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LONDON: A new Chair in Contemporary Indian Studies is to be created at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural relations, an official release said today.
Chairs focussed on Indian studies have been established at some universities in England, but this is the first such Chair in Scotland.
The agreement to set up the Chair has been signed by University of Edinburgh Vice Principal International Stephen Hillier and ICCR Director General Suresh K Goel.
he Chair will see an Indian academic join the university as a professor, the release added.
The two organisations hope that this initiative will lead to the creation of a Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies at Edinburgh.
As part of the university's long-standing ties with India, it also signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
The university has also opened a liaison office in Mumbai, which will simplify communication and collaboration between the university and partners in Indian education, business and government.
University Principal Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea said: "I am delighted that we are to establish a new Chair thanks to the support of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Our efforts show that the University of Edinburgh is committed to working with Indian partners and institutions".
He added: "It is my hope that this appointment will strengthen our excellent relationship with India, potentially creating more joint opportunities in the future and allowing us to further education across the world."
The University of Edinburgh has a long tradition of teaching and scholarship relating to India.
Former Edinburgh scholars with Indian links include William Robertson, who wrote one of the earliest European texts on Indian commerce and culture, and Victor Kiernan, known for his translations of the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Mohammed Iqbal.
The University is also home to the Centre for South Asian Studies, the principal academic unit in Scotland dedicated to the study of the Indian subcontinent. The Centre has links with the Scottish Parliament, non-governmental organisations and major educational and cultural groups in South Asia and Scotland.
Chairs focussed on Indian studies have been established at some universities in England, but this is the first such Chair in Scotland.
The agreement to set up the Chair has been signed by University of Edinburgh Vice Principal International Stephen Hillier and ICCR Director General Suresh K Goel.
he Chair will see an Indian academic join the university as a professor, the release added.
The two organisations hope that this initiative will lead to the creation of a Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies at Edinburgh.
As part of the university's long-standing ties with India, it also signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
The university has also opened a liaison office in Mumbai, which will simplify communication and collaboration between the university and partners in Indian education, business and government.
University Principal Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea said: "I am delighted that we are to establish a new Chair thanks to the support of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Our efforts show that the University of Edinburgh is committed to working with Indian partners and institutions".
He added: "It is my hope that this appointment will strengthen our excellent relationship with India, potentially creating more joint opportunities in the future and allowing us to further education across the world."
The University of Edinburgh has a long tradition of teaching and scholarship relating to India.
Former Edinburgh scholars with Indian links include William Robertson, who wrote one of the earliest European texts on Indian commerce and culture, and Victor Kiernan, known for his translations of the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Mohammed Iqbal.
The University is also home to the Centre for South Asian Studies, the principal academic unit in Scotland dedicated to the study of the Indian subcontinent. The Centre has links with the Scottish Parliament, non-governmental organisations and major educational and cultural groups in South Asia and Scotland.
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