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

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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

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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 - 2025-06-13

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

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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

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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

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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 - 2025-06-13

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

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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 - 2025-06-13

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

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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.

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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

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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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

Published 8 May 2025 Rhys Machold visited Lund for a book talk on "Fabricating Homeland Security: Police Entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel". In collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), SASNET hosted a book talk with Dr. Rhys Machold (University of Glasgow) at Finngatan 16.The book Fabricating Homeland Security by Rhys Machold locates homeland security

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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 - 2025-06-13

Published 15 May 2025 Are you a master or doctoral student at Lund University, focusing on South Asia? Apply for the SASNET travel grant! Application deadline: 15 October 2025. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) invites Lund University master and doctoral students to apply for a South Asia travel grant.The South Asia Travel Grant for Master Students The South Asia Travel Grant for Ma

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/apply-now-south-asia-travel-grants-lu-master-and-doctoral-students - 2025-06-13

Published 16 May 2025 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 year

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nominate-now-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20242025 - 2025-06-13

Published 5 June 2025 Fainaz Inamdeen, a PhD student in Water Resources Engineering at Lund University, has been awarded the 2025 SASNET PhD Travel Grant. The funding will support a two-week research stay at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India, where Fainaz Inamdeen will continue his work on bridge scour - an increasingly urgent issue as extreme river flows become more common due to climate chan

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/fainaz-inamdeen-awarded-2025-sasnet-phd-travel-grant - 2025-06-13

Published 11 June 2025 Sofia Nyström and Ida Nilsson have been awarded the 2025 SASNET Travel Grant for Journalism Students. This autumn, they will travel to Sri Lanka to report on the country’s ongoing economic and political challenges. The SASNET travel grant is designed to give journalism students the opportunity to conduct on-the-ground reporting in South Asia, encouraging a deeper and more nu

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sofia-nystrom-and-ida-nilsson-awarded-sasnet-travel-grant-journalism-students-2025 - 2025-06-13