ESTD of AISA
Originally, it began to work as Australian Literature Study Centre since 1997 and later it was re-named Indian Association for the Study of Australia, Eastern Region since 2001. Earlier it used to work under the parent body of Burdwan University, but it started to function as part of Bankura University since 2014. The first international conference was organised in 2007 and it is continuing with more and more teachers and scholars joining this endeavour. Many teachers and PhD candidates were the awardees of Australia India Council Australian Studies Fellowship and Endeavour Awards. Now the Association has launched the IASA,ER Travel Fellowship which enables the PhD and Postdoctoral candidates to visit Australian universities.
International conferences organised by the Association
Environmental Humanities: Theory and Praxis in Australia and India, 12-13 January, 2019
Transnational Migratory Spaces and Cultural Exchange between Australia and India, 9-10 February, 2018
History, Culture and Identity: Australian Studies in India and Australia, 4-5 February, 2017
The Asian Century: Australia and the Trans-Asian Cultural and Strategic Diplomacy, 27-28 January, 2015
Borders and Beyond: Cultural Transactions between Australia and India, 22-24 January, 2013
Re-mapping the Future: History, Culture and Environment in Australia and India, 22-24 January, 2011
Australia India Council Fellows Alumni Meet, 25 January, 2011
Landscape and Rivers: Symbolising Cultural Linkages between Australia and India, 22-23 January, 2009
Culture and Identity: Re-imagining Australia and India, 22-24 January, 2007