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The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) is the oldest academic organization devoted to the study of the Himalaya in the United States. ANHS was founded in 1971 as the Nepal Studies Association with support from the Ford Foundation. In 1999, to reflect a widening member base and area of interest, the association broadened its mandate to cover the entire Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush region and adjacent mountain areas of High Asia, and adopted its current name.
In 2010, ANHS became a Center in Developing Status with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers to reflect its growing focus on supporting research.
ANHS members include universities and colleges, faculty, scholars, resource and development professionals, students and other Himalayan-region residents and enthusiasts. ANHS members work or live in or are experts on Bhutan, Nepal, the Indian Himalaya, Pakistan, Tibet, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
ANHS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by its Constitution.
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Current Issue of HIMALAYA
Volume 30, Numbers 1 and 2
Announcements
2011 Dor Bahadur Bista Prize Winner
ANHS announces the award of its 2011 Dor Bahadur Bista Prize
ANHS Himalayan Lecture Series
ANHS invited Dr. Pratyoush Raj Onta, a distinguished scholar from the Himalayan region, to deliver a series of lectures in the USA, October 15-November 9, 2011.
First ANHS Himalayan Studies Conference
“Rethinking the Himalaya: The Indo-Tibetan Interface and Beyond,”
October 28-30, 2011
Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota
2012 Senior Fellowship Program
ANHS is accepting applications for its 2012 Senior Fellowship
The Himalaya Series in Nepal Studies
ANHS Kathmandu Research Center, in collaboration of the Social Science Baha, launched two books through its the Himalaya Series in Nepal Studies
ANHS & CAORC
ANHS is a Center in Developing Status with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).
