India Research Programme, German Historical Institute London - MWS

India Research Programme, German Historical Institute London - MWS The India Research Programme of the GHI London began in 2013 with the TRG poverty reduction & education policy in India.

It now includes several research projects and operates in India through the Max Weber Stiftung's India Branch Office, Delhi. Despite the breakneck pace of its economic development, India remains the country with the largest number of poor worldwide. Like the provision of food, housing and health services, access to education is a central subject of concern in all policies aimed at the reduction of

poverty. The present rapid changes in the educational systems and the emergence of global private companies in this field makes this an innovative topic for interdisciplinary research linking historical experience and present developments in India, Europe and in other parts of the world. The Transnational Research Group (TRG), which was set up in January 2013, focuses on one aspect of poverty reduction and policy for the poor in particular: education and schools policy as well as vocational training. The work of the TRG pays particular attention to social and educational policy in India since the nineteenth century with an open approach to regional and global comparative perspectives. The group consists of faculty members from the German Historical Institute and the King’s India Institute, King’s College London, the Centre for Historical Studies and the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, and the Centre for Modern Indian Studies, University of Göttingen. The five-year project is funded by the Max Weber Foundation - German Humanities Institutes Abroad and supported in its activities in India by the American Institute of Indian Studies within the framework of the AIIS-GHIL Delhi Program.

14/11/2024

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Das Deutsche Historische Institut London sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine:n

1 Wissenschaftliche:n Mitarbeiter:in (w/m/d)
(2. Qualifizierungsphase)

mit einem besonderen Forschungsinteresse in der Geschichte des Mittelalters mit einem Schwerpunkt im Bereich der britischen Geschichte (auch aus komparativer oder globalgeschichtlicher Perspektive oder mit einem Interesse für die Digital Humanities).

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zum 1. April oder 1. Mai 2025 eine:n

1 Wissenschaftliche:n Mitarbeiter:in (w/m/d)
(2. Qualifizierungsphase)

mit einem Forschungsinteresse in der Kolonialgeschichte des British Empire/Commonwealth, auch in postkolonialer und globalgeschichtlicher Perspektive, beispielsweise mit Bezug auf Afrika, Südostasien oder Südasien.

Für nähere Informationen: https://www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunities/vacancies.

16/08/2024

For this week's second post we asked our inaugural /India Research Programme, German Historical Institute London - MWS - Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies - MWF Delhi Tandem Fellows Dr Samira Junaid (Bengaluru) and Dr Jolita Zabarskaitė (Berlin) about their motivations for applying to the fellowship:

We applied for the GHIL/IRP-MWF Tandem Fellowship because it provides a valuable opportunity for us to combine our expertise in South Asian and Southeast Asian studies to investigate the “Greater India” thesis. This fellowship allows us to access crucial archives in both London and India. In London, we can explore British colonial records and scholarly works that influenced early historiography, while in India, we will examine regional sources that offer diverse perspectives on the “Greater India” concept.

This dual access is essential for analysing how South Indian and Malay scholars reinterpreted India’s historical role in the region, focusing on Tamil vernacular perspectives and interactions between South Indian and Bengali intellectuals. The fellowship will support us in writing a comprehensive history of modern Indian historiography from a transregional and transnational perspective. With the help of the resources and scholarly community at GHIL and IRP-MWF, we aim to contribute significantly to understanding complex historical narratives and their contemporary implications.

Applications for the Tandem Fellowship are currently open! Apply by 27 September.

For more information on how to apply: https://www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunities/scholarships

14/08/2024

We're delighted to introduce Radhika Singha (Shiv Nadar University), currently an India Research Programme Senior Visiting Fellow at the GHIL, ahead of her lecture tomorrow evening! 📅

She will talk about 'International Penology in Colonial India: Too Advanced, Too American, Too Expensive?'.

There's still time to sign up and join us in person or virtually. Get your free ticket now: https://www.ghil.ac.uk/events/lectures 🔗

Tandem fellowship 2025
14/08/2024

Tandem fellowship 2025

📯 Call for Applications for the GHIL-MWF Tandem Fellowship on the British Empire and the History of Colonialism!

The GHIL - India Research Programme and the Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies New Delhi invite applications for their Tandem Fellowship for early career scholars whose research is situated in the broad field of the British Empire and the History of Colonialism. 🖊

This exciting new Fellowship is open to scholars from India and Germany and aims to bring together one scholar each from these two countries to meet and exchange ideas in London and New Delhi. 📚

📅 Start date: 2025

⏰ EXTENDED: Apply by 31 October 2024

For more information on the fellowship and on how to apply: https://www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunities/scholarships .



📷: The National Archives (United Kingdom), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons [cropped]

Early career scholars from India and Germany who are connected with me: please note. This is a great opportunity to join...
20/08/2023

Early career scholars from India and Germany who are connected with me: please note. This is a great opportunity to join up with a scholar you know or whose work is close to your own and get this joint fellowship.
Deadline for applications: 29 September

🤝 Each year, the GHIL awards a number of research scholarships to students, Habilitanden and . As it is we would like to highlight our newest awarded jointly by the India Research Programme and the Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies New Delhi.

🇮🇳🇩🇪🇬🇧This is our first Tandem Fellowship and it is aimed at early career scholars whose research is situated in the broad field of the British Empire and the History of Colonialism. This exciting new is open to scholars from and and aims to bring together one scholar each from these two countries to meet and exchange ideas in London and New Delhi.

Applications are open now! More information: https://www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunities/scholarships .

13/09/2022

The German Historical Institute London is delighted to announce its first Thyssen Lecture on Science, Knowledge, and the Legacy of Empire. The lecture will be given by Sumathi Ramaswamy (Duke University) at. the GHIL on 11 October and at Cardiff University on 13 October 2023.
For more details, including registration, clcik here

https://www.ghil.ac.uk/events/lectures

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02/02/2022

Summer School on Environment and the British Empire at the GHI London, 19-22 July 2022. Organised by the India Research Programme at the GHIL. Open to advanced BA and MA students at German universities. Details below

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18/03/2021

Mythili Ramchand on teachers and pedagogy in Bengaluru. Read on in the 13th paper in our series on Education and the Urban ...

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