ISAS, the International Institute of South Asian Studies is a non-profit cultural Association based in Rome, Italy.
The Institute’s purpose is to encourage the development of knowledge, conservation and understanding of the cradle of human culture that is South Asia, with special emphasis on the Indian subcontinent.
ISAS proposes to be a hub between Indian academies and academicians and their Western counterparts, promoting cultural exchange and peaceful relations between the Western world and that of South Asia, hand in hand with excellence in historical, socio-cultural, artistic, architectural and archeological research.