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FORUM General News Some Reflections on the Formation of the Buddha Image Letter to the Editor from PAL NYIRI Special theme: South Asian Literature Variations on Modernity: The many faces of South Asian literatures Southeast Asia Global Flop, Local Mess: Indonesia betrayed by East Timor and the West East Asia The Legacy of Macau to top PEOPLE General Co-editor for this isue's theme 'South Asian Literature': Thomas de Bruijn South Asia South Asia Editor Netty Bonouvrié Professor Chakraborty Visits the Netherlands IIAS News Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia, IIAS Extraordinary Chair: Interview with Barend Jan Terwiel A Philosopher of Leisure: Vincent Shen INSTITUTIONAL NEWS Souteast Asia Collecting Alms as A Character of Burmese life: Photographic prints at the Kern Institute Leiden East Asia Written Sources on Yao Religionin the Bavarian State Library IIAS News IIAS Staf IIAS Research Fellows IIAS Research Partners CNWS News CNWS Advanced Masters Programme ESF Asia Committee News European Associations for Asian Studies ESF Asia Committee Fellows Workshops Selected for Funding by the ESF Asia Committee Other institutes EU-China Academic Network Seminar for Languages and Cultures of Central Asia The Institute of International Relations The North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) to top RESEARCH PROJECTS Special theme: South Asian Literature New Literary Histories for Nineteenth Century India 'Modernity' in Kannada Literature 'Balanced Action' in Modern Hindi Literature Modern Hindi: Language, nation, and popular culture Hindi and Urdu Short Stories: Exploring the borders between Hindi and Urdu Some Unexplored Areas in the History of Urdu Fiction Bengal's Modernity and Nationalism 1880-1910: From regional cultural politics to international impact The Role of Tamil Folklore in Modern Literature Narritive Traditions of Rajasthan Modernity in Hindi Poetry Hindi, Brajbhasa, and Bengali Poetry of the 19th Century Central Asia The Samantabhadra Archives:The Nyingma Tantras Research Project Political Reforms in Mongolia South Asia An Indian Fieldworker in the Netherlands: Reverse anthropology? Relics or Sacred Burials? Urbanization in Medieval Orissa Sri Lanka Portugese Creole verses Southeast Asia Popular Culture and Decolonization: Mimicry or counter-discourse? Riau in the Reformation Era Repossessing a Shrine in Riau Traditional Malay Literature East Asia The Myth of Labour Relations in Overseas Chinese Enterprises The Korean Model of Coup CLARA News The garment industry in Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia to top REPORTS General News Asian Religion Entrepreneurship and Education in Tourism Evaluating Visual Ethnography Between Culture and Religion: Muslim women's rights South Asia The Madison South Asia Conference 1999 Tracing Thoughts through Things: Seventh Gonda Lecture by Professor Janice Stargardt Himalya Languages Southeast Asia The Democracy Movement in Burma Since 1962 Burma Update Conference 'Hinduism'in Modern Indonesia 'Hinduism'in Modern Indonesia (2) EUROVIET IV Continuity and Crisis in the Indonesian Economy Biak in Nijmegen East Asia Turning Points in Historical Thinking Fifth CHIME Conference: Music in cities, music in villages Literature & Theory, China & Japan New Publications on Asian Studies Publishing Models CLARA News Labour in Pakistan Subcontract Labour in Asia to top PUBLICATIONS Central Asia A Voice for Tibet South Asia The Rebirth of Tagore in Latvia New Publications on Asian Studies New IIAS Book Series Precious Metals in Early South East Asia Early Chinese Medical Literature Sri Lanka Studies Series A Nepali Language Feast Wisdom Leadership 'Mission-Doers'in Madagascar IIAS News IIAS Publications CNWS News CNWS Publications to top ASIAN ART Asian Art The Collection of Indian Art at the Hermitage: The main landmarks of its formation Presaging the Future Creating Spacesof Freedom:The 1999 Prince Claus Award INTERNET General News The Asia-Pacific-Forum Special theme: South Asian Literature The Internet: A virtual public sphere SHORT NEWS General News Towards the Millennium Round: Asia, The European Union, and Latin America Southeast Asia The Role of Timor Lorosae New Publications on Asian Studies Catalogue of Malay, Minangkabau, and South Sumatran Manuscripts Photography in the Service of the Sultan Science, Technology, and Society IIAS News IIAS Publications 2nd International Convention of Asia Scholars Vacancies Current Vacancies in the field of Asian Studies

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