By matilda [dot] skoglow [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Matilda Skoglöw) - published 28 March 2024 From historical hardships to modern resurgence. In a recent co-hosted SASNET seminar, Professor Knut A Jacobsen uncovered the story of Hindu diasporas and their influence on sacred spaces beyond South Asia. On 20 March, Professor Knut A. Jacobsen from the University of Bergen visited Lund to hold a sem

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/beyond-south-asia-diasporas-and-sacred-geography-hinduism - 2025-04-25

Published 18 April 2024 Are you a Lund University researcher in the process of planning, writing, or submitting a research application that relates to South Asia issues? You are now able to apply for two SASNET research application grants. We are happy two announce that two SASNET grants are now open for applications. Both grants are for employed Lund University researchers, currently working on a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-grants-south-asia-focused-research-applications - 2025-04-25

Published 6 June 2016 The Delegation of the European Union to India announces that the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the European Commission (EC) will jointly fund certain India – EU collaborative projects under Horizon 2020 (H2020). The delegation also informs that there is an open call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action fellowships. EU-India collaborative research projects (for resear

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/funds-available-eu-and-india-researchers - 2025-04-25

Published 23 April 2024 Do you know an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis on the topic of South Asia? Nominate it now for the annual SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award. SASNET annually grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the humanities or social sciences. You are now able to nominate a thesis for the ongoing academic yea

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nominate-now-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20232024-2 - 2025-04-25

Published 29 May 2024 Two PhD students from Lund University have been awarded the SASNET Travel Grant for conducting field studies in India. Sahana Subramanian will be studying the political ecology and economy of glacierised environments in Ladakh. Fainaz Inamdeen will visit Kolkata to research the impacts of extreme river flows on bridges. Every year, SASNET invites Lund University doctoral stud

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sahana-subramanian-and-fainaz-inamdeen-rewarded-2024-sasnet-phd-travel-grant - 2025-04-25

Published 2 July 2024 As part of the international POLLEN24 Conference, SASNET co-hosted a panel on Political Ecology of Glacierized Environments. Visiting from India was Manshi Asher, environmental justice activist and researcher. In June, the cross-continental POLLEN24 Conference was held in Lund, (Sweden), Dodoma (Tanzania), and Lima (Peru). The conference aims to provide a platform to discuss

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/politics-ecology-and-glaciers-sasnet-pollen24-conference - 2025-04-25

Published 18 June 2024 Journalism students and SASNET grantees (left to right) Hannes E. Ahlström, Elsa Ivarsson, and Erik Lindberg. Photo: Johanna Nilsson. From social media activism and climate change refugees in Bangladesh to bike rides in Mumbai, India. Journalism students Elsa Ivarsson, Erik Lindberg, and Hannes E. Ahlström are this year's SASNET grantees for field studies in South Asia. SASN

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/journalism-students-rewarded-sasnet-grant-south-asia-travels - 2025-04-25

Published 9 June 2016 Postal address: Industriell näringslära och livsmedelskemi, LTH, Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden Visiting address: Getingevägen 60, Entrance E Web site: http://www.food-health-science.lu.se/en/start SASNET Fermented Foods web page: http://www.fermented-foods.net/ Contact persons: Professor Emeritus Baboo M Nair, phone: +46 (0)46 222 9634 Professor Rickard Öste, phone: +46 (0)

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/food-health-science-centre-lund-university - 2025-04-25

Published 13 June 2016 The Center for International Studies (CEI) at ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, will host the 10th European PhD Workshop in South Asian Studies in Lisbon, on 17th-19th June 2016. This is the European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS) annual workshop, which aims at giving PhD students the opportunity to discuss their thesis with fellow candidates and s

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/10th-european-phd-workshop-south-asian-studies-be-held-lisbon - 2025-04-25

Published 25 September 2024 During the Fall Semester of 2024, SASNET will host a variety of events, focusing on the region of South Asia. We welcome you to join our lectures, seminars, workshop, and conferences! 26 September. SASNET Panel Discussion: "India Post Election: the Future of the World's Largest Democracy"A public panel discussion in Swedish at the Lund Public Library on the future of an

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/official-sasnet-fall-semester-program - 2025-04-25

Published 1 October 2024 Two SASNET research grants for Lund University scholars now have an extended application deadline: 20 October 2024. SASNET annually awards scholars at Lund University grants for writing and submitting research applications on South Asia topics. We have now extended the application period for two separate research grants: Grants for Writing a Research Application 2024 (Ansö

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/extended-deadline-south-asia-research-grants-lund-university-researchers - 2025-04-25

Published 8 October 2024 The annual SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award is granted Dianne Kok for her Master thesis on household energy transition in metropolitan and rural Nepal. Since 2022, SASNET annualy grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the humanities or social sciences. The thesis must have been submitted and defend

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/dianne-kok-granted-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20232024 - 2025-04-25

Published 13 June 2016 The Asian Dynamics Initiative at University of Copenhagen announces its 8th annual international ADI conference to be held 20-22 June 2016. The theme for the 2016 ADI conference will be Asia across historical time and space in a global context. It will take place over three days and feature distinguished keynote speakers as well as interdisciplinary panels. Confirmed keynote

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/historical-time-and-space-focus-2016-asian-dynamics-initiative-conference - 2025-04-25

Published 12 December 2024 Photo: Malmö City Library (Rida Khan and Fredrik Elg) SASNET in collaboration with Malmö Public Libraries and Swedish PEN hosted a panel discussion on the public protests and political unrest in contemporary Bangladesh. What happens when a country faces major changes? Following a popular uprising that forced Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the co

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/protests-and-prospects-understanding-bangladeshs-political-unrest - 2025-04-25

Published 8 January 2025 Lund University researchers Riya Raphael and Sanjib Saha have each been awarded the 2024 SASNET Grant for Writing a Research Application. The grant, which is awarded annually and supports one month of full-time work, is designed to help Lund University researchers prepare strong applications for future funding and contribute to impactful studies with a focus on the South A

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lu-researchers-riya-raphael-and-sanjib-saha-receive-sasnet-grants-south-asia-focused-projects - 2025-04-25

Published 10 January 2025 The SASNET South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students and Travel Grant for Journalism Students are now open for applications. These grants support fieldwork and research in South Asia. The South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students The South Asia Travel Grant for Doctoral Students is a grant for Lund University doctoral students, who plan to travel during 2025-2026.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/apply-now-sasnet-travel-grants-spring-2025 - 2025-04-25

Published 16 January 2025 During the spring semester of 2025, SASNET will host a variety of events, focusing on the region of South Asia. We welcome you to join our lectures, panels, and seminars! 23 January. SASNET Public Lecture with Jagannath Panda: "Power Plays in a Multipolar World: Mapping India’s Global Game"A public lecture with Jagannath Panda (Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/official-sasnet-spring-semester-program - 2025-04-25

Published 24 January 2025 Jagannath Panda (Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs) visited SASNET for a talk on India’s strategic choices in the Indo-Pacific. Yesterday, January 23, Jagannath Panda delivered a public SASNET Lecture at the Eden Auditorium, focusing on India's foreign policy and strategic choices in the Indo-Pacific. The event was co-organized with the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/power-plays-multipolar-world-mapping-indias-global-game - 2025-04-25

Published 9 April 2025 SASNET hosted a panel discussion exploring the current state of women’s rights across South Asia. On 20 March, SASNET in collaboration with the Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund organized a panel discussion about key challenges, recent developments, and the future of gender equality across the South Asia region. The panel discussion included topics such as legal and pol

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-panel-discussion-womens-rights-south-asia - 2025-04-25

Published 13 June 2016 A conference on ‘Women Activism and Politics in Sweden and India’ will be held on 20 – 21 June 2016 at Karlstad University. It is organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in collaboration with the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, India, as a part of a series of conferences to be held in Sweden and India. The

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/karlstad-conference-women-activism-and-politics-sweden-and-india - 2025-04-25