The South Asia Council is one of three regional councils affiliated with the Canadian Asian Studies Association. It brings together and represents the views of scholars, policy-makers, students, and activists who are members of CASA and are interested in the academic study of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the South Asian diaspora.
The SAC participates in the biennial conferences organised by the Canadian Asian Studies Association. The South Asia Council has historically also administered the best dissertation award in Humanities and Social Sciences for scholars who are Canadian citizens and/or who have been granted their doctoral degrees in Canadian Universities.
Chair:
Gopika Solanki,
Department of Political Science,
Carleton University
Email: gopika_solanki@carleton.ca
Treasurer:
Chinnaiah Jangam,
Department of History,
Carleton University
Email: chinnaiah_jangam@carleton.ca
Member at Large:
Mathieu Boisvert,
Département de sciences des religions,
Université du Québec à Montréal
Email: boisvert.mathieu@uqam.ca
Ex-Officio Member:
Margot Wilson,
Department of Anthropology,
University of Victoria
Email: mwmoore@uvic.ca
Student Representative:
Julie Vig,
Department of Asian Studies,
University of British Columbia
Email: julie.vig@alumni.ubc.ca
