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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)

Research Group Leader

Anuj Misra

Spotlight: Featured Audio and Video

Collage that shows an Image of the game Dadu anf the title "MPIWG Resaerch Reels""

Research Reels

Jacob Schmidt-Madsen on "Discovering Dadu: A Ludemic Enigma from South Asia"

Portrait of Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

Podcast

Modern Board Games with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

Profile of Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

Podcast

South Asian Games with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

ASTRA launch Jacob Schmidt-Madsen showcasing board game

Podcast

The Ludic Lexicon with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

 

Event Photography

ASTRA group photo with Truschke.

High Gravity Talk

“Fieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences” by Audrey Truschke (Nov 20, 2025)

Games at the Berlin Science Week.

Berlin Science Week Exhibition

“Cosmic Games: Real Gods Play Dice” (Nov 1–2, 2025)

Berlin Science Week workshop with Jacob Schmidt-Madsen.

Berlin Science Week Workshop

“Playing with the Past: Reconstructing Ancient Games” (Nov 2, 2025)

Hamid Bohloul and workshop guests.

ASTRA Workshop

“For the Fortunate and Fearful Years” (Oct 23–24, 2025)

Indological manuscripts

ASTRA/ToRS Special Exhibition

"Kenneth G. Zysk Indological Manuscript Collection" (Sep 11, 2025)

Workshop participants playing boardgames.

ASTRA Workshop

"Games across Asia: The Primary Sources of Play" (Sep 10-12, 2025)

Alex de Voogt and JACOB SCHMIDT-MADSEN

High Gravity Talk

"The Ludic Lexicon and the History of Games" by Alex de Voogt (Apr 7, 2025)

Research Group Leader Anuj Misra during his keynote speech at the MPIWG Research Group “Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia” (ASTRA) launch event. Source: Sandra Prengel, 2024. ASTRA logo in the background by Anuj Misra, 2024.

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"

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“The Origin of the Game of Go” by Chuhyung Nam (Dec 9, 2025)

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“Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars: Boardgames as 'Contact Zones'” by Souvik Mukherjee (Nov 5, 2025)

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“Digital Approaches to a Qing Chinese Boardgame” by Elisabeth Kaske (Sep 24, 2025)

Title of lecture

 

"Shogi in the Edo-Period (1600–1867): Glimpses of Real Life from the Ohashi Diaries" by Frank Rövekamp (May 14, 2025)

Alex de Voogt lecture title

 

"The Ludic Lexicon and the History of Games" by Alex de Voogt (Apr 7, 2025)

Fatih Parlak lecture title

 

"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)

Amit Deshmukh lecture title

 

"Mapping the Literary Evidences of Board Games in Medieval Marathi Literature" by Amit Deshmukh (Feb 14, 2025)

Conference Videos

JACOB SCHMIDT-Madsen lecture title

27th Board Game Studies Colloquium

Jacob Schmidt-Madsen on Ludic Terminologies (Apr 9, 2025)

 

ASTRA YouTube Channel