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	Spring 2008 JANUARY 2008 Thursday, January 17, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "Wheels of Change: Religion, Politics and Vehicle Decoration in Pakistan" 12 Noon - 2 PM, room Class of '55 in Van Pelt Library Jamal Elias , University of Pennsylvania Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Thursday, January 24, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "Migration and 'Social' Remittances in India" 12 Noon - 2 PM, South Asia Reading Room, Room 551, Van Pelt Library Devesh Kapur, Center for the Advanced Study of India Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Wednesday, January 30, 2008 "The Upcoming elections on February 18th in Pakistan " Details 5:30 PM, 3619 Locust Walk, Penn Humanities Forum FEBRUARY 2008 Friday-Saturday, February 1-2, 2008 South Asia Cinema Conference Time: Feb 1st: 1 PM - 5:30 PM; Feb 2nd: 8 AM - 6 PM, Venue:G17 Logan Hall Schedule Cinema South Asia, 2008: Poster Abstract of papers from Cinema South Asia, 2006 conference Presenters: Jyotsna Kapur, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Amit Kumar, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Alka Kurian, University of Sunderland, UK; Kiranmayi Indraganti, University of Nottingham, UK; Rajan Krishnan, Columbia University, NY; Anand Pandian, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Aswin Punathambekar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Sindhumathi Revuluri, Harvard University, Cambridge; Amitabh S. Rai, Florida State University, Tallahassee; Aparna John, New York University, New York; Tula Goenka, Syracuse University, Syracuse; Corey K. Creekmur, University of Iowa, Iowa City; Jigna Desai, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Veena Hariharan, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, Colorado College, Colorado Springs; Anustup Basu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lalitha Gopalan, University of Texas, Austin, Washington, DC; Richard Allen, New York University, New York Co-sponsored by the South Asia Center, School of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Initiative Funds, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Fund for Cinema Studies, Asian American Studies Program, Department of English, Annenberg School for Communication, Department of Anthropology, Comparative Literature Program, and Department of South Asia Studies Thursday, February 7, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "On and Off the Proscenium: Notes on Mourning " 12 Noon - 2 PM, Williams 816 Rimli Bhattacharya , Department of English, University of Delhi Thursday, February 14, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "The Ethical Public: Bimoral Circulation in Contemporary India" 12 Noon - 2 PM, South Asia Reading Room, Room 551, Van Pelt Library Lawrence Cohen, University of California, Berkeley Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Thursday, February 21, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "Savage Gardens: The mythmaking potential of Sir Patrick Geddes" 12 Noon - 2 PM, Williams 816 Naveeda Khan, Johns Hopkins University Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Thursday, February 28, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "The public of the bandh: Protest, performance and national identity in Nepal" 12 Noon - 2pm, room Class of '55 in Van Pelt Library Genevieve Lakier, Harvard University Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Thursday, February 28, 2008 ASIA DAY for invited high school students Co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum, South Asia Center and Center for East Asia Studies. Thursday, February 28, 2008 South Asia Forum presents 'Democracy in Flux: Challenges in South Asia' 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Huntsman Hall 255 Ayesha Siddiqa, Visiting Faculty at UPenn With support from Center for Advanced Studies in India and South Asia Center and in association with Pakistan Working Group and Penn Pakistan Society MARCH 2008 Sunday, March 2, 2008 "Conversation with Kal Penn" 5 - 6 PM, Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Kal Penn , University of Pennsylvania Light Refreshments will be served Co-sponsored by Asian American Studies Program, South Asia Society and South Asia Center Monday, March 3, 2008 "CURRENT ISSUES IN MEDICAL ETHICS IN INDIA" 3:30 - 4:50 PM, Room 201, Williams Hall Amar Jesani, Founder & Former Director, Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes and center for Studies in Ethics and Rights, Mumbai Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies and the South Asia Center Tuesday, March 4, 2008 "Indic Languages in the Business World " 7:15 - 8:15 PM, Room G86, Huntsman Hall Surendra Gambhir, Department of South Asia Studies Co-sponsored by Wharton Indian Students Association Thursday, March 6, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "Nature, Nationalism, and Public Intellectualism in India" 12 Noon - 2 PM, Center for the Advanced Study of India, 3600 Market Street, Suite 560 K. Sivaramakrishnan, Yale University Co-sponsored by CASI Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Talk & Discussion "Communal Conflicts in Gujarat and Grassroots Youth Organization, ANHAD " 2 PM, Harnwell College House, Rooftop Lounge, 3820 Locust Walk Shabnam Hashmi , Act Now for Harmony And Democracy Free and open to all: Non-Penn attendees please rsvp by Tuesday, March 18th 12noon to haimanti@sas.upenn edu with 'March 19: Harnwell Event' in the email header. This is required for access to talk venue. Thursday, March 20, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "Genealogies of Pashto Oral Publication: Poetics of Class, Identity, and Patriarchal Hegemony in 1950s Afghanistan" 12 Noon - 2 PM, Williams 816 James Caron, Department of South Asia Studies Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Saturday, March 22, 2008 South Asia Language Workshop Developing Language Competence through Literature Schedule 9:30 AM - 4 PM, Venue: Williams Hall 826 Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Film Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker, Kumar Shahani "Chaar Adhyay (Four Chapters) " followed by discussion with Kumar Shahani 5 PM, 401 Fisher Bennett Hall, 3440 Walnut Street Co-sponsored by Penn's Cinema Studies Program, Department of English and in collaboration with Arcadia University Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Talk and Discussion 12-1:30 PM, Venue: Williams Hall 826 'Adult Literacy in India: Aspects and Prospects' Tilottma Daswani , Formerly, Director Language Program, AIIS, New Delhi Chander J. Daswani , Visiting Faculty, CASI, UPenn Light Refreshments co-hosted by International Literacy Institute Thursday, March 27, 2008 Ernest Bender Lecture series presents 5 PM, Venue: Myerson Conference Room 223, 2nd floor, Van Pelt Library 'Image Installation and its Problems: A Twelfth Century Jain Discussion' Paul Dundas, Asian Studies, Edinburgh University hosted by Department of South Asia Studies & cosponsored by South Asia Center Wine and Cheese reception to follow Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, 2008 South Asian Feminisms: Gender, Culture, and Politics Time: 9:30 AM - 5 PM (Friday); 10 AM - 4:30 PM (Saturday), Venue: 3355 Woodland Walk (near 34th & Walnut ), McNeil Center for Early American Studies Detailed schedule The Conference Committee gratefully acknowledges support and sponsorship from the following: the Provost's Global Initiatives Fund, the South Asia Center, the Alice Paul Center/Women's Studies Program, the University Research Fund, the School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office, the Graduate School of Education, the Department of English, the Center for the Advanced Study of India, and the Department of Anthropology. Saturday, March 29, 2008 'Hello India' Day Time: 11am-4pm, Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia Information Join us in celebrating the rich and unique culture of India. Bring all your senses with you for this experiential day. Become mesmerized by the classical and folk dances from North to South of India. Learn about the highly complex civilization of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, history, art, religions, economics and call-centers. Watch how to make Garam masala (curry powder) and impress your friends and families with a few simple Indian dishes. Enjoy Bollywood films, henna, art and crafts, fashion show. Participate in Rangoli, an art of floor painting with rice flour, petals and lentils. Practice how to minimize stress and maximize flexibility with Yoga. Co-sponsored by the Consulate of India in New York, University of Pennsylvania Museum, South Asia Center, Penn's South Asian Society, Wharton India Club, Camden County College, the Bharatiya Cultural Center of Montgomeryville, PA, and the Indian Association of South Jersey APRIL 2008 Thursday, April 10, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* Workers and Dependents: Categorizing women's labor in the first two decades of post-colonial India 12 Noon - 2 PM, Williams 816 Catherine Warner, South Asia Studies Thursday-Friday, April 10-11, 2008 'Christian Missions and National Identities: Comparative Studies of Cultural Conversions in the Middle East, Africa and Asia' 9 AM - 3:30 PM, 207 College Hall Detailed Schedule For more information contact: Heather J. Sharkey <hsharkey@sas.upenn.edu> Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, the African Studies Center, the South Asia Center, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Graduate School of Education, University Research Foundation, and the Departments of Near Eastern Languages and South Asia Studies. Monday, April 14, 2008 Discussion "My Experiments with Diasporic Writing " 12:15 - 2:15 PM, Venue: 816 Williams Hall Face to Face with Madhu Rye, Gujarati writer Thursday, April 17, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* "Print and Pleasure in the North Indian Public Sphere" 12 Noon - 2 PM, Venue: Williams 816 Francesca Orsini, The School of Oriental and Asian Studies Friday, April 18, 2008: CANCELLED South Asia Music Concert "Raagees - the Musicians" A concert of classical and semi-classical music with Sunday, April 20, 2008 Penn Thillana presents "Expressions: bhava: raga:tala " 4 PM, Venue: Harrison Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum Doors open at 3:30PM It is the passion and purpose of Thillana to share various forms of Classical Indian dance with the Penn community. This show will be highlighting bharatanatyam, an artform that traces it roots to the ancient temples of South India where dancers engaged in story-telling through simple movement. The word bharatanatyam comes from the combination of bhava (expression), raaga (melody), and taala (rhythm), and is suitably named, for the essence of Classical Indian dance is to effectively combine these elements into a beautiful story. Come share in our passion and be sure to save the date for an evening of expression, melody, rhythm and of course, bharatanatyam! Tickets: $5 at Locust Walk and $7 at the Door. Co-sponsored by the South Asia Center Thursday, April 24, 2008 South Asia Colloquium* Recognizing Historical Traditions in Early India 5 PM, Venue: Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall Romila Thapar, Jawaharlal Nehru University Thursday, April 24, 2008 6 PM, Harnwell College House, Rooftop Lounge Sitar and Tabla class performance 6:00 Sitar Class 6:30 Tabla Class 7:00--Snacks-- 7:15 Advanced Sitar group Allyn Miner and Aqeel Bhatti, sitar and tabla Free and open to all. Non-Penn Cardholders: please email your names to Harnwell@pobox.upenn.edu and aminer@sas.upenn.edu with “Harnwell sitar concert” in the subject header by noon of April 23rd to be put on a guest list for access to performace venue. MAY 2008 Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Democracy and the Public Life of History: Conversation with Dipesh Chakrabarty Paper by Dipesh Chakrabarty 1-5:30 PM Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk Details available here JUNE 2008 Monday-Friday, June 23-27th, 2008 Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding Contemporary Cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Summer Institute for K-16 Educators More information can be found at: www.africa.upenn.edu/institute Application can be accessed at: www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu Application Deadline: Monday, June 2 Applicants will be notified by: Monday, June 9 Co-Sponsors: African Studies Center, Middle East Center, South Asia Center, Center for East Asian Studies, and the University Museum Education Department
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	Fall 2007 SEPTEMBER 2007 Thursday, September 13, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "Sumer to Meluha: Maritime activity on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf in the third millenium BC" 12 Noon - 2 PM, Williams 816 Gregory Possehl, University of Pennsylvania Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology Thursday, September 20, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "When is a Rose Apple not a Rose?" 12 Noon - 2 PM, Van Pelt Library, Class of 1955 conference room, 2nd floor, room # 241 Michael Meister, University of Pennsylvania Thursday, September 27, 2007 Documentary Screening and discussion with Filmmaker: "Jashn-e-Azadi" by Sanjay Kak 5 PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 401 Shot and edited between August 2004-2006, Jashn-e-Azadi engages us with the idea of Azadi in Kashmir. In 2007, as India celebrates it's 60th anniversary of Independence, this is also a conversation about Freedom in India. Written and directed by Sanjay Kak, photography Ranjan Palit, edited by Tarun Bhartiya 138 mins / Digital Video, Kashmiri/Urdu/English (English subtitles) Cosponsored by Center for the Advanced Study of India and Cinema Studies Program Friday, September 28, 2007 Women and Indian Classical Music: A Roundtable Discussion 12 Noon - 2 PM, Irvine Auditorium, Room G7 Anuradha Pal, Mumbai Allyn Miner, Department of South Asia Studies Carol Muller, Music Department Amanda Weidman, Bryn Mawr College In conjunction with the visit of Anuradha Pal, India’s best known woman tabla player, we take the opportunity to have a loosely structured conversation about the place and experiences of women in the world of classical Indian music today. Tabla and Sitar Concert featuring Allyn Miner and Anuradha Pal, the world's only female professional tabla payer 8 PM, Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium Anuradha Pal “She has not just shattered the stereotypical image of women musicians but has established herself as the country's only woman tabla player who is pushing the dimensions with her experimentations …''

	OCTOBER 2007 Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Center for the Advanced Study of India presents the Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series "Democracy and Economic Transformation in India." A Public Lecture by Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University 5 PM, Terrace Room, Logan Hall Thursday, October 4, 2007 Democracy in India and Beyond Panel Discussion on Partha Chatterjee’s Politics of the Governed with Ritty Lukose (Graduate School of Education), Rogers Smith (Political Science Department), Greg Urban (Department of Anthropology), and Suvir Kaul (Department of English) 10 AM - 11:30 AM, Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk Chandra Bhan Prasad, "Indian Democracy: Exploding Assumptions About Caste" w/ Partha Chatterjee as discussant 12 - 1:30 PM, Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk Cosponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, the Global Citizenship Group, and the Center for the Advanced Study of India Saturday, October 6, 2007 Department of South Asia Studies presents The Hindi-Urdu Workshop, Fall 2007 Poetry of Khwajah Mir Dard 9 AM - 4 PM, Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall Details available here Thursday, October 11, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "The Current Situation in Bangladesh " 12 Noon - 2 PM, Williams 816 Jon Cebra , former Director, American Center, Dhaka and Penn graduate Friday, October 12, 2007 Penn's International Classroom and other regional institutes host the Reception for International Students & Scholars 5 PM - 7 PM, Chinese Rotunda at Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 For more information call 215-898-4065/4066/4067 Thursday, October 18, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "The Political Logics of Comparison: Benoy Sarkar's Global Sociology" 12 Noon - 2 PM, South Asia Reading Room, Room 551, Van Pelt Library Manu Goswami, New York University Sunday, October 21 - Saturday October 27, 2007 Muslim Students' Association at the University of Pennsylvania host Islam Awareness Week For details visit http://www.upennmsa.org/islam-awareness-week.html or email Bilal M. Choksi at mbchoksi@wharton.upenn.edu Thursday, October 25, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "Poverty Reduction: Relevance of Vietnamese Experience for Bangladesh" 12 Noon - 1:30 PM, Williams 816 Munim Kumar Barai, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh & Fulbright Scholar of the University of Pennsylvania's Program in International Relations NOVEMBER 2007 Thursday, November 8, 2007: CANCELLED due to illness South Asia Colloquium* "Reflections on 'Islam in South Asia in Practice': Is there a story to tell?" 12 Noon - 2 PM, South Asia Reading Room, Room 551, Van Pelt Library Barbara Metcalf, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Cosponsored by the Center for the Advanced Study of India Monday, November 12, 2007 South Asia Seminar at Columbia University "Reverence, contestation, and lively debate: commentary and canon formation in Sanskrit literary culture" 4 PM, Southern Asian Institute, 1134 International Affairs Building, 420 West 118 Street, New York City Deven Patel, University of Pennsylvania Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Works in progress seminars "Middle Eastern Americans: Immigration patterns, Characteristics and Identities " Presenters: -Prof. Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Co-director, Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) at the Graduate Center at CUNY -Prof. Anny Balakian, Associate director of MEMEAC Discussant: -Dr. Tom Ricks, independent scholar 12pm, 209 College Hall, History Lounge (3450 Woodland Walk) For a copy of the paper, contact tapp@sas.upenn.edu Sponsored by the Middle East Center and the South Asia Center Wednesday, November 14th,2007 Panel discussion "Pakistan: Political and Civil crisis" Panelists: -Dr Jamal Elias, Class of 1965 Term Professor of Religious Studies & Chair South Asian Studies Department, University of Pennsylvania -Dr Brian Spooner, Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania -Dr Suvir Kaul, Professor of English, Chair of English Department, University of Pennsylvania -Dr Robert Nichols, Associate Professor of History, Richard Stockton College 5pm, Penn Humanities Forum Presented by the South Asia Center, co-sponsored by the South Asia Studies Department and supported by the Pakistan Penn Society, University of Pennsylvania Thursday, November 15, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "The Making of Western Indology: Henry Thomas Colebrooke and the East India Company" 12 Noon - 2 PM, South Asia Reading Room, Room 551, Van Pelt Library Rosane Rocher & Ludo Rocher Thursday, November 29, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "Spectral Visualities in Karachi's Public Sphere" 12 Noon - 2 PM, room Class of '55 in Van Pelt Library Iftikhar Dadi, Cornell University Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology DECEMBER 2007 Thursday, December 6, 2007 South Asia Colloquium* "A Record of All Languages: Speakers, Scribes and the making of the Linguistic Survey of Colonial India" 12 Noon - 2 PM, South Asia Reading Room, Room 551, Van Pelt Library Shahid Amin, University of Delhi Part of this year's Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology
	Spring 2007



	JANUARY 2007 Jan 13 - Mar 11, 2007 Gaur Art Collection exhibits hosted by Ross Gallery Venue: Ross Gallery Traveling exhibition features 64 modern and contemporary owned by Umesh and Sunanda Gaur, who were featured on the cover of the March 2003 Art and Antiques "Top 100 collectors" issue. In collaboration with Professor Michael Meister, Department of the History of Art and support from the South Asia Center and Art History.



	FEBRUARY 2007 Feb, 2007 Classical Indian Dance performance Penn Thillana group Venue and Time TBA Cosponsored by South Asia Center



	Thursday, Feb 22, 2007 Asia Day For high school students (by invitation) Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania and Center for East Asian Studies, Arthur Ross Gallery



	Saturday, Feb 24, 2007 Pleasurable Stories: Narrative, Polity, and Performance South Asia Forum Venue and Time TBA Cosponsored by Department of South Asia Studies



	MARCH 2007 Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 The Built Environment: Ornament, Function, and Historical Transition South Asia Forum Venue and Time TBA Cosponsored by Department of South Asia Studies



	Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 Mehfil Series: South Asian Music Uday Bhawalkar: dhrupad vocal recital Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum Time: 9am - 3pm Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania


	Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 The South Asia Center presents The Built Environment: Ornament, Function, and Historical Transition Venue: To Be Announced Time: TBA Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies of University of Pennsylvania South Asia Forum



	Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 The South Asia Center presents Dhrupad Vocal Recital: By Uday Bhawalkar Venue: To Be Announced Time: TBA Co-sponsored by Department of South Asia Studies of University of Pennsylvania



	Thursday, Mar 29, 2007 Q&A with Director to follow Mohammed Naqvi (Penn Alumnus - Theatre Arts Major) presents his movie SHAME Venue: The Bridge Cinema de Lux Corner of 40th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104 Time: 7pm A FREE ADMISSION EVENT


	APRIL 2007 Monday, Apr 2, 2007 Film Screenings and Talk IMAGINING THE CITY Two Films on Bombay with Filmmakers Anjali Monteiro and K.P. Jayasankar Film Screenings: Saacha (The Loom) and Naata (The Bond) Venue: Room B3, Meyerson Hall, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Co-sponsored by the South Asia Center, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Center for the Advanced Study of India


	April 6, 2007 Friday and April 7, 2007 Saturday in Iron Gate Theater (3700 Chestnut) on Penn's campus Venue: TBA Time: 8pm-00pm Student Performing Arts Show "I.", a full-length Spring 2007 theatre production by PenNaatak, the University of Pennsylvania's premier South Asian Theater Group. PenNaatak aims to address issues pertinent to the South Asian community both in the United States and abroad.



	April 8, 2007 Saturday in Iron Gate Theater (3700 Chestnut) on Penn's campus Venue: Harrison Heye Sky Lounge Time: 7pm-00pm THILLANA: Penn's Classical Indian Dance troupe presents 'Shuruvaat: A Beginning' Free admissions Refreshments will be served. For more information contact: Amoli Pandya Cosponsored by South Asia Center & PAACH



	April 16, 2007 Monday Venue: CASI, 3600 Market St., St.560 Time: 12pm-1:30pm Talk on "Mobilizing India: Women, Music, and Migration Between India and Trinidad" Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society in Bangalore, India Please RSVP in advance by email: (casi@sas.upenn.edu)or phone (215.746.3159) Co-sponsored by Center for the Advanced Study of India



	Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 Afghanistan Session For K-12 teachers of the Plymouth School District Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania and Center for East Asian Studies, Arthur Ross Gallery



	April 19, 2007 Thursday and April 20, 2007 Friday Date & Time: Thurs. April 19: 5:30PM-8:15PM, Fri. April 20:9:00AM-5:15PM Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Hall MORE INFORMATION: www.gdi.upenn.edu First Annual Penn Global Development Initiative Forum presents, THE UNIVERSITY AS AN AGENT OF GLOBAL CHANGE Welcoming remarks by President Amy Gutmann, Dean Stanton Wortham, and Dean Richard Gelles Keynote speakers: Timothy Unwin, University of London, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D Wadi Haddad, World Bank, Former Deputy Secretary Vanessa Tobin, UNICEF, Deputy Director of Programs Organized by Penn GDI faculty and students, with funding support from co-sponsors:* Office of International Programs, Graduate School of Education, School of Social Policy and Practice, International Literacy Institute, School of Nursing, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, South Asia Center, African Studies Center, Center for East Asian Studies and Middle East Center.



	May 2007 Saturday, May 19, 2007 Asian Art, Philosophies & religion: Across Countries and Time Session for K-12 teachers Michael Linderman, UPenn Venue: University of Pennsylvania Museum Time: TBA Cosponsored by International Classroom at Museum of University of Pennsylvania



	Past Events: • 2005 - 2006 • 2003 - 2004 * South Asia Colloquium is sponsored in part by GSAC, the Graduate Student AssociationsCouncil, the South Asia Center, and the Department of South Asia Studies at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Part of this year's "Occasional Series entitled "Publics Beyond Print: Technologies of Circulation in South Asia" Co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies, The Annenberg School's Center for Global Communication Studies, The South Asia Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, The Center for the Advanced Study of India, and The Department of Anthropology


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