In an op-ed for The Indian Express, Sunila Kale, assistant professor of international studies and South Asian studies, examines the political and civil society efforts needed to extend electricity to poor farmers in North India. Professor Kale will be reading from her book on the topic, Electrifying India, at a South Asia Center book launch event on

Welcome to funding application season! The South Asia Center’s Funding page is your one-stop shop for academic year and summer funding resources. UW undergraduates and graduate students focusing on South Asia have opportunities for study abroad, summer language programs, and fellowships to fund study here at UW. We’ve recently updated information to reflect opportunities for summer 2015

The South Asia Center is proud to announce that it has received a 4 year grant from the US Department of Education to be a National Resource Center for the study of South Asia. More exciting details and events to come soon!

Integrated Water Resources Management: Role of Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) in Solving Water Problems in Asia Dr. Monowar Hossain Executive Director, Institute of Water Modeling, Bangladesh Date: Aug 19 Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm Location: More Hall 220, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW Seattle Campus This seminar will introduce the audience to the Institute of Water Modelling

Creative letters written by UW undergraduates who studied last summer in Bangalore, India, are gathered in a new book organized by Anu Taranath, senior lecturer in the English and Comparative History of Ideas departments. The book, “T.I.P.S. to Study Abroad: Simple Letters for Complex Engagement,” includes about 60 such letters, all written by the 2013

Kevin Johnson, MA South Asian Studies (Jackson School), MPA Public Administration (Evans School). Future plans: Summer internship in Federal Way with World Vision’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs. I’ll mostly be doing donor communications, fundraising and grant-writing. Awards and honors: Academic Year FLAS 2013-2014; Summer FLAS 2012; Marc Lindenberg award (Evans School); Excellence in Public Service award

Electrifying India by Sunila Kale, assistant professor of International Studies and South Asian Studies. “Electrifying India presents new research findings that make a significant contribution to current literature. The argument is novel and important. It addresses literature of specific relevance to India, and to the politics of development in particular, but it also speaks to larger questions

In a blog post to Cultural Anthropology’s series on The Politics of “Post-conflict”: On the Ground in South Asia, Cabeiri Robinson discusses the intersections of tourism, humanitarian aid, and peacemaking efforts. Read the post here. Robinson is associate professor of International Studies and South Asian Studies.

Political Science and International Studies Professor Aseem Prakash has started a blog about Indian politics, www.indianraajneeti.com. A collaboration with two other professors, Indian Raajneeti is intended to be a forum for reasoned discussions of Indian politics. Outside contributions are welcome. Be part of the conversation: www.indianraajneeti.com

I did my Undergraduate from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan. After graduation I worked in the Education sector in Pakistan and coordinated a survey on education called Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2011). Before getting interested in Area studies, I had no idea about the University of Washington and the