Launching the India Studies Association

The The Hind School is proud to announce the launch of the India Studies Association, a dedicated platform designed to advance serious, multidisciplinary research on India. As the country moves through one of the most transformative periods in its history, we believe India deserves an independent, structured, and ambitious ecosystem for research—one that brings together scholars, practitioners, and curious citizens who want to understand India with depth and clarity.

India today is shaped by rapid urbanisation, digital disruption, demographic change, and evolving cultural norms. Yet the research landscape around India remains scattered across universities, think tanks, media, and civil society—valuable work, but often disconnected. The India Studies Association has been established to bring coherence to this landscape, fostering a collaborative intellectual environment that encourages evidence-based inquiry, long-term thinking, and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Through ISA, The Hind School strengthens its mission of building a serious, future-focused centre for research and learning. The association will serve as a hub for original scholarship, publishing, field research, writing mentorship, and knowledge exchange. It will support young researchers, encourage bold questions, and create spaces—both physical and digital—where ideas about India’s present and future can be rigorously explored.

Over the coming year, ISA will roll out its first set of initiatives, including a flagship annual conference, a quarterly journal, specialised research labs, writing fellowships, and curated workshops across major themes such as society, culture, technology, economy, cities, and India’s role in the world. ISA will not merely comment on contemporary trends—it aims to shape how India is studied, taught, and understood for the next decade.

Key Pointers

• ISA is the research-focused body launched by The Hind School

• Built to unify and strengthen India-focused scholarship

• Encourages multidisciplinary work across humanities, social sciences, technology, and policy

• Aims to become the national hub for credible, rigorous India studies

• Provides fellowships, mentorship, writing support, and research infrastructure

• Will publish essays, papers, reports, and thematic analyses

• Hosts conferences, workshops, and public lectures

• Welcomes students, scholars, journalists, technologists, designers, and independent researchers

Highlights of ISA’s Work (Core Focus Areas)

1. Research & Scholarship

ISA will cultivate original research across themes such as society, culture, economy, technology, and India’s global relations. This includes research papers, field studies, thematic reports, and long-form essays.

2. Publications

A quarterly journal and digital publishing platform will feature contributions from emerging and established scholars, helping shape intelligent public discourse on India.

3. Fellowships & Mentorship

Young researchers will be supported through writing residencies, grants, mentorship programmes, and structured research guidance.

4. Conferences & Workshops

ISA will host an annual India Studies Conference along with regional workshops designed to bring scholars, practitioners, and students into meaningful conversation.

5. Knowledge Accessibility

ISA is committed to making high-quality research accessible beyond academia—through open lectures, public-facing essays, and educational resources rooted in clarity and rigour.

6. Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The association will bring together voices from technology, design, humanities, public policy, journalism, and the creative arts to study India’s evolving realities.

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