January 24, 2026
Reflections on Language Learning, Language Immersion, and Pedagogy
By Jessica Merritt Jessica Merritt has recently completed her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Indiana University. Her dissertation is titled: The Austerities of Loving Devotion: Ritual Theory and Practice in…
January 24, 2026
AIIS Language Programs: More than just language learning
By Abigail Crisman AIIS Hindi Language Program The AIIS Hindi language program was an amazing experience. It offered a supportive environment in which I could focus completely on learning written…
January 24, 2026
Dialogues in Indian Studies: Water
February 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM 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.…
November 15, 2025
Dialogues in Indian Studies: Mary Rader, Venkat Srinivasan, and Shubha Chaudhuri on Understanding Archives
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET Registration Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/8y_03MA0TZKGEgN8frxIcA#/registration The American Institute of Indian Studies is excited to announce a new series of virtual events, Dialogues in Indian Studies.…
September 17, 2025
The Next Era of AIIS: A Conversation with Dr. Emily Rook-Koepsel
JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuYnV6enNwcm91dC5jb20lMkYxMzkxNzk0JTJGZXBpc29kZXMlMkYxNzg1OTQ2NS10aGUtbmV4dC1lcmEtb2YtYWlpcy5qcyUzRmNvbnRhaW5lcl9pZCUzRGJ1enpzcHJvdXQtcGxheWVyLTE3ODU5NDY1JTI2cGxheWVyJTNEc21hbGwlMjIlMjB0eXBlJTNEJTIydGV4dCUyRmphdmFzY3JpcHQlMjIlMjBjaGFyc2V0JTNEJTIydXRmLTglMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0U=In this episode, we’ll meet the new Executive Director of AIIS, Dr. Emily Rook-Koepsel. As many of you know, the long-time US Director of AIIS, Dr. Elise Auerbach, retired this…
August 28, 2025
AIIS to open new research fellowship competitions in mid-October 2025
AIIS remains committed to building and growing the field of Indian Studies in the United States. In the face of US federal funding cuts and reductions, AIIS is having to…
July 28, 2025
Dialogues in Indian Studies: Conversation with Darshana Mini and Vibhuti Ramachandran
August 29, 2025 11am ET-12:30 PM ET Join us on August 29, 2025 in conversation with Darshana Mini and Vibhuti Ramachandran about their AIIS Book Prize winning works.
July 24, 2025
Edwin Gerow, 1931-2025
Edwin Mahaffey Gerow passed away on July 24, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. In his lifetime he established himself as an outstanding scholar of Sanskrit and Indian poetics. In 1949, Edwin…
July 9, 2025
C.M. Naim, 1936-2025
Choudhri Mohammed Naim passed away in Hyde Park, Chicago, on July 9, 2025. Naim—called Naim Sahib by his students and colleagues, using the Urdu honorific—was 89. He was a prolific…
May 18, 2025
Frederick Clothey, 1936-2025
Frederick (Fred) W. Clothey, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, passed away on May 18, 2025. Fred was a leader in the creation of the field…