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… to Tibetan state sovereignty. Tibetans therefore live in India and Nepal as refugee non-citizens, either undocumented … research with the Tibetan community in Canada, India, Nepal, and the USA, as well in immigration courts in … on issues of colonialism and empire, history and memory, power and politics, refugees and citizenship, nationalism, …

… the Poetic Imagination, and the Politics of Materiality How are poetic imagination and material reality related? And … than a philosophical sense for us? In this talk I explore how one early modern polymath writing in Pashto verse, …

… in a critical and productive dialogue on the issue. The event – a conference titled  “Food Sovereignty: A Critical … interest for understanding socioeconomic change in India and other South Asian countries. Bina Agarwal from … makes the following reflections on why the topic is of special importantance for South Asia: “Despite exponential …

… cultural, and intellectual exchange for those with a special interest in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, … guests. The last week of March will see a discussion event with one of the faculty associated with SASC, and a “spicy food” study break associated with the …

… South Asian Studies at Yale After the launch of the Yale India Initiative in Fall 2008, with a focus on modern and … development, particularly childhood and adolescence, with special attention to the impact of poverty, disease, … between postcolonial studies and bioethics, exploring how contemporary Anglophone texts negotiate the complex …

… Building of Borders in Northeast Asia, 1860-1945, examines how the Tumen Valley (at the intersection of present-day North Korea, Russia, and China) came to be divided and imagined as separate national spaces. … currently working on a book that examines the people who came back to Korea after 1945, along with the internally …

… 15, 2007. New Haven, CT - The South Asian Studies Council (SASC) of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for … with the sixty-year anniversary of an independent India and Pakistan in 2007. The SAIM project’s mission is to … Yale research scholar (retired) and secretary emeritus of SASC, were the catalysts behind the SAIM project. The first …

… shaped by histories of prejudice against minorities. In India questions about the relationship between legal … that the PoA has been converted into a tool of upper-caste power. But what does it mean for a hate crime law to be … Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crimes in India” examines how Dalits (former “untouchable” communities in India) …

… of Hindustani, the art music tradition of North India, in the West helps to “preserve and promote.” However, … For Diverse Democracy (2022), I pose several questions: How does democracy function in a culture marred by … framework for fostering inclusive communities. This event is free, but registration is required. Lunch will be …

… Own Facts: Epistemological Entitlement and Bt Cotton in India GLENN DAVIS STONE As the only transgenic crop being … response to Bt cotton cultivation in Gujarat, I show how the risks of transgenics are manufactured in the … to violate or dilute constitutional land rights to promote special economic zones, industrial corridors, urban …