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About Us
The Center for India Studies is committed to a multi-directional flow of knowledge and scholarly exchange that enhances local and global communities. The Center’s mission is both to enhance academic research and curricular understanding about the Indian subcontinent and to share the wealth of India’s cultural, spiritual and artistic traditions with the world community. It aims to promote a comprehensive understanding of the world’s largest democracy through a balanced offering of courses, guest lecturers, community outreach, and through collaboration with academic institutions in India.
- The Center plans to offer an undergraduate minor in India Studies and a graduate certificate program including courses in language and literature, visual and performing arts, philosophy, spirituality, material culture, history and political economy, environment, entrepreneurship, health and complementary medicine, including Ayurveda and yoga.
- The Center will further USF collaborations with academic institutions in India and elsewhere to expand opportunities for mutual learning through exchange of teaching and research. A proposed Indian Passport Scholarship will offer USF students the opportunity to travel to India and experience it first-hand.
- The Center cultivates university-community partnerships that will help guide the efforts and activities of the Center. Community members have numerous opportunities to take non-credit courses and contribute to the life of the Center.
The work of the Center is advised by faculty, students, and community members.
The Center for India Studies Conference – Final Report
November 30, 2011 The Center for India Studies is very pleased to report that the conference on ‘Eastern and Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability and Conflict Resolution’ held on November 14-15, 2011 attracted a fine gathering of scholars and participants from across the U.S. and internationally. (more…)
Introduction to Vegetarian Indian Cooking
September 26, 2011 Center for India Studies organized a cooking event at Sanatan Mandir on 24th September and 25th September. Bella Patel, a leading attorney of Tampa Bay, hosted the three sessions of the cooking class. According to Ayurveda, India’s ancient science of healing, food is medicine and the right combination of herbs and diet are an integral component of good health. (more…)
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 USF Mascot Rocky the Bull finds his Indian family.
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