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Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Prisoners of Politics: Examining Crime, Law and Politics in India since the nineteenth century

You are invited to CHL PhD Candidate Easwar Anand's Confirmation of Candidature.
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Thu, 28 Nov 2024

Nun Other Than - Screening and Q&A with film director Udan Fernando

In the immediate aftermath of the Sri Lankan insurrection of 1971, while the leadership of the JVP, the insurgent political party, was incarcerated, some JVP activists made attempts to revive their
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World Toilet Day: Flushing Away Myths and Celebrating Sanitation

World Toilet Day: Flushing Away Myths and Celebrating Sanitation
On 19 November, celebrate World Toilet Day and discover the crucial role of sanitation in our daily lives.
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Anastasia Bickel (Photo Supplied)

Discovering New Worlds Through Language: Anastasia's Journey at ANU
Music, multilingualism and more: read on to experience Anastasia's Adventures at ANU!
Immersia 2024: A Cultural Kaleidoscope

Immersia 2024: A Cultural Kaleidoscope
Immersia 2024: 50 events, 1,500+ participants, more than 20 collaborations. It's a wrap on another successful year of the flagship festival hosted by the ANU School of Culture, History & Language!
Silambam

Silambam: Twirling into Tamil Combat Tradition
Silambam is an ancient Tamil martial art that combines powerful combat with graceful, fluid movements using bamboo staffs, reflecting deep cultural roots and influencing modern combat sports.
Garba

Garba: Where Culture Meets the Dance Floor
Garba, a traditional dance from Gujarat, symbolies life, culture and community. Rooted in devotion and celebrated globally, it combines rhythmic movements with vibrant attire, inviting all to join in.
Student protests in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka (Nur A Alam Nuhas/The Daily Campus)
Student protests in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka (Nur A Alam Nuhas/The Daily Campus)

After the downfall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady: it’s time for dialogue
By Subrata Banarjee, ANU Department of Pacific Affairs, and member of ANU South Asia Research Institute. 
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A Novel Forecast: Books at CHL
A Novel Forecast: Books at CHL

A Novel Forecast
There's a special downpour here at the ANU School of Culture, History & Language...
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The Path to Getting Published: A Hands-On Workshop
The ANU South Asia Research Institute presented 'The Path to Getting Published: A Hands-On Workshop' to ANU staff and students on 3 November 2023. 

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Fri, 15 Nov 2024

What do we see when we ask “What is China?”

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series

Thu, 24 Oct 2024

SARI Book Adda: Cave of My Ancestors by Kirin Narayan

The ANU South Asia Research Institute Book Adda is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of the SARI members within the ANU working on politic
Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Australia-Pakistan relations: traversing the past, present and future

ANU SARI Public Lecture by H.E. Mr Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, High Commissioner of Pakistan

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Mon, 14 Oct 2024

The Ice Cream Sellers - Screening and Q&A with film director Sohel Rahman

The Ice Cream Sellers - Screening and Q&A with film director Sohel Rahman
Fri, 11 Oct 2024

Markhor trophy hunting: Understanding the discourse of development in Northern Pakistan

PhD Thesis Proposal Review (TPR) by Hassan F. Virk 
Fri, 4 Oct 2024

When Bengal came to Afghanistan: From Kabuliwala to Shabnam

ANU SARI talk with BBC Journalist Nazes Afroz
Thu, 26 Sep 2024

The path to getting published

An online workshop
Mon, 23 Sep 2024

SARI 'Book Adda' with Dr Annabel Dulhunty

The ANU South Asia Research Institute Book Adda is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of the SARI members within the ANU working on politic

Recent recordings
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The Contortionist Turn: Ancient Guilds, Outcast Street Performers, and the Acro-Wrestling Roots of Haṭhayoga
From whom/where did the royal wrestlers get the idea to climb poles?

Poetic Supermen & Villains: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Masculine Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern North India & Nepal
This presentation will explore how memory, music, and masculinity were packaged and transmitted across time and spaces in a uniquely Maithili manner.

Right Hand, Left Hand: The Flexible Politics of Yoga
This talk explores the imaginative life of yoga, a privileged symbol of India in today’s world, in twenty-first-century stories.

The Art and Life of Gulammohammed Sheikh
Artist, poet, teacher and art historian Gulammohammed Sheikh (1937-) has played a germinal role in the development of contemporary art in India since the early 1960s.