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Connecting Carolina to India
The Modern Indian Studies initiative was established to bring together a wide range of research initiatives focused on present-day India, while providing students and the Carolina community the opportunity to develop a broader, deeper understanding of contemporary India. Our goal is to offer programming, events, courses and resources, to raise awareness and an understanding of modern India.
Recent News
MIS Graduate Student Award Recipient Shamim Hossain
Shamim Hossain, a current Ph.D. student in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received the MIS Graduate Student Conference Travel Award in Fall 2025.
MIS Koneru R. Rao Fellowship Recipient Parag Jyoti Saikia
Parag Jyoti Saikia, a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the 2026 recipient of the Koneru R. Rao Global Fellowship.
2025 MGF Recipient Ilakkiya Senthilkumar
Ilakkiya Senthilkumar's Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship project will take her to Tamil Nadu, India this summer as she supports the work of the South India AIDS Action Program (SIAAP).
