The Kizuna India Japan Study Forum (KIJSF) is aimed at promoting the study of under-researched aspects of India-Japan historical and cultural interactions by holding lectures on a monthly basis. This will open avenues for all young and old researchers/scholars to share and exchange their work encapsulating rich history and contacts between the two countries in trade, business, economic, cultural, philosophical spheres. This would not only enhance mutual understanding but also strengthen the foundations of rapidly expanding multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
A. Damodaran did his doctoral studies in Economics. He was awarded the Homi Bhabha Fellowship in 2004-07 to work on Global Commons. In 2012, he was appointed Visiting Fellow at the United Nations University (Institute of Advanced Studies) in Japan. Apart from his work on global commons, Damodaran has specialised in the management of arts organisation and has several publications on this theme. Damodaran has been deeply involved with Japanese society and culture, having held academic positions at Chiba and Yokohama. His latest book is titled Managing Arts in Pandemic Times and Beyond (Oxford University Press, 2022), profiles and analyses performing arts organisations of India and Japan, amongst others. Since 2005, he has been a Professor at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.