Holden Furber prize winner 2026

Ansh Jakatimath Undergrad Thesis

The Department of South Asia Studies is pleased to announce Ansh Jakatimath as the recipient of this year's Holden Furber Prize. The Department's Holden Furber Prize is awarded annually for the best undergraduate piece of writing on a topic related to South Asia. The prize has been awarded for Jakatimath’s paper, " The Politics of the Classical: Caste Dominance and the Erasure of "Low-Caste" Contributions in the Musical Consciousness of Modern India". Congratulations Ansh!