Themenportale

In verschiedenen Themenportalen präsentieren Wissenschaftler:innen ihre südasienwissenschaftlichen Forschungsprojekte mit Hilfe von einführenden Essays, wissenschaftlichen Aufsätzen, Bibliografien, audiovisuellen Materialien sowie digitalisierten Quellenmaterialien.

Temple Potters of Puri

Temple Potters of Puri

This archive centers on a collaborative study of the Kumbhara Bishoi community conducted by Louise Allison Cort and Purna Chandra Mishra between October 1979 and February 1981. The Kumbhara Bishoi are a distinctive community of potters who, as hereditary temple servants (sevaka) of the Jagannath Temple in the city of Puri, Odisha (formerly Orissa), supply a repertory of earthenware cooking and serving pots to the temple kitchen. 

Heritage as Placemaking

Heritage as Placemaking: The Politics of Solidarity and Erasure in South Asia (HaP) is a four-year research project that investigates the role of placemaking in shaping, narrating, contesting, and erasing cultural heritage in South Asia. 
(In preparation)