Top Global Universities with Dedicated South Asian Studies Programs

Here are some of the prestigious universities in the US, UK, and other countries that have dedicated departments or centers for South Asian Studies:

United States 🇺🇸

1. Harvard University – South Asia Institute
2. University of Chicago – Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations
3. Columbia University – South Asia Institute
4. Yale University – South Asian Studies Council
5. Princeton University – Program in South Asian Studies
6. Stanford University – Center for South Asia
7. University of California, Berkeley – Institute for South Asia Studies
8. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – Center for India and South Asia
9. University of Pennsylvania – South Asia Center
10. Cornell University – South Asia Program
11. Duke University – South Asian Studies Program
12. Johns Hopkins University – South Asia Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
13. University of Michigan – Center for South Asian Studies
14. University of Texas at Austin – South Asia Institute
15. University of Washington – South Asia Center
16. Indiana University Bloomington – Dhar India Studies Program

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

1. University of Oxford – Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme
2. University of Cambridge – Centre of South Asian Studies
3. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London – South Asian Studies Department
4. London School of Economics (LSE) – South Asia Centre
5. University of Edinburgh – Centre for South Asian Studies
6. University of Manchester – South Asia Research Group
7. University of Sussex – South Asia Studies Research Cluster

Other Countries

Canada 🇨🇦

1. University of Toronto – Centre for South Asian Civilizations
2. University of British Columbia – Centre for India and South Asia Research
3. McGill University – Indian Ocean World Centre (includes South Asia studies)

Australia 🇦🇺

1. Australian National University (ANU) – South Asia Research Institute
2. University of Sydney – Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies
3. Monash University – South Asian Studies Program

Germany 🇩🇪

1. University of Heidelberg – South Asia Institute
2. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) – Department of Indology and Tibetology

Netherlands 🇳🇱

1. Leiden University – South and Southeast Asian Studies Program

France 🇫🇷

1. École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) – Research on South Asia
2. Sorbonne University – Department of South Asian Studies

Singapore 🇸🇬

1. National University of Singapore (NUS) – Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

These universities offer programs that range from history, politics, and literature to languages, culture, and religious traditions of South Asia. However, as discussed earlier, many of them may not fully emphasize India’s civilizational depth, ancient scientific knowledge, and spiritual traditions in a comprehensive manner.