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Banaras Hindu University

Country

India

City

Varanasi

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Alan Grey	Fordham University	Banaras Hindu University	Psychology	India	1970-1971	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Leslie	New York University	Banaras Hindu University	Anthropology	India	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ellen Piers	Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus	Banaras Hindu University	Psychology	India	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Diana Eck	Harvard University	Banaras Hindu University		India	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Kerr	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Banaras Hindu University	Political Science	India	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Ashmead Jr	Haverford College	Banaras Hindu University	Literature	India	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Archie Bahm	University of New Mexico	Banaras Hindu University	Philosophy	India	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Allen Atwell	Cornell University	Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tryna Lyons	University of Washington	Banaras Hindu University	Art History	India	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Phyllis Strauss	Northeastern University	Banaras Hindu University	Biology	India	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carolyn Marvin	University of Pennsylvania	Banaras Hindu University	Communications	India	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Brantmeier	Colorado State University	Banaras Hindu University	Education	India	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jay McCullough	San Jose State University	Banaras Hindu University	Philosophy	India	1960-1961	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Neill Slaughter	Loyola Marymount University	University of Bihar , Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Victoria Rivers	University of California, Davis	Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Margaret Payne	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Banaras Hindu University	Writing	India	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Berry	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Banaras Hindu University	Literature	India	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Pawel Wojtasik	Stevens Institute of Technology	Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Chotsani Dean	Three Rivers Community College	Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Augustina Droze	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Chandrakala Padia	Banaras Hindu University	University of Texas at Austin	Political Science	India	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lal Rai	Banaras Hindu University	Bronx Community College, the City University of New York , Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Biology	India	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kalyan Krishna	Banaras Hindu University	Syracuse University	Arts	India	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chandra Chaturvedi	Banaras Hindu University	University of Arkansas at Little Rock , University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Medical Sciences	India	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Padma Agrawal	Banaras Hindu University	University of Chicago	Psychology	India	1972-1973	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kamalaveni Chandrasedkhar	Banaras Hindu University	University of Washington	Animal Science	India	1972-1973	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sita Srivastava	Banaras Hindu University	Randolph College , American University	International Relations	India	1972-1973	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Prem Sharma	Banaras Hindu University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Davidson College	Music	India	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shankar Mukherjee	Banaras Hindu University	University of Connecticut , University of Connecticut , University of Connecticut	Physics	India	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Subiha Wajid	Banaras Hindu University	University of Florida , University of Florida	Animal Science	India	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hanuman Ram	Banaras Hindu University	New York University	Agriculture	India	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rama Singh	Banaras Hindu University	Cornell University	Physics	India	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vanashree Banerjee	Banaras Hindu University	George Washington University	Literature	India	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Suparna Basu	Banaras Hindu University	Bentley University	Mathematics	India	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sarvesh Pandey	Banaras Hindu University	University of California, Irvine	Computer Science	India	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ashutosh Kumar	Banaras Hindu University	Harvard University	History	India	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Amit Kumar	Banaras Hindu University	Purdue University	Environmental Sciences	India	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anil Kumar Tripathi	Banaras Hindu University	Institute of International Education	Biology	India	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program