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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Fall Seven Times, Get up Eight.

By Rohan Shridhar November 2, 2015

Encouraged by state-owned media, individual Chinese investors have been indulging in risky investment behavior over the past few years that has ultimately lead to the stock market’s downfall. The current...

SHRINATH: Finding My Sanctuary in India, France

By Kshithij Shrinath September 18, 2015

Sitting now on the right bank of the Seine as a refreshing breeze wafts slowly to shore, the immediate circumstances of my arrival in India earlier this summer seem far off. The moment I touched down in...

Across the Sea

By Anushka Kannan June 19, 2015

People ask me where I am from, and while my unhesitant answer is New Jersey, where I have lived with my parents since I was eleven, I know this is an oversimplification. My memories of life before...

Timeless Lessons

By Anushka Kannan June 5, 2015

Ten acres of horribly charred land hollowed out and filled with garbage from the nearby city. Rotting food, burning plastic, rancid excretions, scavenging crows, all under the heat of the scorching...

Life in India: The Auto

Life in India: The Auto

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford June 2, 2015

For those of you who are unfamiliar with transport in India, actually for anyone, familiar or not with the concept of the auto, please let me share with you my latest fascination. In fact, I am writing...

Investing in a US-Indian Partnership

By James Gadea January 16, 2015

Since 2011, the Obama administration has utilized a program called “Pivot to Asia,” where, through diplomacy and trade, it aims to balance the growth of Chinese power and influence and capture (and...

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Pune, India

By Alexander Brown November 14, 2014

I was convinced that I knew what I was getting myself into when I stepped aboard the flight to Mumbai back in August for a semester in Pune, India. But with what I now realize was a limited exposure...

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Broadening Horizons

By Grace Fenton, Lindsay Lee, and Alexander Brown November 14, 2014

With the majority of the 50 percent of students who opt to study abroad during their undergraduate years heading to Europe, many argue that student exposure to truly contrasting cultures is limited. Three...

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Juan Gonzalez (COL ’15) spent an enlightening semester in India working with microfinance.

Senior Makes a Difference With Microfinance in India

By Bryan Yuen October 24, 2014

Not many people consider the slums of Pune, India, to be their desired study-abroad destination. But College senior Juan Gonzalez had an invaluable experience studying economics in Pune while interning...

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Indian Politician Talks Climate Change Policy

By Sarah Smith October 7, 2014

Jairam Ramesh, a member of India’s Parliament and a senior political leader in the Indian National Congress Party, spoke about the need for climate change policy in a lecture hosted by the Georgetown-India...

SHAH: In India, Newly Kept Promises

SHAH: In India, Newly Kept Promises

By Parth Shah October 7, 2014

I remember listening to my father’s stories about growing up in India and the difficulty of living in a country that, for centuries, was squeezed so tightly by the grip of colonialism, only to be so...

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For Indian PM, an All-Star American Tour

By Abhinav Tyagarajan and Jeh Tirodkar September 30, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come to the United States with great expectations, after his party was the first to win a majority in India in 30 years. After a brief immigration mishap, Modi...

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