India Studies Program

Indiana University announced that Thursday evening's scheduled lecture by Nirupama Rao, India's ambassador to the United States, has been canceled, owing to unforeseen circumstances. Rao expressed regrets for having to cancel her appearance unexpectedly and said she expects to reschedule her visit to IU Bloomington in the future.
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Nirupama Rao, India's ambassador to the United States, will visit Indiana University Bloomington on Thursday, Feb. 2, and present a free, public lecture on India-U.S. relations.
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This fall's India Studies lecture series at Indiana University will again bring leading historians, anthropologists, political scientists and musicologists knowledgeable about India and South Asia to the IU Bloomington campus.
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David Zaret, interim dean of the IU College of Arts and Sciences, announced today that the India Studies Program will now be called the Madhusudan and Kiran C. Dhar India Studies Program. The new name honoring the Dhars is the result of a significant endowment gift provided by their son, Dr. Sisir Dhar, and his wife, Heather Dhar. Dr. Dhar is a retired nephrologist; he and his wife lived for many years in Terre Haute.
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This spring's India Studies lecture series at Indiana University will again bring leading political and cultural scholars of India and South Asia to the IU Bloomington campus.
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Pallabi Chakravorty, a visual anthropologist and founder and artistic director of the contemporary Indian dance ensemble Courtyard Dancers, will give a performance of classical Kathak dance on Saturday (Oct. 23) at Indiana University Bloomington.
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