Foundation for India Studies would like to recognize the following partners and benefactors who helped launch the Foundation to a great start on April 21, 2006 at the University Center, University of Houston.

Government 

1. Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India, New Delhi
2. S.M. Gavai, Consul General of India, Houston, TX.

University of Houston

1. Dr. Renu Khator, President, UH-System
2. Dr. Donald J.Foss, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, UH
3. Dr. Jerald W.Strickland, Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Studies and Programs
4. Dr. John Antel, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences;
5. Ms. Parul Fernandes, Director International Studies and Programs
6. Dr. G.V. Krishnan, Director Applied Business & Technology Center, UH
7. Prof. S. Sridhar, Chair, dept. of Asian American Studies, Stoney Brook University, L.I., N.Y.(EX-Officio)
8. Vikram Shete, President, Graduate Indian Students Organization (GISO)  

Community

1. Jugal and Raj Malani
2. Dr. Randhir and Meena Sinha
3. Aku and Meena Patel
4. Drs. Suresh and Sunita Moonat
5. Dr. Satish and Manju Jhingran
6. Drs. Mahesh and Veena Shetty
7. Dr. Sudarshan Parikh
8. Ms. Mona Parikh
9. Vatsa Kumar
10. Dr. Monica Vavilala and Dr. Arun Ayyagari
11. Richard and Amanda Morales
12. Ashwin Joseph Vavilala Morales
13. Ariana Poorna Morales
14. Krishna and Lakshmi Vavilala
15. Radha Thiagarajan,PC
16. Sesha Kalapatapu
17. Raj Mohan Pendyala
18. Dinesh Ramakrishnan
19. Priyank and Vandana Jaiswal
20. Dr. & Mrs. Sulekh Jain
21. Ms. Ellen Goldberg