Welcome
Welcome to the website of The European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS). EASAS is a charitable, academic association engaged in the support of research and teaching concerning South Asia with regard to all periods and fields of study. The objectives of EASAS are to promote South Asian Studies in all countries of Europe.
The objectives of EASAS are achieved especially through the following activities:
- organization of workshops, study events, conferences and symposia in the field of South Asian Studies,
- support of young scholars in Europe, for example through the organization of PhD workshops or through the donation of grants for a limited period of time; the respective research results will be made publicly available,
- publications in the field of South Asian Studies, especially publications of scientific research results,
- publication and distribution of a Newsletter for members.
Council
The Council of EASAS
The council of the EASAS consists of the executive board which is constituted by the president, the vice-president and the treasurer, and in addition, of an advisory committee with at least six and at most nine other individuals reflecting the various academic disciplines represented by the Association as well as the regional specialisations of the members. EASAS members with voting rights elect the council for a two-year period.
Executive Board:
President
Alessandra Consolaro, University of Turin, Italy
Vice-President
Verena Widorn, University of Vienna, Austria
Treasurer
Johanna Buß, University of Heidelberg/ University of Leipzig, Germany
Advisory Committee:
Monika Browarczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Sanjukta Das Gupta, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Martin Fuchs, University of Erfurt, Germany
Pragya Jain, International School for Jain Studies, Pune, India
Borayin Larios, University of Vienna, Austria
Carola Lorea, University of Tübingen, Germany
Danuta Stasik, University of Warsaw, Poland
Heinz Werner Wessler, Uppsala University, Sweden