Cropped photo of the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, India.

Vanessa Veak (Hawa Mahal - Jaipur, India 2020)

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The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, alumni, or partners.

The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.

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Lalita du Perron talks to Ali Usman Qasmi from Lahore University of Management Sciences and Visiting Fellow at Stanford Humanities Center about his research on the lunar calendar, citizenship, and the state. They chat about…

Lalita du Perron talks to the Center for South Asia’s new Faculty Director Anna Bigelow about her new book “Islam through Objects”, material religion, and her vision for the Center.

Transcript available on request for…

Lalita du Perron welcomes Lakmali Jayasinghe to discuss teaching in the Stanford Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) program and her research on borders, migration, and translation.

Transcript available on request for a…

Lalita du Perron welcomes Thomas Blom Hansen, Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at Stanford, to discuss his new book The Law of Force, the history of violence and non-violence in India, and the importance of academic freedom.…

Former CSA Director Jisha Menon talks to Lalita du Perron about her forthcoming book Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India, published by Northwestern University Press, and her new role as Faculty Director of Stanford Global…

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