The British Association for South Asian Studies

Registered charity 264591 Registered since 1972

Operates: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.3y

average years in governance

13 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 16Arts/culture/heritage/science 15Environment/conservation/heritage 15Accommodation/housing 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Other services 2Arts and leisure 1

Boards that share trustees

Quaker Social Action 1 shared trustee
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1 shared trustee
Development Studies Association 1 shared trustee

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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1 shared trustee
Quaker Social Action 1 shared trustee
Development Studies Association 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	http://www.basas.org.uk
Email	basas@basas.org.uk
Phone	0204 542 0149
Address	27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON, WC1N 3AX

Finances

£20,387 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£28,003	£13,667
2022	£28,960	£26,682
2023	£23,678	£18,889
2024	£25,388	£24,103
2025	£20,387	£26,839

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE STUDIES IN REGARD TO SOUTH ASIA.

Governing document: RULES ADOPTED 1 JUNE 1972 AND AMENDED 2 DECEMBER 1983 AND 26 SEPTEMBER 2007 as amended on 19 Apr 2017

Trustees (16)

16trustees

65median age

0aged 70+

Arvind Kumar since 2023
Dr Dibyadyuti Roy since 2023
Dr Jahnavi Phalkey since 2022
Dr Mani Sudhir Selvaraj since 2025
Dr Priyanka Basu since 2021
Dr Priyanka Singh since 2023
Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro since 2023
Dr Shandana Khan Mohmand since 2024
Dr Simona Vittorini since 2024
Dr Thomas Chambers since 2019
Professor Andrea Majorage 65 since 2025
Professor Anindita Ghosh since 2020
Professor Annapurna Deborah Waughrayage 65 since 2025
Professor Christophe Jaffrelot since 2023
Professor Indrajit Roy since 2024
Professor Mukulika Banerjee since 2024

Connected charities (3)

Development Studies Association 1 shared trustee
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1 shared trustee
Quaker Social Action 1 shared trustee

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