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Alumni Profiles

An Affair to Remember

“I had always been fascinated with Asia growing up on the West Coast, particularly with India.” Continue...

A Cultured Understanding

High school gives many students an inkling of what they want to do with their lives. Continue...

In Ancient Footsteps

For Dali Basu, there was never really any doubt about what she would be when she grew up. Continue...

Life Lessons

Dr. R.B. Singh has learned many lessons from his long-standing collaboration with the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute over the years. Continue...

Listening To Locals So They Can Be Heard

He has lost count of the number of times he has been to India, but Dr. John Sinclair is under no illusions about the value of those trips. Continue...

Marching to His Own Beat

When he flew to Delhi in the summer of 2005 Abbas Janmohamed was making his first trip to India, but in many ways he was catching up with an old friend he’d left behind. Continue...

A Priceless Experience

“On a professional level, I can say that I probably wouldn’t be working where I am today if it wasn’t for my Shastri Institute internship.” Continue...

The Road Taken

In January 2005, Aiama left for Chennai where he would travel to four different villages in six months. Continue...

Seeing the forest, the Trees and the People

“Even the idea of women and men sitting together was a big deal at first.” Continue...

The Wind of Change

“One comes away from India with so many impressions.” Continue...

Latest Headlines

IDRC President gives Shastri Lester Pearson Memorial Lecture at University of Delhi

The lecture entitled “Indian Foreign Policy: An outsider perspective (with reference to Canada)” was this year’s Shastri Lester Pearson Memorial Lecture and it took place at the S.P. Jain Centre at University of Delhi last Thursday, January 19th. Dr. David Malone is the President of the International Development Research Center since July, 2008.

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Upcoming Events

Feb 1 – Gendered Politics and the Public Domain:  Perspectives for India and Quebec

At SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. Please see event brochure for further details. Continue...

Feb 1 – International Conference on “Demystifying the Urban: Borderlands of Canada and India”

At Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Please stay posted for more details. Continue...

Feb 18 – National Seminar on “Diplomacy, Defence and Development: Canadian and Indian Perspectives”

At Berhampur University, Berhampur, Orissa. Please stay posted for more details Continue...

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