Themenportale

In verschiedenen Themenportalen präsentieren Wissenschaftler:innen ihre südasienwissenschaftlichen Forschungsprojekte. Diese Portale umfassen einführende Aufsätze, wissenschaftliche Artikel, Bibliografien sowie audiovisuelle Materialien und digitalisierte Quellen.

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 Jagannatha Temple in the city of Puri, Odisha (formerly Orissa), supply a repertory of earthenware cooking and serving pots to the temple kitchen. 

Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP)

NHDP documents and freely shares comprehensive records of Nepal's endangered historical and cultural monuments on its online database, Digital Archive of Nepalese Arts and Monuments (DANAM). DANAM's searchable datasets contain structured information about the monuments, including their location, history, architectural structure, and religious and social activities. It includes historical and recent photographs, maps, plans, drawings, and inscriptions. NHDP also offers the NepalHeritageApp and thematic heritage walks curated by experts from Nepal and abroad. Join us in exploring Nepal's built and intangible heritage! Discover more about Nepal's cultural heritage in DANAM through various entry-points.

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)