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Join us on Monday, April 6, 5:00 pm🗓️ for the CSAS lecture, "Misinformation on WhatsApp: Insights From a Large Data Donation Program in India" by Kiran Garimella. Attend in-person at Weiser 555 or attend via Zoom: myumi.ch/5k8V1. @iiumich

Save the Date: Giving BlueDay is March 18! 💙 Support what you 💛 about CSAS and please consider making a gift, this Giving BlueDay.

Join us on Friday, March 27, 4:00 pm🗓️ for the CSAS lecture, "Ghosts of Scandals Past: Inter-Caste Relationships and the Question of the Village in Himalayan India" by Radhika Govindrajan. Attend in-person at Tisch 1014 or attend via Zoom: myumi.ch/W64N7. @iiumich

Are you attending the 2026 Association for Asian Studies Conference in Vancouver? Join us for the AAS U-M Reception on Saturday, March 14th, at 7:30 pm in Ballroom C at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us this Friday, February 13th at 4:00 pm🗓️ for the CSAS lecture, "Revolutions Half-Made: The Political Effects of Education Expansion in India" by Emmerich Davies. Attend in-person at Tisch 1014 or register to attend via Zoom: myumi.ch/dg461 @iiumich

‼️Apply by Feb 4‼️The LSA II: Center for South Asian Studies, along with the University of Michigan News, is seeking candidates for the South Asia Communications Representative (SACR) position. Apply at bit.ly/49DcWov. @iiumich @UMichiganNews

Join us on Friday, February 13th at 4:00 pm🗓️ for the CSAS lecture, "Revolutions Half-Made: The Political Effects of Education Expansion in India" by Emmerich Davies. Attend in-person at Tisch 1014 or register to attend via Zoom: myumi.ch/dg461 @iiumich

‼️We're hiring‼️The LSA II: Center for South Asian Studies along with the University of Michigan News, is seeking candidates for the South Asia Communications Representative (SACR) position. Apply by February 4 at: bit.ly/49DcWov. @iiumich @UMichiganNews

‼️DEADLINE EXTENDED‼️ Apply for the Summer in South Asia Fellowship! All non-graduating U-M undergraduates from any discipline can receive up to $4,500 to spend at least four weeks in India between May and August 2026. Apply now at myumi.ch/9pWWx.

‼️DEADLINE EXTENDED‼️ Apply for the Summer in South Asia Fellowship! All non-graduating U-M undergraduates from any discipline can receive up to $4,500 to spend at least four weeks in India between May and August 2026. Apply now at myumi.ch/9pWWx.

Are you excited to explore India next summer? Apply for the Summer in South Asia Fellowship! All non-graduating U-M undergrads from any discipline can receive up to $4,500 to spend at least four weeks in India between May and August 2026. Apply now at myumi.ch/9pWWx.

THIS FRIDAY - Summer in South Asia Symposium - mailchi.mp/umich/reasonvi…

CSAS Welcome Reception for the 2025–26 Academic Year - mailchi.mp/umich/reasonvi…

[REMINDER] CSAS 2025 Kavita Datla Memorial Lecture | Spectral Conversions: Becoming Muslim in Late-Seventeenth-Century Mughal India - mailchi.mp/umich/reasonvi…

CSAS 2025 Kavita Datla Memorial Lecture | Spectral Conversions: Becoming Muslim in Late-Seventeenth-Century Mughal India - mailchi.mp/umich/reasonvi…

CSAS is grateful for the opportunity to cosponsor this vital conversation hosted by @karimabennoune. @iiumich @GlobalMichigan

TODAY: Join us throughout the day for the CSAS Graduate Student Conference | New Directions in South Asia: From Nostalgia to New Politics. Keynote featuring Lisa Mitchell, Professor of South Asian Studies, Univ of Pennsylvania bit.ly/4n9eiw5 @iiumich @GlobalMichigan

Join us Friday at 4pm to kickoff the CSAS Lecture Series: “They Have My Kundli”: Understanding Urban Indian Social Media Users’ Beliefs about Social Media Algorithms with Pranav Malhotra Register here: bit.ly/421Cnge @iiumich @GlobalMichigan