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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 20d

We are excited to announce that the exhibition “Buṅgadyaḥ: The Rain-Making God”, which explores the largest and most elaborate ritual event in the Kathmandu Valley, will be open from Oct 1-31, 2025 at the CATS Library during #ECSAS2025

#ECSAS #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniHeidelberg

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 21d

Guided Tour CATS Library during #ECSAS2025:

Wednesday, 1.10: 10.00 am, 2.00 pm
Thursday, 2.10: 10.00 am, 12.00 pm, 2.00 pm
Friday, 3.10: 10.00 am
Saturday, 4.10: 2.00 pm

Meeting Point: Counter at the Library Entrance

CATS-Library
Voßstraße 2, Building 4110, 69115 Heidelberg

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 21d

Welcome to the CATS Library with its South Asia Collection during your stay at #ECSAS2025

Regular Opening Hours

Monday 29.9. to Thursday, 2.10.:
09.00 am - 08.00 pm
Saturday, 4.10.:
12.00 pm – 08.00 pm

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 27d

We are excited to welcome Dr. Malvika Maheshwari at #ECSAS2025.

Behind every great legacy is an untold story. In her keynote lecture, Maheshwari explores how Dona Luisa Coomaraswamy spent 20 years preserving and shaping Ananda Coomaraswamy’s work—highlighting women’s labour in intellectual history.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 28d

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Patrick Olivelle as keynote speaker at #ECSAS2025!

What can a 3rd-century BCE Indian emperor teach us about living with diversity today? Join us as Prof. Olivelle explores ecumenism in Ashoka’s writings.

#ECSAS #SaiHeidelberg #UniHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 29d

Three weeks to #ECSAS2025!

This week we unveil our keynote speakers and other highlights from the programme— join us as the countdown begins.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tibetan Archives From Mustang:
Reconstructing the Lives of "People without History"
by Prof. Dr. Charles Ramble

24th September 2025
16:30 (Nepal Time)
Venue: Alliance Française (behind St Mary's school), Pulchowk, Lalitpur 

#SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #SaiResearch #SAINepal

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Sep 4

SAI is offering compact courses in eight South Asian languages starting in October.

Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Pali, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Tamil, Urdu

For registration: heico.uni-heidelberg.de/heiCO/ee/ui/...

For more information: [email protected]

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Sep 3

Countering Authoritarianism, Crony Capitalism, and Digital Controls: Seeking Answers Through a Rights-Based Framework. A talk by Nikhil Dey will be held on Monday, 8 September starting at 14:15 (CET).

More information (including Zoom link) here: www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/en/events-at...:

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Sep 3

The South Asia Institute will be hosting scholars from around the world for the European Conference on South Asian Studies #ECSAS2025. Here’s are some key facts about the conference.

  📅 October 1-4, 2025 
📍 Neue Universität, Heidelberg 
🔗 ecsas2025.com  

 #SouthAsiaInstitute #ECSAS2025

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Sep 2

📣 Just 4 Weeks to Go! ⏳
The South Asia Institute is excited to host scholars from around the world for the European Conference on South Asian Studies #ECSAS2025

📅 October 1-4, 2025
📍 Neue Universität, Heidelberg
🔗 ecsas2025.com

Reposted by Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute

UPenn South Asia Center @southasiacenter.bsky.social · Aug 26

Tomorrow: Prof. Dr. Kama Maclean @kamamaclean.bsky.social (Univ. of Heidelberg) begins 5-part lecture series.

🎙️ Lecture 1: Sound and Mass Mobilisation before the Microphone, 1921–1927
🗓 Aug 27, 4:30 PM
📍 Cohen Hall 402 | 249 South 36th Street

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Aug 5

EASAS is offering three awards of €300 each to the most outstanding papers by research students presenting at #ECSAS2025.

For more information: www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #ECSAS2025 #ECSAS #EASAS

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 30

One of the many meetings for the upcoming 28th European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS 2025) recently took place at the Karl Jaspers Center.

For more information: ecsas2025.com

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #ECSAS2025 #ECSAS

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 23

Exhibition: Sacred Dirt- Mother Teresa and Volunteering in Kolkata
by Dr. Egor Novikov

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #departmentofanthropologysai

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 7
The exciting career a South Asianist: Frank Korom

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6V8p...

Listen on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g46x...

For suggestions: [email protected]

@uni-wuerzburg.de #SaiHeidelberg #uniheidelberg #SaiResearch #ONSouthAsia

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 16

Chai Break for Breakthroughs: Brewing Brilliant Research Questions
by Dr. Stefan Lüder

@stefanlueder.bsky.social #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofHistorySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 15

Digitally Conserving Bengaluru’s Stone Inscriptions: Technology, Data, and Public History
Session 1: Technology, Epigraphy & Public Engagement
by Udaya Kumar P. L.

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #DepartmentofCulturalandReligiousHistoryofSouthAsia

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming exhibition based on a research project by Egor Novikov.

The exhibition will be held at the Völkerkundemuseum VPST (Hauptstraße 235). It will open on July 12 with a vernissage at 6 p.m. On the next day, July 13 at 2:30 p.m. there will be a guided tour.

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 10

“Raibari”
by Ashwani Sharma

We are pleased to announce the publication of Raibari, a monograph by Ashwani Sharma, Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Anthropology, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University.

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #departmentofanthropologysai

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 9

“After the March 19 Crackdown: Is Turkey an Autocracy?”
By Dr. Berk Esen

@ipsa.org @berkesen.bsky.social #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiPoliticalScience

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 8

21st International Conference on Maharashtra: Culture & Society
19th to 21st of June

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofHistorySAI

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 4

SAI invites you to attend the following events next week.

You can find programs and more information about the events in sai.uni-heidelberg.de

#SAIHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SAIWeekly

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 3

Deadline: July 15, 2025!

Looking for SAI in Heidelberg

Send your photo submissions to [email protected]

For more information visit www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #Heidelberg @fs_sai_heidelberg #SAILife

Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · Jul 2

Early registration for ECSAS 2025 closes July 15!

For more information: ecsas2025.com/registration/

#SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #ECSAS2025 #ECSAS

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