Who We Are
Stanford University's South Asian Society (SAS) is a collective of South Asian students working to educate, celebrate, and share the South Asian experience.
What We Do
From educating upon social and political issues to celebrating South Asian culture and holidays to sharing Bollywood music with Stanford non-South Asian populous, SAS does it all. We use our presence to bring together South Asian and non-South Asian student populations at Stanford.
Why We Do It
Our efforts all culminate from the general purpose of fostering community. We aim to unite students through a love for a shared South Asian or Desi identity. From various backgrounds rooted in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, we want students to come together and celebrate themselves and their communities.
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Values
Diversity
Equity
Inclusion
Community
Justice
Meet the Team
Richa Upadhyay
​from San Diego, CA
Major: Public Policy with a Minor in Data Science
SAS President
I'm excited to be back in-person and organizing our favorite cultural events and making SAS more inclusive.
Sri
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​from ---
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Aditya Saligrama
​from Weston, MA
Major: Computer Science
Committee: Internal Development
I'm excited to have a wider community of South Asians to be close to and bond with and am excited to help plan events for the community!
Avika Patel
​from Orange County, CA
Major: Computer Science
Committee: Internal Development
I'm excited to finally attend all the in-person festivals, with the absolute best people!
Ankush Dhawan
​from Newburgh, IN
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Internal Development
I'm excited to build and foster our South Asian community on campus with the rest of SAS!
Ashna Khetan
​from Northville, MI
Major: Symbolic Systems / Computer Science
Committee: Internal Development
I'm excited to create a strong community by celebrating traditions I love, such as garba, watching Bollywood movies, Holi, and more!
Mitali Khanzode
​from Sunnyvale, CA
Major: Economics and Sociology
Committee: Marketing
I'm excited to connect with other South Asians in person.
Zaki Rob
​from Queens, NY
Major: Undeclared
Committee: Marketing
I'm excited to expand the reach SAS has on Stanford's campus by creating more spaces that honor all identities under the South Asian umbrella.
Ananya Vasireddy
​from Parsippany, NJ
Major: Undeclared / Computer Science
Committee: Marketing
I'm excited to help foster a welcoming community where South Asian culture is celebrated and appreciated.
Arnav Krishnamoorthi
​from ---
Major: ---
Committee: Marketing
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Adyant Shankar
​from Nashua, NH
Major: Bioengineering
Committee: Social
I'm excited to socialize with and meet new friends!
Anoushka Rao
​from Los Gatos, CA
Major: Human Biology
Committee: Social
I'm excited to host in-person events that represent all South Asians, fostering ethnic community that transcends national barriers.
Bharath Namboothiry
​from Portland, OR
Major: Mathematics
Committee: Social
I'm excited to re-build and re-connect the Stanford South Asian community in-person!
Karunya B.
​from San Ramon, CA
Major: English
Committee: Social
I'm excited to see how SAS has evolved with each incoming generation of students!
Raghav Ganesh
​from San Jose, CA
Major: Computer Science
Committee: Social
I'm excited to host Bollywood karaoke!
Sanjaye Narayan
​from San Gabriel, CA
Major: Computer Science
Committee: Social
I'm excited to attend events that will allow me to meet likeminded people and explore our shared South Asian identity!
Shefali Doshi
​from San Diego, CA
Major: Undeclared
Committee: Sociopolitical
I'm excited to celebrate my South Asian culture and meet new friends! I’m especially excited about planning lots of in-person events.
Kyla Guru
​from Chicago, IL
Major: Computer Science & International Relations
Committee: Sociopolitical
I'm excited to bring South Asian culture to campus through food and holiday celebrations.
Arjun Jain
​from Portland, OR
Major: Computer Science / Economics
Committee: Sociopolitical
I'm excited to join a community of South Asians and to highlight sociopolitical South Asian issues
Anwesha Mukherjee
​from Portland, OR
Major: Computer Science
Committee: Sociopolitical
I'm excited to host new sociopolitical events and the massive cultural events like Diwali and Holi in person!!
Abeer Dahiya
​from Faridabad, Haryana, India
Major: Economics & Mathematical & Computational Science
Committee: Sociopolitical
I'm excited to build a platform for spirited conversations about social issues that matter to South Asians.