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

Associate Professor of International Studies and South Asian Studies Cabeiri Robinson participated in a panel entitled “Human Rights and Wrongs in Pakistan” at the Fifth Karachi Literature Festival in February. Professor Robinson has been featured in two articles in the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, “5th Karachi Literature Festival: A state of terror” and “A paradox of human rights.” Excerpts

UW Asian Languages and Literature Professor Richard Salomon was presented with the “Salomon Festschrift” at a conference in Germany.  The Festschrift is a volume of the Bulletin of Asia Institute commemorating Dr. Salomon’s 65thBirthday. To view a copy of the Festschrift table of contents, click here.