Hi Folks,
I too am a South Asianist. My languages are Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali. I'm interested in the hermeneutics of Dayanand Saraswati (which informed the founding of the Arya Samaj) and how it shaped a modern Hindu nationalist identity. I have a BA in South Asian studies from the University of Virginia. I've applied to SALC, MEALAC, as well as UT Austin. I've also applied for the MA in HR at Chicago. Additionally, I've applied to a few history programs but don't really anticipate getting into them as my approach is better suited to philology (the programs are Harvard, Michigan and Berkeley).
Good luck to everyone.