All things India and South Asia at the University of Michigan and far beyond. Tweets by Mandira Banerjee, International Communications Specialist.

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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
From our ho〽️e to yours, happy holidays #Wolverines!
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A tribute to Walter Spink -leading expert of Indian #Ajanta caves & #umich prof emeritus- by @umichLSA prof. Nachiket Chanchani. "Spink famously proposed a “short chronology.” He said that nearly all Ajanta caves were completed in a 15-year period, from 462 & ending in 477 ce."👇🏾
"Professor Spink’s passion for teaching and promoting Asian art inspired three generations of art historians." Read @UmichArtHist Prof. Nachiket Chanchani's beautiful tribute to Prof. Emeritus Walter Spink, who passed away late November. myumi.ch/VP7Zn
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TODAY @ 4 PM 👇🏽👇🏽
TODAY @ 4 PM Don't miss Samia Khatun's lecture, "The Pen and a Sea of Pearls: Decolonizing Contemporary Historical Storytelling." Khatun is a writer, filmmaker, and cultural historian who will be coming to us from @UoLondon. More info: myumi.ch/qgXvy
MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
Support CSAS this #GivingBlueDay to help us promote a deeper understanding of #India, #Pakistan, #Afghanistan, #Nepal, #Bangladesh, #Bhutan, and #SriLanka! myumi.ch/jxR2l
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Don't miss the talk today
TONIGHT: @JohnsHopkins Prof. Devesh Kapur will deliver his lecture, "The Indian State that Fails and Delivers." He is the Starr Foundation South Asia Studies Professor and Director of Asia Programs at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). myumi.ch/zxnjd
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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
U-M has the most students studying abroad among Big Ten schools and the fourth-most in the nation, according to a new report: myumi.ch/7Z7pB
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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
This evening, in Rackham Auditorium, Safa Al Ahmad will receive the Wallenberg Medal for her courageous and outspoken work as a journalist and documentarian. Join us for the annual Wallenberg Lecture: myumi.ch/3qM9K
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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
WATCH: @fordschool alum Nishant Malhotra interviews @umsi Dean @tfinholt at the @UMIndiaAlumni event in #Bangalore on November 8th. myumi.ch/NxegV
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#umich student group @BLUElabIndia has been working in India for the last few years. Check out @MichiganRoss student Nisha Patel's story as part of #globalstudentspotlight. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
#NovemberStudentSpotlight features Nisha Patel, a senior in Ross who has spent the past few years as a project co-lead on the BLUELAB India team. Read about her role on team's community-based Stoves project in the villages of #Gujarat 🇮🇳👩🏾‍💻〽️ myumi.ch/v27RV
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The top professors have a million students that have taken their classes, said #umich president Mark Schlissel in an interview with @qzindia. h/t @_ananyaaa
Over six million online learners have enrolled in #umich online learning content and about 600,00 are from India. Read the interview with @DrMarkSchlissel in @qz. #UmichInTheNews myumi.ch/erQPx
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As part of the collaboration, #umich and GVKEMRI will develop a trauma training program for doctors, nurses and paramedics. Another program will provide bystander training, with a focus on auto-rickshaw drivers and other public transport drivers in India. myumi.ch/88ZDK

A new education and research partnership between the U-M and India’s largest ambulance provider, GVK EMRI, aims to help reshape trauma and accident response on India’s streets. myumi.ch/nbyZQ #URecord
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At Bombay House, headquarters for @TataCompanies, one of the biggest Indian conglomerate, #umich president Mark Schlissel participated in Tata talks, a Ted Talk style conversation over a wide range of topics with their chief economist Rupa Purushothaman. myumi.ch/VP9mQ
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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
Great trip with @UMich President @DrMarkSchlissel, university leaders, and @MichiganRoss team in India this week. Loved seeing our alumni, incl. Gopal being recognized for his contributions with the Hermelin Alumni Achievement Award—a big honor in the UM community. #GoBlue
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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
Gopal Srinivasan (@MichiganRoss '83) accepts the Hermelin Award for outstanding dedication to/advocacy for fundraising at @UMich. He is Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director at @TVSCapitalFunds.
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#umich president Mark Schlissel presents @GopalSri with Hermelin award. @umCSAS
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MGoIndia एमगोइंडिया retweeted
"The exchanges that happen between faculty and students as they travel around the world make the world a safer place." President @DrMarkSchlissel delivers remarks at the @UMIndiaAlumni event in #Bangalore.
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The world is increasingly globalized and we need a broader perspective and students from around the world coming together provide that. Having diversity in groups leads to more interesting solution. - #umich president Mark Schlissel @umCSAS
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#umich has deep roots in India. 6000 Indian students have graduated from India, there are more than 800 students from India making it the second biggest group of international students- Mark Schlissel #UMIAA2019 @umCSAS