Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Friday, September 4, 2026

• “Academic Social Responsibility and Translation in India”, Sayantan Dasgupta

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Discussion on Nepal Disaster

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:30 pm

  CSAMES will host a discussion on the unprecedented disaster brought about by flash floods in the Nepal valley in August 2026. Professor Rabin Bhattarai (rbhatta2@illinois.edu) will lead the discussion. CSAMES is working with Prof. Bhattarai to assemble a resource page with information as they become available.

  • Webinar

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• “Thinking Beyond Borders: Tagore and the Question of Home”, Tagore Festival Keynote Lecture – Pranav Jani

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Channing Murray Foundation

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Book Talk: James Lawson: Teacher of Satyagraha, Rajmohan Gandhi

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• “Reformist Muslim Thought: Rethinking the Quran and Islamic Tradition from the19th Century to Today”, Youssouf Sangare

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street , Champaign IL 61820

  • Lecture

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• “Performance and the Making of Religious Imagery in Early and Medieval India (Buddhist, Hindu, Jain)”, Anna Tosato

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture