CIRCLE News

CIRCLE is seeking two (2) graduate student representatives to join its Steering Committee for a duration of 2 years, with the possibility of renewal for an additional term. The Steering Committee advises and oversees the programmatic aspects of CIRCLE (more details below) and meets once in a term. Being part of the SC requires a commitment of about 3-4 hours in a term involving attending meetings and providing input via emails. Visit our website to learn more about CIRCLE. 

Two awards each of $2500 annually for Masters’ students currently enrolled at the University of Guelph whose research focusing on India, South Asia and/ or Indian, South Asian diaspora.

Professor Sharada Srinivasan (Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development; Department of Sociology & Anthropology) is the editor of Becoming A Young Farmer: Young People’s Pathways Into Farming: Canada, China, India and Indonesia. The book is based on international collaborative research in Canada, China, India and Indonesia, is open access and available now! It is part of the book series "Rethinking Rural" (Palgrave Macmillan).

Professor Karine Gagné (Department of Sociology & Anthropology) is co-author, with S. Chostak, of "Climate change beyond technocracy: citizenship and drought practices in the Indian Himalayas." The paper is published in The Journal of Peasant Studies. 

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Anju Philip successfully defended her PhD dissertation, "The Impact of Social Networks on the Work-Life Choices of South Asian Women in Ontario, Canada” on December 6, 2023. Anju is graduating from the Department of Management at the Lang School of Business and Economics where she was working under the advisement of Dr. Sean Lyons and committee members, Dr. Sharada Srinivasan and Dr. Sandeep Mishra. Defense examiners were Dr. Jamie Gruman (University of Guelph) and Dr. Shaista Khilji (George Washington University).

CIRCLE is seeking researchers to participate in our webinar series. Any graduate students or faculty members undertaking research related to South Asia, India, or the South Asian and/or Indian diasporas are encouraged to contact us. Emphasis will be given to those in the College of Biological Sciences, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Ontario Agricultural College, or Ontario Veterinary College.

Dr. Vinay Kanetkar, Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, is CIRCLE’s new director from July 1, 2023. Read about Kanetkar's research here.

Dr. Sharada Srinivasan was the inaugural Director from March 2020 to June 2023.

Professor Sharada Srinivasan (Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development; Department of Sociology & Anthropology) is co-author, with S. I. Rajan, A.

Dilshan Fernando, PhD Candidate, Sociology and International Development whose research focuses on workplace inclusion of people with disabilities in India is curator of a new People's Archive of Rural Ontario (PARO) story titled Importance of Community when Living with Disabilities: Melanie Bidiuk’s reflections.

This doctoral research study is conducted by Anju Philip, PhD Candidate from the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph.

We are seeking participants for a two-part study investigating the meaning of work-life balance to currently or previously employed South Asian women living in Canada. This study also seeks to explore the personal networks that South Asian women belong to, and to what extent these networks impact their diverse choices surrounding work and life.