It would be ideal to be able to teach all these languages, but apart from the lack of teachers, there would also be too few students. Gunilla said that culture and language is a basic relationship. India has a cultural tradition with no renaissance or enlightenment. Its cultural heritage is so vital that even Sanskrit is needed to understand it. Gunilla and Kay spoke about Uppsala University's policy of cutting down costs and activities to be able to concentrate resources more efficiently.
New priorities are presently under consideration.
In any case Gunilla said that South Asian studies, based on language training, have high priority. Her chair will be reconsidered when she retires in two years and the faculty wants to keep Indology. Report on Nordic Center in Delhi Gunilla reported about the Nordic Center in Delhi for which she is in the Working Group. An apartment has been rented in East Nizamuddin, New Delhi. Staffan added that that it is important to use this resource and fill it with activity.