The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, or alumni. The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.

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The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, or alumni. The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.
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Recent Episodes

June 15, 2026
Collectives, sustainable agriculture, gender, and indigeneity: a conversation with recently awarded PhD Alexa Russo
<p><strong>Lalita du Perron</strong> talks to recently awarded PhD <a href="https://anthropology.stanford.edu/people/alexa-russo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexa Russo</a> about collectives, sustainable agriculture, gender, and indigeneity. </p><p></p>

June 1, 2026
Women’s work, the beauty industry, and gig work in Mumbai
<p><strong>Lalita du Perron</strong> talks to <strong>Isha Bhallamudi </strong>about her research on women gig workers in the informal beauty industry in Mumbai. What are the benefits and downfalls of doing gig work for women? What is the role of AI in managing the apps? Bhallamudi has her PhD from the University of California, Irvine, and then she had a postdoc in the Digital Civil Society Lab and Department of Communication at Stanford.</p><p>Instagram handle: _ishacore</p><p><a href="https://www.ishabhallamudi.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Isha's website.</a></p>

May 18, 2026
The Monster in your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India
<p><strong>Lalita du Perron</strong> talks to <a href="https://anthropology.stanford.edu/people/sharika-thiranagama" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharika Thiranagama</a> about her new book, how she came to this research in Palakkad, Kerala, after her earlier work on war in Sri Lanka, and all matters of caste, class, and identity. </p>
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