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Terrains of Research in Afghanistan

Please join us by zoom on October 19 at 4pm for CAORC’s inaugural Alumni Ambassador Lecture, “Terrains of Research in Afghanistan."

CAORC-AIIS Faculty Development Seminar to India Accepting Applications

The faculty development seminar to India is now accepting applications with a deadline of September 7, 2022.

Informal Economies in India

In this essay, Brian Turnbull describes what 'informal economies' are and discusses their importance in India.

Planning for Informal Settlements in India

Seminar participants Jessica Barnes and Amar Sawhney discuss the many challenges facing India’s informal settlements.

Addressing Eco-Disparity in India

Seminar participants Amar Sawhney and Jessica Barnes discuss why green spaces are so critical to urban planning in Delhi and India’s cities.

CAORC Faculty Development Seminars

CAORC is accepting applications for faculty development seminars with a deadline of August 30, 2021.

Bringing in the New Year in India: How Cars and Chaos Gave Me Hope

Seminar participant Jose Alejandro Gonzalez-Suarez discusses India’s challenges and how innovative solutions offer hope in uncertain times.

New Digital Scholarship Grant Program from AIIS

The American Institute of Indian Studies is pleased to announce the launch of its new Digital India Learning initiative.

Twenty Years of Change in India: A Native Daughter’s Reflections

Shabana Meyering, participant in the faculty seminar to India, offers her personal reflections on two decades of change in the country.

Explaining Northern India's Oppressive Smog

Mukila Maitha, participant in the faculty seminar to India, examines Delhi’s suffocating smog and what is being done to lessen its impact.

Reflections on the Historical Relationship between People and Spaces

The Glass House, a central landmark of the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, was built in 1889. Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim - Own work, GFDL...

AIIS Organizes All India Museum Summit

All India Museum Summit July 22 – 24, 2019, India International Centre, New Delhi The All India Museum Summit 2019, with financial...

Wildlife in the City: Challenging the Nature-Culture Binary

Janet Armitage (left) and Janny Li (right) on a sunrise elephant ride to Amber Fort in Jaipur. In this essay, Janny Li, a 2019...

Videos: Teaching Asia Beyond the Ivory Tower AAS Panel

CAORC sponsored the panel discussion, Teaching Asia Beyond the Ivory Tower: The American Overseas Research Centers and Broad Educational...

Teachers as Students: The Power of Experiential Learning in India’s Growing Cities

The India Faculty Development Seminar group with Dr. Balasubramaniam “Only when we take a comprehensive and ecosystem approach to our...

Teaching Asia Beyond the Ivory Tower: CAORC Sponsors AAS Conference Panel Session

Teaching Asia Beyond the Ivory Tower: The American Overseas Research Centers and Broad Educational Engagement An Association for Asian...