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October 20, 2026

Dialogues in South Asian Studies: Teaching South Asia

The American Institute of Indian Studies is excited to present Dialogues in South Asian Studies.  It is an informal conversation between scholars, activists, practitioners, and artists engaged in new frontiers in South Asian Studies. The theme for this month's virtual…
October 16, 2026

Successful Applications Webinar 2026 | AIIS Research Fellowships

The American Institute of Indian Studies presents Successful Applications Webinar for AIIS Research Fellowships. We had a wonderful online session filled with valuable insights and discussion! Thank you to everyone who joined us. If you couldn’t attend or would like…
October 14, 2026

Reflections on Leadership: A Conversation with Sumathi Ramaswamy and Sunila Kale

In this episode, we bring together AIIS’s outgoing President, Dr. Sumathi Ramaswamy, and incoming President, Dr. Sunila Kale, for a conversation about their journeys with AIIS, the Institute’s evolving legacy, and their hopes for its future. Tune in for a…
October 4, 2026

Colonial Caregivers: The AIIS Book Talk now on YouTube

The American Institute of Indian Studies presents a conversation with historian Satya Shikha Chakraborty on her award-winning book, Colonial Caregivers: Ayahs and the Gendered History of Race and Caste in British India (Cambridge University Press, 2026). Examining British imperial domestic life and…
September 18, 2026

Donor Spotlight: Indira Viswanathan Peterson

Dr. Indira Viswanathan Peterson, Emeritus Professor of Asian Studies at Mount Holyoke College AIIS is extremely thankful to Dr. Indira Viswanathan Peterson, Emeritus Professor of Asian Studies at Mount Holyoke College, for a gift last year given to help support…
September 2, 2026

AIIS Announces 2026-27 Fellowship Competitions

AIIS is pleased to announce the competitions for the 2026-27 Research Fellowships. This year, we will be requesting applications for Junior Fellowships, AIIS NEH Senior Fellowships, and Early Career Travel Fellowships. For more information about the fellowships and how to…
May 28, 2026

AIIS 2026 Book Prizes Awarded to Natasha Raheja, Fatima Quraishi, and Eric Gurevitch

The Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences was awarded to Natasha Raheja for The People, in Parts: The Majoritarian Work of the Minority Form The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities was awarded to…
April 30, 2026

AIIS Speaker’s Bureau

American Institute of Indian Studies Speaker’s Bureau Application Information The American Institute of Indian Studies solicits applications from U.S. colleges and universities to partner in bringing a distinguished scholar on Indian studies on to their campuses to give a public…
April 24, 2026

The Drama of Democracy: Performance and Politics with Dr. Lisa Björkman

In this episode, we’ll hear from Lisa Björkman on her new book: Drama of Democracy: Political Representation in Mumbai. Dr. Bjorkman explains her approach to democracy through performance, emphasizing audience, interpretation, and "uptake" in how political displays are encountered and evaluated. The…
April 24, 2026

Dialogues in Indian Studies: Public Health

May 13 at 12:00 PM ET Registration Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/isB89EBfTnKAQsOSkyEfKQ The American Institute of Indian Studies is excited to announce a new series of virtual events, Dialogues in Indian Studies. Dialogues in Indian Studies is an informal conversation between scholars, activists,…