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SASNET regularly hosts public lectures, also digitally, in collaboration with various departments at Lund University and external institutions and organises international conferences, workshops, and symposia on South Asia. In the left menu you can read more about upcoming events and watch previous recorded lectures.  Calendar Don't miss out on our upcoming events. Read our activity reports from pr

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SASNET facilitates the exchange of students, faculty and staff between South Asia and Sweden by supporting such research and educational activities as the Linnaeus Palme mobility programme. SASNET has also been strongly involved in the South Asia-related Erasmus Mundus exchange programmes funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Lund University. 

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/students/exchange-programmes - 2025-12-25

Read about SASNET's ongoing research activities.    Religion and politics in Sri Lanka To broaden the knowledge about the role of religion in the ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka this project deal with difficult historical and contemporaneous problems that the country suffers from.

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Read SASNET's news and news bulletins!

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Here you can read the latest News bulletins. November 2017  lund_30_november_2017.docx October 2017  lund_31_october_2017.docx September 2017  lund_30_september_2017.docx August 2017  lund_31_august_2017.docx May 2017  lund_30_may_2017.docx April 2017  lund_29_april_2017.docx March 2017  lund_29_march_2017.docx February 2017  lund_28_february_2017.docx January 2017  _lund_30_january_2017.docx

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/news-bulletins - 2025-12-25

SASNET has fostered research on South Asia for many years and through various collaborations, projects and funding opportunities. Read about SASNET's former projects, researchers and programmes below.  

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/former-research - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Dr. Richa Raj, Assistant Professor, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Read more about her research here.   Part 1: Founding of the Arya Samaj and its Beliefs About the lecture Arising during a tumultuous period in the history of colonial India, the Arya Samaj was an important social and religious reform movement that, although originating in Northern

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/arya-samaj-colonial-north-india - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Professor Knut A. Jacobsen (University of Bergen). Read more about his research here.    Part 1: Pre-Buddhist and Early Buddhist Ritual Sites About the lecture South Asia is one of the major pilgrimage regions in the world. All the four religions of Indian origin have numerous pilgrimage sites, which are centers of ritual activities, and their sacred geographies

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/early-pilgrimage-traditions-south-asia - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Joel Kuhlin (PhD Student at the Center for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University). Read more about his research here.   Part 1: Introduction About the lecture Pentecostalism has been described as perhaps one of the fastest growing religious movements globally during the 20th century. Today, one estimation is that up to 5-600 million Christians globally

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/pentecostalism-india - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Professor Radhika Chopra (University of Delhi). Read more about her research here.   Part 1: Recognizing Sikhism  About the lecture Emerging in the 16th century in the Indian sub-continent, Sikhism is perhaps the most ‘visible’ religion today in the world through its symbols, rituals, and cultures. Like any other religion, the evolution of Sikhism throughout the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/contemporary-sikhism - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Niklas Foxeus, Associate Professor (Docent) Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm University. Read more about his research here.   Part 1: Prosperity Buddhism in Southeast Asia and East Asia About the lecture In this part, Dr. Foxeus focuses on how for a long-time people in Burma/Myanmar have turned to the traditional spirit

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/prosperity-buddhism-burmamyanmar - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Johan Nilsson (Post-Doctoral Researcher, History of Religions, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University). Read more about his research here.   Part 1: The International Theosophical Movement About the lecture Theosophy was one of many esoteric movements that emerged around the world during the end of the late 19th Century and today it is genera

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/theosophy-and-buddhism-sweden - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Professor Tanuja Kothiyal (Dr B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi). Read more about her research here.   Part 1: An Introduction to Folk Traditions in South Asia - Typologies and Mythemes About the lecture Known for its more systematic and textual-rich religions, the South-Asian region also hosts a variety of folk religions that occupy liminal spaces between formal r

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/folk-religions-south-asia - 2025-12-25

This lecture series is presented by Professor Knut A. Jacobsen (University of Bergen). Read more about his research here.   Part 1: Historical Yoga, Modern Yoga, and the Current Global Yoga Phenomenon About the lecture In this video by Professor Knut A. Jacobsen, we focus on how historical research in yoga and the global phenomenon on yoga has gained much important in the recent years. Modern yoga

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/modern-yoga-global-yoga-phenomenon-and-samkhyayogin-hariharananda-aran - 2025-12-25

The advisory board for SASNET is between 2023-05-11 - 2024-12-31 the following: Anna Meeuwisse Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor at the School of Social Work. Misse Wester  Professor at the Department of Risk Management and Societal Security. Morten Koch Andersen  Deputy Research Director and Senior Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitar

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Here are the previous recipients of the SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award. Awardee 2022/2023: Sahana Subramanian Expanding freedoms and improving commons through labour: A study of Kerala’s Ay… Master Thesis in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies).

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/thesisaward/best-south-asia-thesis-award-recipients - 2025-12-25