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 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.
Ms Shailka Mishra
Shailka Mishra was awarded the NTICVA UK Visiting Fellowship (2012–13) while a PhD student at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, to study collections of Indian painting, particularly material from the Amber–Jaipur region, in UK museums. The fellowship supported the research phase of her doctoral work and enabled close engagement with […]
Mr Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Mr Sabyasachi Mukherjee, UK Visiting Fellow 2003-04, Curator (Conservation), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghrahalaya, for training in paper conservation and museum management at the V&A and other UK museums. Mr Sabyasachi Mukherjee: has been serving as the Director General and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai, […]