September 21, 2021
AIIS Announces its Latest Fellowship Recipients
The American Institute of Indian Studies is Pleased to Announce the Latest Recipients of AIIS Fellowships Newest AIIS Fellows (projected to carry out their projects in 2022-2023) Anurag Advani, a…
July 29, 2021
AIIS Receives Taraknath Das Foundation Endowment Assets
The American Institute of Indian Studies is very grateful to the officers and trustees of the Taraknath Das Foundation for the donation of the Foundation’s endowment assets. AIIS is committed…
July 6, 2021
CAORC-AIIS Faculty Development Seminars
In this episode, we’ll explore the joint work of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, or CAORC, and AIIS in supporting faculty at community colleges and minority-serving institutions. CAORC…
May 20, 2021
AIIS Community Responds to COVID Crisis in India
The past few months have seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths in India. Separated by time and space, it may be difficult for students and scholars in…
April 28, 2021
Language Programs in a Pandemic
In this episode, we spotlight the AIIS immersive language programs in India and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining us to discuss the monumental task of taking a…
April 9, 2021
AIIS 2021 Book Prizes Awarded to Vaibhav Saria and Holly Shaffer
The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities was awarded to Holly Shaffer for Grafted Arts: The Marathas and the British in Western India, 1760-1820 The Joseph W.…
February 11, 2021
AIIS Book Prize Winner Dipti Khera and *The Place of Many Moods*
In this episode we'll speak with AIIS Book Prize winner Dr. Dipti Khera, Associate Professor of Art History in the Department of Art History and Institute of Fine Arts…
November 30, 2020
AIIS Announces the Award of its First Digital Scholarship Grants
AIIS awarded five Digital Scholarship grants, selected from a pool of 50 applications—far more than had been anticipated. The grants are intended to foster the digital production and dissemination of…
November 19, 2020
All India Museum Summit Initiatives
Welcome everyone to the first podcast from the American Institute of Indian Studies! In this episode we’ll learn about the museum initiatives from the AIIS Center for Art &…
November 10, 2020
Language Spotlight: Aaron Shew on Language Learning and Career Opportunities
Aaron M. Shew is an Assistant Professor and REL Wilson Endowed Chair of Agricultural Economics at Arkansas State University. He received the Young Scholars Award from the International Rice Research…