South Asia Program
South Asian Studies Fellowships
South Asia Studies Fellows had the opportunity to collaborate with Cornell faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students, and to involve themselves in South Asia Program activities.
Tagore Lecture in Modern Indian Literature
Rabindranath Tagore Lecture Series in Modern Indian Literature
The Rabindranath Tagore Lecture Series in Modern Indian Literature is made possible by a gift from the late Cornell Professor Emeritus Narahari Umanath Prabhu and his wife, Sumi Prabhu. Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s expansive imagination, unbounded by geopolitical boundaries, the series has regularly featured prominent writers from across South Asia and its diasporas.
All Tagore Lectures are free and open to the public. Previous lectures, with links to full videos, are below.
Outreach
Outreach to community colleges and K-12 educators is part of the South Asia Program's forty-year mission as a U.S. Department of Education National Resource Center (NRC). Our outreach efforts help educators internationalize their curriculum to teach about South Asia through fellowships, professional development workshops, culture kits, and more.
About
The South Asia Program (SAP) serves as an interdisciplinary hub for Cornell students, faculty, staff, community members, and academic visitors.
Allen R. Carlson
Associate Professor, Government
Allen R. Carlson is an associate professor of government. He earned his PhD from Yale University’s Department of Political Science. His undergraduate degree is from Colby College.
He is a core faculty member of the East Asia Program and affiliated with the South Asia Program and Comparative Muslim Societies Program.
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- EAP Core Faculty
- SAP Faculty Associate
- SEAP Faculty Associate
Contact
Email: arc26@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-254-6022
Daniel Boucher
Associate Professor, Asian Studies
Daniel Boucher is an associate professor of Asian studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focus is Buddhist studies, particularly the early development of the cluster of Indian Buddhist movements called the Mahayana and their transmission to China in the first few centuries of the Common Era. Related interests include translation as a religious genre, with special focus on the earliest translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese; Buddhist Middle Indo-Aryan; art historical, epigraphical, and archeological sources for the study of religion.
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- EAP Core Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
Contact
Email: djb38@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-0723
Funding
Student Funding Opportunities
The South Asia Program's funding resources for undergraduate and graduate students include summer and academic year fellowships for the study of modern South Asian languages.
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies coordinates the Fulbright U.S. Student Program at Cornell through which students can travel to South Asia.
Academics
The South Asia Program does not offer any degrees or certificates, although we support undergraduate South Asian Studies majors and minors, and
Publications
SAP is the world's leading publisher of Sinhala language textbooks, with books for colloquial and literary, beginning and intermediate language learners.
Events
SAP hosts a weekly seminar series. For the Spring 2026 semester, we are hosting in-person events, typically at 12:15 pm Mondays in G08 Uris Hall. All events are open to the public. All times Eastern (New York) Time.