About CeMIS

The Vision Behind CEMIS

At the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) we dedicate ourselves to research and education in the fields of economics, politics and culture as they pertain to modern India. 

Established in 2010, CeMIS is a young centre offering an interdisciplinary academic space for international scientists whose research centers collaborative practice. Watch the video to hear more about the founding, current status and future plans of CeMIS. 

About CeMis

Why we chose cemis

There are so many universities and quite a few places to study Modern India – so why CeMIS? What sets the CeMIS study program, centre, and teaching staff apart? Hear our students share what they like about our study program. 

Interested? Get in touch with Michael Dickhardt via E-Mail

Student life

Leisure Time in Göttingen

Göttingen offers all the advantages of a typical German university town. In addition to being small, safe, and  green, it is absolutely bikeable, boasts a buzzing student life with cafés, bars and cinemas, fosters vibrant cultural and political life, and has great sports facilities. Follow Rohit around town to get an impression of what student life looks like beyond the university.

About CeMis

Interesse am BA-Studium?

Hast Du Lust, aktuelle Fragen und Probleme mal nicht aus der Perspektive des Globalen Nordens zu betrachten? Interessierst Du Dich dafür, wie sich Armut und Ungleichheit, populistische Bewegungen, Migration oder die Arbeitsverhältnisse im Kapitalismus darstellen, wenn Du sie aus indischer Perspektive betrachtest? Oder interessiert Du Dich für Indien, weil Du dort gereist bist und / oder ein Weltwärts Jahr verbracht hast? Dann bist Du in unserem BA-Studiengang “Moderne Indienstudien” genau richtig! Drei unserer BA-Studierenden erzählen, wie es ist, “Moderne Indienstudien” im Zwei-Fächer-BA zu studieren.

Interessiert? Dann melde dich bei uns!

student life

FUNDING LINE “CREATIVITY & STUDIES”

Göttingen University offers brilliant opportunities for students interested in pursuing their own research projects while still studying. The competitive “Creativity & Studies” funding line grants up to 5.000€ for student research projects. The proposal has to be submitted with a work plan and a budget, thus making sure that students actually develop their ideas into manageable projects. CeMIS is proud that since 2017, more than twelve CeMIS students – or small groups of CeMIS students – have been successful with their applications. Past topics have included transgender pentecostal congregations in Chennai, women’s student activism at Indian universities, bloggers in Bangladesh, and the ‘invisible waste economy’ in Göttingen and Kolkata. Watch the video below to learn more about one of the unique and very different student research projects.

Other projects

that gained support by the AKB-trust

Sanjana Rajasekar and Johan Oommen Muzhangody

Sanjana’s and Johan’s project explored how socially disadvantaged groups experienced the Kerala floods in 2018 and 2019. Conducting fieldwork in the two most affected districts revealed that women and lower caste groups bear the brunt of floods much more severely. They get relatively inadequate access to relief material, insufficient funds to rebuild their lives, poor infrastructure during the floods and often experience harassment at the hands of the privileged. The project highlights the need for a more sensitive, inclusive and intersectional approach to post-disaster policymaking. In particular, efforts need to be channeled towards post-flood livelihood creation and long-term measures such as safe shelters.