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Teachers as Students: The Power of Experiential Learning in India’s Growing Cities by Robin Kietlinski    “Only when we take a comprehensive and ecosystem approach to our thinking, can we bring about meaningful and sustainable development for all.” —Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Voices from the Grassroots   On

Avital Datskovsky couldn’t get enough of India. After participating in the 2013-14 academic year AIIS Hindi language program in Jaipur—on a language fellowship funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Group Projects Abroad program—she returned as an American India Foundation Clinton Fellow in 2016-17 to work with

Sumathi Ramaswamy, James B. Duke Professor of History at Duke University, recently began her term as President of AIIS. We caught up with her to talk about the Institute’s past, present, and future. AIIS: What do you see in the future of AIIS that excites you? What

The American Institute of Indian Studies is Pleased to Announce that the Following Scholars have been Awarded Fellowships to Carry Out their Projects in India in 2018-2019: Roy Bar-Sadeh, a graduate student in the Department of History at Columbia University, was awarded a junior fellowship to carry

Though she’s enjoying her job at Google in San Francisco, Emma Leiken hasn’t sworn off South Asian Studies as a possible career sometime down the road. And with a resume like hers, there’s little standing in her way—whether she chooses the technology industry or international affairs, she’s

AIIS conducted a survey of language program alumni in 2018. We received responses from 174 former language program participants in various stages of their careers. The responses reflect a body of alumni that is highly educated, employable, and actively engaged in international affairs, South Asian Studies, and