Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series
Each year, the Department of South Asia Studies hosts a distinguished visiting scholar who is in residence for a month. Over the course of the month, they deliver five lectures and meet regularly with faculty and graduate students. This is a core research and teaching initiative in the department.
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Other Visiting Scholars
The Department of South Asia Studies hosts a range of short-term visiting scholars and fellows. Recent appointments include the following:
Professor Sutapa Dutta (University of Delhi, 2025)
Professor Chinnaiah Jangam (Carleton University, 2025)
Professor P. K. Yasser Arafath (University of Delhi, 2023-24)
Past Series
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series: 2018
Professor Ines Zupanov (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris) Antiquissima Christianità: Indian Religion or Idolatry? Kulis and Ambassadors: A Catholic Brahman Mission to Sri Lanka 17th-18th centuries From Mogor to Salsete: Rodolfo Acquaviva's Error Rival Mission…
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series: 2017
Awadh as World Literature
Professor Francesca Orsini (SOAS, University of London)
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series: 2016
The History of Emotions in the South Asian Context
Professor Margrit Pernau (Max Planck Institute for Human Development)
