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This lecture series is presented by Professor Knut A. Jacobsen (University of Bergen). Read more about his research here.     Part 1: Pre-Buddhist and Early Buddhist Ritual Sites About the lecture South Asia is one of the major pilgrimage regions in the world. All the four religions of Indian origin have numerous pilgrimage sites, which are centers of ritual activities, and their sacred geographie

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/early-pilgrimage-traditions-south-asia - 2026-10-29

This lecture series is presented by Joel Kuhlin (PhD Student at the Center for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University). Read more about his research here.   Part 1: Introduction About the lecture Pentecostalism has been described as perhaps one of the fastest growing religious movements globally during the 20th century. Today, one estimation is that up to 5-600 million Christians globally

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/pentecostalism-india - 2026-10-29

This lecture series is presented by Professor Radhika Chopra (University of Delhi). Read more about her research here.   Part 1: Recognizing Sikhism  About the lecture Emerging in the 16th century in the Indian sub-continent, Sikhism is perhaps the most ‘visible’ religion today in the world through its symbols, rituals, and cultures. Like any other religion, the evolution of Sikhism throughout the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/contemporary-sikhism - 2026-10-29

This lecture series is presented by Niklas Foxeus, Associate Professor (Docent) Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm University. Read more about his research here.   Part 1: Prosperity Buddhism in Southeast Asia and East Asia About the lecture In this part, Dr. Foxeus focuses on how for a long-time people in Burma/Myanmar have turned to the traditional spirit

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/prosperity-buddhism-burmamyanmar - 2026-10-29

This lecture series is presented by Johan Nilsson (Post-Doctoral Researcher, History of Religions, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University). Read more about his research here.   Part 1: The International Theosophical Movement About the lecture Theosophy was one of many esoteric movements that emerged around the world during the end of the late 19th Century and today it is genera

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/theosophy-and-buddhism-sweden - 2026-10-29

This lecture series is presented by Professor Tanuja Kothiyal (Dr B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi).  Read more about her research here.   Part 1: An Introduction to Folk Traditions in South Asia - Typologies and Mythemes About the lecture Known for its more systematic and textual-rich religions, the South-Asian region also hosts a variety of folk religions that occupy liminal spaces between formal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/folk-religions-south-asia - 2026-10-29

This lecture series is presented by Professor Knut A. Jacobsen (University of Bergen). Read more about his research here.   Part 1: Historical Yoga, Modern Yoga, and the Current Global Yoga Phenomenon About the lecture In this video by Professor Knut A. Jacobsen, we focus on how historical research in yoga and the global phenomenon on yoga has gained much important in the recent years. Modern yoga

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/modern-yoga-global-yoga-phenomenon-and-samkhyayogin-hariharananda-aran - 2026-10-29

The advisory board for SASNET is between 2023-05-11 - 2026-12-31 the following: Åsa Lundqvist Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Lund University. Misse Wester  Professor at the Department of Risk Management and Societal Security. Morten Koch Andersen   Deputy Research Director and Senior Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humani

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/about-sasnet/advisory-board - 2026-10-29

Here are the previous recipients of the SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award. Awardee 2022/2023: Sahana Subramanian Expanding freedoms and improving commons through labour: A study of Kerala’s Ay… Master Thesis in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies).

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/thesisaward/best-south-asia-thesis-award-recipients - 2026-10-29

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This lecture series is presented by Professor Christine Moliner ( Jindal School of International Affairs ). Read more about her research here.   Part 1: Introduction to Sikhism About the lecture In this video, Dr. Moliner briefly introduces the religion of Sikhism and goes on to talk about what she believes is a relatively under-researched field–the study of religion in Social Movements. To study

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/guru-nanak-was-here-us-role-religion-indian-farmers-protest - 2026-10-29

17 September 2025 17:00 to 18:00 | Lecture/talk Välkommen till en SASNET-föreläsning med Erik Törner (Svalorna Indien Bangladesh) om den ekonomiska utvecklingen i Indien och vilka som lämnas utanför. Erik Törner är en erfaren och uppskattad föreläsare, kommunikatör och fotograf med över 25 års erfarenhet från biståndsvärlden. Han är verksam inom Svalorna Indien Bangladesh och nyligen hemkommen frå

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/sasnet-forelasning-med-erik-torner-indien-ekonomiskt-mirakel-men-varfor-far-inte-alla-vara-med - 2026-10-29

26 September 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Lecture/talk Welcome to a lecture with Prof. Navtej Purewal (SOAS University of London) about dystopian presents and imaginaries of the future in the commemoration of the partition of 1947. This presentation will share insights from a project called Border Crossings which has focused on the commemoration of the partition of 1947 in the South Asian diaspora in the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/politics-culture-and-development-dystopian-presents-and-imaginaries-future-commemoration-partition - 2026-10-29

3 November 2025 15:15 to 17:00 | Lecture/talk Welcome to an open lecture with Professor Rudra Sil (University of Pennsylvania) about Comparative Area Studies. A collaboration between SASNET and Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. In this lecture, Rudra Sil will discuss the evolving field of Comparative Area Studies (CAS), a framework elaborated in Comparative Area Studies: Methodological

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/sasnet-lecture-rudra-sil-what-comparative-area-studies-cas-brings-table - 2026-10-29

30 October 2025 13:15 to 15:00 | Lecture/talk Welcome to a SASNET talk with Prof. Atreyee Sen (University of Copenhagen) about amplified anger and its rhetorics of legitimation in the 21st century. This event is a collaboration with the Division of Gender Studies. For the past decades, this world has faced exponential failures of democracy, resuscitation of dictatorships, rising gender backlash, s

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/sasnet-lecture-atreyee-sen-anger-legitimised-amplified-anger-and-its-rhetorics-legitimation-21st - 2026-10-29

14 October 2025 15:15 to 17:00 | Lecture/talk Welcome to a SASNET panel discussion about the relationship between India and China, in light of global conflict. China and India are two of the world’s most influential rising powers. Both have experienced rapid economic growth and are vying for leadership in the Global South—but their relationship remains tense. From border disputes and military stan

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/sasnet-panel-discussion-sino-indian-relations-light-global-conflict - 2026-10-29

16 December 2025 13:15 to 14:30 | Seminar Fatima Ali Shah receives the Best South Asia Thesis Award for her excellent and impressive thesis From Ashes to Access: A Dual-Framework Formative Evaluation of the Super Seeder Subsidy in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The thesis addresses a highly topical and important subject matter, and it holds great relevance for scholarly debates as well as ongoing and futur

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/cancelled-best-south-asia-thesis-award-winner-fatima-ali-shah-presents-her-work - 2026-10-29

27 January 2026 13:15 to 14:30 | Seminar Co-organised by SASNET and the PhD community at the Department of Political Science. Tushar Joshi is a PhD student at The University of Melbourne and will be staying at the Department of Political Science, Lund University during the period December to March as a holder of a "GloHub Doctoral Student Mobility Grant". Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy Behav

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/calendar/sasnet-seminar-tushar-joshi-strategic-culture-and-foreign-policy-behaviour-bjp-and-rss-influence - 2026-10-29