Word: asani
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Associate Professor of Indo-Muslim Culture Ali S. Asani decides to leave the University at the end of this year, Harvard may have serious difficulties continuing its program in Indo-Muslim culture and many South Asian language programs, faculty and students said yesterday...
...Asani, a popular associate professor in the Sanskrit and Indian Studies Department, teaches seven languages and is largely regarded as the backbone of Harvard's program in Indian studies...
...Asani is currently being considered for a tenured position at Columbia University and said yesterday that he will accept the post if it is offerred to him. The short list for the position has recently been narrowed down to Asani and one other candidate, he said...
...Asani said that his contract with Harvard expires at the end of next year and it is unlikely that it will be renewed...
...past, a non-University grant for teaching in South Asian languages and Indo-Muslim culture has paid for Asani's and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Professor Annemaire Schimmel's salaries...