2016 Sardar Patel Dissertation Award Winner Announced
On May 21, 2016 Dr. Isabel Huacuja Alonso was announced the recipient of the prestigious Sardar Patel Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled "Radio for the Millions: Hindi-Urdu Broadcasting at the Crossroads of Empire."
Tuesday, September 06, 2016 READ MORE
UCLA Graduate Student Camille Frazier receives 2015-16 Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Award
CISA congratulates one of its graduate students, Camille Frazier, on receiving the 2015-16 Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Award.
Thursday, July 28, 2016 READ MORE
AIIS 2016-2017 Fellowship Recipients Announced
The American Institute of Indian Studies is pleased to announce that the following scholars and artists, including Galen Murray from UCLA, have been awarded fellowships to carry out their projects in India in 2016-2017
Monday, July 18, 2016 READ MORE
The First Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference on South Asia at UCLA Takes Place on May 6th
The First Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference on South Asia at UCLA took place on Friday, May 6th, 2016 at the Charles E. Young Research Library Conference Center.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 READ MORE
Archaeologists and Geographers Team to Predict Locations of Ancient Buddhist Sites
UCLA Professor Monica Smith and geographer Thomas Gillespie identified 121 possible locations of what are known as Ashoka’s “edicts.”
Sunday, June 05, 2016 READ MORE
In Remembrance of Dr. Damodar SarDesai
Thursday, May 19, 2016 READ MORE
Student Organizations Kick Off South Asian Heritage Week
The 15th annual South Asian Heritage Week officially kicked off Monday morning on Bruin Walk with the Pakistani Student Association (PSA), Bengali Student Association (BSA), and Indus.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 READ MORE
Indian parties run candidates accused of crimes
At a recent CISA talk, UCLA Professor Miriam Golden presented her research on patterns of criminal candidate selection by political parties during the 2004 and 2009 elections in India.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 READ MORE
UCLA-Tata Global Forum sparks lively discussion of sustainable energy
A recent UCLA-Tata Global Forum in New Delhi brought together high-ranking U.S. and Indian policy makers, academics and business leaders to discuss the challenges of a sustainable energy future.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 READ MORE
Call For Papers: First Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference on South Asia at UCLA
Submissions are welcome from graduate students in any field within the social sciences, humanities, or business programs. Please send a 250 word abstract, a title, three keywords, and your departmental affiliation to gcsaUCLA@gmail.com.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 READ MORE