1) Describe an aspect of ancient Indian history that is likely to have continuing relevance in contemporary India. How might your time in India benefit from having some awareness of this period of Indian history? The most significant detail about ancient Indian history is the initial appearance of the Rig Veda, a collection of 1,028 hymns, ballads, […]

  1) At the beginning of May, I had an internship at the Cannes International Film Festival in France. In a taxi ride home one evening, I struck up conversation with the lead curator of the annual Chennai Film Festival. I mentioned our upcoming study abroad trip to India, and rather naively, began talking about […]

Migration is a key factor in the development and globalization of developing countries. India, a developing country, not only prospers because of its government, but networks and remittances of migrants also contribute. While in India, I want to look into who are the people that are migrating, why are they migrating and where are they […]

As an Environmental Studies major, India provides a plethora of possibilities for a relevant research project. For my topic, I would like to look at the contemporary environmental movement in India. In the 1970s, the Chipko movement was born when villagers of a rural Himalayan community stood together to stop the felling of a patch […]

    For my personal research project in India, I want to research the waste management system and the relationship between waste and water pollution. To narrow this topic down this topic further, I plan to research the influence of nongovernmental organizations and international organizations on the current system. I will also focus on the […]