The Center for South Asia Announces the 2023 Wisch Fellows and Summer Grant Recipients

The Center for South Asia is proud to announce the 2023 grant recipients.

Alisha Cherian and Utsavi Singh, graduate students in the Department of Anthropology, are awarded the 2023 Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship for Graduate Research in South Asian Studies from the Center for South Asia at Stanford University.

The Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship is awarded to outstanding Stanford doctoral students who have demonstrated potential to advance scholarship in South Asian Studies. Applicants are nominated by their faculty advisor and are expected to undertake doctoral research during their fellowship term. The fellowship covers TGR fees, at least 50% of insurance costs, and a stipend at the university minimum for the academic year. Learn more about the CSA Wisch Fellowship

Congratulations to Alisha Cherian and Utsavi Singh!


Natalya Adam-Rahman, Karventha Kuppusamy, Rashi Mishra, and Poornima Rajeshwar are awarded 2023 CSA Summer Research Fellowships from the Center for South Asia at Stanford University.

The CSA Graduate Student Research Fellowship is open to doctoral students in Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences, and graduate students in Stanford schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences and Medicine. Applicants may request up to $4000 towards expenses incurred carrying out South Asia related research. Learn more about the CSA Research Fellowship

Natalya Adam-Rahman, graduate student in Department of Political Science

Karventha Kuppusamy, graduate student in Department of History

Rashi Mishra, graduate student in Department of Theater and Performance Studies

Poornima Rajeshwar, graduate student in Department of Anthropology

Congratulations to Natalya Adam-Rahman, Karventha Kuppusamy, Rashi Mishra, and Poornima Rajeshwar!


Srihari Nageswaran is awarded a 2023 CSA Summer Language Fellowship from the Center for South Asia at Stanford University.

The CSA Language Fellowship is open to all undergraduate students, doctoral students in Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences, and graduate students in Stanford schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences, and Medicine. Applicants may request up to $3,000 for intensive study in a South Asian language. The course of study can be completed in the U.S. or abroad (depending on Covid restrictions), must be 6 weeks or more, and must meet at least 140 contact hours for beginning and intermediate and 120 contact hours for advanced language instruction. Learn more about the CSA Language Fellowship

Srihari Nageswaran will study Tamil this summer.

Congratulations to Srihari Nageswaran!