Upcoming Events
WESeminar Panel Discussion featuring Prof. Hirsch Sawhney, Prof. Indira Karamcheti and Alexander Chee '89
Contributions to Asian and Asian American Literature
Saturday, October 25, 2025
2pm-3pm in Boger Hall 112
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Global South Asian Studies Open House
Monday, October 27, 2025
5:00pm in Fisk 201 (Fries Center for Global Studies Lobby)
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Henna Utsav
Join us for a relaxing, cultural experience dedicated to the beautiful artistry of Henna.
Organizer: Fulbright FLTA for Hindi, Dhara Kanchan
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 5:00pm, Fisk 209
Please RSVP here, spaces are limited.
Bollywood Movie Night
A fun evening of a Bollywood film and Indian snacks!
Organizer: Fulbright FLTA for Hindi, Dhara Kanchan
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 5pm-7:30pm, Fisk 209
Please RSVP here, spaces are limited.
GSAS Lecture Series 2025-26
Lecture: Kolby Hanson, Wesleyan University
Ordinary Rebels: Rank-and-File Militants Between War and Peace
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12pm-1pm Fisk 302
Past Events
GSAS Lecture Series 2025-26
Lecture: David Nelson, Wesleyan University
T. Ranganathan: A Centenary Celebration
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 12pm-1pm Fisk 302
Kalā Sangam: A Celebration of Indian Art
A hands-on workshop exploring the rich artistic traditions of India, including Warli, Madhubani, Lippan, and Mandala art.
Organizer: Fulbright FLTA for Hindi, Dhara Kanchan
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 5pm-6pm, Fisk 209
GSAS Lecture Series 2025-26
Lecture: Anuja Jain, Wesleyan University
Screen, State, and Dissent: Cinema in the Times of Authoritarianism
Friday, Sept 19, 2025, 12pm-1pm Fisk 302
Navaratri Festival 2025
Wednesday, September 24-Saturday, September 27, 2025
Lecture: Steven E. Sidebotham
Of Ships and Gods: Indians at Berenike and how they got there
Monday, February 24, 2025, 4:30pm
Frank Center for Public Affairs, Room 100
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Lecture: Professor Indira Karamcheti, Wesleyan University
Indian Indenture in the French Sugar Plantations
Saturday, November 2. 3:00 - 5:00
AFH Conference Center
57 Charter Oak Ave Hartford, CT
All That Breathes
Film Screening and Conversation with Director Shaunak Sen
Monday, April 8, 2024
7:00 pm
The Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies
Lecture: Professor Hardeep Dhillon, University of Pennsylvania
Memories: A Microhistory of Expatriation and Family Life
March 26, 2024
6:00 pm
Downey 200 (Lounge)
Play performance: The Elephant is Very Like by Ankita Raturi
February 15, 2024
7:30 pm
Theater Department Studio
