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New Books in South Asian Studies

New Books in South Asian Studies

Interviews with Scholars of South Asia about their New Books

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1,440 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in South Asian Studies has been publishing since 2011, and across the 15 years since has built a catalogue of 1,440 episodes. That works out to over 1300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 42 min and 1h 5m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 109 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 226 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
1,440
Running
2011–2026 · 15y
Median length
54 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Niharika Pandit, "Occupying the Everyday: Militarisation and Gendered Politics of Living in Kashmir" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Aug 25, 202659 min

Vivek Neelakantan, "The Emergence of International Health Policy in Southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka, 1937–1978" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Aug 22, 20261h 1m

Sandip Roy, "Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal" (Seagull Books, 2026)

Aug 20, 202642 min

Utathya Chattopadhyaya, "Ganja Matters: Empire and the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India" (U California Press, 2026)

Aug 19, 202659 min

Mithi Mukherjee, "Asianism and the Fall of Empire: India's Road to Freedom" (U California Press, 2026)

Aug 16, 20261h 9m

The MANTRAMS Project and Digital Mantra Research: A Discussion with Borayin Larios

Aug 13, 2026

James Lochtefeld, "God’s Own Land: Sacred Landscape, Pilgrim Economy and Religious Change in the Ganga Himalaya" (Lever Press, 2026)

Aug 13, 202645 min

Daniel Majchrowicz, "A Journey to Mecca and London: The Travels of an Indian Muslim Woman, 1909–1910" (Indiana UP, 2025)

Aug 10, 20261h 1m

Dalit Studies with Ramnarayan Rawat, K. Satyanarayana and Sanal Mohan

Aug 10, 20261h 7m

Edward T. G. Anderson, "Hindu Nationalism in the Indian Diaspora: Transnational Politics and British Multiculturalism" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Aug 8, 20261h 5m

Muslims and the Minority Question across the Indian Ocean: A Conversation With Roy Bar Sadeh

Aug 5, 20261h 10m

Monalisa Adhikari, "A Post-Liberal Peace: How Emergent Powers Are Reshaping Global Conflict Management" (Cornell UP, 2026)

Aug 2, 20261h 4m

Nabi Sahak, "Anglo-Afghan Power and Politics, 1893–1947: The Durand Line Unmasked" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

Jul 31, 202630 min

The Long Reach of the Strong Arm: Evolving Forms of Transnational Authoritarianism in Asia and Beyond

Jul 30, 2026

Mitra Sharafi, "Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia" (Cornell UP, 2026)

Jul 25, 202657 min

Samantha Iyer, "Agrarian Superpower: Food, Development, and the Global Ascendancy of the United States" (Columbia UP, 2026)

Jul 25, 202645 min

Lily Kelting, "Against Heritage: The Reinvention of Traditional Foods" (UNC Press, 2026)

Jul 24, 20261h 3m

Dominik A. Haas, "South Asia Before Religion: Reflections on an Anachronistic Concept" (Knowledge Commons Works, 2026)

Jul 23, 202648 min

Debolina Dutta, "A Jurisprudence of Conversations: Law, Life and Feminism in Post-colonial India" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Jul 22, 20262h 1m

Caste as a Material Question with Rahul Sonpimple

Jul 20, 20261h 5m
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