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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is looking to fill the position of a Researcher (PhD or postdoctoral) working in the 'Media and Public Spheres' Research Cluster. This position should be filled by 15 January 2017. The position is offered within the framework of the DFG Pri

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/researcher-field-media-and-public-spheres-wanted-gottingen - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Rama Nath Sharma (Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii) will be presenting a 5 day workshop on Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī. This will take place between 12-16th November 2016 in the Tibetan Pavilion in Auroville, India. This is the 2nd year this workshop will be held and the organisers extend an invitation not only fo

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sanskrit-workshop-tibetan-pavilion-auroville - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 31 October 2016, SASNET director Anna Lindberg will retire from her position after nine years; and two months later - on 31 December - deputy director Lars Eklund will also retire after 16 years in SASNET service. The replacement of these key SASNET staff is currently in process and will soon be announced. Addition

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-key-staff-retires-two-researcher-positions-announced - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On the 13th of October SASNET and WTS, with support from the Consulate General of Sweden in Mumbai, arranged a successful Media and Innovation Day at Bungalow 9 in Bandra West, Mumbai. Over 80 people (students, researchers, media entrepreneurs, and journalists) participated in the workshop. The day started with an int

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/social-entrepreneurs-awarded-sasnet-media-and-innovation-day-mumbai - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jishnu J.R, Ph.D Scholar from the Department of Law at University of Kerala in India, recently travelled back to Kerala after a month in Lund. Jishnu is pursuing his Ph.D on "Copyright and trademark aspects of social media" at University of Kerala and was here as a guest-reseacher at the Department of Law and SASNET.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/jishnu-jr-guest-researcher-lund-university - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 10 November 9.15-17.00, The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the Development Research Day 2016, at Geocentrum I in Lund. The Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss t

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/development-research-day-2016 - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 45th Annual Madison Conference on South Asia was held 20–23 October 2016. This year's theme was DECAY. The conference, sponsored by the Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this year attracted over 750 scholars and specialists on South Asia, coming from countries all over the world and muc

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lars-eklund-reports-45th-madison-south-asian-studies-conference - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday 4 November 2016, at 14.00, Ida Sofie Matzen from the Institute of Anthropology at University of Copenhagen defends her PhD dissertation project entitled ”Extremists of Love: Cosmological Activism among Sufi Muslims in Contemporary Lahore, Pakistan”. Venue: Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Institut for Antropol

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/copenhagen-thesis-sufi-muslims-lahore - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 20-22 September 2016, the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) successfully organized a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future of Everyday Life in South Asia” at Lund University. The conference attracted more than 60 researchers, Swedish and European, but a large number of them also cam

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-modernity-south-asia-successfully-completed - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After attending the 45th South Asian Studies conference at Madison, Wisconsin, 21-23 October 2016, SASNET deputy director Lars Eklund did not return immediately to Sweden. Instead he travelled to the nearby metropolitan city of Chicago in order to visit the University of Chicago on invitation from Professor Dipesh Cha

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lars-eklund-visited-salc-university-chicago - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Network for Asien studies (Asianettverket) at University of Oslo organises a seminar and book launch on 3 November 15.30-17.00. In this seminar, the authors and editors of five recently published books on India draw on their work from the perspective of caste, democracy, social movements, industrialisation and nat

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-and-book-launch-modi-and-politics-progress - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Henrik Chetan Aspengren from Linnaeus University with assistance by the Nordic Centre in India organises a workshop entitled "Towards Global Social Theory? Possibilities and Tensions" in Delhi 18-20 April 2017. This workshop is addressing current debates regarding the dominance of Northern thought in social theory. Th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/delhi-workshop-towards-global-social-theory - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Faculty for the Study of Culture at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) of Indology (Chair) commencing on 1st April 2019. Applicants should be able to teach the full range of classical Indology. The focus of their research should be on Indian Buddhism;

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-ludwig-maximilians-universitat-lmu-munich - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is celebrating 350 years of education and research with €350,000 in scholarships! Win a scholarship for your Master’s programme by showing that you share Lund University's vision to understand, explain and improve the world and the human condition. How to apply for the scholarship: First register and f

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/scholarships-masters-programmes-lund-university - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Monday 10 October 2016, the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) held its final board meeting as an autonomous unit of Lund University. On 1 January 2017, an organizational change takes place, and SASNET will merge with the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), and become a subdivision of CMES. The focu

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-board-meeting-approved-organisational-changes - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In late October 2016, the Swedish Research Council decided upon project grants within Humanities. Two projects given a grant relates to South Asian studies, from Uppsala University and Stockholm University. Within Medicine, one project grant from Uppsala University was given a grant relate to South Asian studies. List

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/research-council-grants-south-asia-related-projects - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Subjects, Citizens and Law. Colonial and independent India, edited by Professor Gunnel Cederlöf, Linnaeus University, Växjö; and Professor Sanjukta Das Gupta, Sapienza University of Rome. Routledge India 2017. This volume investigates how, where and when subjects and citizens come into being, assert themselves and exe

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/subjects-citizens-and-law-north-india - 2026-06-19

Den 12 juni startade den tre dagar långa internationella konferensen Beyond Site/Sight arrangerad av det tvärvetenskapliga nätverket CROCUS på Lunds universitet, i samarbete med Helsingborgs stad och Region Skåne. Temat är kulturens rum och kreativitetens villkor med utgångspunkt i platsskapande. Omkring 70 deltagare kommer under dagarna att ta del av ett gediget program på den gamla Brandstatione

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/beyond-sitesight-internationell-konferens-utforskar-kreativitet-och-platsskapande - 2026-06-19

Rösterna är räknade och resultatet av EU-valet har börjat sätta sig. Ganska precis hälften av alla röstberättigade i Sverige utnyttjade sin rösträtt – och resultatet här i norr sticker ut mot resten Europa. Men vad innebär det här egentligen och hur ska vi förhålla oss till det? Och vad ska Europaparlamentet göra den här mandatperioden? HBG Live podcast  är ett samarbete mellan Helsingborgs Dagbla

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/podd-vad-ska-det-nya-europaparlamentet-gora-de-narmsta-aren - 2026-06-19

Framtidens möten handlar om nya modeller för affärer, interaktion och kommunikation inom mötesindustrin - något som är av hög relevans för alla som arbetar med professionella möten. Forskarna Jörgen Eksell, Malin Andersson, Maria Månsson och Marlene Wiggill på Lunds universitet har undersökt hur pandemin har påverkat mötesindustrin och om krisen fört med sig nya möjligheter. De har också studerat

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/stor-potential-svensk-motesindustri-enligt-ny-rapport - 2026-06-19