Event Category: South Asia
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South Asia
The Sacred Grove and the City: Analysis of Preferences in India’s National Capital Region
Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240 2204 Erwin Rd., Durham, NC 27708 United States, NC, United StatesThe Global Asia Initiative Environmental Humanities Series David Grace proposes to present findings from his 2016 survey of residents living near four sacred grove sites at various levels of urbanization in India’s National Capital Region and its southern periphery. This … Read more
South Asian Studies Major Info Session
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSouth Asia is India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan and more… Interested in one of the world’s most complex and dynamic regions? Join us for an end-of-semester info session on South Asian Studies at UNC! Find out about opportunities … Read more
Sangeet Saagar
Memorial Hall Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSangeet Saagar is the premier South Asian A Cappella Competition on the East Coast featuring 6 teams from across the nation, hosted by Delta Sigma Iota Fraternity, Inc. Teams will be singing mashups of popular Hindi and English songs. The … Read more
Unani Medicine in India: Early Families, Colonial Contestations and Modern Practice
Caldwell Hall, Room 105 Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Standing in Cement: Possibilities Created by Ravan on the Chhattisgarhi Plains
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Diwali Night
It's that time of the year! As the celebration of lights and joy comes around UNC Yuva and Carolina Asia Center are coming together to once again host our annual Diwali Night! It's going to be a night filled with … Read more
Film Screening: “Remarkable Journey: Founding the Asian Indian Community in North Carolina” – Steven Channing, Director and Coproducer
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesExplore the pioneer generation of immigrants from India and the challenges faced in passing the “essence of India” on to their children. A panel discussion will follow the film screening. Presented with Video Dialog Inc. and the Southern Documentary … Read more
ASIA 231 Student Film Screenings and Chollywood Awards
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the students of "Bollywood Cinema" for their film project screenings. You can vote for best film, best actors, etc. From 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided. For more info contact Afroz Taj at taj@unc.edu.
Deadline: FLAS Fellowship
The Foreign Language & Area Studies(FLAS) Fellowship gives students funding to study a not commonly studied language such as Arabic, Chinese, Hindu, Japanese, Korean, Persian and Urdu. Grants are available for both the academic year and summer and are available … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center supports diverse Asia-related events. However, CAC co-sponsorship of any talk, seminar, documentary screening, film screening, performance or celebration does not constitute endorsement of or agreement with the views presented therein. As an academic institution, we value diverse perspectives that promote dialogue and understanding.