SouthAsia

	Program in South Asian Studies The South Asian Studies Program at Emory University includes faculty members with research and teaching specialties in South Asia from various disciplines, including Music, English, Dance, Religion, Comparative Literature, Economics, Political Science, and International Relations. The program includes 3 faculty members whose sole specialty is Hinduism, 2 full-time Hindi instructors, 1 full-time Sanskrit instructor, and 3 artist affiliates in Kuchipudi dance, Carnatic vocal and sitar. Through the Halle Institute, Asian Studies has hosted 3 distinguished Visiting Fellows to Emory from India: Raj Mohan Gandhi (scholar, political commentator, and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi Jairam Ramesh (Secretary of the Economic Affairs Department of the Congress Party in New Delhi, political analyst, columnist for India Today and the Times of India, and economic advisor to the Congress Party) Sona Khan (an attorney at law before the Indian Supreme court and an outspoken advocate on women's rights and human rights in India). Southeast Asian Studies Asian Studies offers several courses focused on the art and culture of Southeast Asian countries.
South Asian Studies Links Asian Studies Major/Minor Events/Calendar Asian Studies Faculty Student Organizations Email Asian Studies Internet Resources Updated 4/6/2004 Asian Newspapers On the Web	South Asian Studies offers: An undergraduate major and minor Study abroad programs in Mysore City and Dharamsala Regular participation of faculty and graduate students in the Hindu Students Council, the Muslim Students Association, the Indian Culture Exchange, and the Pakistani Student Association A doctoral program in South Asian religions, joining the ranks of the few major university centers in the country for the study of South Asian religions. Faculty study trips to India sponsored by the Halle Institute at Emory Carlos Museum permanent exhibit, The Arts of India and the Himalayas, pieces from 3rd c. Gandharan to 12th c. Gujarat Public events, open to and/or sponsored with members of the South Asian and Southeast Asian community, including film festivals, music and dance concerts and lectures, photography and art exhibits, and poetry readings. For more information on Asian Studies please contact: Deepika Bahri, Director Asian Studies Program, deepika.bahri@emory.edu, 404-727-5114 Rakesh Ranjan , Director of Undergraduate Studies, rranjan@emory.edu, 404-712-9934 Martha Shockey, Program Administrative Assistant, martha.shockey@emory.edu, 404-727-6280 Last modified: January 8, 2005

Program in South Asian Studies

The South Asian Studies Program at Emory University includes faculty members with research and teaching specialties in South Asia from various disciplines, including Music, English, Dance, Religion, Comparative Literature, Economics, Political Science, and International Relations. The program includes 3 faculty members whose sole specialty is Hinduism, 2 full-time Hindi instructors, 1 full-time Sanskrit instructor, and 3 artist affiliates in Kuchipudi dance, Carnatic vocal and sitar. Through the Halle Institute, Asian Studies has hosted 3 distinguished Visiting Fellows to Emory from India:

Raj Mohan Gandhi (scholar, political commentator, and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi

Jairam Ramesh (Secretary of the Economic Affairs Department of the Congress Party in New Delhi, political analyst, columnist for India Today and the Times of India, and economic advisor to the Congress Party)

Sona Khan (an attorney at law before the Indian Supreme court and an outspoken advocate on women's rights and human rights in India).

Southeast Asian Studies

Asian Studies offers several courses focused on the art and culture of Southeast Asian countries.

South Asian Studies Links

Asian Studies Major/Minor

Events/Calendar

Asian Studies Faculty

Student Organizations

Email Asian Studies

Internet Resources
Updated 4/6/2004

Asian Newspapers On the Web

South Asian Studies offers:

An undergraduate major and minor
Study abroad programs in Mysore City and Dharamsala
Regular participation of faculty and graduate students in the Hindu Students Council, the Muslim Students Association, the Indian Culture Exchange, and the Pakistani Student Association
A doctoral program in South Asian religions, joining the ranks of the few major university centers in the country for the study of South Asian religions.
Faculty study trips to India sponsored by the Halle Institute at Emory
Carlos Museum permanent exhibit, The Arts of India and the Himalayas, pieces from 3rd c. Gandharan to 12th c. Gujarat
Public events, open to and/or sponsored with members of the South Asian and Southeast Asian community, including film festivals, music and dance concerts and lectures, photography and art exhibits, and poetry readings.
For more information on Asian Studies please contact:
Deepika Bahri, Director Asian Studies Program, deepika.bahri@emory.edu, 404-727-5114
Rakesh Ranjan , Director of Undergraduate Studies, rranjan@emory.edu, 404-712-9934
Martha Shockey, Program Administrative Assistant, martha.shockey@emory.edu, 404-727-6280

Last modified: January 8, 2005