An Affair to Remember
“I had always been fascinated with Asia growing up on the West Coast, particularly with India.” Continue...
Alumni Profiles
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...
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Jan 14 – New MA in Community Development to be offered by U Vic and PRIA starting this spring
“Designed with working professionals and new graduates in mind, the MACD-I will build and develop your capacity to become a successful leader in forging social and economic change, working within, or in partnership with, development organizations.”
The University of Victoria has forged a unique partnership with the Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) to create and deliver this program. The MACD-I is founded on the assumption that effective collaboration is required to foster transformative leadership, and that theoretical foundations of community development must be complemented by practical insights from experts in the field. For more information please click here.
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Sustainable Biofuels Development in Canada and India: Opportunities and Challenges (3 Day National Seminar)
The Centre for Canadian Studies Development Programme (CSDP), Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla is organizing a three day national seminar to access the broad opportunities and challenges of sustainable biofuel development in Canada and India. Continue...
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