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ABOUT US
| The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (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 Himalayan region and adjacent mountain areas (High Asia), and adopted its current name. This Association is organized exclusively for the educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of the Section 501 (C) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code and is governed by its Constitution and By-laws. The ANHS is the oldest academic organization devoted to the study of the Himalaya in the United States. Members include scholars from various academic disciplines, students, resource and development professionals, and a variety of other Himalayan-region residents and enthusiasts. ANHS members are anthropologists, geographers, religious studies specialists, philosophers, geologists, political scientists, educators, artists, travellers. They work or live in or are experts on Bhutan, Nepal, the Indian Himalaya, Pakistan, Tibet. A few know the territories farther west and north (Afghanistan/the Hindukush; Tajikistan/the Pamir). Most members belong to other networks and have close connections to additional scholars who widen the geographical networks accessible to ANHS. |
Photo by: Burk Jackson |
Our journal, HIMALAYA, publishes original research and works as a clearinghouse of information about regional publications, conferences, grant and study opportunities, and research in progress. ANHS also organizes conferences and symposia, and sponsors
photography exhibits and other outreach efforts, including calendars.
Link to the ANHS's Constitution
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (2009)
| Name | Affiliation | |
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| President | Mahendra Lawoti | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University |
| Secretary | John Metz | Associate Professor, Department of History and Geography, Northern Kentucky University |
| Treasurer | Geoff Childs | Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Members | Pradyumna P Karan | Professor, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky |
| Sienna Craig | Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College |
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| Mary M. Cameron | Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Florida Atlantic University | |
| John Mock | Continuing Lecturer in Hindi and Urdu, Language Program, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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| Megan Adamson Sijapati | Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. |
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| Milan Shrestha | Post-doctoral Research Associate, CAP LTER, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University |
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| Ex-officio members | Arjun Guneratne | Editor, Himalaya, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Macalester College |
| Thomas B. Robertson | Book editor, Himalaya; Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Arts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
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| Bookkeeper | Kimberley O’Neil |
CONTACT US
| For additional information on the ANHS, contact ANHS President: |
Mahendra Lawoti, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Political Science 3408 Friedmann Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Email: Info@anhs-himalaya.org |
| ANHS membership & subscription services: |
Kimberley O’Neil Bookkeeper Email: membership@anhs-himalaya.org |
| For submissions to HIMALAYA or other related questions. please contact Editor: |
Arjun Guneratne, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Anthropology Macalester College Saint Paul, MN 55105 Phone: (651) 696-6362 Fax: (651) 696-6324 Email: himalaya@anhs-himalaya.org |
| ANHS Kathmandu Center | Deepak Thapa, Resident Director Ramchandra Marg, Battisputali, Kathmandu - 9 NEPAL tel 977-1-4472807 fax 977-1-4461669 Email: kathmandu@anhs-himalaya.org |
| For questions about the ANHS website, please contact Webmaster: |
Milan Shrestha, Ph.D. CAP LTER, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University Email: webmaster@anhs-himalaya.org |
Design and coding: Milan Shrestha
