American Institute of Indian Studies Podcast
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) was founded nearly sixty years ago to further the knowledge of India in the United States by supporting American scholarship on India. The programs of AIIS foster the production of and engagement with scholarship on India, and promote and advance mutual understanding between the citizens of the United States and of India. AIIS seeks to provide access to scholarship about India to a wide and diverse audience.Through this podcast series, we hope to explore various exciting AIIS initiatives and engage with our current and former fellows, students, instructors, and researchers in this challenging time for connection.
Episodes
16 episodes
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. Initially, we recorded this conversation as a celebration of work and impact,...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:01:26
AIIS and Tech: Languages, Code, Design, and Careers with former AIIS language students
In this episode, we look to the world of tech and the bridges that AIIS students create between Indian and South Asian Studies and successful careers in technology fields of all kinds. The stereotypical careers that stem from the study of Indic...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:00:54
Creating and collaborating through digital projects with the AIIS Digital Sonic and Visual Projects fellowships
In this episode, we explore what it’s like to create born digital projects in India with support from the two AIIS research centers: the Center for Art and Archeology (CA&A) and the Archives and Research Centers for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:04:06
Sitar, Dhrupad, and breathing into the space of South Asian classical music
In this episode, we highlight new forms of innovative research being done on South Asian classical music through the AIIS performing and creative arts fellowship. Sitarist...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:58
60th Anniversary Series – Building Collaborations, Relationships, and Shared Homes in US-India Scholarship
This year we have been celebrating a history of scholarship in and through AIIS – exploring the narratives within the walls of the institute and the conversations that have happened thanks to the support of AIIS. In this episode, we turn from h...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:27
60th Anniversary Series - Collaboration and the Nilgiris Field Learning Program
This year we have been celebrating a history of scholarship in and through AIIS - exploring the narratives within the walls of the institute and the conversations that have happened thanks to the support of AIIS. In this episode, we turn from h...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:05:51
60th Anniversary Series – Robert P. Goldman on AIIS, Sanskrit Pedagogy, and Emerging Trends in Sanskrit Research
In this episode of our 60th anniversary series, we have the unique honor of speaking to a scholar who has been part of the foundational landscape of Sanskrit scholarship and education in the United States, Robert Goldman, Professor of the Gradu...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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55:34
60th Anniversary Series – A. N. Singh and Rakesh Ranjan on the history of the AIIS Hindi program and Hindi pedagogy
In this episode of our 60th anniversary series, Dr. A. N. Singh, AIIS Hindi program head, interviews Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Senior Lecturer and Language Coordinator at Columbia University and former AIIS Hindi Language Program Director and cu...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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48:34
60th Anniversary Series – Sandria Freitag and Thomas Metcalf on fellowships, friendships, and AIIS
This year, the American Institute of Indian Studies turns 60! To celebrate the history of AIIS, we have launched a year-long series of audio interviews exploring the history of AIIS over the last 60 years including the founding of the institute...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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26:53
60th Anniversary Series - Philip Lutgendorf and Sara Simons on AIIS and Family, Memories, and Support
This year, the American Institute of Indian Studies turns 60! To celebrate the history of AIIS, we have launched a year-long series of audio interviews exploring the history of AIIS over the last 60 years including the founding of t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:02
60th Anniversary Series - Sumathi Ramaswamy and Ralph W. Nicholas on History, Founding, and Reach of AIIS
This year, the American Institute of Indian Studies turns 60! To celebrate the history of AIIS, we have launched a year-long series of audio interviews exploring the history of AIIS over the last 60 years including the founding of the ins...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:38
AIIS Filmmaker Fellows
In this episode, we will highlight the innovative visual and multimodal work of former AIIS fellows and filmmakers. AIIS offers four categories of research fellowships: Junior fellowships, Senior long-term and short-term fellowships, and Perfor...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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51:59
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:04:21
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 country-wide language program online in a matter of weeks is Dr...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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55:50
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 at New York University, about her new book
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:07:40
All India Museum Summit Initiatives
In this episode we’ll learn about the museum initiatives from the AIIS Center for Art & Archaeology to share best practices in museum curation and exhibition development between the US and India. The Center for Art & Archeology held its...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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55:15