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.
Pallavi Aiyar is an award-winning foreign correspondent, columnist and author. She is currently deputy Editor-in-Chief of the online news magazine, The Globalist. She has written extensively on global culture. Major publications include, Orienting: An Indian in Japan (2021), New Old World: An Indian Journalist Discovers the Changing Face of Europe (2015), and Smoke and Mirrors (2008). Pallavi was selected by the World Economic Forum as a 2014 Young Global Leader. She was awarded the 2007 Prem Bhatia memorial prize for excellence in political reporting for her dispatches from China. She served as advisor to the Confederation of Indian Industry on China-related issues. In 2010 she was recognized by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for her work in furthering Sino-Indian relations.