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Asian Cultural Association Hosts Master Percussionists
On Saturday, April 9, 2016, the Asian Cultural Association (ACA) presented a performance by Zakir Hussain and The Masters of Percussion. The India Center at UCF was a partner in this event. The group of five musicians used a variety of northern and southern Indian percussion and melodic instruments for a Hindustani percussion performance. Several […]
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Political Science Professors Conduct Research on Indian Diaspora
Dr. Barbara Kinsey and Dr. Nikola Mirilovic of the UCF Political Science Department have conducted a research project partially funded by The India Center. The two scholars describe their project, entitled “The Impact of Diaspora Transnationalism: Migration from India to the United States,” as follows: The project examines the political, economic and cultural activities and […]
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World Mourns Passing of India’s Eleventh President
India’s former president, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, died July 27, 2015, at the age of 83. He served as India’s eleventh president from 2002 to 2007. A student of physics and aerospace engineering, Kalam was a career scientist for four decades before becoming president. He worked on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle […]
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International Summit Promotes Information Exchange
The 2015 Florida International Summit, co-hosted by UCF and FSU, focused on “Opportunities and Challenges for Human Society and Development,” and was attended by students, faculty, practitioners and community members. The summit is the annual, signature event supported by the Florida Network for Global Studies (FNGS). Through established global studies programs at various Florida universities, […]
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India Center Speaker Continues Success
The India Center welcomed New York Times bestselling Vivek J. Tiwary to UCF this September to speak about ethnic barriers in the arts and entertainment. The India Center congratulates Tiwary on his recent accomplishments, including being chosen as a special guest of honor at Comic Con India and recognition from the Library of Congress at […]
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UCF Director Gives Keynote Address at Indian Conference
By: Dr. M. C. Santana, Director of Women’s Studies, UCF’s College of Arts and Humanities. I was privileged to give the keynote address at the Media, Youth and Values Conference at Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli, India on Nov. 27-28, 2014. Ceremony and protocol are imperative in India in events such as this one. The formality […]
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UCF Alumnus Uses Political Science Degree in More Ways than One
At the age of 20, Rishi Bagga, ’03, graduated from UCF with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and he never thought he would use it in so many different ways. Eleven years later, the successful attorney has now worked in various fields of law, politics and hospitality. After graduating from UCF, Bagga moved to […]