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
Job Opportunity: Academic Fellow – Derby Track Tenure Fellowship
Submission Deadline: 17th June 2022 The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Liverpool is delighted...
Opportunity: Project Coordinator – Sangam Festival & Partition Education Group Partnership
Project Coordinator Brief Sangam Festival and Partition Education Group are seeking a coordinator to lead on an inter-generational...
BASAS Annual Lecture: Professor Samita Sen, “Maids in Movement: Unionising Domestic Workers in India” (6th June 2022)
The 2022 BASAS Annual Lecture will be held in conjunction with the Kings India Institute as it celebrates its...
Launch of Deana Heath’s Colonial Terror: Torture and State Violence in Colonial India
Our New Books in Perpetrator Studies Series continues on May 26, 2022 at 18.00 CET with a discussion of...