Suyash Kumar Neupane

Ph.D. in Folklore and Ethnomusicology with a minor in Food Anthropology (2025)

Dissertation: Sounds and Tastes: A Sensory Ethnography in the South of Nepal

  • Ethnographer / Qualitative Researcher (sound studies/ethnomusicology + food anthropology)
  • Collaborator / Storyteller / Educator
  • Digital Content Creator
  • Musician/Music Instructor
Curriculum Vitae
2024-2025: Instructor of Record for INST I-100: Introduction to India at The Madhusudan and Kiran C. Dhar India Studies Program / Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
Student Affiliate at Indiana University Food Institute (2022-2023)
Sensory Surprises: Nepali Culinary Workshop
Nepali Cooking Demonstration at the Asian Culture Center: Performance, Practices, and Multisensorialities
Student of the Month | Society for Ethnomusicology | March 2024
"Framing an Object that Frames" | Sensory Prompt Challenge Honorary Mention | Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology Journal 19.2 (2023)
“Where the Social Stigma Has Been Overcome”: The Politics of Professional Legitimation in Nepali Music Education (collaborative scholarly work as 3rd author)
“Fluid Identities: International Students Network and ‘In-betweenness’”. SEM Student News, Issue 18.1: Fieldwork and Identity (co-authored with Asturizaga, Vivianne, Amelia López López, Mark Hsiang-Yu Feng, Shuo Yang, and Chun Chia Tia)
Foodways of two Asian International Students Changes, Continuities, Adjustments, and Adoption (blog submitted as part of coursework)
Profile on LinkedIn
“Humanities at Play: Nepalese Street Food Cooking Demonstration" for Nevada Humanities
Katahar ko Tarkāri ra Chiurā (Jackfruit Curry and Flattened Rice) - Comfort Food From Childhood in Nepal to Cooking Possibilities in the United States (contribution to a community cookbook)
Interview with Dr. Dom Tartaglia and David Tauber (link to the YouTube video)
"Healing Garden provides refuge, helps students grow". (Interviewee for this article written by Barbara Brosher for the IU Bloomington Today, October 24, 2022).
@phdumplings: A Culinary Journey on Instagram
"Between Gradschool and Kitchen": A Blog of Poetry, Food, and Musings on Wordpress
"Food Systems in Bloomington, IN": A searchable map which shows markets and community food services in Bloomington, IN. I created this map specially for incoming and international students at Indiana University Bloomington. LFP locations courtesy of Little Food Pantry Bloomington

Photography by Wendi Chitwood, Bloomington IN, 2024.

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