Exemplar: The Journal Of South Asian Studies is a "crossover" journal, appealing to academics as well as other sophisticated readers with a keen interest in South Asia. Exemplar emphasizes cultural understanding, mated to contemporary economic and political concerns, with a strong bias toward issues of globalization.

 Exemplar eschews jargon to appeal to academic and sophisticated non-academic audiences. Toward these ends, Exemplar:

• encouraged "visual" submissions which illustrate and enrich academic content;

• featured regular op-ed columns on topics of international relations, economic development, ethnic rituals and customs, photography, etc.

Exemplar: The Journal of South Asian Studies is a double-blind, peer-reviewed international journal that was published by the South Asian Studies Association (SASA) from 2012-2015. Exemplar provided an intellectual platform for scholars of South Asia, invited original research papers from established as well as younger scholars in all the humanities and social sciences disciplines, and encouraged interdisciplinary research. The journal is available to read in English, both in print and online versions.

The credit for bringing out such a unique journal goes to a single man. This man is William Vanderbok, who had the vision of providing a platform for senior as well as junior scholars, plus all scholars in between. Of course, the successful launch of a journal would not be possible without the scholarly contributions of many individuals and other individuals behind the scene. We have been fortunate to run articles by such eminent scholars as Alfred Hiltebeitel, Gerald Larson, Harold Gould, and John Huntington.

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