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Infidelities: New Directions in Armenian Studies

SAVE THE DATES: Infidelities: New Directions in Armenian Studies, March 24-26, 2023

Timmy Straw and poets

New Poetry and The Paris Review with Timmy Straw, Victoria Chang, C.S. Griscombe, and Srikanth Reddy

Infidelities: New Directions in Armenian Studies

Infidelities: New Directions in Armenian Studies, March 24-26, 2023

Old Stacks, New Leaves: The Arts of the Book in South Asia

Making Books in South Asia

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Old Stacks: New Leaves: The Art of the Book in South Asia

Old Stacks, New Leaves: The Arts of the Book in South Asia edited by Sonal Khullar

January 15, 2023

Anirudh

Anirudh Karnick wins Khashu Award for Tagore Studies

November 11, 2022

Liliane

Professor Liliane Weissberg receives honorary degree from the University of Graz

November 02, 2022

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