The American Institute of Indian Studies' General-Director Purnima Mehta was selected by The Economist as one of the top 50 diversity figures in public life, alongside such honorees as Ambassador Ruth Davis, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, and the President and Mrs. Obama. AIIS Director General Purnima Mehta According to The Economist: "Purnima Mehta has served for over a decade as the Director General of the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS). Under