South Asia Scholarships Student Panel

This panel will feature three winners of student scholarships on South Asia, speaking about their work in summer 2026:

-Parag Jyoti Saikia, winner of the Koneru R. Rao Global Fellowship for 2026, will speak on his anthropological fieldwork in Assam

-Preethi Saravanan, winner of the graduate Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship for 2026, will speak on her public health and medical anthropology research with South Asian diaspora communities in North Carolina

-Rhea Bakshi, winner of the undergraduate Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship for 2026, will speak on her community engagement with artisans in Rajasthan

Come join us to enjoy the panel, learn about opportunities for student scholarships on South Asia, and sample some samosas and chai.