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SASA Exemplar Awards

Session One: The Resilience of Gandhi and the Bhagavad Gītā
Session Two: Environmental Difficulty and Resilience in South Asia
Session Three: The Resilience of Women in South Asia
Session Four: Buddhism/Jainism/Meditation
Session Five: Literature, the Arts, Maritime Trade, and Dalit Communities
Session Six: The Jain Haribhadras: Traditions of Tolerance
Session Seven: RaagRang Visual Exploration
Session Eight: Is Nepal a Shangrila? A Roundtable

South Asian countries emerged as independent resilient nations from the mid-20th century. These milestones ushered in new political and economic structures, as well as created fertile ground for national pride and a redefinition of religious and even gender identities. Our SASA gathering will examine the intersections of tradition and modernity from multiple perspectives.