Above: SASA 2018 Conference organizers and supporters after the wrap party.
Included are SASA Board Members, Ken Silverman (Chairman), Dr. Deepak Shimkhada (President), Dr. Vandana Asthana, Dr. Purnima Bhatt, Dr. David Blundell, Dr. Bradley Clough, and Dr. Cynthia Humes. Also pictured are Naresh Barsagade, Deepti Dawar, Arvind Gupta, Sundus Jaber, Benjamin Kaila, Ravi Kapur, Kumran Muthusami, Adam Pave, N. Gauthan Prabhu, Ashok Chandra Shukla, Jon Paul Sydnor, Frank Tadesco, and Hui-Jin Wang.
(NOTE: If you’re in the photo and not named, please call or text and tell us: 626.755.9868 )
The South Asian Studies Association (SASA) is an alliance of scholars, academicians, and business leaders dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the region’s global importance. This is accomplished via study of its history, cultures, religions, philosophies, governance, politics, economics, art, literature, and more. SASA members and collaborators focus on South Asia’s rich and diverse past, its bold and remarkable present, and its soaring prospects for the future.
Since 2007 SASA has hosted eleven international conferences at preeminent colleges and universities across America, including one each in India and in Russia. We have additionally published six books and five issues of the scholarly journal Exemplar, and bestowed annual Exemplar Awards on 18 prominent South Asia scholars and community service leaders. We have additionally produced and live-streamed multiple interviews with South Asia-focused scholars and newsmakers.
India Pakistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal Myanmar Bhutan Maldives
5,000 years of history and home to a quarter of the earth’s population and the world’s fastest growing major economy
SASA 2019 Conference ♦ March 1 – 3, 2019
South Asian Studies Association
Claremont McKenna College – Claremont, California
Shining A Spotlight On South Asia:
Arts | Business | Culture | Economics | Entrepreneurship | Gender | Governance
Education | NGOs and Nonprofits | Philanthropy | Philosophy | Religions | Trade
• 80+ Scholarly Presentations
• 4 Major Plenary Sessions
• Cultural Performances
• Exemplar Awards Banquet
• 20+ Richly Diverse Panel Sessions
• Speakers from Around the Globe
• Regional Cuisine
• Unique Exhibits
Dr. Hiram Chodosh
President
Claremont McKenna College
Ambassador
V. Ashok
Consul General of India
(San Francisco)
Adrian Mutton
Founder & CEO
Sannam S4 Group
Dr. Meghana Joshi
Program Director
Biocon-KGI Program
Keck Graduate Institute
Dr. Bryan Penprase
Dean of Faculty
Soka University of America
Dr. Larry Cox
Associate Professor – Entrepreneurship
Pepperdine University
Ken Silverman
SASA Chairman & CEO
Head of North America Sannam S4 Group
Dr. Vandana Asthana
SASA Director & Executive Chair of SASA 2018 Program Committee; Founder Eco Friends (India)
Navin Doshi
SASA Director
Philanthropist, Author, Entrepreneur, Investor
Robin Meili
Director
International Programs
The RAND Corporation
Vandana Tilak
President
Akshaya Patra, USA
William Simon
Global Sector Leader,
Media & Entertainment
Korn Ferry
Dr. Ajit Singh
Managing Director
Artiman Ventures
Smita Bagla
President
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
Southern California
CEO Gamritt Inc.
Arnold Peter, Esq
SASA Director
Managing Partner
The Peter Law Group
Ravi Kapur
Founder & CEO
Diya TV
Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy
Director
National Institute of Food & Agriculture
US Dept. of Agriculture
Dr. Mukesh Aghi
President
US-India Strategic
Partnership Forum
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