The Trustees of the Ancient India and Iran Trust are delighted to congratulate fellow Trustee Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, on being elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Prof. Hintze joins our Chairman, Prof. Nicholas Sims-Williams and Prof. Julius Lipner as the third trustee to be a fellow of the British Academy. Prof. Hintze was elected along with three colleagues from SOAS, all of whom were recognised for their outstanding research. Professor Hintze’s work focuses on Indo-Iranian philology and Zoroastrian literature and religion. She is …

AIIT Trustee Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, is currently teaching an Avestan language course in Pune.  While there, she has given the following interview: http://www.punemirror.in/pune/others/The-meaning-beyond-words/articleshow/48009125.cms An article in the Indian Express describes the course: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/avestan-an-ancient-indo-iranian-language-travels-to-pune/99/

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