Graduate Students Updates - 2013
Jocelyn Killmer,
a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology and Elizabeth Mount, PhD
candidate in the Department of Sociology received scholarships from the
American Institute of Indian Studies to pursue language study in India during
the 2012-13 Academic Year. Jocelyn is studying Hindi; she discusses her
experiences on page 5. Liz is studying Kannada in Mysore, Karnataka.
G. Oliver Elliot
has been named a Robertson Fellow. He is interested in global and national
security, particularly in South Asia.
Faris Khan, PhD
Candidate in Anthropology, has received a Pre-dissertation Grant from the
Institute of Pakistan Studies to continue his work with the khawaja sira.
Mitul Baruah, PhD
candidate in Geography, and Lalit Narayan, PhD candidate in Anthropology,
received funding from the Taraknath Das Foundation to conduct their
dissertation fieldwork.