The 3rd Rajasthani Summer School

This Summer School involves intensive and interactive reading workshops, field trips and archival visits– all focussed on working with primary sources. The Academy places a centrality on language in its programs to enable scholars to access the archives in Rajasthani—both tangible and intangible– in the course of their work.

This edition of the RaSS is in collaboration with the South Asia Institute, University of Texas at Austin, and the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation.

The 3rd Rajasthani Summer School

16-22nd July, 2025 | City Palace Museum, Udaipur

in collabration with

Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation & South Asia Institute, University of Texas at Austin

Rajasthani Bhasha Academy is pleased to announce its Third Edition of the Summer School in collaboration with Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation and South Asia Institute, University of Texas at Austin from 16th to 22nd July, 2025.

This week-long summer school will take place at the historical City Palace Museum of Udaipur with scholars including Prof. Ashwini Deo (University of Texas at Austin), Prof. Cynthia Talbot (University of Texas at Austin), Prof. Dalpat Rajpurohit (University of Texas at Austin), Prof. Dipti Khera (New York University), Prof. Madhav Hada (Retd. MSU, Udaipur), Prof. Richard Williams ( SOAS University of London), and Prof. Tanuja Kothiyal (Ambedkar University, Delhi). (Further confirmations from faculties are being awaited.) They will cover a wide range of themes, including history, literature, linguistics, ethnographic studies, art history, and architecture.

The Summer School will engage in rigorous philological and art-historical analyses of historical and classical texts, poetry, and folk narratives through close readings, fostering a critical understanding of their linguistic historicity and cultural contexts. The program will feature interactive sessions, specialized lectures, and field excursions, enabling participants to engage with primary sources such as old manuscripts, miniature paintings, architectural edifices including forts and temples, and other historically significant sites. Through this interdisciplinary approach, the Summer School will cultivate a nuanced appreciation of the interrelations between textual traditions, visual culture, and material heritage.