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India Studies

Modern and Classical Languages and India Studies welcome Sarasij Majumder, Ph.D. as the new director of India Studies and Sita and Bhaskara Rao Mutyala Endowed Professor in India Studies. 

MISSION

India Studies cultivates excellence in teaching and learning through interdisciplinary cooperation. The program offerings disseminate India's heritage from ancient to modern; ranging from science to arts and humanities. Interdisciplinary offerings in the fields of anthropology, art history, religion, politics, economy, sociology, and language and literature prepare students to acquire cultural competency and other skills necessary to understand the responsibility of civil global citizenship.

 

Vision

In keeping with the mission of an internationally recognized, culturally diverse, urban university, the India Studies program at the University of Houston promotes knowledge and scholarship on India’s societies, cultures, heritage and diaspora through the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. India Studies nurtures the University’s relationship with the Indian American community resources and maintains its standing as a global hub for the study of India.

In The News

UH - India Studies students participate in Dussehra & Diwali Mela 2015. Gallery

India Studies students and faculty interact with Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee at the Asia Society. Gallery

Music guru Prema Bhat lectures on September 16. Learn more

Getting Comfortable Overseas - Religious studies major Anneka Shannon writes about India study abroad trip
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Dr. Vinay Lal - Reading Gandhi: Caveats, Foundations, Hermeneutics
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India Studies program launches faculty-led study abroad course
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Historic opium trade brought to life
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Author Amitav Ghosh Enlightens Houstonians through "Trilogy" 
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Penguin Press quotes Anjali Kanojia, assistant director, on Akash Kapur's book, "India Becoming"
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American Institute of Indian Studies – Fellowships
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Grants for Short-Term, International Research Fellowships in India or Japan
The Arts and Humanities Research Council’s International Placement Scheme (IPS) is an exciting scheme, offering funded, short, overseas research fellowships for Early Career Researchers and Ph.D. students. Learn More