South Asian Studies (MA) (60EC)
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Prof.dr. N.K. Wickramasinghe
Nira Wickramasinghe is Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. Her primary interests are identity politics, everyday life under colonialism and the relationship between state and society in modern South Asia. View her full profile here.
Dr. R. Das
Ritanjan Das is a university lecturer in contemporary South Asian politics at the Leiden Institute of Area Studies. View his full profile here.
Dr. S. Poddar
Sanjukta Poddar is a cultural and social historian of modern South Asia with an interest in examining cultural contestations within colonial and postcolonial societies. View her full profile here.
A. Avtans
Abhishek Avtans is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. View his profile here.
Dr. B.K. Jansen
Berthe Jansen is Assistant Professor of Tibetan Studies at Leiden University. View her full profile here.