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  • South Asia courses – Fall 2011

    South Asia courses – Fall 2011

    Register for South Asian studies for the fall semester! All South Asia courses taken before the South Asian Studies Certificate is made officially available will be able to be applied toward certificate requirements. South Asia Related Fall 2011 Course Offerings Languages: Hindi HINDI 1.001:  ELEMENTARY...

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  • Exec Alumni Group

    Exec Alumni Group

    Attention former Diya Executive Board Members! We are in the process of compiling a list of former Diya leaders and are looking to connect you with each other and us to strengthen the Diya community. If you have a few minutes, we would love it...

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  • Diya Endorses Sohn for Young Trustee

    Diya Endorses Sohn for Young Trustee

    This year’s fine crop of candidates for Young Trustee made endorsing only one difficult. Each had more than his or her share of experience, leadership skills and knowledge of the University. But after interviewing all three nominated candidates, as well as Brooke Kingsland, a write-in...

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  • “Awaaz unites campus”

    “Awaaz unites campus”

    YEA AWAAZ!!!!!!!!!!! The Duke Chronicle featured Awaaz in a two-page spread on Monday. The article by University Editor Joanna Lichter can be found here, along with a picture slideshow by Chronicle photographer Sophia Palenberg. Twenty five years ago, a small group of students gathered in...

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  • Our Official Awaaz 2010 Charity

    Our Official Awaaz 2010 Charity

    This year, 100% of Awaaz proceeds are going to the Pakistani flood relief efforts of the American Refugee Committee. The American Refugee Committee is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 30 years....

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  • Call for submissions: DUJSAS Spring 2011

    Call for submissions: DUJSAS Spring 2011

    Call for Submissions: Duke Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies The Duke Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies (DUJSAS) is currently accepting submissions for its Spring 2011 issue. DUJSAS is accepting essays, seminar papers, and term papers written on one of the following countries and...

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  • Pakistani Flood Relief

    Pakistani Flood Relief

    Pakistani Flood Relief A United Duke Effort Some estimates claim that the floods in Pakistan have affected more people than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and and the earthquake in Haiti combined.  One Pakistani official called it the worst natural disaster in Pakistan’s history. The...

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  • Duke Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies

    Duke Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies

    The Duke Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies (DUJSAS) is the first printed national journal for undergraduate research in South Asian studies. DUJSAS was spearheaded by Diya, Duke’s South Asian student association, and the North Carolina Consortium for South Asian Studies (NCCSAS), a collaborative academic...

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  • About Diya

    About Diya

    Diya is Duke’s South Asian students’ association. It was founded in 1985 as DIA, the Duke Indian Association, but its scope soon widened to include members from all over South Asia. In the early 1990s, DIA became Diya, deriving its name from the word for...

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  • Dates Set for Awaaz 2010

    Dates Set for Awaaz 2010

    The dates for Awaaz 2010 have been finalized!  Mark your calendars for Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6.  As always, the show will be held in Page Auditorium on Duke University’s main campus in Durham, NC.  Get excited! Stay tuned for updates. Digg this...

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