Lars Eklund visited University of Chicago

After attending the 45th South Asian Studies conference at Madison, Wisconsin, 21-23 October 2016, SASNET deputy director Lars Eklund did not return immediately to Sweden (read his report from Madison). Instead he travelled to the nearby metropolitan city of Chicago in order to visit the University of Chicago and its Center for South Asian Civilizations and Culture (SALC), located in the impressive and beautiful late 19th century building Foster Hall. The SALC Department offers graduate and undergraduate programs with a focus on the study of the textual traditions of South Asia and its languages as a basis for a fuller understanding of the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas. He met Gary Tubb, Anupama and Guru Ramakrishnan Professor, Chair of the SALC Department (and a renowned Sanskrit scholar); Associate Professor Whitney Cox; Associate Professor Rochona Majumdar; and Assistant Professor Thibaut d'Hubert. Read more...