April 15, 2025
Robert Frykenberg, 1930-2025
Robert (Bob) Eric Frykenberg, Professor Emeritus of History and South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed away on April 15th, 2025, at the age of 94. Bob was…
April 6, 2025
DIL Futures: Exploring the present and future of the AIIS Digital India Learning initiative
In this episode, we explore the bright and fascinating futures of the AIIS Digital India Learning initiative. Launched in 2019 as a new effort from AIIS President Sumathi Ramaswamy, the…
April 6, 2025
Fellow Profile: Aarti S. Madan on the Spaces, Places, and Voices between India and Argentina
Aarti S. Madan is an Associate Professor of Spanish & International Studies in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests include questions of national…
March 25, 2025
Sunila S. Kale Elected Next President of AIIS
Sunila S. Kale, a professor in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, has been elected as the next president of the American Institute of Indian…
March 25, 2025
AIIS 2025 Book Prizes Awarded to Dana Kornberg and Satya Shikha Chakraborty
The Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences was awarded to Dana Kornberg for The Garbage Economy: Caste Capitalism and the Persistence of Informal Recycling in Delhi The Edward…
February 16, 2025
Donna Wulff, 1943-2025
Donna Marie (Foley) Wulff , Professor Emerita of Indian Religions at Brown University, passed away in Providence, Rhode Island, on February 16, 2025, at age 81. Donna studied world religions…
February 12, 2025
AIIS Remembers its Former President Joe Elder
AIIS mourns the passing and celebrates the career and legacy of Joseph W. Elder, who died at age ninety-four in Madison, Wisconsin on January 26, 2025. The fourth President of…
January 26, 2025
Joseph Elder, 1930-2025
Joseph (Joe) W. Elder, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died in Madison, Wisconsin, on January 26, 2025, at the age of ninety-four.…
January 5, 2025
Paul Younger, 1935-2025
Paul Younger, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University, passed away in Ottawa on January 5, 2025. Growing up in the coal mining region of eastern Pennsylvania, early in…
December 30, 2024
Marriott Memories: The life and impact of McKim Marriott
In this episode, we look back on the work and impact of McKim Marriott, Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, who passed earlier this year on July 3, 2024.…