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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

SAI invites you to attend the following events next week. You can find programs and more information about the events (including links) in sai.uni-heidelberg.de #SAIHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #saiweekly

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

SAI invites you to attend the following events this week. You can find programs and more information about the events (including links) in sai.uni-heidelberg.de #SAIHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #saiweekly

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

SAI invites you to attend the following events this week. You can find programs and more information about the events (including links) in sai.uni-heidelberg.de hashtag#SAIHeidelberg hashtag#SouthAsiaInstitute hashtag#UniversitätHeidelberg hashtag#Heidelberg hashtag#saiweekly

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

SAI invites you to attend the following events this week. You can find programs and more information about the events (including links) in www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/en/events-at... #SAIHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #saiweekly

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The first session of the SAI Colloquium - SS 2026 took place on April 30th, with a lecture called "Residing Across an Ocean: Property, Gender and Community between the Coromandel Coast and the Strait of Malacca, c. 1740-1940", led by Torsten Tschacher, Tamil lecturer of the SAI.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Kulturell bedeutende Privatsammlung an nepalesischen Staat übergeben: Palmblattrollen und weitere historische Schriftstücke wurden an der Universität Heidelberg konserviert, digitalisiert und wissenschaftlich ausgewertet www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #sammlung #nepal #handschriften

Sagar Phuyal (links) und Axel Michaels mit Palmblattdokumenten in einer Konservierungsbox.

Die Übergabe der Walter Rindfleisch-Sammlung fand im großen Hörsaal des Centrums für Asienwissenschaften und Transkulturelle Studien statt.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

SAI welcomes you to the Summer Semester 2026! and invites you to attend the following events next week. You can find programs and more information about the events (including links) in sai.uni-heidelberg.de #SAIHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #saiweekly

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Austin Simões-Gomes explores women’s agency and unseen labour through a striking ritual that highlights the dynamic between Newar Buddhist women mediums (dyaḥmāṃ) and male vajrācārya priests, in a recent lecture organised by SAI Kathmandu Branch Office and Alliance Française Kathmandu.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Inking an Identity: The Stories Behind Tharu Tattoo Motifs By Sanjib Chaudhary Organised by the SAI Nepal Branch Office and Alliance Française, this recent talk reflected on the cultural meanings, histories, and changing practices of traditional Tharu tattoo motifs in Nepal. #SaiHeidelberg #Nepal

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Denationalisation, Statelessness, and Refugeehood: A Case of the Rohingya “Subhuman” Life By Prof. Nasir Uddin The talk discusses the plight of the Rohingyas, treated as “subhuman life” by the state. First denationalised, they have been rendered stateless and submerged in protracted refugeehood.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Signing of MoU: Allama Iqbal Professional Fellowship H.E. Pakistan Ambassador Saqlain Syedah, #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Elephant Paths, Veterinarians, Mules and Refugees: The Multispecies Territorialization of an Asian Borderland Prof. Dr. Cao Yin (Peking University) #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofHistorySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

SAI invites you to attend the following events next week. Please note that the event "Inking an Identity: The Stories Behind Tharu Tattoo Motifs" will take in Lalitpur, Nepal. You can find programs and more information about the events (including links) in sai.uni-heidelberg.de

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Bangladesh’s Democracy at Crossroads: Challenges and Potentials Panellists:  Dr. Nasir Uddin, Dr. Eva Gerharz, Dr. ASM Mostafizur Rahman #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofPoliticalScienceSAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Bangladesh’s Democracy at Crossroads: Challenges and Potentials A Panel Discussion by Dr. Nasir Uddin, Dr. Eva Gerharz, Dr. ASM Mostafizur Rahman #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofPoliticalScienceSAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Caring for Capital Futures? Environmental Conservation and Indigenous Rights at an Urban Frontier By Dr. Philipp Zehmisch #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofAnthropologySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Crafting, Growing, Knowing: Flowers and Gardens in 17th to 20th Century Nepal By Surabhi Pudasaini and Astrid Zotter The lecture was part of the MWF Seminar Series. #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Vegavatī, a dance-drama choreographed by Dr. Aneesh Raghavan and featuring 25+ dancers, was performed on Oct 3 at Heidelberg University during #ECSAS2025. #ECSAS #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniHeidelberg #ECSAS2025 #Südasienstudien

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Hindi Rusi Bhai Bhai – An Equal Partnership? Commemorative Postage Stamps in Indo-Soviet Relations during the Cold War Era By Seraphim Kirjuhin #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

SAI extends its warmest wishes to its academic family, those near and those far too, for this Christmas. May this holiday season bring you joy and a much needed break. #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #Heidelberg #MerryChristmas #Christmas2025 #HeidelbergerWeihnachtsmarkt

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

The South Asia Institute (SAI) in cooperation with the Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies Delhi (MWF) calls for applications for a (up to) three-month fellowship to be spent at the South Asia Institute in summer 2026. More information: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/5...

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Episode 9 Moderne Strömungen in der Hindi-Literatur On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Skb... On Youtube: youtu.be/I-l5RN_2cr0 For suggestions: podcast-nsp@sai.uni-heidelberg.de #SaiHeidelberg #uniheidelberg #SaiResearch #ONSouthAsia #DepartmentofModernSouthAsianLanguagesandLiteratures

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

"Noisy" Photographs: Listening to Images from the Civil Disobedience movement in Bombay by Prof. Kama Maclean In Photographing Civil Disobedience: Bombay, 1930-31 #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniHeidelberg #Südasienstudien #DepartmentofHistorySAI #SAIresearch #SAIfaculty

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The Nazi Study of India and Indian Anti-Colonialism: Knowledge Providers and Propagandists in the ‘Third Reich’ By Dr. Baijayanti Roy Link to Book: academic.oup.com/book/58187?l... #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #DepartmentofHistorySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

“Our City That Year“ Talk and Reading with Geetanjali Shree Moderated by the literary critic Claudia Kramatschek The event was part of SAI colloquium. #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

SAI invites you to attend the following events next week. Please note that the event "The Blurred Boundaries of Traditions" will also be presented via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8298260915... You can find programs and more information about the events in sai.uni-heidelberg.de #SouthAsiaInstitute

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Himalayan Socio-Hydrology: Dynamics, Disasters, Development By Marcus Nüsser The event was part of SAI colloquium. #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #uniheidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofGeographySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia (Classical Indology) welcomes Haruki Tsuji, a visiting researcher from the University of Tokyo. #SaiHeidelberg #UniHeidelberg #DepartmentofCulturalandReligiousHistorySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Episode 8 A place to immerse deeply into a language: The Urdu Summer School 2025 in Heidelberg Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode7hKFM... Listen on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thJ... For suggestions: podcast-nsp@sai.uni-heidelberg.de

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

SAI invites you to attend the following events next week. You can find programs and more information about the events in sai.uni-heidelberg.de #SAIHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SAIWeekly

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

China in Indian and Middle Eastern Eyes: Perceptions from the Age of Steam and Print By Nile Green, UCLA Green is host of the podcast Akbar's Chamber: akbarschamber.podbean.com   #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #SaiFaculty #DepartmentofHistorySAI

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

At #ECSAS2025, the roundtable “Researching South Asia in a Polarised World: Academic Freedom and Strategies across Borders” brought together scholars to reflect on the increasing pressures and threats faced by researchers around the world.

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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Südasien-Institut / South Asia Institute @unihd-sai.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

SAI is pleased to announce that Dr. Deepra Dandekar has been awarded a DFG Eigene Stelle Postdoctoral Fellowship for three years for her project “Hamid Dalwai: Democratic Socialism and Muslim Politics in India, 1947-1977". #SaiHeidelberg #UniHeidelberg #Südasienstudien #DepartmentofHistorySAI

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