Fishing village of Gorai, located outside Mumbai, India.

Photo Credit: Byron Gray (Fishing village of Gorai - Mumbai, India 2020)

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Jama Masjid in Chandni Chowk, in Delhi, India.

Photo Credit: Feyaad Allie (Jama Masjid - Delhi, India 2019)

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Photo taken by Byron Gray (India 2020) depicting an eastern cattle egret perched on a log in front of coloful fishing boats on water.

Photo Credit: Byron Gray (Cattle egret in fishing village of Gorai - Mumbai, India 2020)

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Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, India

Photo Credit: Vanessa Veak (Ellora Caves - Aurangabad, India 2020)

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Mural depicting women empowerment in Bhandra in Mumbai, India.

Photo Credit: Vanessa Veak (Mural in Bhandra, Mumbai, India, 2020)

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We facilitate research, teaching, and discussion on South Asia and collaborate across the university and beyond to deepen scholarly understanding of the region.

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The Center for South Asia (CSA) is the central forum at Stanford University for the study of South Asia.

 

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View of a tower and Encina from the courtyard

Stefanie Pietkiewicz (2019)

CSA Faculty

Cropped photo of the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, India.

Vanessa Veak (Hawa Mahal - Jaipur, India 2020)

The Podcast

Emily Mendonsa (Taj Mahal, India, 2019)

The Minor

Himani Phadke (2011)

Recordings

I chose to add a global studies minor in order to learn about my South Asian heritage in a formal academic setting. The minor helped me build critical thinking and writing skills outside of my STEM curriculum.
Priya Chatwani
Priya Chatwani
Majored in Computer Science, Minored in South Asian Studies, 2020

News and Announcements

  • Podcasts

Gender norms, women’s work, and digital jobs

Lalita du Perron talks to Suhani Jalota, PhD candidate at Stanford, about her life as a social entrepreneur, her time at Stanford as an economist studying labor, and her…
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Paternalistic discrimination and gender inequality

Lalita du Perron talks to Nina Buchmann, PhD candidate in Economics, about her journey from Frankfurt (“only known for its airport”) to Stanford, her childhood…
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Meet Aatika Singh: South Asia Working Group at Stanford Fellow

Meet our 2023-24 South Asia Working Group (SAWG) at Stanford Fellow, Aatika Singh!What do you want people to know about you? I am Aatika. I am a first-year Ph.D. scholar…

Events

May
1

Date
Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 5:00pm
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
123
May
3

Date
Friday, May 3, 2024. 7:00pm
Location
Toyon Hall
455 Arguello Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Lounge
May
14

Date
Tuesday, May 14, 2024. 12:00pm
Location
Encina Hall
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Reuben Hills Conference Room (E207)