IAHR Executive Committee Members
Prof. Amarjiva Lochan
Department of History
University of Delhi
Delhi 110007, INDIA
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Vice-President: Amarjiva Lochan
Prof. Amarjiva Lochan was born in Gaya, the city associated with the Enlightenment of Buddha. He graduated from the University of Delhi, India with a PhD on Indian-Thai acculturation. He teaches at the History Department, University of Delhi on topics related to Asian Civilizations and Religions. He also looks academically into the Indic elements in Southeast Asia. Prof Amarjiva is part of the Editorial Board of five international journals on the study of culture and religions. He writes on the syncretic nature of the religions in Southeast Asia, the role of the Brahmana priests in Thailand(for which he was awarded the Ford Foundation's ASF scholarship), Hindu-Buddhist art and the changing faces of Buddhism. He has also keen academic interest in the positioning of the Indian Diaspora. His publications include 14 books and 51 research articles. Prof. Amarjiva has widely travelled for academic reasons both in the region and all over the globe. Prof Amarjiva is Visiting Professor at three places outside India besides being Board members of several religious and culture studies centres in India and abroad. He is the first and only Indian to be elected as the IAHR Vice President (firstly during 2020-25, and now for the 2025-30). He stands for promoting regional inclusivity, ensuring that underrepresented scholars and institutions—particularly from the Global South—are meaningfully integrated into the IAHR initiatives.