South Asia Center
The South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania coordinates faculty and students drawn from many departments and several schools who develop and participate in community and campus-wide programs and activities pertaining to South Asia.
The South Asia Center works in consonance with the Department of South Asia Studies and the Graduate Group in South Asia Regional Studies and provides outreach activities to K-12 teachers and students in surrounding communities. More
University of Pennsylvania Urdu STARTALK 2012
University of Pennsylvania's STARTALK Intensive Urdu program is currently accepting applications for Summer 2012. The program provides a rich experience in the culture, history, art, music, cuisine, politics and religion of South Asia. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to receive an embedded experience of university life at an Ivy league institution and will help demonstrate wide interests on their college applications and resumes enabling them to compete more effectively for jobs in an increasingly global world. Fluency in Urdu is a highly desirable skill for students interested in pursuing careers in government, army, politics, International non profits, IT, or a global company.
University of Pennsylvania Hindi STARTALK 2012
Penn’s STARTALK Student Hindi Program invites students to join us for a three-week, language- and culture-intensive experience at the University of Pennsylvania! This year the Penn STARTALK Hindi program will run on weekdays from July 9th to July 28th, 2012. Students will learn how converse in Hindi, and study the architecture and history of India through images and films. Students will also engage in meaningful exchanges with guest speakers as well as with native Hindi speakers living in India (through Skype)!
Penn Hindi STARTALK Flier 2012
Twelve Gates presents Damon Kowarsky's
debut solo exhibition in the US.
Press Release
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2012
August 6-10, 2012 . For K-12 Educators
Teaching Peace & Revolution Around the World as a Pedagogical Tool
Applications are due July 1st, 2012.
stay tuned for more oppotunities
International Women's Day
Celebration at International House, Philadelphia
Panelists, from left to right: Debanuj Dasgupta, Naima Black, Dr. Marilyn Sommers, & Moderator Dr. Felicity Paxton
Attendees participated in a discussion with the panelists and enjoyed the opening reception of Women's Cacus for Art- Philadelphia Chapter's exhibition, "Gender Games," curated by Menaka Gopalan, artist, curator, and outreach assistant at the South Asia Center.
We were honored to have the Anna Crusis Women's Choir perform two songs at International Womens' Day 2012.
Press coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan studies at Penn
Re- learning Afghanistan and Pakistan: Area and language study Spring Term 2011
