Religious studies student to explore India on Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia
Religious Studies student Ella Buchanan will be seeing first-hand the culture, traditions, and religious sites in India that underpin her studies. Ella will experience India as part of the Reimagining India programme on a Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia.
The Reimagining India programme takes participants around India’s cities and villages and gives them the opportunity to interact with over 20 local and international organisations through site visits and workshops. As a Bachelor of Arts student studying both Religious Studies and International Relations, as well as a Bachelor of Laws, this experience brings together all Ella's interests.
“I can't wait to come back and apply these experiences to my degree,” says Ella. “I applied for this scholarship as I believe the best way to escalate a passion and skill is by experiencing it first hand, and by travelling around India I will get to surround myself with its culture and traditions for a whole month! I hope to use my experiences in India and apply them to my studies in all three disciplines into next year and beyond.”
Ella began taking Religious Studies at the beginning of this year and soon became fascinated with Hinduism and the religions of Asia, so much so that she changed one of her majors from Anthropology to Religious Studies. “My lecturers provoked such excitement for the subject in me—I am eternally grateful to them. It has opened my mind and made me question things I had never even considered”.
Ella is now preparing to combine her studies into a future career in international law, working closely with Asia and particularly India.