i © Anuj Misra 2023 Multimedia Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA) Research Group Leader Anuj Misra AMISRA@MPIWG-BERLIN.MPG.DE Spotlight: Featured Audio and Video Research Reels Jacob Schmidt-Madsen on "Discovering Dadu: A Ludemic Enigma from South Asia" Podcast Modern Board Games with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen Podcast South Asian Games with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen Podcast The Ludic Lexicon with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen Event Photography High Gravity Talk “Fieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences” by Audrey Truschke (Nov 20, 2025) Berlin Science Week Exhibition “Cosmic Games: Real Gods Play Dice” (Nov 1–2, 2025) Berlin Science Week Workshop “Playing with the Past: Reconstructing Ancient Games” (Nov 2, 2025) ASTRA Workshop “For the Fortunate and Fearful Years” (Oct 23–24, 2025) ASTRA/ToRS Special Exhibition "Kenneth G. Zysk Indological Manuscript Collection" (Sep 11, 2025) ASTRA Workshop "Games across Asia: The Primary Sources of Play" (Sep 10-12, 2025) High Gravity Talk "The Ludic Lexicon and the History of Games" by Alex de Voogt (Apr 7, 2025) ASTRA Launch Launch of "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA) Research Group (Oct 10, 2024) Event Videos ASTRA Colloquium Spring 2025 "The Ludic Languages of Asia: Sources and Terminologies" “The Origin of the Game of Go” by Chuhyung Nam (Dec 9, 2025) “Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars: Boardgames as 'Contact Zones'” by Souvik Mukherjee (Nov 5, 2025) “Digital Approaches to a Qing Chinese Boardgame” by Elisabeth Kaske (Sep 24, 2025) "Shogi in the Edo-Period (1600–1867): Glimpses of Real Life from the Ohashi Diaries" by Frank Rövekamp (May 14, 2025) "The Ludic Lexicon and the History of Games" by Alex de Voogt (Apr 7, 2025) "Strategic Minds, Timeless Moves: Exploring Şatranç-nâme-i Kebîr (Great Book of Chess, 1503) by Firdevsî-i Rûmî" by Ömer Fatih Parlak (Mar 21, 2025) "Mapping the Literary Evidences of Board Games in Medieval Marathi Literature" by Amit Deshmukh (Feb 14, 2025) Conference Videos 27th Board Game Studies Colloquium Jacob Schmidt-Madsen on Ludic Terminologies (Apr 9, 2025) ASTRA YouTube Channel
High Gravity Talk “Fieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences” by Audrey Truschke (Nov 20, 2025)
ASTRA Launch Launch of "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA) Research Group (Oct 10, 2024)
“Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars: Boardgames as 'Contact Zones'” by Souvik Mukherjee (Nov 5, 2025)
"Shogi in the Edo-Period (1600–1867): Glimpses of Real Life from the Ohashi Diaries" by Frank Rövekamp (May 14, 2025)
"Strategic Minds, Timeless Moves: Exploring Şatranç-nâme-i Kebîr (Great Book of Chess, 1503) by Firdevsî-i Rûmî" by Ömer Fatih Parlak (Mar 21, 2025)
"Mapping the Literary Evidences of Board Games in Medieval Marathi Literature" by Amit Deshmukh (Feb 14, 2025)