SAC Members

• Walter Hakala, University at Buffalo, SUNY, South Asian Studies (2023-2026) (Chair)
• Naeem Mohaiemen, Columbia University, Visual Arts (2023-2026)
• Projit Bihari Mukharji, Ashoka University, History of Science (2023-2026)
• Neeti Nair, University of Virginia, History (2025-2028)
• Jyoti Puri, Simmons University, Sociology (2024-2027)
• Ali Raza, Lahore University of Management Sciences, History (2024-2027)
• Megan Robb, University of Pennsylvania, Religious Studies (2024-2027)
• Sanjay Ruparelia, Toronto Metropolitan University, Political Science (2025-2028)
• Pasang Sherpa, University of British Columbia, Anthropology (2025-2028)

SAC Committee

• Committee on South Asian Libraries and Documentation (CONSALD)
  Chair: Gautham Reddy, gmreddy@emory.edu

Book Prizes

• The Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, which honors the author of the best English-language work in South Asian studies.
• The A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation, which recognizes and encourages translations from South Asian languages into English.
• The Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize for first books on South Asia.

SAC Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper

The South Asia Council awards a prize for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the Annual Conference.