Agrarian Crisis in India? Conference, April 5-6, 2013

The Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium will hold their annual conference at Cornell University on April 5 and 6, 2013. The focus of the conference this year will be on current debates about agricultural in India.

2013 NESSA Event Explores Life in Indian-Occupied Kashmir

On Friday, February 8, 2013, we will host an afternoon focusing on Indian-Occupied Kashmir, the location of one of the world's most long running conflicts. The event will begin at 2:30 pm in 060 Eggers.

Documentary examines Food, Culture and Politics

Stir. Fry. Simmer. raises interesting questions as it addresses issues of food, memory, nostalgia, belonging, family, community, nation, alienation, desire and disgust, politics, prejudice and power…

SU Rising: Bring Awareness to Violence Against Women

On Thursday, Feb. 14, two events at Syracuse University will address the endemic  problem of violence against women, both globally and locally.  A Community Wide Dialogue will be held in the chapel from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.  From 5:30-6:30 p.m., campus and community members will gather for a candlelight vigil to remember and honor victims and survivors of violence against women.

Memory and Poltics at a Hindu Temple

Anisha Saxena, an art historian and Fulbright Scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, who will give a talk entitled, "Memory, History, Conflict and Claim: Rishabhdeo Temple, Rajasthan" on Tuesday, February 5 at 12:30 pm in 100 Eggers Hall. Her talk will discuss the Rishabhdeo temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan which has had a long history of pluralism.