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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.
Maya Best graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 with a BPhil research degree in International and Area Studies, Anthropology, and English Nonfiction Writing; and a minor in Japanese language. In 2020, she received the Fulbright research fellowship (which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and returned to Tokyo in 2022 through affiliation at Waseda University, to continue her fieldwork examining Bengali cultural influences on Japanese society.
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