Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Rahul Peter Das (born 7 July 1954 in Haan, North Rhine-Westphalia) is the professor of South Asian studies ("Südasienkunde") at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he is also the Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy I. He was the President of the German Association for Asian Studies () from 2016 to 2019, and received the Hind Rattan Award in 2006, the Nav Rattan Award in 2009.