Ms Siddha Shah
Ms Siddha Shah was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship (Jain Art Fund) 2022-23, while a PhD student, Museum Studies, MS University Baroda, to visit representative collections in the UK, for research on architectural representation on Jain Chitrapatas and Manuscripts.
Dr Ngutoli Swu
Dr Ngutoli Swu was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship (Charles Wallace India Trust) 2022-23, while Assistant Professor, Dimapur Government College, Nagaland, to undertake documentation and study of the Collection of Sümi Cultural Artefacts in the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
Mr Akash Bharadwaj
Mr Akash Bharadwaj, was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship 2022-23, while Curator and doctoral researcher, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi, to study collections from Bihar in UK Museums.
Ms Vishvadharani C.
Ms Vishvadharani C, was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship 2023-24, while an independent architect and researcher, Mumbai, for research towards her study: “Expertise to Labour: Native Draftsmen in Colonial India”.
Ms Ruta Baptista
Ms Ruta Baptista was awarded a UK Visiting Fellowship (Charles Wallace India Trust) 2023-24, while Curator, Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai, for a study of shared collections and connections between the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai (erstwhile V&A Bombay) and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A).
Ms Prerana Khandelwal
Ms Prerana Khandelwal, was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship 2023-24 while a PhD student, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, for research on UK collections in relation to a study of equine knowledge and representation in Rajput court paintings. She was awarded her PhD in 2025.
Ms Zenab Khan
Ms Zenab Khan was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship (Charles Wallace India Trust) in 2024-25, while a Junior Research Associate, Swaraj Sansthan Sanchalnanlay, Ravindra Bhawan Campus, Swaraj Bhawan, Bhopal. The award was for research on the uprising of 1857 and the interdependence of Visual and Print Culture in Shaping British Perception”.
Ms Naphibahun Lyngdoh
Ms Naphibahun Lyngdoh, was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship, while Manager Heritage and Conservation, Meghalayan Age Limited, Planning Department, Government of Meghalaya. She visited the UK for her project entitled “Museum Display, Documentation, and Collection Care”, relating to the development of open-air archaeological museums in Meghalaya.
Dr Nimra Rizvi
Dr Nimra Rizvi, received the UK Visiting Fellowship 2025-2026, while a Post-doctoral fellow, Azim Premji University, Bhopal. The award was for archival research relating to her study: “Loot from Lucknow: reorienting collection, circulation and knowledge”.
Mr Avirup Mukherjee
Mr Avirup Mukherjee, was awarded the UK Visiting Fellowship 2025-26, while a PhD student, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi. He used the award to attend a course in identifying and describing historic textiles in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.