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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Saturday 9 December 2017, 14-17 Kino screened the movie 'Parched' followed by a conversation with Maria Tonini and Sarah Bodelson. Almost 200 people showed up to watch the movie! The event was organized by SASNET/SASA in collaboration with Kino, Swallows India Bangladesh and ABC. ‘PARCHED’ is a story about women se

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/successful-movie-screening-and-talk-kino - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In June 2018 Leiden University will host a two day conference - Modalities of Displacement - that will discuss 'displacement' in its multiple vectors and possibilities. The conference is jointly organized by the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), the Anthropology Department, and the International Institute for

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-modalities-displacement-south-asia - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Brill Academic Publishing, the International Institute for Asian Studies, the Leiden Asia Centre, and Leiden University invite submissions from scholars in area studies, social sciences, humanities, law, computer sciences, and from multi-disciplinary backgrounds to the 3rd Asiascape: Digital Asia (DIAS) conference, to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-digital-asia-conference - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ambedkar University calls for papers for conference on "Northeast India and Southeast Asia: Exploring Continuities" to be held 25-26 October 2018 in New Delhi, India. Northeast India, located on India's periphery, is a region whose socio-cultural world exhibits more similarities with Southeast Asia region than with th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-northeast-india-and-southeast-asia - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 18 January 16.15 Professor Nishi Mitra vom Berg, will hold a talk entitled: “Universities as Workplace: Gender Discrimination and Work-Life Balance.” at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund). The event is open to everyone and as usual we will serve fika! Prof Nishi M

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-gender-discriminations-universities-india-brazil-and-south-africa - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During November 2017, the Director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson, traveled to Colombo to look into the possibility of establishing a new SASNET study center in South Asia. He met with several research institutions and discussed possibilities for collaborations. All of the institutions that Andreas met with expressed a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-and-american-institute-sri-lankan-studies-sign-agreement - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi, India encourages visiting scholars to apply for their visiting fellowships program. The director of SASNET, Andreas Johansson, met with the director of West Asian (Middle Eastern) Centre at IDSA, Meena Roy Singh (picture), during his visit in October

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-visiting-fellows-institute-defence-studies-and-analyses-new-delhi - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chakra: A Nordic Journal of South Asian Studies is an open access, online, peer-reviewed Nordic yearbook devoted to South Asian Studies published by the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University. Chakra invites submissions of manuscript articles and reviews to be published in late 2018 (Volume V)

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/chakra-nordic-journal-south-asian-studies-call-articles-and-reviews - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2017 was a very productive and successful year for us at SASNET. Our researchers and staff published books, peer-reviewed articles and made over 40 public appearances. Our many followers on social media were continuously kept updated on research and other activities. During 2018 SASNET will continue to grow as Sweden'

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/2017-productive-year-sasnet - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has received a grant from Magnus Bergvall's Foundation for his research on Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in the United States and Sweden. The grant is in the amount of 30,000 SEK and is to be used for field research in the Afghan community in New York. The project titel is "Restricti

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/admir-skodo-received-research-grant - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article in The Conversation entitled "Scandinavia takes plenty of people from Trump's shithole countries". The major South Asian sending countries, Skodo points out, are Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Read the article here.  https://theconversation.com/scandinavia-takes-plent

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-article-conversation - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In order to further stimulate research on South Asia at Lund University SASNET invites applications for research grants on an ongoing basis. SASNET will offer three types of grants: Initiation Grants (up to one month) will support researchers who are writing an application for a big grant.Research Collaboration Grants

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-applications-sasnet-research-grants - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University are launching a collaboration focusing on India and South Asia. The long-term collaboration will include both research and analysis and aims at building a strong research environment of internati

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/india-and-south-asia-focus-new-collaboration-between-swedish-institute-international-affairs-and - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 21 Februari 15,15 Dr. Henrik Chetan Aspengren, will hold a talk entitled: “’Is India rising? Reflections on Indian foreign policy and its limitations'" at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund). The event is open to everyone and as usual we will serve fika! In this l

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-indias-foreign-policy - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET affiliated researcher Maria Tonini have published an article in the Routledge Handbook of Queer Development Studies entitled "Circumscribed Recognition: creating a space for young queer people in Delhi". The Routledge Handbook of Queer Development Studies  is edited by Corinne L. Mason and it is described as an

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-article-published-maria-tonini - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As a further step in the collaboration between the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University we are now launching a series of podcasts on India and South Asia. The project manager for this podcast is Henrik Chetan Aspengren, who is an affili

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/podcast-about-india-china-corridor - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Andreas Johansson, researcher and head of SASNET, was interviewed on Swedish Radio (Studio Ett) about the latest development in the Maldives, including what this development means for Maldivian democracy. You can listen to the interview here Stuio ett kväll 5 februari (In Swedish).

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/latest-development-maldives - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET director Andreas Johansson has published an article in The Conversation entitled "Maldives crisis: a bitter religious divide comes to the fore". Read the article here.  https://theconversation.com/maldives-crisis-a-bitter-religious-divide-comes-to-the-fore-91455

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-conversation-about-maldives-crisis - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the spring 2016, Professor Amit Prakash from the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi works as ICCR Visiting Professor at the Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. He is the second in a planned row of four consecutive ICCR guest profe

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/amit-prakash-returns-sweden-iccr-professor-uppsala-university - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET director Andreas Johansson has published an article in openDemocracy entitled "Sri Lanka local elections: the return of Rajapaksa". In the article he analyzes the latest elections in Sri Lanka Read the articel here  

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-elections-sri-lanka - 2026-05-03