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outho S sia A Newsletter Centre of South Asian Studies www.soas.ac.uk/csas/ No 68 January 2008 Forthcoming events at SOAS this term: Centre of South Asian Studies Annual Lecture. Further details on Page 10 Annual Lecture ‘Politics of Personal Laws ’ in South Asia by Partha S. Ghosh Annual Lecture Annual Professor of South Asian Politics School of International StudiesThe speakers Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi The Why India? Why Now? conference proudly boasts an exceptional line-up of world renowned business and creative industries names. Rodney Fitch CBE, Fitch – Conference Chair Founder of internationally acclaimed design agency, Fitch, a former member of the Design Council, and a past president of the Designers and Art Directors 7-8pm on Tuesday,Association 11 March and the Chartered 2008 Society of Designers. in the Khalili LectureLaura Hoke, Theatre, Creative SOAS Connexions. Delivering the conference welcome address. Jaina Art & All Welcome Alpesh Patel, UK Trade and Industry Dealmakers between India and UK. One of the UK’s most well Enquiries: [email protected] fi nancial commentators and authors with nine best selling books on trading. Graham Cartledge, Benoy. A fellow of the Chartered of South Asian Studies Society of Designers for more than 35 years, with a Architecture distinguished career in architecture and design. Sharon Bamford, CEO of UK-India Business Council. Lead organisation supporting UK India commerce. Parminder Vir OBE, Film Producer. Conference Content Organiser. A member of BAFTA, appointed Centre to the UK Film Council in 1999. Designed by the Centres & Programmes Office, SOAS Mehmood Khan, Indian Institute of Management. Working at Unilever since 1982 across divisions such as International conference Marketing, Exports, Procurement, Business Development and Innovation. for the UK creative industries Janice Hughes, Spectrum Value Partners. A respected and experienced economist in the fi eld of fi xed and Monday 28th January 2008 mobile telecommunications. SOAS, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG Parvinder Bhatia, VTR plc / Prime Focus Group. Freepost Plus RRRL-ALHT-ATGX Plus Freepost Now? Why India? Why 119 Room Limited Artscom London Street Davies 65 London 5DA W1K Associated with industry bodies in India including FICCI and CII. www.whyindiawhynow.com Peter Day, BBC Radio 4. Afternoon Panel Chair. One of the most renowned business reporters in the United Kingdom, at the forefront of the business news creative for more than 30 years. connexions New Approach to the Study of Jaina Art & Architecture the 8th annual Jain lecture by M.N.P. Tiwari 18.00, Thursday, 6 March 2008 and all day workshop Why India? Why Now? Conference 09.00-19.00, Friday, 7 March 2008 Further details on All Welcome Page 14 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS Programme: http://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies Enquiries: [email protected] ‘Jaina Art & Architecture’ Workshop and Annual Lecture Further details on Page 12 Tasher Desh: Dance Drama by Tagore Further details on Page 9 CENTRE MEMBERS Professor Ravi AHUJA PHD(HEIDELBERG) Dr Stephen P HUGHES BA(BATES COLL., LEWISTON) MA PHD(CHICAGO) Professor of Modern South Asian History Lecturer in Social Anthropology Department of History [email protected] Department of Anthropology and Sociology [email protected] Dr Daud ALI BA(WILLIAM & MARY) MA PHD(CHICAGO) Professor Michael J HUTT BA PHD(LONDON) Senior Lecturer in Early Indian History Professor of Nepali and Himalayan Studies Department of History [email protected] Dean of Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Dr Rochana BAJPAI BA(BARODA) MA(JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIV) PHD(OXON) [email protected] Lecturer in the Politics of Asia/Africa Department of Politics and International Studies Professor Mushtaq KHAN BA(OXON) MPHIL PHD(CANTAB) [email protected] Professor of Economics Department of Economics [email protected] Dr Crispin BRANFOOT BA(MANCHESTER) MA PHD(LONDON) Lecturer in South Asian Art and Archaeology Mr Abul Hussain KHONDOKER Department of Art and Archaeology [email protected] Lector in Bengali Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia School of Oriental and African Studies Dr Whitney COX BA(VIRGINIA) MA PHD(CHICAGO) Lecturer in Sanskrit Dr Martin W LAU MA PHD(LONDON) Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Reader in Law [email protected] School of Law [email protected] Dr Kate CROSBY BA DPHIL(OXON) Dr Jens LERCHE MA PHD(COPENHAGEN) Senior Lecturer in Buddhist Studies Senior Lecturer in Development Studies Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Department of Development Studies [email protected] Dr Philippe CULLET LLM(LONDON) MA(LONDON) JSD(STANDFORD) Dr Angelika MALINAR MA PHD(TÜßINGEN) Reader in International Environmental Law Senior Lecturer in Hinduism School of Law [email protected] Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Dr Jeevan S DEOL BA(BRITISH COLUMBIA) MPHI (LONDON) PHD(CANTAB) Dr Magnus MARSDEN BA PHD(CANTAB) Lecturer in Urdu and South Asian Studies Lecturer in Social Anthropology with reference to South and Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Central Asia [email protected] Department of Anthropology and Sociology [email protected] Dr Sonali DERANIYAGALA BA(CANTAB) MA(LONDON) DPHIL(OXON) Mr Nicholas MARTLAND Lecturer in Economics Librarian for South Asia, South East Asia & Pacific Studies Department of Economics [email protected] Library and Information Service [email protected] Professor Rachel DWYER BA(LONDON) MPHIL)OXON) PHD(LONDON) Dr Matthew MCCARTNEY BA(CANTAB) MPHIL(OXON) Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema Lecturer in Economics with reference to South Asia Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Department of Economics [email protected] [email protected] Professor Werner F MENSKI MA(KIEL) PHD(LONDON) Mr Alexander FISCHER BA(LSE) MA(HEIDELBERG) Professor of South Asian Laws Lecturer in Law School of Law [email protected] School of Law [email protected] Mr Satoshi MIYAMURA BA(TOKYO) MA(HITOTSUBASHI) MSC(LONDON) Dr Peter FLÜGEL MA DPHIL (MAINZ) Teaching Fellow in Economics Teaching Fellow Department of Economics [email protected] Chair, Centre for Jaina Studies Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Professor David MOSSE BA DPHIL(OXON) Professor of Social Anthropology Dr Jonathan GOODHAND BA PGCE(BIRMINGHAM) MSC PHD(MANCHESTER) Department of Anthropology and Sociology [email protected] Senior Lecturer in Development Practice Department of Development Studies [email protected] Mr Rakesh NAUTIYAL BA MA(GARHWAL) LLB Lector in Hindi Dr Almut HINTZE BA(HEIDELBERG) MPHIL(OXON) DPHIL(ERLANGEN) Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia DHABIL(BERLIN) [email protected] Zartoshty Brothers Senior Lecturer in Zoroastrianism Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] 2 South Asia Newsletter: No 68 January 2008 School of Oriental and African Studies Dr Matthew J NELSON BA(BOWDOIN) PHD(COLUMBIA) Dr Pasquale SCARAMOZZINO LAUREA(ROME) MSC PHD(LONDON) Lecturer in the Politics of Asia/Africa Reader in Economics Department of Politics and International Studies Department of Financial and Management Studies [email protected] [email protected] Dr Francesca ORSINI BA (VENICE) PHD(SOAS) Professor Christopher SHACKLE BA DIPSOC ANTHROP BLITT(OXON) Lecturer in the Literatures of North India PHD(LONDON) FBA Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Research Professor of the Modern Languages of South Asia [email protected] Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Dr Caroline OSELLA BA PHD(LONDON) Dr Edward SIMPSON BSOC.SCI(MANCHESTER) PHD(LONDON) Reader in Anthropology with reference to South Asia Lecturer in Social Anthropology Department of Anthropology and Sociology [email protected] Department of Anthropology and Sociology [email protected] Dr Ulrich PAGEL BA PHD(LONDON) Dr Subir SINHA BA(DELHI) MA PHD(NORTHWESTERN) Senior Lecturer in Language and Religion in Tibet and Middle Lecturer in Institutions and Development Asia Department of Development Studies [email protected] Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Dr Tadeusz SKORUPSKI LTH(VATICAN) PHD(LONDON) Dr Avril A POWELL MA(CANTAB) PGCE PHD(LONDON) Reader in Buddhist Studies Reader in the History of Islam in South Asia Director, Centre of Buddhist Studies Department of History [email protected] Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Mr Krishna PRADHAN BA MA(TRIBHUVAN) Dr Renata SÖHNEN-THIEME DRPHIL(MAINZ) Lector in Nepali Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia [email protected] [email protected] Dr Theodore PROFERES BA(NEW YORK) MA PHD(HARVARD) Dr Shabnum TEJANI BA(OBERLIN COLL) MA MPHIL PHD(COLUMBIA) Lecturer in Ancient Indian Religions Lecturer in the History of Modern South Asia Associate Dean, Learning & Teaching Department of History [email protected] Department of the Study of Religions [email protected] Dr Hanne-Ruth THOMPSON Dr William RADICE MA DPHIL(OXON) Lector in Bengali Senior Lecturer in Bengali Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia [email protected] [email protected] Professor Tom TOMLINSON MA PHD(CANTAB) Dr Parvathi RAMAN BA PHD(LONDON) Research Professor of Economic History Lecturer in Social Anthropology Department of History [email protected] Chair, Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies Department of Anthropology and Sociology [email protected] Dr Simona VITTORINI Lecturer in State and Development Professor Peter G ROBB BA(WELLINGTON) PHD(LONDON) FRHISTS Department