Patrick Olivelle interviewed by ABC in Australia on King Asoka
King Asoka was the ancient king of India who converted to Buddhism and initiated a sweeping moral reform. Legends of Asoka are numerous but it's only in the last century that his real history has become known as historian of Sanskrit literature at the University Texas, Patrick Olivelle, explains.

Graduate Students Receive Fellowships and Awards
Congratulations to our Masters and Ph.D. students on their awards

Ph.D. Students Awarded Fellowships by the Office of Graduate Studies
Congratulations to Urmila Patil, Shaohua Guo, David Brick, and Maeri Megumi, all of whom will receive fellowships from Graduate Studies for the 2008-2009 academic year.

These Graduate Studies fellowships are among the most prestigious awards made by the University to current graduate students.

Doctoral Candidates Receive Grants to Conduct Research in India
Peter Knapczyk and Nathan Tabor received multiple grants to conduct research in India during the 2008-2009 academic year.

Asian Studies Welcomes its New Graduate Students
This semester, we welcomed four new Ph.D. students and fourteen new Masters students.