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

Joined September 2015
📚 Academic publishing at #BASAS2026! At #BASAS2026 at @SOAS_SAI, CSA Editor-in-Chief Thomas Chambers and Associate Publisher Meg Ison (Taylor & Francis) joined a panel on what makes a strong submission, how to position research for publication and how to navigate peer review.
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📢 The latest issue of CSA is now available online! 📚 Volume 34.3 explores nationalism and democracy, caste and social relations, borders and statelessness, and urban and environmental change across South Asia tandfonline.com/toc/ccsa20/3…
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PhD Scholar @anupamask97 presented her paper at the BASAS Annual Conference 2026, SOAS, University of London (11-13 Sept), on 'Between the State and Fisherfolk: A Political Economy Perspective from Kerala'. @HydUniv @BASASofficial @SOAS_SAI #BASAS2026 #SOAS #UoH
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PhD Scholar @DeepikaMohandas presented her paper at the BASAS Annual Conference 2026, SOAS, University of London (11-13 Sept), on 'State-Society Bargaining Structures and Developmental Governance: Land Acquisition in Kerala and Tamil Nadu'. @HydUniv @BASASofficial @SOAS_SAI
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PhD Scholar @MBlessyMathew presented her paper at the BASAS Annual Conference 2026, SOAS, University of London (11-13 Sept), on 'Statelessness and Citizenship, & the Making of Up-Country Tamil Identity in Post-colonial South Asia'. @HydUniv @BASASofficial @SOAS_SAI #BASAS2026
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PhD Scholar @ShreyakSugathan presented her paper at the BASAS Annual Conference 2026, SOAS, University of London (11-13 Sept), on 'Political Penalty of Care: Exploring Political Ambition and Mobility through Care Labour'. @HydUniv @BASASofficial @SOAS_SAI #BASAS2026 #SOAS #UoH
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PhD Scholar @kmohdsafvan presented his paper at BASAS 2026, SOAS, London on 'Does the devolution of power to local governments lead to new legislative career pathways for elected representatives at higher levels? Evidence from Kerala, India'. @HydUniv @BASASofficial @SOAS_SAI
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From Clarion: "Scholars Discuss Shared Sacred Sites and Growing Pressure on Religious Coexistence in South Asia" clarionindia.net/scholars-di… @HurstPublishers @BASASofficial @SAsiaSolidarity @HimalSouthasian @contemporarySA @SOAS_SAI @SAsiaLSE @karthikavk @thecaravanindia @thewire_in
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Presented my paper "Between the Spectator and the Spectacle: Tamil Dalit Cinema and the Limits of Dalit Visibilities" today at the British Association of South Asian Studies (@BASASofficial ) Annual Conference 2026, held at SOAS University of London, (11-13 September 2026).
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This weekend @BloomsburyHist is exhibiting at the British Association for South Asian Studies Annual Conference at @SOAS_SAI @SOAS. We have a wide range of fascinating @BloomsburyAcad titles on display at #BASAS2026. Please stop by to see our display of books! #SouthAsianHistory
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Our panel “Caste, Class and Capitalism” at the British Association for South Asian Studies Conference 2026 was well attended and we had an extremely engaging audience. Thanks to everyone who came and raised thought provoking questions. @PolPrabodhan @JayRaj_KCL #BASAS2026 #SouthAsianStudies #CasteAndCapitalism
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You're most welcome to attend the launch of our book, "Shared Sacred Sites of South Asia" tomorrow at KCL. After the panel discussion, copies of the book will be available for purchase at a discount price, with signed copies available from the authors. kcl.ac.uk/events/book-launch…
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Today afternoon at the BASAS conference! @JayRaj_KCL @PolPrabodhan Jesus Cháirez @BASASofficial #basas2026 #southasiaconference #casteandcapitalism
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Following from @BASASofficial and IAS supported Durham March events linked to Gen Z uprisings, I compare the 2026 protests in India with the 2024 uprising in Bangladesh (along with references to other dynamics in the rest of South Asia.@AnthDurham1
Could the youth protests in South Asia help shape a better future? Professor @NakaMookherjee from our Anthropology Department explores how the youth movements have been a force of inspiration for each other, despite their differences. Read more➡️brnw.ch/21x5Atv
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🔥 From the CSA archive – and trending again Published in 2020, 'A new party system or a new political system?' by @jaffrelotc and @GillesVerniers asks whether India's political transformation represents more than a change in party politics doi.org/10.1080/09584935.202…
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