The South Asia Center is proud to sponsor the 51st Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), including the coming-of-age border drama, “Boong.” In this 2024 film, nine-year-old schoolboy Boong and his best friend Raju make the journey to Moreh, India to investigate a rumor that his father has passed. In-person screenings are May 22 at 1

“The From Text to Stage: The Living Rāmlīlā” is now open at Allen Library North. The exhibit showcases the dramatic reenactment of Rāmacaritamānasa, the 16th-century epic by Gosvāmī Tulsidāsa, with a special focus on the Ramnagar Rāmlīlā of Varanasi; this Rāmlīlā integrates recitation, dramatic enactment, and tableaux (jhāṅkī). Alongside images of other plays, the exhibit

Jackson School Professor and former South Asia Center Director Sunila S. Kale, recognized for her scholarship and leadership in the study of India in the U.S., has been elected to serve as the next president of the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS). Her four-year term will begin on July 1, 2026. Kale was selected

Amalie Goul Dueholm, a recent graduate of the cinema & media studies Ph.D. program and former affiliated student of the South Asia Center, and Amaal Akhtar, a current affiliate of the center and Ph.D. student in history, have both recently published insightful works on post, the Museum of Modern Art’s online platform dedicated to exploring

The South Asia Center (SAC) recently sat down with Alka Kurian, Associate Teaching Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW-Bothell and co-coordinator of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) Seattle, to reflect on the inaugural year of this exciting literary festival, which was cosponsored by the South Asia Center. JLF Seattle, the newest addition to the

From now until Nov. 30, the University of Washington Libraries will be displaying “From Film Festivals to Songbooks: An Exhibition on Indian Film Memorabilia.” This exhibit showcases ephemera from American cinephile and writer Lyle Pearson accumulated over nearly five decades from film festivals in Paris to Tunis to Istanbul to New Delhi. The collection comprises

The South Asia section of the University of Washington Libraries is now subscribed to the Hindustan Times database. Hindustan Times is one of the largest and most important English-language newspapers in India. This historical newspaper serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion,

The South Asia Center recently sat down with Sudhir Mahadevan, an associate professor in the Departments of Comparative History of Ideas and Cinema and Media Studies and SAC affiliate, to discuss his upcoming fall course “597A: Collecting Cinema: Visual Culture, Film History, and the Archive of Indian Cinema” and accompanying symposium. This seminar is sponsored

This spring, South Asia Center affiliate and Department of Asian Languages and Literature doctoral student Anjali Yadav received the Digital India Learning fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS). Earlier this summer, Yadav completed her project “Eternalizing the Ephemeral: Invitations As a Window to Arangetram in Bharatnatyam.” “Eternalizing the Ephemeral” looks at Arangetram

The Nepali Summer Language Program is more than just a language training workshop — it’s a gateway to discovering the heart of Nepal. Since its debut in 2020, the program, part of the South Asia Center’s Nepal Studies Initiative, has offered students an immersive journey into the Nepali language and culture, bringing an often-overlooked corner