South Asian Studies

painting of an Indian man and woman sitting by a stream Bowdoin offers courses in the anthropology, art, history, and religions of South Asia, from early times until the present. We are also affiliated with excellent off-campus study programs in India and Sri Lanka.
ISLE - Intercollegiate Sri Lanka Education
SITA - South India Term Abroad
We encourage all serious students to spend a semester or a year studying in South Asia.

Faculty

Sara Dickey, South Asian culture
John Holt, South Asian religion
Sree Padma Holt, South Asian culture
Mitchell Numark, South Asian history
Rachel Sturman, South Asian history