The British Association for South Asian Studies
About us
The British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) is the largest UK academic association for the study of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, and the South Asian diaspora.
BASAS supports advanced research in the humanities and social sciences of South Asia. One of the overseas organisations grant-aided by the British Academy, it is a registered charity (number 264591).
By Dr Monika Barthwal-Datta,
University of Surrey
News & Events
Call for Papers: Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS) 2022 Conference
Submission Deadline: 15th August 2022 We invite abstracts for the 2nd biennial conference of the Indian Association for South Asian...
BASAS Book Prize 2022: In conversation with Usha Iyer
On 28th June 2022 (4:00 – 5:30pm (BST)), BASAS held the following event: A conversation with Dr Usha Iyer,...
Call for Papers: Independence for Whom?
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2022 The South Asianist is open to submissions for its 10th anniversary issue! The new...
International Workshop – Relations between the Indus Civilisation and the Aegean in the Bronze Age
A collaboration between prehistorians in the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania International Workshop RELATIONS...