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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2020 report by previous SASNET intern Anni-Elina Vänska provides a comprehensive overview of current and previous research at Lund University on the South Asian region. The report is categorised by Lund University faculties and lists faculty members that have conducted work on or in South Asia, either individually

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-report-south-asia-research-lu - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a live event on "Questioning Racism in the Indian Diaspora: Cultural Perspectives". As we witness a global movement against racism, it is imperative to analyse the distressing currents and ideologies around colourism, racism and the normalisation of prejudice prac

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-questioning-racism-indian-diaspora-cultural-perspectives - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In June, SASNET-affiliated researcher Admir Skodo spoke to Zebulon Carlander regarding the peace process in Afghanistan. SASNET-affiliated researcher Admir Skodo was interviewed by Carlander in a podcast episode on the peace process in Afghanistan together with Jan Hallenberg, research leader at The Swedish Institute

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnets-admir-skodo-afghanistan-podcast - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET invites to a fascinating Indian dance and song performance at Theatre Sagohuset in Lund on Tuesday 19 April 2016, at 18.00. The two artists Parvathy Vijayan Roshini (photo) and Anju Jacob will give a traditional Keralite performance, through song and dance. Snacks and soft drinks will be served after the perfor

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-invites-indian-dance-and-song-performance-theatre-sagohuset - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join us on Zoom on August 18 for a live talk with Prof. Suvir Kaul from the University of Pennsylvania. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a live event on "Kashmir: A Postcolony".SASNET Visiting Researcher Dr. Amrita Ghosh will be in conversation with Prof. Suvir Kaul.Suvir Kaul is A. M. Rosenthal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/upcoming-sasnet-online-event-kashmir-postcolony - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET affiliated researcher Asheque Haque wrote the report as part of his project with the South Asia Initiative (SAI). Throughout the summer of 2020, violent extremist organizations continued their activities in South Asia. Though violence is a major element in jihadist ideology, this report directs our attention to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-report-violent-jihadist-ideology-south-asia - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Maliha Shir Mohammad joined the SASNET team this week and will be doing an internship with us throughout the autumn semester. Maliha recently completed her master's degree in Gender Studies at Lund University. Previously, she obtained degrees in Asian Studies and International Relations from Lund University and Malmö

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-welcomes-new-intern - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) organises a day of networking at Lund University. All those working on South Asia-related issues are welcome to attend. The purpose of this day is to discuss ways to expand collaboration on education and research concerning South Asia among Nordic universities. We will

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-networking-day - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET is hosting an online conference on "Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia" on 9-10 December 2020. Context:The current debates around the politics of memory and memorialization reinforce that the act of remembrance and forgetting in the present does not exist in isolation from the past that informs the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-2020-memory-politics-south-asia - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andreas Johansson spoke to Dr. Shantanu Sharma, Lund University about recent COVID-19 developments in India. Dr. Shantanu Sharma is a researcher in internal medicine - epidemiology at Lund University. After he had already spoken to us in April he recently gave an update about latest developments in India with regards

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-podcast-episode-corona-updates-india - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andreas Mattsson, Affiliated Research at SASNET, arranged a webinar for students at the School of Journalism (Journalistutbildningen), and Department of Strategic Communication (ISK) at Lund University on October 16. In this webinar, scholars, and practitioners addressed different issues related to the media landscape

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/webinar-media-landscapes-and-media-advocacy - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 27 October, SASNET will host an online conversation on student lives and activism opposing caste in India with speakers Deepa Dhanraj and Natha Wahlang. Prior to the event, participants are encouraged to watch Deepa Dhanraj's 2018 movie "We have not come here to die" about the suicide of Dalit, Phd research scholar

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-movie-screening-and-conversation-student-activism-india - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET published a report by Muhammed Niyas Ashraf, Doctoral Fellow at Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, Freie Universität Berlin. Abstract:This paper offers a social history of the relationship between Islamic reform and malayāḷi Muslim in the context of colonial Kerala. Kerala Muslims are one o

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-publication-islamic-reformism - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET's and UI's South Asia Initiative publishes first episode of three-part podcast series on climate and environment issues in South Asia. The South Asia Initiative (SAI), which is co-hosted by SASNET and Utrikespolitiska Institutet, has published the first episode of its podcast series "Climate Lens South Asia" on

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sai-podcast-climate-lense-south-asia - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr V.Sivasubramanian, Director of Phycospectrum Environmental Research Centre (PERC) and Professor N Thajuddin, Head, Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli holds a SASNET lecture at Lund University on Monday 23 May 2016, 13.15–14.00. The seminar, organized in collaboration with Deptertm

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-seminar-microalgal-biotechnology-research-india - 2026-07-07

With the objective of digitising Swedish printed material from the 1400s to modern times, a collaboration has been established between the National Library of Sweden and the five university libraries in Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Umeå. The undertaking lays the basis of a long-term digitisation undertaking. The material included in the digitisation comprises books, newspapers, magazi

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/national-library-collaboration-will-digitise-swedish-printed-material - 2026-07-07

We are renovating the inside of the building next year, making room for more and better study spaces. By 2025, functional and beautiful study spaces will be available for you. Starting this year, Akademiska Hus will renovate the building's many windows. A work that will continue next year. The preliminary start for renovating Lund University Library's interior is February 2024. We will renovate th

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/more-functional-and-beautiful-study-environment-lund-university-library - 2026-07-07

Do you know that we are renovating next year, making room for more and better study spaces? The coming year will be noisy with few study spaces. Studying at UB will be inconvenient during the renovation, but the result will be worth it. During the Christmas holidays, we close UB and move upstairs. In January, we welcome you to floor three. The library will operate there during the renovation.Entry

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/prepare-year-limited-study-spaces - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday November 27 the first Nordic Huntington Disease Research Meeting took place at the Biomedical Center in Lund.  50 participants from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway took part of interesting data blitz presentations about clinical research, mechanisms of disease and future therapies. The pauses during the

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/nordic-huntington-disease-research-meeting - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Huntington Center in Lund is hosting an information meeting on Huntington's disease on November 19 at the Biomedical Center in Lund. Åsa Petersén will give a talk on the latest research in HD and Håkan Widner, professor and senior consultant in neurology, will be talking about symptoms and treatment. The Huntington te

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/information-evening-huntingtons-disease - 2026-07-07