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This site presents Georgetown University's programs and resources related to India. It also offers opportunities to get involved with university programs on India. We welcome your feedback.

Singular Pluralities: Examining Indian Literatures

Namita Gokhale, acclaimed Indian author and cofounder of the Jaipur Literature Festival, gave a lecture at Georgetown entitled "Singular Pluralities: Examining Indian Literatures" on March 15, 2012. View the lecture on YouTube
Students Build on Science, Policy Class to Address Calcutta Problem

After completing a science and policy class, Meghan O’Hearn (C’12), Meghan O’Reilly (C’13) and Joseph Mekhail (C’13) traveled to Calcutta, India, in Spring 2012 to conduct research on mother and health provider views of diarrheal disease.
Georgetown Hosts US-India Higher Ed Summit

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Indian Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal, and Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia converse at the US-India Higher Education Summit, hosted at Georgetown on October 13, 2011.
Rangila

Rangila is an annual cultural performance held by Georgetown's South Asia Society. Proceeds from this popular event fund vocational training programs in Jaipur, India. Photo credit: Stephanie Joyal
Anjali Daryanani (SFS '11) visits Rajasthani Village in Summer 2009

Anjali Daryanani (SFS '11) interviewing the field staff of the Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj in Tonk, Rajasthan, as part of a venture to set up an internship program in Jaipur.
Georgetown scientists participate in joint science symposium in Bangalore

Georgetown science faculty participated in a symposium on "Opening Scientific Doors: Exploration of Potential Areas for Collaboration in Chemistry and Physics" with the Indian Institute of Science from January 5-7, 2012 in Bangalore, India.
Georgetown Professor Makarand Paranjape Conducts Research in Pune

Makarand Paranjape, Associate Professor of Physics, received an International Collaborative Research Grant from the Office of the Provost for a collaborative project with the University of Pune on a “Pressure Micro-Sensor for Ayurvedic Diagnostics.”
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam speaks to Georgetown community

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, spoke to the Georgetown community on April 19, 2010 in a speech organized by the McDonough School of Business.
Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao Visits Georgetown

Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao is welcomed by President DeGioia before her address to the University community in Gaston Hall on September 27, 2011.
Georgetown Signs Agreement for India Chair

Georgetown Provost James J. O'Donnell greets Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao on September 27, 2011 at the signing of the agreement establishing the ICCR Visiting Professor of Indian Culture and Society at the University.
Georgetown Students Teach English Classes in India

In Summer 2010, the Georgetown South Asian Society sponsored 4 student interns at the Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj in Rajasthan, where they taught English to village students of varying English levels each afternoon.
IRH Representative Priya Jha at a family planning training in Mumbai

Priya Jha of Georgetown's Institute for Reproductive Health works with a nun at a training session in Mumbai to demonstrate how CycleBeads can be used to practice the Standard Days Method of family planning.
Professor Shareen Joshi visits the Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj (KIGS) in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Georgetown Professor Shareen Joshi visits Dr. Awadh Prasad, director of the Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj in Jaipur, Rajasthan, an internship program partner.
Georgetown Interns in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Georgetown South Asian Society Interns Tara Hill and Helen Zhang taught English classes in summer 2010 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Avni Mehta (SFS '11) on a Georgetown-sponsored research trip to India

Avni Mehta (SFS '11) spent summer 2009 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where she worked with SFS Professor Shareen Joshi on a research project studying vocational education as a development practice in rural India.
Georgetown Medical Center Neuroscience Collaboration

Dr. Josef Rauschecker, Professor of Neuroscience, with researchers at the National Brain Research Center (NBRC) in Manesar, India. Dr. Rauschecker's laboratory has a strong colloaborative relationship with the NBRC.
Professor Richard Weiss Organizes Conference in India

Richard Weiss, Professor of Chemistry (far right), received a grant from the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum to hold an "Indo-U.S. Conference on Self-Assembled Fibrillar Gels" in cooperation with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Helen Zhang (SFS '11) visits a Rajasthani Village

Senior Helen Zhang works with children in Shafispura Village as part of the Georgetown internship program in Rajasthan. Photo Credit: Austin Yoder
Georgetown Interns Visit Khadi (Cotton) Factory in Rajasthan

Austin Yoder (COL '11), Tara Hill (SFS '13), Helen Zhang (SFS '11), and Kim Fernandes (SFSQ '11) visit a Khadi cotton factory near Jaipur, Rajasthan, as part of their summer internship program.
Author Speaks on Conflict in Kashmir

Novelist, journalist, filmmaker, and aid worker Justine Hardy speaks on her book “In the Valley of Mist,” which details the story of a family affected by the conflict in Kashmir, in a lecture organized by the Mortara Center for International Studies.