The course on “Understanding South Asia” promises to provide interdisciplinary training that will allow learners to understand the complexities of the region in the 21st Century. The course is balanced through a combination of theoretical debates and empirical cases where learners will acquire knowledge of the history, culture, economy, literature, religion and politics. As this course focuses on South Asia as a region, it will facilitate better comparative work and thus a more nuanced understanding of developments in individual countries. It is an important course for the students of Humanities and social sciences from various disciplines, such political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology, religious studies and history. It is a 5-credit course, which is spread over 14 Weeks and comprises of 54 comprehensive lectures: The objectives of the course are:
• To introduce the learners with importance of South Asia as a region
• To make learners aware about the colonial history and the debates on nationalism in South Asia
• To understand the nation-building project and experiments of constitutional in South Asia
• To engage with the serious question on the political economy of the region
• To explore the causes and aftermaths of intra-state conflicts in the region
• To understand the working of SAARC, its challenges and future prospectus
• To understand the various challenges faced by the states in South Asia
| Course Status : | Upcoming |
| Course Type : | Elective |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 5 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 07 Jul 2025 |
| End Date : | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2025 |
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| NCrF Level : | 4.5 |
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Dr. Khalid Wasim Hassan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and Governance, which is housed in the School of Social Sciences of the Central University of Kashmir, India. He has also taught at the P.G Department of Political Science of St.Josephs College, Bangalore (2012-13) and School of Undergraduate Studies of Ambekar University Delhi. His research focuses on political violence, gender & public spaces and intersectionality in South Asia. Dr. Hassan visited South Asian Institute, SOAS on Charles Wallace Fellowship in 2017 and Sidney Sussex College of the University of Cambridge in 2018 on visiting fellowship respectively. He teaches the course on Political Theory, Peace and Conflict Studies and South Asian Politics at postgraduate level.
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