Ongoing Projects
The Highland Institute is engaged in a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary research initiatives rooted in Highland Asia, with a focus on community-engaged methods and long-term fieldwork. These projects reflect our commitment to collaborative, critical, and decolonial research practices—addressing urgent questions around climate change, indigenous knowledge, mobility, healing, heritage, and urbanisation.
We work in close partnership with institutions across India and internationally, and many of our projects include early-career researchers, postgraduate trainees, and fellows.
Earthkeepers
Canada-IDRC Myanmar Research Fellowships With funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, a research team will document
MyCClimate Project
The Highland Institute is part of a research team conducting academic training and ethnographic research in areas along the Northeast
Intersubjective Ecology Laboratory
The Intersubjective Ecology Laboratory is dedicated to investigating ecological conditions from a phenomenological perspective. Founded on the premise that all
Ekologos – Global Environmental Humanities
Ekologos is a collaborative project funded by the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education, coordinated by UiT
PluriMed Research Group
The PluriMed Research Group is an interdisciplinary collective based at the Highland Institute, dedicated to advancing critical inquiry into medical pluralism, therapeutic
Urbaltour
The URBALTOUR project in Nagaland investigates the interplay between urbanization and tourism in South and Southeast Asia’s mountainous regions. Focusing