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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The report presents an overview of SASNET's diverse activities and research-related accomplishments during the last year. SASNET has collaborated with several organisations within Lund University and with organisations from all over the country through seminars, publications, networking, and conferences.Find the full

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-publishes-activity-report-2019 - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET organizes a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future in Everyday Life in South Asia” from 20 – 22 September 2016 at Lund University. The conference will explore what it means to consider oneself modern or outside the limits of modernity, in an extremely diverse region. It will also examine ho

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/papers-invited-sasnet-2016-conference-modernity-south-asia - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johan Nilsson will join SASNET to prepare a project tracing the reception of South Asian religion in Swedish Theosophy. Nilsson recently completed his PhD in the history of religions at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University. Nilsson's primary focus of study is esoteric and occult movements act

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-welcomes-johan-nilsson - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During his time at SASNET, the security expert will work on Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in South Asia. Asheque recently joined SASNET as an affiliated researcher. He is a political and security researcher on South Asia. He has worked as a countering violent extremism professional at the international level and has

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/asheque-haque-joins-sasnet - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the brief, UI's Emil Lidén examines the potential for deeper security cooperation in Africa. The brief "Securing a Shared Neighbourhood: The European Union and India as Partners for Security in Africa" was recently published by the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), which co-hosts the South Asia Initi

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-report-south-asia-initiative-eu-india-relations-africa - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In view of the ongoing corona pandemic, Andreas Johansson sat down with epidemiologist Dr. Shantanu Sharma to talk about the latest developments. After the first cases were reported in November 2019 in the Wuhan region of China, the coronavirus has spread to 177 countries and infected more than 200,000 people worldwid

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/latest-sasnet-podcast-corona-virus-india - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the latest episode of our podcast, Andreas Johansson sat down with SASNET affiliated researcher Orwa Ajjoub. SASNET director Andreas Johansson interviewed the scholar Orwa Ajjoub, who joined SASNET in January 2020, on the role of Al-Qaeda in the Afghan peace talks.Orwa Ajjoub is an affiliated researcher at SASNET.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-al-qaeda-and-afghan-peace-talks - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the Intl. Conference on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birth Centenary, Isha Dubey talked about memorial cultures in India and Bangladesh. SASNET post-doctoral researcher Isha Dubey delivered the valedictory address at the International Conference on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birth Centenary (1920-20

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-post-doc-presented-conference-bangladesh - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the fourth episode of our weekly podcast, Andreas Johansson spoke to LU professor Neelambar Hatti. Andreas Johansson had a talk with Neelambar Hatti, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economic History at Lund University, about possible short and long-term effects of the corona pandemic on the Indian economy.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-podcast-episode-corona-pandemic-and-indian-economy - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Geschewski had the pleasure to speak to SASNET affiliate researcher Dr Parama Sinha Palit on the spread of fake news on social media in times of the coronavirus pandemic. For this episode of our podcast, we invited Dr Parama Sinha Palit, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International St

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/latest-sasnet-podcast-episode-covid-19-and-fake-news-india - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the latest podcast episode, Hanna spoke to Dr Sameer Mani Dixit, a public health expert, about the current spread of the coronavirus in Nepal. Dr Dixit has a background in biotechnology and immunology. After completing his PhD thesis at Western Sydney University, he returned to Nepal and after some teaching assign

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/last-weeks-podcast-covid-19-nepal - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In December 2019, LU Professor emeritus Dr Baboo M Nair attended the conference at Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat. The 9th International Conference on “Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being” was organised on 13th and14th December 2019 by the Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods (SASNET

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-supported-intl-conference-fermented-foods-india - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET director Andreas Johansson spoke to Andreas Mattsson and Vibodh Parthasarathi about their brain child. For the latest podcast episode, SASNET affiliate researchers Andreas Mattsson and Vibodh Parthasarathi joined Andreas Johansson to speak about the Sweden-South Asia Media Project initiated by them and the chal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-sweden-south-asia-media-project - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For a special issue of Chakra on research in times of COVID-19, SASNET invites scholars to contribute. How do we continue to do proper research in area studies in times when we cannot be mobile? Indeed, this period will be challenging in many aspects. Now it is time to be creative. We want your thoughts on this in a s

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/chakra-journal-special-issue-call-papers - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For our latest episode, Hanna Geschewski spoke to two Nepali experts about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy and labour market in Nepal. This episode focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by the government to slow its spread, particularly the ongoing nationwide lock

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-covid-19-and-nepali-economy - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nirjhar Mazumder from Utrikespolitiska Institutet in Stockholm joined us to give an overview of recent developments in Bangladesh in view of the ongoing pandemic. For this episode, Hanna Geschewski spoke to Nirjhar Mazumder of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) about the spread of coronavirus in Bangl

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/podcast-episode-coronavirus-pandemic-bangladesh - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2020 report by previous SASNET intern Anni-Elina Vänska provides a comprehensive overview of current and previous research at Lund University on the South Asian region. The report is categorised by Lund University faculties and lists faculty members that have conducted work on or in South Asia, either individually

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-report-south-asia-research-lu - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a live event on "Questioning Racism in the Indian Diaspora: Cultural Perspectives". As we witness a global movement against racism, it is imperative to analyse the distressing currents and ideologies around colourism, racism and the normalisation of prejudice prac

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-questioning-racism-indian-diaspora-cultural-perspectives - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In June, SASNET-affiliated researcher Admir Skodo spoke to Zebulon Carlander regarding the peace process in Afghanistan. SASNET-affiliated researcher Admir Skodo was interviewed by Carlander in a podcast episode on the peace process in Afghanistan together with Jan Hallenberg, research leader at The Swedish Institute

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnets-admir-skodo-afghanistan-podcast - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET invites to a fascinating Indian dance and song performance at Theatre Sagohuset in Lund on Tuesday 19 April 2016, at 18.00. The two artists Parvathy Vijayan Roshini (photo) and Anju Jacob will give a traditional Keralite performance, through song and dance. Snacks and soft drinks will be served after the perfor

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-invites-indian-dance-and-song-performance-theatre-sagohuset - 2026-05-25