Edinburgh has one of the largest concentrations of South Asianists in the UK, constituting a wide range of expertise. Examples of our recent research include the study of: social, historical and anthropological aspects of Joint Forest Management Agreements in India; socio-historical research on the Indian Uprising of 1857; sociological and human geographical aspects of secondary schooling in north India; sociological and anthropological aspects of pharmaceuticals in India and Nepal; federalism and ethnic conflict management in South Asia. Other cross-disciplinary areas where students are particularly welcome include: the historical and contemporary study of religion (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism) and South Asian societies; gender, family and population; nationalism and caste; the media; the South Asian diaspora; contemporary politics and identity; territorial politics (federalism, regionalism); India as a global emerging power.