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We provide life-changing opportunities to young Indians of exceptional talent, character, and motivation. By seeking out and nurturing such talent, we aim for each personal achievement to benefit the individual and the wider world.

Since 1976, over 1300 talented young Indians have received, Scholarships, Awards, Fellowships, Art Residencies, Internships, and Grants across a wide range of subjects and endeavours, overseas and in India.

Our alumni reflect the diversity of individuals that we have supported over four decades. Today, many are leaders in their chosen fields.

Tillotama Shome

Tillotama Shome is a 2004 Inlaks Scholar who pursued an MA in Educational Theatre at the Steinhardt School of Education, USA.

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Pratap Bose

Pratap Bose is a 2001 Inlaks Scholar who attended the Royal College of Art to pursue an MA in Vehicle Design.

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Vena Kapoor

Vena Kapoor, a 2010 Inlaks Ravi Sankaran Scholar, is currently a freelance consultant and founder of Nature Classrooms.

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Dr. Joyeeta Gupta

Dr. Joyeeta Gupta is a 1987 Inlaks Scholar who studied Law at Harvard University. She was recently awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest award in Dutch academia.

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Opportunities Currently Open for Applications

The Inlaks Residency at International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York

Supports a residency at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, New York for a curator or an artist from India.

Deadline: 18th October 2024.

The Inlaks-Asia Art Archive Art Grant

Encourages artists to think through the provocation "What shall we do with the archive?" and invites proposals that demonstrate a critical and imaginative approach around the archive as concept, as systems, and as medium.

Deadline: 15th November 2024

Our Story

Indoo Shivdasani

Indoo Shivdasani (1918–1979), a successful entrepreneur, credited his Cambridge education with broadening his commercial and cultural horizons. He had a strong desire to give others a similar opportunity. A firm believer in the importance of overseas higher education for young Indians. He saw this as a way to foster their talent and develop their capacity to contribute to society.

Latest News

Inlaks Alumni Reunion Delhi

Inlaks alumni from 1979 to 2023 reconnected over the course of a glittering evening in Delhi.

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Inlaks Scholar and author Amitav Ghosh receives prestigious awards

The renowned author was awarded the International Award of the Dialoghi di Pistoia Festival in Tuscany in May 2023, and the Erasmus prize 2024.

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‘Intimacy with Waste’ by Mohit Shelare, showcased at the Conflictorium, Ahmedadad, India

Mohit Shelare, a former Inlaks Art Awardee and Resident at the Delfina Foundation, supported by the Inlaks Foundation among others, recently showcased his work at the Conflictorium in Ahmedabad.

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Inlaks Fine Art Awards 2024 Ceremony

We recently introduced and celebrated the Inlaks Fine Art Awardees for 2024 at an event in Mumbai, in the presence of the trustees, alumni and interested members from the arts field.

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