The South Asian Studies Program (SASP) is devoted to the enhancement of instruction, research, and the dissemination of knowledge about India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

SASP supports the B.A. in Asian Languages and Literature (Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit) offered through the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literature.

News

What Gandhi did not see: author Dr. Zainub Priya Dala to deconstruct aspects of being Indian in South Africa

Monday, September 18, 2023
Join the South Asian Studies Program as they welcome author Dr. Zainub Priya Dala on Friday, October 6. Dala will provide an assessment of the legacy of Gandhi in South Africa, the land where he began his political career before going on to become one of the most enigmatic - and controversial - leaders the modern world has seen. 

Graphic politics in Eastern India, a free virtual webinar on April 13

Friday, March 31, 2023
The South Asian Studies Program invites you to "Graphic Politics in Eastern India: Script and the Quest for Autonomy," a talk by Nishaant Choksi, assistant professor in the Humanities and Social Science Department at the Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar.

Upcoming Events

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Gandhi in South Africa: Deconstruction of a Complex man in a Coolie Odyssey

Friday, October 6, 2023 4:00pm to 5:30pm
University Capitol Centre
Join the South Asian Studies Program, an International Programs affinity group, as they welcome author Dr. Zainub Priya Dala. Dala will provide an assessment of the legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in South Africa, the land where he began his political career before going on to become one of the most enigmatic—and controversial—leaders the modern world has seen.
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Academic Programs

International Studies B.A.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at The University of Iowa offers an International Studies B.A., an interdisciplinary program that allows students to choose a geographic or thematic area as the focus of their studies. Students interested in concentrating on South Asian Studies are encouraged to consider an International Studies major with an emphasis in South Asian Studies.

India Winterim Program
India Winterim is an intensive, three-week, field-based program that provides students with the opportunity to learn within India’s diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographical mosaic.

Contact Us

Aniruddha Dutta
Director, South Asian Studies Program
aniruddha-dutta@uiowa.edu
319-335-0035