A history professor explored his forthcoming book and urged historians to recognize anti-colonialist history narratives in a Feb. 19 webinar.
Esmat Elhalaby, a historian of colonialism and assistant...
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• September 15, 2024
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for political and economic equality for all Indian people at a discussion that the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) hosted Sept. 9.
During...
Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement) is a nonprofit organization working to promote sustainable development in rural India. Georgetown’s chapter, which was established in Fall 2020,...
I was born in New York City, but I moved to Mumbai at the age of 6. I went to the American School of Bombay, but I lived in a joint Gujarati family of eight people for eight years. I have a U.S. passport,...
At an event hosted by Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, panelists spoke about a recent increase in anti-Muslim discrimination in India.
Speakers...
While India struggles with data access, improved journalistic practices may offer a solution, author and data journalist Rukmini Shrinivasan said at a book talk.
Shrinivasan spoke at an Oct. 21 event...
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Growing up in India, Kartikay Uniyal (SFS-Q ’23) spent his weekends in high school...
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“Viceroy’s House” — like any film that tries to retell a major historical event — is faced with the daunting challenge of doing justice to people’s stories. The film...
“Wow, that’s so intense for a spring break trip!” “Won’t you get jet-lagged?” “What’s the time difference?”
These are just some of the reactions I heard upon telling people that I...
On Nov. 8 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetized India overnight, announcing that the old 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee notes from the Mahatma Gandhi Series would be obsolete except for a few...
Over the summer, Devika Ranjan (SFS ’17) lived along one of the world’s most dangerous borders with an important task at hand. Armed with nothing but a grant from the Catherine Davis Foundation, Ranjan...
Assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information Joyojeet Pal discussed the impact of social media and political rebranding on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s global image...
