Maxwell School Events Calendar

South Asia Center Events

• Symposium | South Asia's Publics

  April 24, 2026 At 3 p.m.-April 25, 2026 At 5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220, Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room

  This symposium hosted by the South Asia Center at Syracuse University is dedicated to exploring interconnected questions about collective public life and scholarship on South Asia and beyond.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  April 22, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join us for a great opportunity to practice your conversation skills and learn more about Hindi-Urdu culture.

• Shoumitro Chatterjee | No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from India

  April 20, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Shoumitro Chatterjee from Johns Hopkins University will explore and identify how exit barriers are partially at fault for India’s underdeveloped manufacturing sector.

• Film & Discussion | Jang o Gol Bibi (War and Gol Bibi)

  April 16, 2026, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Kamalan Bebagr (National College of Arts) will discuss the film Jang o Gol Bibi, a cinematic portrait of Baloch women’s resilience in one of the densest militarized regions of Pakistan, Balochistan.

• Tamil Culture and Conversation Table

  April 15, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for the April Tamil table. All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  April 08, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join us for a great opportunity to practice your conversation skills and learn more about Hindi-Urdu culture.

• Geraldine Forbes | Bengali Pats / Story Scrolls: My Collection

  April 07, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  In this talk, Geraldine Forbes (SUNY Oswego) will reflect on the artwork she acquired over four decades of research and how the subjects, gender and medium of the artists evolved over time.

• Bangla Culture and Conversation Table

  April 01, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Come learn and practice your Bangla conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• Film and Discussion: Saffron Kingdom (2024)

  March 31, 2026, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. EDT

  Physics Building, Stolkin Auditorium

  Saffron Kingdom, directed and produced by Arfat Sheikh, traces the journey of three generations as they confront the political turmoil and personal upheaval shaped by Kashmir’s history.

• The Effect of Judges' Institutional Interests on a Free Press: South Asia, Europe, and the Americas

  March 31, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Stephan Stohler, associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School, will discuss judicial decision-making through the lens of institutional self-interest.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  March 25, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join us for a great opportunity to practice your conversation skills and learn more about Hindi-Urdu culture.

• Book Talk | SAC | Mother Tongue and English: The Politics of Language in Indian Higher Education

  March 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Chaise LaDousa (Hamilton College) and Christina Davis (Western Illinois Univ.) examine education policy and a campus cultural event to trace ideological constructions of mother tongue and English.

• Tamil Culture and Conversation Table

  March 18, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for the March Tamil table. All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• Workshop | Pali Chandra | Embodied Traditions: Indian Classical Techniques for Today’s Dancer

  March 16, 2026, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220 | Dr. Paul & Natalie Strasser Legacy Room

  In this movement-based workshop, Pali Chandra, Ph.D., introduces students to key principles of Indian classical dance.

• Bangla Culture and Conversation Table

  March 04, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Come learn and practice your Bangla conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• Pasang Sherpa | Climate Change and the Third Pole

  March 03, 2026, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 220/341

  Pasang Sherpa (University of British Columbia) presents a workshop, “Whose Climate Change Story Have We Subscribed To?” and a lecture, “Life on the Third Pole under a New Season of Climate Change.”

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  February 25, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join us for a great opportunity to practice your conversation skills and learn more about Hindi-Urdu culture.

• Graduate Student Perspectives on South Asian Art

  February 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EST

  Shaffer Art Building, SU Art Museum

  Syracuse University graduate students of South Asia discuss works of art from the Syracuse University Art Museum collections in relation to their own writing, research and art-making practices.

• Tamil Culture and Conversation Table

  February 18, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for the first Tamil table of the spring semester!

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  February 11, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for the first Hindi-Urdu table of the spring semester!