Interview: Dr. Srinath Raghavan
Interview with Dr. Srinath Raghavan on 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh Shreyas: We are delighted to have with us Dr. Srinath Raghavan. Dr. Raghavan is a professor of international relations and history of Ashoka University. The book that...
Member Achievement: Kaneesha Parsard
Recently, COSAS member Kaneesha Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, published an article titled “Criticism as Proposition” in the South Atlantic Quarterly. Parsard’s newest essay, “Criticism as Proposition,” is animated by the question: What is possible...
Member Achievement: Tori Gross
Recently, COSAS member Dr. Tori Gross published an article titled “Constructing a caste in the past: Revisionist histories and competitive authority in South India” in Modern Asian Studies. The article examines the political history of the Devendrakula Vellalars...
Faculty Highlight: C.M. Naim
Shende: Congratulations on your new book A Most Noble Life: The Biography of Ashrafunnisa Begum (1840-1903). Could you briefly tell us what and who the book is about? Naim: The book consists of two major sections. One is a translation of the biography of Ashrafunnisa...
Faculty Highlight: Laura Ring
Doan: Congratulations on your newly published poetry/hybrid chapbook, Field Notes Recovered from the Expedition to Devil’s Peak, which was selected as the inaugural winner of the Foster-Stahl chapbook competition. Can you give us a summary of the book? Ring: This is a...
N. Govindarajan
Assistant Instructional Professor in South Asian Languages and Civilizations
Member Achievement: Paul Staniland
Congratulations to COSAS Member Paul Staniland, Associate Professor of Political Science and Faculty Chair of the Committee on International Relations (CIR), on his recently published book, Ordering Violence: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to...
James Vaughn
Assistant Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division; Affiliate Faculty in History
Kaneesha Parsard
Assistant Professor in the English Department