About Us

MIT's South Asian Association of Students (SAAS) is one of the largest groups on campus, dedicated to promoting South Asian culture and creating spaces for students of South Asian descent at MIT. SAAS is open to all students interested in getting a taste of South Asian culture. Our organization was founded with the purpose of celebrating the diversity of South Asian culture and providing spaces for discourse and community among people with ties to that culture. SAAS provides space to celebrate South Asian culture in big ways, engage in discourse about that culture and the ways it affects our society, and to bond with other community members over shared experiences, values, and traditions. Our activities include a Garba/Raas (a traditional folk dance get-together), Holi, an annual cultural show, social parties, study breaks, discussions and talks with South Asian leaders, advocacy for South Asian issues, and much more. The SAAS Constitution can be found here.

SAAS Board 2023-2024

Neil Malur
Class of 2025
President

Sarah Syed
Class of 2024
President

Fatima Nasir
Class of 2025
Treasurer

Rushil Medapalli
Class of 2026
VP Big Events

Shreya Reshamwala
Class of 2024
VP Big Events

Samira Salwan
Class of 2025
VP Community Engagement

Ria Verma
Class of 2026
VP Community Engagement

Ruchee Bhatta
Class of 2026
VP Social

Supriya Lall
Class of 2025
VP Social

Kavya Anbarasu
Class of 2025

Mitali Chowdhury
Class of 2024

Samir Kadariya
Class of 2026

Kavya Kalathur
Class of 2026

Shreya Kalyan
Class of 2026

Pari Latawa
Class of 2026

Prince Patel
Class of 2026

Shruthi Ravichandran
Class of 2025

Rohan Wagh
Class of 2024

Fatema Zaman
Class of 2025

Recent Board Alumni

Bhuvna Murthy
Class of 2023
VP Community Engagement

Deekshita Kacham
Class of 2022
President, Treasurer

Neosha Narayanan
Class of 2022
President

Shaida Nishat
Class of 2022
President

Naksha Roy
Class of 2022
President

Aniket Dehadrai
Class of 2022

Ria Sonecha
Class of 2022