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:
DANUTA STASIK, University of Warsaw, Poland

Vice-President:
MARTIN FUCHS, Max-Weber-Kolleg, University of Erfurt, Germany

Treasurer:
ANNA SAILER, Göttingen University, Germany

Advisory Committee:
SREYA BANERJEA, SOAS, University of London, UK

MONIKA BROWARCZYK, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

NILADRI CHATTERJEE, Oslo University, Norway

ALESSANDRA CONSOLARO, University of Torino, Italy

SANJUKTA DAS GUPTA, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
UTE HÜSKEN, Heidelberg University, Germany

MARTIN GAENSZLE, University of Vienna, Austria

NITIN SINHA, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin

HEINZ WERNER WESSLER, Uppsala University, Sweden