degree bringing together Oxfords wealth of expertise on South Asia in a single programme. Deepika Bahri, Professor of English Vincent Cornell, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies Paul Courtright. The Center’s activities include colloquia, invited lectures and workshops, an annual international spring symposium, cultural education, and community building. The center was founded in 1985 with the main purpose of promoting interdisciplinary research on South Asia and the diaspora as well as assisting undergraduate and graduate students in the humanities, arts, language and linguistics, social sciences, business, and applied sciences to focus on the societies and cultures of the region. The Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa serves as an intellectual hub for research on and learning about a highly diverse region that encompasses Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lakshadweep, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet. The group also works closely with the Notre Dame Global Center in Mumbai, India, to develop links with local universities and colleges. In Montreal, experience South Asian culture, food, temples and mosques, while connecting with members of the South Asian community.
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