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The British Association for South Asian Studies is one of the world’s leading learned societies for the study of South Asia.

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We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the BASAS Annual Conference 2024! A record number of applications has been received by the organising committee: 363 abstracts and 26 panel proposals! To register, please visit our website:
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The 2024 BASAS Book Prize panel had an excellent field of books to evaluate. Ultimately the Book Prize panel were unanimous about the decision to award the prize jointly to Olly Akkerman and Sushmita Pati. Congratulations to the winning authors!
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*The BASAS Annual Lecture will be held at Oxford Brookes University on 23rd April 2024* Speaker: Professor Ravinder Kaur (University of Copenhagen) 'Protocols of Memory: 1947 Partition and the Return of the Political' See our website for full details:
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BASAS is delighted to announce that the 2024 Annual Conference will take place 9-11 September at King’s College London!
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You are cordially invited to attend the next BASAS annual conference at King's College in September 2024 and to submit your panels/papers proposals @KingsIndiaInst @BASASofficial @contemporarySA @BASAS_SAS @SOAS @LSEnews @AASAsianStudies @FCCPolitics
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***BASAS Annual Lecture 2024*** Speaker: Prof Ravinder Kaur (University of Copenhagen) Title: 'Protocols of Memory: 1947 Partition and the Return of the Political' Oxford Brookes University, 23 April 2024 @rkadelhi
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Our GEC Researcher of the Month is @arvind_kumar__ Arvind is a PhD scholar at the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London View Arvind's full profile on our website:
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*Job Opportunity* 3-year position as Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Law, SOAS Part of a Leverhulme Research Leadership Award project titled the 'The Social Life of Law in Authoritarian Contexts' Full details are available here:
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Congratulations to @KavitaDattani – the winner of this year's PG Essay Prize! Her paper, 'The public-secret of digital dating apps in Mumbai' was highly original and the judging panel praised her fieldwork for offering some fascinating insights.
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Call for Papers: South Asia Early Career Researchers' Workshop *Deadline for submissions: 24th April 2022*
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BASAS is delighted to announce the appointment of @JahnaviPhalkey as the new Editor for the Association’s flagship journal, South Asian Studies @BASAS_SAS . We would like to thank the outgoing Editor, @DebsSutton for her excellent service to the journal over the past six years.
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*We are delighted to announce that the BASAS Annual Conference 2023 will take place at the University of Leeds on 3 – 5 April 2023* The call for papers is now open! See our website for more information: @AndreaMajor19 @AniGhoshMU
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*We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2024 BASAS Book Prize* The Book Prize aims to encourage and recognise outstanding and bold scholarship on the region of South Asia and its diasporas. Congratulations to the shortlisted authors!
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BASAS Annual Lecture: Professor Samita Sen, "Maids in Movement: Unionising Domestic Workers in India" *6th June 2022* Further details re specific times and venue to follow. Details on our website:
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Huge congratulations to @ushai2020 , author of Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema (Oxford University Press, 2020) for being the winner of the inaugural BASAS Book Prize!
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*Publishing in Academic Journals – Workshop run by Prof Kama Maclean* Recording now available on our website: @kamamaclean @BPriyanka_KCL @SunilMitraKumar @AniGhoshMU @contemporarySA @BASAS_SAS
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BASAS is very happy to announce its new Book Prize, promoting the work of young scholars working on South Asia and its diasporas. If you published your first book during 2020, consider entering it for the BASAS Book Prize. See our website for details:
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*Attention: Early Career Scholars of South Asia* The BASAS Book Prize 2024 is now open for entries! If you published your first book in 2022, why not consider entering it? *Submission deadline: 30th June 2023* Full details on our website:
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This year's BASAS Annual Lecture will be held in conjunction with the King's India Institute on 6th June Don't forget to register if you would like to attend! For full details, including how to register, see: @KingsIndiaInst
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Congratulations to Meghmala Bhattacharya, winner of the 2023 Graduate Essay Prize, for her essay, 'History, Memory and Memorabilia: Remembering Resistance in the Life and Works of Kamala Dasgupta'
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Call for Papers: Independence for Whom? *Deadline: 30th September 2022* Full details on our website: For submission guidelines, see also: @SouthAsianist11
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*We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2023 BASAS Book Prize* The Book Prize aims to encourage and recognise outstanding and bold scholarship on the region of South Asia and its diasporas. View the shortlist here:
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Call for Papers: 'Visual Cultures of Protest: Art and Resistance in South Asia' *Deadline: 1st November 2021* For details, see:
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Call for Authors: Project funded by the British Academy *Deadline extended to 14th June 2021* For details, including how to apply, see:
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*Reminder: the BASAS Annual Lecture & Book Prize 2024 Winner Announcement is taking place tomorrow!* Prof Ravinder Kaur @rkadelhi (University of Copenhagen) 'Protocols of Memory: 1947 Partition and the Return of the Political' @rkadelhi
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*Professor Kama Maclean will be speaking at the BASAS Annual Lecture 2023, co-hosted with @CSASCambridge * 12th May 2023 (5-7pm) Room SG1, Alison Richard Building @AniGhoshMU @kamamaclean See our website for full details:
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*Is your research in/on Banaras/Varanasi?* Call for contributions for an edited book on 'Banaras Tense: Future making in the "timeless city"' Deadline: 16th January 2022 Get in touch (contact details in link) if you’re interested and circulate widely:
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*The 2023 BASAS Annual Conference is taking place at the University of Leeds on 3 – 5 April 2023!* Deadline for paper & panel proposals: 22 December (5pm) @AniGhoshMU @AndreaMajor19 @DrPriyankaBasu @JahnaviPhalkey @zavmac1 @DrAngelaEyre @SunilMitraKumar
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Great start to the first in person conference since 2019. Lively panels and great weather in Leeds! ☀️ @AndreaMajor19 @AniGhoshMU
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Our GEC Researcher of the Month is Anand Ranjan. Anand's current research involves understanding the religious experiences emerging at the intersection of the online and offline sphere in a ‘hyper-mediated world’. View Anand's full profile:
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Our GEC Researcher of the month is Maria Tumiotto. Maria is a PhD student at the University of Manchester, researching the agency and subjectivity of Bengali female students involved in popular movements during the late colonial period.
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*Calling Graduate & Early Career researchers* Join BASAS and apply to have your profile featured in our GEC Researcher's Corner: … @BPriyanka_KCL @SunilMitraKumar
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*Our Graduate & Early Career Researcher of the Month is @Akansha_s29 * Akansha is a second-year PhD student at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University View Akansha's full profile:
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Congratulations to our GEC Representative @BPriyanka_KCL on the publication of her book, 'The Poet's Song: "Folk" and its Cultural Politics in South Asia'
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Author copies are finally here after waiting for ages! My flatmate got me cupcakes to celebrate. Cheat day and a day of finally wrapping up.😁 #thepoetssong
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BASAS is delighted to announce that the Call for Papers notice for next April's Annual Conference- hosted by the University of Edinburgh-has just been published. Submission date for panels/papers is 15th Nov. For more details please see
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Launch of Deana Heath's Colonial Terror: Torture and State Violence in Colonial India 26th May (6pm) For more details, including how to register see:
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*Welcome to the BASAS conference!* Don’t forget the inaugural BASAS Book Prize is currently accepting nominations. If your first book was published in 2020, ask your publisher to enter for the prize. See the BASAS website for details:
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Call for Papers with deadline of 15th September 2019 has just been announced for BASAS 2020 conference. Conference to be held 1st to 3rd April 2020 and hosted by University of Southampton. For more details see We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
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Call for Papers: Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS) 2022 Conference *Reminder: Deadline tomorrow (15th August)*
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*Monthly Webinar Series: Academic Freedom in India* The second webinar, "Why Academics Need to be Part of The Farmers' Protests", will be held on 27th Feb 2021 Come along!
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*Publishing in Academic Journals: Online Workshop with Prof Kama Maclean* 6th February 2023 (1pm GMT) Full details and zoom link on our website: @BPriyanka_KCL @SunilMitraKumar @kamamaclean
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'Bangladesh at 50: Beyond Rhetoric' 9-11th December 2021
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*Our GEC Researcher of the Month is Priya Ahmed* Priya is currently completing her PhD in Health Psychology at Teesside University. View Priya's full profile on our website: @PriyaAhmed94
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*BASAS will hold its Annual Conference (hosted by the University of Southampton) online from 29th March to 2nd April* There is still time for general attendees to register. For full details, including the conference programme, see:
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Our Graduate and Early Career Researcher of the month is @Cammy_biswas Camellia is a graduating PhD candidate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar View Camellia's full profile in our GEC Researcher's Corner:
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Call for #BASAS Research Groups Looking to develop new, high-profile research networks? #SouthAsia #BASAS2017
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*Our GEC Researcher of the month is Sadia Habib* @educ_research @OSCH_Mcr Sadia is Our Shared Cultural Heritage Coordinator at Manchester Museum – this project aims to explore and celebrate the shared cultural heritage between the UK and South Asia
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Great news (and available free of charge to BASAS members who select this membership option). #BASAS Membership
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The SAS special issue from the @BASASofficial 2016 Annual Conference, held in Cambridge, has just been published:
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Many thanks to @SAsia_exeter for hosting a fantastic @BASASofficial Conference these past three days. With 49 Panels (including over 100 presentations), 2 Exhibitions and a Conference Dinner there was, as ever, plenty to discuss and debate. Congratulations to the organisers !
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PhD Studentship at Teesside University – Questions of Gender and the Representation of Minority Rights in the South Asian Literary and Visual Landscape *Apply by 1st October 2021*
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Upcoming BASAS virtual workshop for early career scholars: ‘Studying Violence: Ideas, Approaches and Challenges’. Interested in participating? Please send a statement (no more than 500 words) to basas @basas .org.uk by 14th May.
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*The 2023 BASAS Annual Conference is taking place at the University of Leeds on 3 – 5 April 2023!* The deadline to submit a paper or panel proposal is 22nd December. See our website for full details: @AndreaMajor19 @AniGhoshMU
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***Deadline: 30th June*** If you published your first book in 2021, consider entering it for the BASAS Book Prize 2023 Full details on our website:
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A big thank you to @CSASCambridge for hosting the BASAS Annual Lecture this year. Very many thanks also to Prof @kamamaclean for delivering a brilliant lecture! @AniGhoshMU @shailajafennell
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@CSASCambridge & @BASAS were delighted to host the BASAS Annual Lecture 2023 with Prof @kamamaclean today! @shailajafennell
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Are you a BASAS member and a graduate or early career researcher? Apply to take part in our next workshop, 'How to write about Nonhumans' *Deadline for applications: 14th June* Full details on our website:
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South Asian Labour Migration: Ethnographic Perspectives – Postgraduate & Early Career Workshop for BASAS Members 15th December 2022, 10am-3pm (via Zoom) Contact tchambers @brookes .ac.uk by 10th December to book your place! Full details on our website:
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GEC Workshop – Searching for a Job Post-PhD *Wednesday 20th September at 11:30 BST* Full details and zoom link on our website: @SunilMitraKumar @BPriyanka_KCL
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Title of Prof Kama Maclean's lecture: ‘If you don’t stop that noise, I can’t talk to you’: Public Meetings and Mass Politics in Interwar India @kamamaclean @AniGhoshMU @CSASCambridge
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The BASAS Annual Lecture 2023 will be delivered by Professor Kama Maclean and will be hosted by The Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. 12th May 2023 (5-7pm) Link and further details to follow. @kamamaclean @AniGhoshMU @CSASCambridge
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*Calling graduate & early career researchers* Would you like to be featured as our researcher of the month? Get in touch with @AlderKetan (ketan.alder @manchester .ac.uk) to apply!
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Throughout July and August, @TheGardenCinema presents an array of screenings and special events around South Asian Heritage Month 2023, which is themed ‘Stories to Tell.’ Full Programme:
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BASAS 2023 Annual Conference *Don't forget to submit your paper & panel proposals before the deadline tomorrow (22nd Dec) at 5pm!*
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The BASAS Annual Lecture 2023 will be delivered by Professor Kama Maclean and will be hosted by The Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. 12th May 2023 (5-7pm) Link and further details to follow. @kamamaclean @AniGhoshMU @CSASCambridge
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*Our GEC Researcher of the month is Anukriti Gupta* @_AnukritiGupta Anukriti is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Women's Studies, JNU. Her research engages with embodiment, piety, law and religious space in contemporary India.
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BASAS is delighted to announce the launch of its inaugural Masters Dissertation Prize. Please circulate widely ! For more details of the scheme and how to submit please see and
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*Are you a BASAS Graduate & Early Career (GEC) Member? Would you like us to feature your profile in our Researcher's Corner?* Apply via our website: @SunilMitraKumar @BPriyanka_KCL
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*Attention: Early Career Scholars of South Asia* If you published your first book during 2021, consider entering it for the BASAS Book Prize 2023 Deadline fast approaching – please submit your entries by 30th June Full eligibility criteria:
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Congratulations to Sayan Bhattacharya, the winner of the Graduate Essay Prize, for his essay, An HIV Memorial Otherwise: The Many Registers of Care
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Please see attached link for Call for Papers for BASAS2019 Conference to be held at University of Durham between 3rd and 5th April next year. . Deadline for submissions 15th October.
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Don't forget to apply for the upcoming BASAS workshop for early career scholars: 'Studying Violence: Ideas, Approaches and Challenges' The deadline for applications is this Friday 14th May – don't miss out! See how to apply here:
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Reflections on a great BASAS Conference at Durham from Leena Dahal, winner of the inaugural BASAS Masters Dissertation Prize with her insightful paper on Madhesi Rights. Photo shows Leena being presented with her prize by BASAS Chair, Patricia Jeffery
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*Deadline fast approaching!* Call for Editor(s): South Asian Studies Apply by 30th August 2021 @BASAS_SAS @Rout_PoliticsIR For info, see:
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The next webinar in the Academic Freedom in India series will take place on 27th March at 8pm – do come along!
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*Reminder* Prof @kamamaclean will be delivering the BASAS Annual Lecture tomorrow at @CSASCambridge 12th May, 5-7pm Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Everyone welcome!
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Reminder: Deadline fast approaching for Call For Papers for BASAS 2018 Annual Conference to be hosted by Exeter University. Details below.
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Exeter @BASASofficial Conference cfp. Panel (150-200 words) and paper (100-150 words) proposals to: basas2018 @exeter .ac.uk by 15 Oct 2017
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Our GEC Researcher of the month is @RaahiAdhya , PhD Scholar at the Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies, SOAS. To view Raahi's profile, see:
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We are inviting submissions for the 2019 BASAS Master's Dissertation Prize. Theses submitted in the 2018-19 academic year on any South Asia-related topics are eligible. Deadline is 1/12/19. Please share widely & encourage students to apply! Full details:
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*The next webinar in the Academic Freedom Series* "Ideas Behind Bars: The Bhima-Koregaon case of imprisoned civic activists (BK-16) and India’s autocratic turn" 24 April 2021 | 3:30pm BST
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*Fully funded PhD studentship in South Asian Studies available at the University of Bristol* See here for full details:
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Congratulations to @MayaPadamsee , the winner of the Master’s Dissertation Prize 2021-22 her dissertation, Narrative, Political Theology and Violence: Serving in Gujarat 2002.
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*Calling graduate and early career researchers* Are you a BASAS member? Why not consider submitting your profile to be featured in our GEC Researcher's Corner? Apply via our website, where you will be able to view the profiles we have featured to date:
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Our Graduate and Early Career (GEC) Researcher of the Month is Ishani Sinha, a scholar and researcher specializing in Asian Art, Archaeology and Buddhist Studies. View Ishani's full profile in our GEC Researcher's Corner:
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Postgraduates! If you are presenting at the BASAS conference in Edinburgh this year and you want to enter your paper for the BASAS PG prize, the deadline is 20 March. Check the conference website for details
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#BASAS2017 starts today Hello @Nottingham_IAPS & all the amazing delegates. We're here. We're ready. We may be a bit excited. #ConferenceJoy
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Are you a BASAS member and a Graduate or Early Career (GEC) researcher? Would you like us to feature your profile in our GEC Researcher's Corner? Apply via our website today! @BPriyanka_KCL @SunilMitraKumar
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Dedicated conference webpage now launched with extended deadline for Call for Papers (to 1st November) for @BASASofficial 2019 conference, to be held at University of Durham, 3rd to 5th April 2019: See for more details
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*Our GEC Researcher of the Month is @KamtamMadhuri * Madhuri is currently a PhD researcher in the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia. View her full profile on our website:
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Are you a BASAS member and a Graduate or Early Career (GEC) researcher? Why not apply to be featured as our Researcher of the Month? We feature a new profile each month – see our website for details:
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BASAS is delighted to launch its annual Masters Dissertation Prize for students submitting thesis' in 2019/20. We're looking forward to receiving lots of high quality submissions! For more details inc the submission deadlines see Please circulate widely
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*Our GEC Researcher of the month is Sadia Habib* Sadia is Our Shared Cultural Heritage Coordinator at Manchester Museum – this project aims to explore and celebrate the shared cultural heritage between the UK and South Asia
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Don't miss the next @CSASCambridge seminar: @AniGhoshMU will present 'A Detective and a Gentleman: Crime in Colonial Calcutta' 19th May at 2pm Register now:
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*Interested in being featured as our next graduate & early career researcher of the month?* Each month we post a brief introduction to a BASAS scholar's research. Contact our GEC rep @AlderKetan (ketan.alder @manchester .ac.uk) to apply!
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Fourth #BestOf #SouthAsia pubs 2016 'Shadow States' by Bérénice Guyot-Réchard @KingsIndiaInst @CambridgeUP
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'How to write about Nonhumans' A half-day virtual workshop for BASAS Graduate and Early Career Researchers on 12th July *Apply by 14th June*
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Are you a BASAS member and a Graduate or Early Career (GEC) researcher? Apply to be featured as our Researcher of the Month! See our website for the application form and to view our existing GEC profiles: @SunilMitraKumar @BPriyanka_KCL
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