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This chawl was originally privately constructed to house mill workers. When we arrived, a huge new skyscraper was under construction on the property. The tenants of the chawl had been moved and it was being used to house workers on the construction site...

Instructor: Shankar Ramaswami (Dept. of South Asian Studies) Fall 2014 This course will explore histories, politics, social relations, and subjectivities in modern India through close readings of novels, short stories, and autobiographies. The course will...

Instructor: Diana Eck (South Asian Studies, The Study of Religion) Fall 2014 An exploration of the classical texts, spiritual teachings, epic narratives, and religious movements that have shaped a complex civilization for some three thousand years, from...

Instructor: Sugata Bose (History Department) Fall 2014 This course provides the historical depth and the comparative context in which to understand contemporary South Asia through an historical inquiry into the making and multiple meanings of modernity...